We turned off finally atan exit for Rio Grande Blvd. We drove into an area that I recognizedfrom brochures as "Old Town." We went down to Central, w...ich was alsothe famous "Route 66", and went west over the Rio Grande river. I don'tknow what I expected, but it was kind of a disappointment. It was dry ina lot of places, leaving little streams flowing around islands of land.We passed a street just across the river called "Sunset", and then turnedright on a little street called 40th. It was a. . but he had the same colour skin, the dark hair. And I my dreams, he has your face." Jesse sniffed, I knew he was crying, "I want you so much it hurts and at the same time I'm terrified of you. And your, y'know wonderful and everything, and I'm just completely broken. I don't know why you've put up with me."Carefully, and slowly, I reached out to touch Jesse's shoulder through the fabric of his sweatshirt. He didn't pull away. My hand when to the back of his neck, the warmth I had found there. Sherlyn told us she was turning in and the guest room was ready for Jim.At two in the morning, we decided to call it a night. He was a bit steadier on his feet than I was. Once we were on the main level, I told him I was going to crash on the couch. I couldn't face another flight of stairs. I dropped to the couch and he said he could help me to bed. Jim's not a tall guy he is only about five feet six or seven inches tall, but he is a strong man. How he had stayed single, I had no idea but he. "I have three friends at work who use condoms for birth control." she said. "They're all pregnant."Both teen's head jerked towards each other at that comment."Yeah, condoms are a lousy way to prevent pregnancies. They break, and leak and have pinholes in them." said Claire, like it was a discussion about how to chop carrots."I didn't know that." said Bobby."Which is why you probably shouldn't be having sex. You need to learn about adult things before you do adult things." said Claire."We're not.