Spurlock was talking about."I believe so. I'm still a little young to know exactly how that kind of love is supposed to feel, but each day that passes... strengthens my belief that, yes, I love Shay."Now it was his turn to look thoughtful. He watched me for a long time before speaking again."Brody, I appreciate your honesty. I also appreciate you not trying to make excuses for your actions. I suspected that the two of you had sex, and I eventually wheedled Shay into confessing this morning. I. No life springs in me, no joy. I lay here in this mess of sheets. The same ones that only a week ago we tangled with our bodies in a reckless and repeated indulgence of hot flesh.Flashes still return to me. These silent drab walls were alive and listening then, when the stale air was ripe with moaning and the smell of bodily fluids. Oh how we fit together. As if I was the thick curved skeleton key to your soul's vault, the warm, wet lock below you. And when I entered I would unlock your most. The doors slid open as Karen approached and they were in a spacious lobby that looked like one that might be found in a fancy hotel. There was another of the fountains in the center and shops of various kinds lined both sides."Lets get you a PC first of all," Karen told him, "and then we'll have lunch. I'll show you how financial transactions are carried out these days." You don't use cash or credit cards?" No," she said. "Cash hasn't been used since shortly after World War III. And on Mars. I was gonna say a hotdog but I’ve already seen a big fat meat stick today.”“You know, I haven’t asked you about your hair,” Sammy said as she sat across the table from her sister. They were sitting at a table in the vast and crowded food court which sat at the center of the sprawling open air shopping plaza. Around them swirled throngs of teenagers eating, chatting and laughing.Jamie put down her half-eaten burger and touched her blue hair, wrapping it around her fingers. “So, what do you.