i pushed my mind away from any thoughts of sex and tried to focus on the conversation . `` look , i know what i 'm asking , but you know the stakes . i retired to the asteroids and did my best to be dead as far as earth was concerned . how much she asked , her parents were going to help towards the dorm in the halls but she seriously doubted that she could really afford this luxury . glory yes , he was a dominant man . it was only for tonight , nothing more . 