It’s worth it.”I nodded and said, “Well, so long as you understand. Let’s see what we’ve got here.”For all intents and purposes, the iPad...was brand new. The box was in pristine condition. All the literature was there, and all the components. It was the latest model with all the bells and whistles as well.“I need to make sure it works, but everything looks good so far,” I told her. “Does it have a lock on it?”“No, I turned it off before I brought it in. Go ahead. It works, and it’s. I looked over at Luke and said what isall this. He laughed and said this is lesson one for you. We drove and goton interstate. About 15 miles or so, Luke got off the interstate and wedrove into a subdivision of small homes. He drove slowly looking in thedark for the house numbers. He finally pulled up and parked. Luke grabbedthe bag from me and we got out the car and walked to the door.Luke knocked and a guy answered the door. Luke said is everything ready andthe guy said yea and we walked in.. The cubicle was a mess. I grabbed a handful of toilet roll, dipped it under the running water and used a wet corner to try, as best as I could, to clean my face, to wipe off the falseness, the layer of cloying foundation that hid the real me, covered what I was with what I thought I needed to be.Ursula had come back from the bathroom, the smell of toothpaste and the lavender soap she used and I’d made do with what we’d brought from the little supermarket on the way over, drunkenly taking off my. "I call bullshit, K. You wannaknow the truth? Yeah, I like you. God knows why, considering what you'veput me through these last few days. But for whatever reason, you're okayby me. And if you're asking me if I think you're sexy... hell yeah! Ihaven't had any action in two months, and you've got a damn fine bodywhen you're not being a total bitch about it." That may be the nicest thing a man has said to me in a very long time,"K answered with a thin, wry smile."But you know what I think, K? I.