“And how are things between you and Lucía?” “They’re fine.” Rivera gets this clever look on his face, then asks, “And in the bedroom? May I ask? How are the connubial—” Adán makes a successful effort to suppress a smirk. It always amuses him when priests, these self-castrated eunuchs, want to give advice on sexual matters. Rather like a vegetarian offering to barbecue your steak for you. Nevertheless, it’s obvious that Lucía has been discussing their sex life with the priest; otherwise, the man would never have had the nerve to raise the subject.
