Chapter 53

He shrugged. “I mean… I’m a pretty good roommate. I clean up after myself, I’ll even sweep the sand. Whatever it takes.”

“You… you’re not connected. To the real Mike, anyway, right?”

He shook his head. “I have all of my memories up until that time on the porch. You know, when we had that wild threesome with Cecilia.”

“Ah, yes. Then you did that thing with that weird sex lightning of yours.” She looked up at the stars. “But you aren’t connected, right? Right now, you’re one of two men that know about my past and… well… I don’t think I’m ready for you to know. The real you, that is. I don’t want you pitying me.”

“It’s hard for me to even say how he would feel. I’ve experienced your memories first hand, your pain has become my own. For me, maybe it’s pity, but it’s also understanding. You used to be someone else and that all got stripped away in an instant. You’ve been Lily so long that you don’t even think about who you used to be.”

“That’s because I don’