24th

In the two hours between seeing Gloria standing outside the gate at 5 a.m. until her daughter Veronica woke up with a start, Emily heard some of the craziest and most incredible things in the world. .

She knew that her "husband" Gloria Curtis was a Marine Corps pilot who had been awarded various medals by the US Navy and the US Marine Corps and an outstanding American astronaut.

She also knows that the "husband" who has received countless kinds of training beyond human limits and astronaut training is indeed better than most American women and even men in many, many ways.

But, no matter what, she is still an ordinary human being after all.

An adult woman with flesh and blood, individuality and freedom, with career, family, lover and children.A Marine who stood for and defended the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, who devoted his life to the Marine Corps and who will eventually die.Of course, a Marine can die in as many ways as any other citizen.

It now appears that what happened to and around Gloria can no longer be viewed with conventional human thinking.Emily couldn't find better words to express how surprised she was by these things.

"Honey, why was the Kennedy Space Center the first place you wanted to go after escaping from the CDC?" was all she could ask.

"Honey, I miss you and Nika all the time. So, no matter what happens next, I will take back the necklace that belongs to the three of us." Gloria said softly.

"Well, that 3D necklace that was printed on your 3D printer?"

"Yes."

At this moment, Emily seemed to be really moved by the behavior of her "husband".Although she had considered before, whether to divorce or separate from Gloria.

Put your glass on the tiles by the pool and cup your partner's face in your hands.After offering a thick kiss, he smiled and said, "Baby, I love you."

Gloria returned a gentle smile, "Thank you, I love you too. I just hope that when I come back, you have not come and moved out of this house with Nika."

"What do you mean?"

"Nothing. I know because I give so much to my work."

"Giving? Do you mean being a marine, or a well-known American astronaut?"

"Both."

"Okay. Can you tell me how you know what I'm thinking?"

"I don't know. I feel very strange about everything that happened after I escaped from the isolation laboratory."

"Yeah, not only you feel strange, even I feel a kind of... weird."

Gloria glanced at "wife", "Strange? I think it's really weird."

Emily's right arm hugged and stroked the opponent's body underwater, and she took another sip from the champagne glass in her left hand, "Well, I think I can know the truth, right?"

"Of course, I believe you love me. The truth of the matter is, chromosome 24."

"What? Chromosome 24? It's impossible, it's absolutely impossible!"

"Honey, I mean, when the German Hofmeister discovered chromosomes in 1848 and Walley named them chromosomes in 1888, the consensus formed in the fields of human biology and human cytogenetics was that 46 chromosomes were divided according to their size. , and form 23 pairs." Emily said seriously.

"Hmm, continue." Gloria respected the opinion of "wife".

"The chromosomes in a normal human body have a fixed number, a certain shape and structure. If there is an abnormality in shape, structure or quantity, it is called a chromosomal abnormality, and a disease caused by a chromosomal abnormality is a chromosomal disease."

"Well, it seems that I am really sick."

"Damn it, God! Baby, do you really know what a chromosomal disease is?"

"Well, like?"

"Congenital deformities, mental retardation, lack of labor and self-care ability..."

Gloria smiled and nodded, "Honey, do you know that you're at your sexiest when you're talking about cell biology or genetics in a serious way?!"

Emily froze for a moment, shook her head and showed a sweet smile, "Yeah. I also know how you taught me to get rid of my ex-girlfriend and stay with you."

"Really? So, now you regret it?"

"I don't know. I mean, I don't know what this extra pair of chromosomes will do to our lives."

"What do you want to say to me?"

"Honey, I know you don't want to be a guinea pig in a lab. But, do you really want to spend your whole life avoiding the federal government?"

"Of course not, it's just... I don't want to be dissected and studied as a monster or something."

"I understand your thoughts. If you really love this family, me and Nika, go out bravely. Tell the federal government officials and those PhDs in genetics at the CDC that you are not a monster!"

"Thank you, dear! You know what happens to me if I do that, don't you?" Gloria said.

"I know. Don't forget how important you are to them now." Emily replied resolutely.

At this time, neither of them talked about it anymore, they just stared into each other's eyes silently...

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