"Tell her how different it is," Amelie said. "You know how it is. You feel the same bond I feel with Tanner. I know you do."I told her I did feel a bo...d with Tanner."But that's probably because I spend so much quality time with him," I said. "I appreciate the way you feel, Amelie. I really do. But you and Jill entered into this together, so I appreciate the way Jill believes, too. You can't develop a bond if you're never alone with someone. Surely you recognize that."I don't want to tell you. Miller a few years back when he came into town, dad’s army unit was having a reunion of some kind, and dad brought him by the house. I could not have been more the ten years old at the time. I remember him as being a big man, almost the same size as daddy. The day that Mr. Miller showed up on our door step daddy had just got home from work, and he had had a long day at the office. It was a hot summer day and daddy and I were sitting on the sofa watching the news. Our screen door was locked,. The non-Magus, or Banal, which is German for mundane, eventually collapses from fatigue. The doctor recommends rest. More time goes by and the Magus remains faithful. The Banal doesn’t want to wake up one morning and sleeps for a few days. More time with no changes and the Banal goes into a deep coma and either never wakes up or dies.”“So, you have sex with multiple partners to keep from hurting anyone.”I nodded. “I don’t have a choice.”“So, getting all bitchy about you having other. Do you hate me because of what I do, or maybe think Im a slut? O god Jessie no, I love you, I dont care what you do for a living, whats important to me is that youre happy Thanks little bro We hugged each other. So what did mom and dad say when you told them you were coming here? I didnt tell them, I left a note O god Bobby, I bet they went ape shit Yeah, I bet they did. So what did mom and dad say in the letter? Thats if you want to talk about it? As she told me about the letter she started to.