"I'm just saying..." began Icarus. He refiled Miss Penny's glass of wine.
"No. No movie. No dinner. No car ride. No wild sex in my flat."
Penny spotted Lykopis appraoching Icarus and herself. The Amazon always intimidated Penny, but she needed help. "Lykopis," she began, grabbing the Amazon's arm and pulling her close. "How do you explain 'rejection' to someone? He's more forward than the British I'm use to."
Lykopis grinned. "Hit him with a sword. Here," she handed Penny her blade. The secretary could hardly get a grip on it. "Use mine."
"I can take a hint," said Icarus. He turned to Lykopis. "For the record, I didn't say anything about sex in her flat. She came up with that all on her own. Later babes."
"Arrogant man," said the two women together.
Penny looked at Amazon. "Are all the man you've been with this maddening?"
"I tend not to date younger men." It took a moment for Penny to get the joke.
