[Poggio]

The kisses spurred him to take another oral remedy from his nurse. At some point he had risen to clean himself and brought dinner back down to the floor with him. He plucked pieces of the bread and fed them to Zosa drenched in creamy yogurt soap. He felt the warm tongue wiggle on his fingers and came to realize why the other enjoyed it. In this moment he felt content, and giddily like a school boy he said in a sing song voice. "Mars loves Venus."