”While Jess went to get her cousin to go up to my room, I milled around for people to see me as they got food and then headed inside up to my room. ...nside, Carrie was a wreck. I didn’t ask as I stripped, took off her bikini, and took both into the shower. I let the hot water work its magic while I washed us both from head to toe.I know what she needs and can’t bring herself to ask.I dried off before turning the water off to get her out of the shower and then dried her off. She was embarrassed. ” Valentina looked deeply into Giancarlo’s eyes and confessed, “I lied to Nathalie. I told her I did not think you handsome, and that I did not want to kiss you. The way you make me feel frightens me.” Giancarlo smiled and replied, “Nowhere near as frightened as I was when you tapped my shoulder and spoke to me yesterday, I assure you.” Valentina smiled and asked, “Would you like to sit with me in a café? It is a beautiful summer’s night. It would be shameful to waste it locked in a hotel. Dad slipped me some extra money 'to help tide me over' when Mom took a bathroom break. Both of them gave me hugs before they left to go back home. The dorm room seemed strange with everyone gone, my footsteps echoing as I made my way. I put some music on my small stereo just to fill the void.The next morning at breakfast Dee asked if I wanted to go to the dance on the Quad that evening after dinner. I thought it would be nice to go, but told her I didn't know how to dance."That's alright, I can. Lillian told me she and Gloria had a falling out, and wondered if I had spoken to her. My contact with her had been merely waves as we passed in our yards. I had seen an older man at her home several times, so assumed she had begun seeing him. Lillian made a rather insulting comment about Glori, then changed the subject. "Tell you what," she said, "Why don't you come over...I have some snacks, and I have a proposal you may be interested in." It had been a long time since I felt a woman's.