they leaped off one by one , a girl , two boys , all with auburn hair , so real , so alive as they ran out of the bedroom door , and marley saw herself reaching for alex , saw herself whispering to him , stroking his chest , below his waist , felt her arousal , her desire for him , felt how she would never get tired of him , would never stop wanting him , would always be grateful for what he 'd given her ... marley snapped her head up , stared at the real alex , heart beating wildly , fingers and feet ice cold .