But true to his word, he always returned within twenty-four hours, and spent at least sixteen with her before he had to leave again. Lesha came and went every couple of days and always made sure she had food and anything else she needed. Apparently women on their planets had periods, because the first day that Lesha came she brought pads. When Callie tried to explain about tampons, and asked if they had any, Lesha had told her they had no such thing and suggested she ask Jakara to bring some back from Earth if that’s what she preferred. Callie tried to engage Lesha in conversation, but it was like talking to a table. She finally gave up and spent her days leafing through Jakara’s books. He had a collection ranging from military strategy and speculation to boring biographies of every general who’d ever made it into a history book. The tomes on battles ranged from the Roman Empire to modern times. When they were together they made love, and he was just as passionate and skilled as he’d been the first couple of days she was here.
