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produced. She'd heard the techs refer to it jokingly as "dildonics," and
apparently it was why a lot of people came -- sex with someone you couldn't
have in real life for one reason or another. Once she relaxed she decided it
wasn't half-bad.
Afterward they lay spooned together, his arm around her waist, thumb
lightly stroking the skin of her belly. It tickled, and she shivered.
He chuckled. "Now how come you're never ticklish when I'm trying to
tickle you?"
"Because you're trying," she murmured.
He laughed again, and continuted caressing her.
 "I love the way your skin feels," he said after a minute. "Like
velvet."
"Mmmm."
"What does my skin feel like to you?" he asked.
"Sandpaper," she responded decisively. "Covered with steel wool."
"Hey!"
They went on like that for some time, the pauses stretching out as each
of them grew sleepier. Finally, after one particularly long silence, his
voice floated to her in the darkness. "I think I'm falling in love with you,
Melly."
She'd thought she was prepared for it, but she wasn't. Her heart
pounded, and her mouth went dry as cotton. She licked her lips and swallowed.
"Well, when you decide for sure, let me know, okay?"
He gave a short bark of laughter. "Okay." He waited a few seconds,
then whispered, "Melly."
"What."
"I've decided."
"And?"
"I'm falling in love with you."
She found his hand in the dark. "I love you too," she answered
seriously. "I don't know exactly when it started, but it's been that way for
a long time. I didn't say anything because I was afraid it would put too much
pressure on things, maybe scare you off, and I didn't want that to happen."
He was silent a while. "You want to know the truth?" he said then. "I
am scared. I mean, I could become really attached to you -- and in two months
you're going to move away to school." He rolled over on his back. "God, when
Kayla and I broke up, it was hell. I can't imagine going through that again
right now."
She rolled over and looked at him, trying to see his face in the
darkness. "First of all, Kayla was a diagnosed schizophrenic. I'm not.
Second, a lot can happen in two months. Two months ago you were talking about
getting your Masters from UT. Two months from now I may decide to forget
school altogether, move to Australia and herd sheep."
"Or I might move to Chicago, and you might go to College Station."
"Aargh." She dropped her forehead to his chest in frustration. "You're
so pessimistic." She looked up again. "Okay, so what if we do end up going
our separate ways -- we've still got two months." Consciously, she softened
her voice. "I would like to spend two happy months with you."
"Melanie, you're not listening to me. I'm not ready to take that
chance."