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Though at least once, in the Russiaverse, I uys I know it’s different, the way you and Paul handle the journeys It’s just--" Theo went very still "I’ve seen who I am as a traveler I justified some of the worst stuff you could ever do to anybody, because I toldyou straight into Conley’s hands"
"Hey Nobody got hurt" I nearly touched his shoulder before I reloves
He shook his head, and his smile was hard "No thanks to estured toward ht as well be Theo’s adoptive dad too "I fraed you off on an extreerous trip, just to prove Wyatt Conley could use you after all"
"You didn’t do any of that!"
"A version of me did You’ve said a hundred times--every one of our other selves out there is the same in some important way We have the same framework or essence or soul, whatever you want to call it" Theo leaned against the refrigerator and sighed "Listen toabout souls, we are officially off theabout souls" I never did, really, but after these journeys began, I learned how real they are, how ed "The point is, we’ve all seen the danger Apparently, when I get a little bit of power, it goes to uy who could do anything like what that other Theo did to all of you So I think it’s better if I stay on the sidelines"
Although I wanted to reassure him, I couldn’t I’ve coh every version of us, one cohs our different situations in the various worlds The ruthlessness and self-delusion of that other Theo--they have to be a part of this Theo, too, don’t they?
When our eyesTheo cast down his dark eyes with shas he never even chose to do
The shadow that had haunted us these past three ain He turned back to the dishes, attacking theor; I took my place at his side just like before Neither of us spoke, because there was nothing more to say
Afterward, Theo buried hi his laptop onto the back deck "I need sorace not to ask why Paul walked hih, and it took all my self-control not to eavesdrop on their conversation
As soon as the door to the deck was closed, Mo over?"
"Mo" She took her seat at the rainbow table again, ready to get back to work "I siht to plan for breakfast"
Our living roorad students work that closely withwhether she should grab blankets for the couch
Most parents would be freaked out even thinking about their teenage kids having sex Mine haven’t got around to the freaking-out stage yet, because they are so coether
(Back in January, during that first conversation with my parents about my new relationship with Paul, Mo I’d said, by the way--estion "You’ll need a method of birth control We’ll have to review efficacy rates for condoms, birth control pills, hormonal inserts--"