Everywhere else, reproduction is through some...
Everywhere else, reproduction is through some form of eggs or
seedsMany parents never even meet their youngI wonder…” I trailed off, my thoughts full of
speculation
The mother lifted her face to her partner, and he kissed her lipsThe human child crowed with
delightPerhaps, someday, some of my kind and some of yours will live in peaceWouldn't that
be… strange?”
Neither man could tear his eyes from the miracle in front of them
The family was leavingThe mother dusted the sand off her jeans while the father took the boy
Then, holding hands that they swung between them, the souls strolled toward the apartments
with their human child
Ian swallowed loudly
We didn't speak for the rest of the fake rolex evening, all of us made thoughtful by what we'd seenWe
went to sleep early, so we could rise early and get back to work
I slept alone, in the bed farthest from the doorThis made me uncomfortableThe two big men
did not fit easily on the other bed; Ian tended to sprawl when he was deeply asleep, and Jared
was not above throwing punches when that happenedBoth of them would be more
comfortable if I sharedI slept in a small ball now; maybe it was the too-open spaces I moved in
all day that had me constricting in on myself at night, or maybe I was just so used to curling up
to sleep in the tiny space behind the passenger seat on the van's floor that I'd forgotten how to
sleep straight
But I tiffany and co. heart toggle necklace knew why no one asked me to shareThe first night the men had unhappily realized the
necessity of a hotel shower for me, I'd heard Ian and Jared talking about me over the whir of the
bathroom fannot fair to ask her to choose,” Ian was sayingHe kept his voice low, but the fan was not
loud enough to drown it outThe hotel room was very small
“Why not? It's fairer totell her where she's going to sleep? Don't you think it's more polite –”
“For someone elseBut Wanda will agonize over thisShe'll be trying so hard to please us both,
she'll make herself miserable
“Jealous again?”
“Not this timeI just know how she thinks
There was a silenceHedid know how I thoughtHe'd probably already female silver cartier watch foreseen
that given the slightest hint that Jared would prefer it, I would choose to sleep beside Jared, and
then keep myself awake worrying that I'd made Jared unhappy by being there and that I'd hurt
Ian's feelings in the bargain
“Fine,” Jared snapped“But if you try cuddling up to me tonight… so help me, O'Shea“Not to sound overly arrogant, but to be perfectly honest, Jared, were I so
inclined, I think I could do better
Despite feeling a little guilty about wasting so much needed space, I probably did sleep better
alone
We didn't have to go to a hotel againThe days started to pass more quickly, as if even the
seconds were trying to run homeI could feel a strange western pull on my bodyWe were louis vuitton denim bags all
eager to get back to our dark, crowded haven
Even Jared got careless
It was late, no sunlight left lingering behind the western mountainsBehind us, Ian and Kyle
were taking turns driving the big moving truck loaded with our spoils, just as Jared and I took
turns with the vanThey had to drive the heavy vehicle more carefully than Jared did the van
The headlights had faded slowly into the distance, until they disappeared around a wide curve in
the road
We were on the homestretchIn a few short hours, I would see Jamie
We would unload the welcome provisions, surrounded by smiling faces
My first, I realized
For once the return would bring nothing but joyWe carried no doomed hostages this rolex swiss watch tim