“Hey, Kaleb… Claire is coming over today but I’m going to take a shower, can you let her in?”“Uhhh… sure.” I replied reluctantly, shield...ng my interest in my half-naked sister’s body.After Jackie left, I took back to my bored musings. One book had been laying on my desk for days, purple with beautiful gold patterns across the front and back of its leathery cover. The title was indecipherable, and the inside was the same. Pages and pages of strange diagrams of people and blocks of text beneath. ’ Following her in , Gatsby took his place at the foot of the bed, she smiled for the second time tonight. I took a seat on the edge and once she was under the blankets, I told her to sleep. ‘What about you?’ ‘Someone has to keep the nightmares away.’ At first she just stared, and I could swear it looked as if the tears were welling up but she then let out a small heartfelt laugh and said ‘…thanks…’ Leaning over , placing my lips to her forehead, another plea ‘Sleep’ I whispered. Drawing. Apparently the explanation was enough. Jessica watched as her admirer allowed himself to be dragged away by the other teen.“Your loss.” Jessica mouthed.Spying a familiar face Jessica forgot all about the two teens.She greeted John with a friendly hug. It was a bit less then one would expect from an on again off again lover. John was a party boy and a looker. He was charming enough to take to bed most nights, but Jessica just as often found his frat boy persona a turn off.Pulling away she asked,. "Ben nodded slowly."Yes, it was wild... I don't know. I sort of figured wife-swapping meant just exactly that; you know, you take off with him to one bedroom and I make it with her. Janice and Don don't seem to look at it that way; I'm supposed to ball him while she balls you. It just wasn't what I figured."Sue sat up beside him and lit a cigarette. "Didn't you enjoy it?"Ben shrugged. "Sure, it was wild, different. It's just like I said, though; I feel like they're using us, not sharing a good.