"Why's that?" Cindi asked."Two reasons," I said. "The first one is that our wife, Sam gave birth to our first child just a couple of days before we le...t for Boston. We've been away from our wives, Sam and Delia, for almost two months. We're anxious to see them and to see our daughter. The second reason is that we need to leave St Joseph right after we get there if we're going to make it to Oregon before snow closes the passes through the mountains." How long does it take to get to Oregon?" Tim. Her thoughts of Matt were more infrequent, and in fact, other men were starting to take Matt’s place in her dreams and fantasies, people whom she had not really thought of in years: old boyfriends, flings, lovers. Perhaps, briefly, they had entered her thoughts while she was with Matt, but she had always felt guilty thinking about them. Now she could close her eyes and let her imagination run wild. Carmen opened her eyes. Carmen realized that she need no longer just think and imagine: she could. ’ I’ve got all sorts of lube; we’ll need it.”“What do I do?”“It’s called making love. We start with a kiss.”“Mmm. This part I like.”“All parts I like. That’s what I’ve been saying; I like all parts of you. Mmm.”“Give me your tongue again. Mmmmmm.”“Your mouth, your ears, your throat. Mmm.”“Tickles! I like your kisses there, but when you do, I can’t feel your body against mine.”“Not while we’re standing. Want to lie down?”“Now, I can feel more of you.”“And I can kiss more of you. Mmm.”“Yeah. Suck. The side of my brain which always followed the rules told me it was a bad idea, but she looked so vulnerable and in need of a friend that I accepted.I took her to an upscale neighborhood bar instead of one of the more popular places where students hang out. After a few glasses of wine she let go all the emotions she had been holding in about how unsatisfying her life had become, how she always dated the wrong guys and how she hated herself. Of course in addition to my empathetic ear I was also.