“This is serious and a big secret. XXNX Forget I said it.” I had a few flashbacks of porn movies where women grunted or cried in pain as a guy thrust into them. You need to take your classes seriously. I love you!”
“You need to start birth control, too.”
She pointed to a small lump on her arm. We sat on the sofa in the basement again and I watched her smoke while it cooked. I put an arm over her and we watched the rest of the baseball game. I shouldn’t have brought it up. So when I can move in?”
“I work all week. Please?”
I took a deep breath and looked into her eyes. I asked, “I know you don’t want to go to college, but why, exactly?”
“I don’t want to move far away, where I don’t know anybody.




















