The Mate Agreement
I pause, “yet.”
Bibah flattens it out on the table and we both watch with fascination –like we always do, as her hennaed fingers fly over the black fabric, turning it from a mere piece of fabric to a perfect, adjustable neck tie in mere seconds. She hands it back to Akio who collects it with an expression nothing short of adoration. He can’t knot a decent tie if his life depended on it, but to Bibah, it is simply one of her many talents.