Epilogue
Rusty watched as Spinelli and Romey escaped out the doorway. Their absence was noted, but no one said anything. Everyone was far more interested in Spinelli’s love experiments. Couples hooked each other up to the devices to get actual proof of what they felt for one another.
It had never occurred to Rusty to question his feelings for Ronnie. It simply was. It was something he’d known about himself to be true. Just as he knew he was a soldier. Just as he knew he could disassemble and reassemble any firearm put in front of him. Just as he knew the right words to say to defuse any crisis situation.
Rusty had talked suicide bombers out of their vests. He’d talked gun-totting assailants into laying down their arms. He’d talked a few men and women down off ledges. He was very good at
