The Shape of Things to Come (Hypernaturals 15)

History

"Meaning?" Lori prodded Mike to expand on that comment. It was kind of enigmatic.

"Morgan and I? We met during a case of hers about a dead dancer at 'rox'. She came in to interview dancers during work hours. She was not there to watch dancers, so she waited at the bar. I gave her drinks. Chatted her up. Just met her but she was interesting. You know? A lady cop trying to solve a murder most folks did not even care about on her force. I never met anyone like her. Well. Until today, maybe. Who knew there were this many far out, in a good way, ladies on this earth?"

Mike's eyes and only his eyes flicked over to Vera and Angel.

"Anyway, I let Morgan know I was interested. When the case was over, we got together. Turned out she was interested too, but she would never have sex with anyone involved in a case. That went against her rules."

"Sounds like my Morgan." Jessica said.

Mike raised an eyebrow. "I am confused. Whose Morgan is she?"

We all raised our hands.

"Mostly mine though." Jessica added.

"Bull. Shit." Helen told Jessica.

"OK. Fine. Despite what is going on out there in the other part of the bathroom, Morgan is het." VampHet technically, but that is not coming out here and now. "You all know that. She is mostly Adrian's. That is only because he was born with the right body parts, though. If it wasn't for that, she'd be all mine." Jessica said.

"More bull." Helen said.

"Nope. Just because they are matching souls does not mean he gets more of her than that. That is as far as I am willing to allow." Jessica lifted her nose at Helen and sniffed imperiously. Funny because Helen is the actual royalty here in the tub.

"The Trinity? They all get Adrian. First dibs. The rest of us get leftovers, but since I'm married to Danny, Trinity plus Adrian leftovers are enough for me. They are all yummy in my eyes." Lori said.

"The Trinity being Jessica, Helen, and Morgan?" Mike asked for clarity.

"Those are the bitches." Lori said.

There came voices out in the other part of the bathroom. A new person and a shadow outline I know well.

The door to the shower opened, and Denise, ready for bathing, stepped in, looked back at Janie and Morgan. "Thanks. I see them. All in the tub."

"Oh. Yeah. Don't forget. The fourth member of the Trinity. Denise." Lori said.

Mike's jaw dropped.

"I am not even sure why we call them the Trinity anymore." Danny said to Lori.

"Sounds cooler. Like the comic thing. The Quartet sounds like they play violins. No one wants that mental image, even if they do have a band. Besides: Denise is not in the band yet. Nice Maracas, though." Lori told him.

"She is: She played keyboards too. Like Helen. They just have never played a public gig with her yet." Danny pointed out correctly.

"I still like her Maracas." Lori told him.

Denise walked over to the tub, paused to kiss Angel and Vera hello, and then looked over the bodies. "That you, Lori. You do like to play with them. You must be Mike. The only man in the tub I do not recognize." Denise said.

"Uhm." Mike said cleverly.

"Like I said: Not really a Trinity anymore." Danny said to Lori.

"Need something better than Quartet. All I am saying." Lori said.