Everyone likes to spend the holidays as a student.’ ‘You’re not a skier, then?’ ‘No. I never liked it much and never wanted to.’ ‘Why is...that?’ I hesitated. I’m really reluctant to share fears, especially irrational ones. I was trying to decide what lie to feed him when he interrupted. ‘No. That’s too personal. Leave it at ‘I don’t like to ski,’ and that’ll be good.’ I’m pretty sure I blushed at that. As I was trying to regain my bearings, he took my hand. ‘Come on. I want to do something I. We can go out again tomorrow, if you want to see more.”“That’s a good suggestion. Of the five so far, two have my interest.”“Wyatt, are you interested in seeing a fixer upper?”“Why not?”As his car moved towards the centre of Abbotsville, the mode of the homes changed. What I was looking at were homes from the forties and fifties. Some were show places, while others showed a total lack of maintenance. Ralph pulled up in front of a unit that was in need of a lot of tender loving care.“Wyatt, the. Do people do it during a girl’s period?”“I never have. It would be super messy, I guess. I always managed our appointments around my time of the month. I think your other girls have all chosen the times, basically, right?”“Yeah, they have. I was just curious. I can see how it could be messy.”“I’m sure that people do, though. Same as they do that thing we did, you know? Some people like that a lot. You and I experimented but my curiosity was satisfied and you’ve now had that experience and while. I run all of the equipment at Good Samaritan in West Islip. I love the work, but sometimes my hours can be crazy. I usually work four twelve-hour days a week—seven to seven—sometimes from morning to night and sometimes the opposite. We never have two days alike.“There are some really good times, but there are also some that are just horrible like car crashes or boat accidents or especially injured children. It takes a while to get used to people dying, but it’s great when you know you’ve.