The subject that was on everyone's minds did come up as Gerald and Joyce cuddled that evening.

"You know, my man," she said, drawing little circles on his bare chest with her index finger, "there's a difficulty we're going to be facing pretty soon. Maybe we're already facing it."

"What's that?" he said.

"Oh, Gerald, you must know. Here you are, trying to keep four different females happy. Even you, with your seemingly endless reserves of energy, might end up exhausting yourself in the course of time."

"Maybe," he conceded grudgingly.

"So the issue is: can we get another man to take some of the burden off your shoulders?"

"You...