I still believe that casual sex could warp you, Adam. Neither you nor I want that to happen to you.”“We didn’t have sex when she was with Phil.�...� I pointed out.“You were still having sex with Megan.” he rebutted. “Most students, to my knowledge, don’t have sex until long after you did. Not to mention, Nicole is bold, as you alluded. And she can be a little...” he paused, thinking to himself. “ ... destructive.”“Destructive?!” I asked incredulously.“I remember word-for-word your original. Sometimes it’s not possible to keep a schedule.” He reached for his wallet, “What would a charter cost ... Istanbul to Odesa with stops along the way?”“You can’t buy her passage. She’s going to be crew ... we pay her. When we’re done she’ll be a qualified ordinary seaman. She could work any number of cruise-ships.”“Spending money, then?” Mr. Kucherenko said, “Two thousand American dollars?”“If you want her to have it ... give it to her. I won’t be responsible.“We’re going to be gone three. Either four feet wide, or we can extend them longer than twelve feet.”Corec frowned. “That’s only four mules per wagon. That’s not enough—the load will be too heavy.”“It’d be slow for the first few days, but we’ll be emptying them out fast. If everyone walks, we can add two horses per wagon, and move the saddlebags over to the other horses. If the land’s as flat as you say, we should be able to make it work.”“It’s still heavy. That’s three thousand pounds of feed, not counting the wagon itself. .”“I know. Stupid. Maturity because of a number. And stupid, because if he was MY age, nobody could lay a finger on either of us...”“Your dad would kill ‘im...”“Dad loves me. I strive to maintain Dad’s respect. Tina’s too. Everybody’s, really. Quite a burden when Jerry has me in his arms...”“I know the feeling, Terri, but many days I had to just go home with only warm thoughts. There was a long time before we even got to the huggy stage.”“I know,” she said sadly. “Warm thoughts.”“In.