It was all I could do to contain my fury, but I was able to quickly gather a response together in my head. I did not move and allowed him to keep his...grasp on my breast while I remained leaning against the wall and looked him in the eyes. I raised my glass of Champagne to my lips and took a very long sip. I straightened up and with my left hand grasped his wrist as strongly as I could and removed his hand from me and angrily said while staring at him, “No, that is not what I wanted. I alone. “I’m sorry.” “Why would you say sorry about that?” Nathan asked. “Because I thought you thought I wasn’t, so you’d think I’d know what I’m doing, and I don’t, and it’ll probably hurt me—“ Charlie rambled on quickly but Nathan cut her off, “Charlie, it’s fine. I’m not upset with you. You don’t need to be super experience to impress me. We’ll lose our virginity to each other and I couldn’t possibly imagine any better way.” He stroke the sweaty hair away from her face as happy tears filled. ”“For Liz’s sake, I hope so,” I said.“Did you hear from April again?” Mom asked.“No. I don’t expect to. Unless she shows up at Holy Transfiguration asking to be chrismated, I don’t think it’s worthwhile. And even if she did, I don’t think she’s the girl for me.”Liz smirked, “She was the only girl who would go out with you!”“Liz,” Mom warned gently.“She’s right, Mom,” I said. “How many girls did I ask out before April who didn’t even make it to the second date?! Cassie made it for about a month,. ---Simon was a high school sophomore when Leonora had first met him. He had come with a student of hers, Rosaline Maxwell. Rosaline spoke on his behalf because it had been she who had convinced Simon to forego his fears, and his masculine identity, beneath the dress and bandanna disguise. It was the best she could do for her friend who wanted to dance ballet but feared having his secret known. Whenever Leonora recalled her first meeting with Simon she always wore the most sublime grin. How.