”Excited, Kelly said, “I’m coming over.”“Hold on, there’s more. John, Beth, and Lily are going west. He says there is something big going ...o happen there. He said that we could come and help. Are you interested?”Kelly thought about it for a second and answered, “Beth is going?”Knowing that the possibility of spending some quality time with Beth would capture her attention, he answered, “Yes, she’s going.”“What should I pack?”“I figure you’ll need some pretty durable clothes. John doesn’t know. Most of the sex I'd had with boys, I'd felt in control of the situation. Not this day. I had never felt so fucking ravenous. Judy said: " You've never had something like this, Syl. Don't let him push it in you too fast or hard. Once you and Miguel get into it, sure, but with a thing like he's sporting, today, go slow, nice and easy. Please, honey, let me do some things to your butt-hole so you can open up for him. How many times have I had my face in your ass?" I couldn't answer her, but she. It’s always full and nobody has any common courtesy.”“That’s true… but I moved when you said ‘Excuse me.”“Well, I guess not everyone’s bad.” We smiled, continued to push our trollies, and exchange funny comments until he said, “I’m Jamal.” After introducing myself, I said, “You’re not from around here are you?”“I was born in Botswana and raised in New York Long Island.”“I meant Salem.”“Oh… no, I’m teaching at the University. What about you?”“From a few cities away,” I said, “but I'm here. I don’t even know. Isn’t that pathetic?” She smiled sadly. “I haven’t been with anyone for months since my husband ... well, even before that there wasn’t much going on, and so ... I don’t really know.” She looked around even more lost than before. I smiled and rubbed her arm gently, trying to ease her mind a little. “Well,” I said, “maybe I can help you with that.”She stared at me for a moment, as everything in her wanted to protest and run away. Still, in the end curiosity overcame her fear,.