it made talking , real talking , a lot easier for a guy like me . `` well , we were in a long hallway , then a black room , then walking on sand . `` they have developed a serum that cures it most of the time . '' `` i have to get ready for bed . '' he felt the brush of her lips against his chest and the last sigh of air as it escaped from her lungs . i cried and cried while they poked and studied my pregnant insides . 