The boy had already raced across the terrace and jack-knifed into the pool. The cool sound of the dive sent the girl scurrying for her suit.
I looked at my wife. "What's the idea?"
"She's going to be a young woman soon."
"Is that any reason for wearing clothes? Look at him. He's a young man sooner than already."
"Well, if you feel that way about it, they'll both have to start wearing clothes."
I gulped the last of my hamburger and washed it down with the beer. "This place is going to hell," I complained. "The old man isn't allowed to pinch the maid and the kids can't go naked." I leaned toward her and smacked her cheek. "But the food and the old woman are still the best."
"Say, what goes with you? You've been grinning like a happy ape ever since you came out of the lab."
"I told you—"
"Oh, not that again! You were dangerous at any age."
I stood up and put my plate aside and bent over her. "Just the same, I'm going to have a new kind of fun."