" She then leaned her head back, half-closing her eyes.Brandon acceded to her request. Caroline felt a pair of lips cover hers gently, pressing softly...against her mouth with an almost brotherly kiss. Then it was over. They completed their good nights and, as the door closed between them, Caroline realized that for the first time in months she had forgotten about herself and her problems. It was a good feeling. She stood in wonderment, trying to understand what it all might mean.One month. She’s Muslim but relaxed about life.”“Sorry, man. Always said she was too hot for you.”“Again. Fuck you.” My outburst shocked me. I took a breath and calmed. “Her boss is a woman.”“I’m not saying she’s a slut.” Francis stared through the windscreen. “But look at the mess out there. And give it a few hours and it will be carnage. A hot girl like Semra is going to have a load of men drooling all over her.”“I trust her.”“I trusted my ex,”“You just haven’t met a good woman yet.” I patted his knee. One day I had to stay after school to get help for my physics midterm. We reviewed the material for 30 or 40 minutes then we started to talk about sports and my plans for this year. We started to laugh and tell jokes. We got into an awkward area about girls and our love lives. He said that he broke up with his girlfriend last month and I replied by comforting him. I asked him if she at least was worth nailing. Surprisingly he responded and said she gave a wonderful blowjob. This turned me on,. At first, he wasn’t certain she was listening to the story, or just to his voice, but lately she had begun asking questions about obscure words, or asking him to repeat certain sections. These combined signs of improvement allowed him to read for hours when necessary. Every chapter seemed to hold a surprise for them, in this strange book that must have seemed even stranger at the time it was written. ‘But still another inquiry remains, one often agitated by the more recondite Nantucketers..