We decided to go downtown for lunch. We chose the Penn State Sub Shop on Beaver Avenue. We found ourselves a booth and settled in. Johara said very li...tle while we ate our sandwiches. Her answers to my questions about her classes were curt. I tried a different, more direct tack to draw her out."Andy and my family will do whatever we need to do if it turns out that Andy is the father," I offered. Johara nodded yes. "Andy is certain he used condoms when you were with him. He's pretty sure he. Lowered the zipper slightly and kissed her again, his lips moist. Little by little, the zipper was lowered, leaving behind a trail of soft kisses along her spine, except where he had skipped over her bra strap.She imagined an audience of strangers looking up at her, unable to see what was happening behind her but knowing anyway—maybe it was in the program. She imagined them all looking at her face, trying to read her reactions as the zipper was drawn lower and lower and the kisses became. Crystal giggled, “You’re a cockroach.”“Pardon?” I said. I knew what a cockroach was, they were one of the first horrid insects that Torus had let loose on the planet when she started terraforming, I had a particular dislike of them for some reason. I hate seagulls and crows too.Daniel said, “There is an old myth that cockroaches can survive high levels of radiation and even adapt to it so they would outlive us if we exploded nuclear bombs on Earth.”“Ah! I see, because I was born on a world. " Figures," Nate said. "Last week when we were testing powers, that guy couldn't be near any of us. Said it was because touching him would put a right stop to our powers for a bit. But if he can heal us, I think I might be taking him up on that."The three headed into the den where Gibby was sitting and eating a Pop Tart."Sup' guys?" Not too much, Gibby." Cat said softly. "Hey would you mind doing for Tori and Nate what you did for me. They need some help." You know if I touch you, you can't use.