"You have been irreparably damaged. However, there isa way for you to survive. One of my people was hit by aneural disruptor. The brain was destroyed,...but the body wasimmediately put in stasis. We can put you in that body."Ben looked at her, but couldn't speak. He noddedaffirmation, and the darkness returned.When Ben awoke again, his brother Dave was standing overhim. So were a number of doctors and nurses. "Ben? Is thatyou Ben?" It was Dave. How could Ben's brother notrecognize him? "What. "Oh, you'll like it! In fact, I'll make you a bet. If you don't enjoy yourself this afternoon, I'll fulfill the fantasy of your choice this evening. If you like it..." Summer was grinning very evilly now, "if you like it, you have to use your tongue to get me off, at least a couple of times."I snorted. "Do I have a choice?" Nope!"Summer glanced down the hall towards a clock."We gotta get moving, John! Get your ass in the shower!"With that she, gave me a playful swat on the butt. I tried to swat. He entered the kitchen and opened the refrigerator, and noticed something was different about it. It seemed heavier as if made of… no it couldn’t be, he thought. He turned on the light and looked again. The door was made of gold. ‘Well isn’t that weird. I must be dreaming,’ he muttered to himself before reaching in and grabbing a sandwich. He bit into it and almost lost all his front teeth. ‘Ow!’ He exclaimed. He looked down at his sandwich, and it too had turned to gold. ‘Well, now at least I. Words stating how beautiful she was inside and out. Sometimes I even left flowers, but I always signed thenotes. I wanted her to know exactly who had written them. Her responses were always the same. “You don’t know what you are saying” or “You don’t really know what you are asking for.” Weeks later, I had worn her down and she was flattered by the attention. I asked her to go out with me and she told me I would only be disappointed. However, she eventually gave in and invited me to her place..