" I never thought I'd say it, but last night was great and we just slept," Kevin said.I giggled and said, "Brad and I do that too, you know, just slep... together. For some reason, I don't feel like we have to do something every time. Brad is always so sweet and understanding when I just want to sleep." I don't think anyone likes sex anymore than I do, but Jen is right. Sometimes it's better to just fall asleep in each other's arms," Brad said.Kathy began to laugh and then said, "Eddie and I do. Usually it was one of these student interims who manned the reception desk; but on the Monday Kyle had arrived at the gym, the interim was a no-show and so Erik, a full-timer trainer, had done the job. Over and above the the two teams, there was a Head Trainer, a somewhat older guy called Gus Miller who coordinated the day to day running of the gym, which was managed overall by Sten Bergstrom. The gym’s owner was a group of businessmen who had no involvement in the daily running of the gym,. As soon as it regained consciousness, the shutters came down.”“Have we tried contacting it?”“Yes, it won’t respond.”“Seers?”“Gave us its physical specs, but say it has locked itself away inside. Probably planning an escape, though it can’t affect the cage with the one-way dampening fields running through the adamantium glass,” Xi shrugged.“What does it live on?”“Meat,” she replied before teleporting a haunch of beef into the cage.For a split second, nothing happened before an appendage shot. "When you do, I won't feel ill of you for it." Grace and I have agreed that would be a disaster," I said."Uh-uh, it might be what you both need so you can get on with the rest of your lives."I finished drinking the water. Ice clicked in the glass. "Explain," I said."You and Grace have an unusual connection. It's deep and intricate; some would say convoluted. I wouldn't. Love and desire are involved. Respect and trust, as well. I believe that if your parents had lived you would have unraveled.