The Astarte Nunnery was gravely hit by the current economic crisis: the real estate value dropped, and the rent of the San Francisco condo owned by the nunnery barely covered its maintenance.
So they had to draw on their savings in order to survive, thus reducing the interests earned from them. Abbess Chang Lequ reckoned that, at constant prices, they would use up their 5,6 million dollar savings by the year 3008 -- an unbearable perspective for an order which wanted to last no less than the human race.
On Mondays Jane made love with Chang Lequ and Edna Rosenthal, while John was making love with Veronica.
Veronica enjoyed orgasm, but not emotional satisfaction, while making love with John, and talked to him, "John, I notice that you prefer your wife to me. And not just because she is better breasted than me."
"I like you."
"That's the problem. You may like my body, and bring me to orgasm, but you don't love me.
Sharing me was your wife's way to let you join her swinging, not the satisfaction of a genuine desire."
"You've never behaved as you had been forced."
"I enjoyed your body, but the lack of emotional connection is even impairing physical satisfaction."
"What are you going to do?"
"I have a similar problem with Jane, John. The more we know each other, the less we love each other. Only physical satisfaction binds us nowadays, and it's vanishing."
"That's why didn't you join us in our trip in Scotland [see "Ghostlover Ch. 01"]?"
"It wasn't just that -- I had met a cute girl, and I thought that your leave was the occasion to spend some time with her and know her better."
"Did you tell that to Jane?"
"I did. She told me that, provided that I were honest, I could behave as I wished."
"Are you moving out?"
"Next Saturday. I didn't want to interfere with Jane's pleasant duties towards the nuns."
"You haven't much to move. I'll miss you, but I'll be glad to help you."
"Chang Lequ won't miss me, because I'm just a mouth to feed for her."
"Jane could nourish us both."
"It is not just an issue of food. Unlike you and Jane, I don't share the Astarte Nunnery ideology. Sorry, I'm out of place here."
"Ok. On Saturday you'll come back to your apartment with your belongings."
After sex with Lequ and Edna, Jane entered the room in which John and Veronica were talking.
"Dear hubby, dear girlfriend, the nunnery has curtailed kitchen expenses, and is not providing us with food anymore.
I'll nurse you. Come here, sit on my thighs and grab my nipples."
John and Veronica did that, and sucked their fill of Jane's milk. Sucking aroused all three, but John had to immediately flee to the bathroom, leaving Jane and Veronica alone.