she even thought about a sperm bank . he looked around at the silence , turned around , as though checking to see if he had missed something . who turned her head toward me and showed me her teeth . she said you were always fair to her , even when she was ... you know ... in your home . '' all he wanted was to talk to her alone . on the screen was a map of the world . she drew herself up then , feeling the ache in her back ease with the movement . 