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@@@@@ Heidi and Lily, Lily smiling a pained little smile?none the less sincere for the pain? ?We were able to keep her hydrated, but we had no way to feed herWe were worried about atrophy?her muscles, her brain?? While my new heart ached harder than it had ever ached?ached for a woman I'd never known?my eyes continued around the circle and then froze Jodi, clinging to Kyle's side, stared back at me She smiled tentatively, and suddenly I recognized her ?Sunny!? ?I got to stay,? she said, not quite smug but almost She glanced at Kyle's face?which was more stoic than I was used to seeing it?and her voice turned sad?I'm trying, though ?Kyle had us put Sunny back when it looked like we would lose Jodi,? Doc continued quietly I stared at Sunny and Kyle for a moment, stunned, and then finished the circle Ian was watching me with a strange combination of joy and nervousnessHis face was higher than it should have been, bigger than it used to beBut his eyes were still the blue I rememberedThe anchor that held me to this planet ?You okay in there?? he asked ?I? I don't know,? I admitted?This feels very? weirdEvery bit as weird as switching speciesSo much weirder than I would have thought My heart fluttered again, looking into those eyes, and this was no memory of another lifetime's loveMy mouth felt dry, and my stomach quiveredThe place where his arm touched my back felt more alive than the rest of my body ?You don't mind staying heretoo much, do you, Wanda? Do you think that maybe you could tolerate it?? he murmured Jamie squeezed my handMelanie put hers on top of his, then smiled when Jared added his to the pileGeoffrey, Heath, Heidi, Andy, Paige, Brandt, and even Lily were beaming a