Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 29

           Shewassilentforawhile,butIhadalreadyseentheanswerinhereyes.

           "Areyoufeelingguilty?"sheaskedmefinally.

           "About?"

           "Aboutus."

           Inearlylaughedoutloud,buttherewasjustenoughunderlyingpaintostopthereflexinmythroat.Theurgetotouchherhadnotstopped.Overthelastdayithadebbedandflowedinwaves,butithadneverwhollygone.WhenIlookedatthecurveofherhipsandthighsonthewindowshelf,Icouldfeelthewayshehadwrithedbackagainstmesoclearlyitwasalmostvirtual.Mypalmrecalledtheweightandshapeofherbreastasifholdingithadbeenthissleeve’slife’swork.AsIlookedather,myfingerswantedtotracethegeometryofherface.Therewasnoroominmeforguilt,noroomforanythingbutthisfeeling.

           "Envoysdon’tfeelguilt,"Isaidshortly."I’mserious.It’slikely,noit’salmostcertaininfactthatKawaharahadRykersetupbecausehewasheatinguptheMaryLouHinchleycasetoomuch.Doyourememberanythingaboutheremploymentrecords?"

           Ortegathoughtaboutitforamoment,thenshrugged."Sheranawayfromhometobewiththeboyfriend.Mostlyunregisteredstuff,anythingtobringtherentin.Boyfriendwasapieceofshit,gotarecordgoesbacktoagefifteen.HedealtalittleStiff,crashedafeweasydatastacks,mostlylivedoffhiswomen.

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