’ ‘Well, it should, especially if you jerk off to it.’ Gale lit a cigarette, listening to his friend. She was reminding him of what fans were li...e, that most of them were crazed women who wanted him to knock them up. Still, he couldn’t deny the feeling that he got from reading the story, the intense need to meet her. Jen was right. He remembered the nights when he did the play, Uncle Bob, and had to escape with Thea Gill because the crush of fans had been overwhelming. ‘Are you listening to me,. Mulino settled himself on the opposite wall. It was still raining. The forecast said it would all week, but it had lightened, and there was enough overhang that I could enjoy the fresh air without getting wet."Not to put you on the defensive again, but aren't you supposed to be in a class?"I nodded barely. "I've got P.E. this period, but I've got a monster headache, so Mr. Tolland said I could skip. He seemed to think Coach Branson would give me a workout this afternoon." Do you want an aspirin. I mean..."Brenda nodded. Jeanie didn't fall in love often, but when she did it could take over everything. Cal had been the hardest she had ever seen her friend fall."You're speaking coherently. That's something." You know me. It takes a lot to keep the sarcasm inside." She looked down at the books in her arms. "I started writing." Writing what?" Brenda looked around quickly. Nobody was paying attention to them."About Him. Her. A ... gospel, I guess." You're kidding." She moved away from the. Since I was putting her on the company expenses account, sort of, it cost me nothing to let her ride along. If she proved to be a bother, I could always push her out in the cold. Well maybe not, but I could ignore her easily enough.We stopped at one of those pancake house restaurants for breakfast. All the chrome and glass places were wearing me down. Hometown restaurants might suffer from my absence, even when I got home. There was less adventure in chain restaurants, but also less.