i figured a penny would only buy me a grunt , what with the way prices have gone up and such . a part of me that wanted to know more about them . pressing her hand over his where it lay against her stomach she felt herself gasp . `` here that 's true , but every world is a little different , '' i explained . this is n't your past , any more . `` and he was two years behind me . '' how do you intend to cope ? 