"But no one will find out. I mean, Vic's wife is pregnant, he won't say anything." Michael, he was in my mouth!" Jen shot back angrily. "I could hear ...eople talking on the other side of the door. We could have been caught!" Okay, okay," Mike said quickly, trying to calm his wife before people noticed."Michael, you have to promise that you'll stop trying to involve people we know." Jen, calm down. It'll be find." Promise me!" Jen persisted."Okay, okay. I promise we won't get anyone involved that. . when ... oh, shit!"Elmer reached over and laid his hand on the boy's knee. "Hey, take it easy! I'm sorry to catch you unprepared, but I only bring it up because it's a subject we need to discuss. Now that you've taken this very big step in your life, you're going to need a little guidance. Sexual relations can be fragile things, and if you're not very careful, you can ruin it all with inappropriate behavior or a couple of careless comments dropped in innocence. Now's the time to forestall. It was beautiful.I drew. In fact, I loved what I was seeing. These were real people. I didn’t know if they were potential clients or if Clarice had lined them up as models. She wanted me to paint people other than Melody, Lissa, and Kate. I got lost in the drawing. A family. I couldn’t wait to transfer what I was drawing to a canvas. Cultures and races were lost in the simple and universal picture of a family. As I sketched, I memorized. The softened line of his jaw beneath a little extra. Any time I guess. Whenever is good for you, I suppose." How about now?" he asked."Now? I don't know. It's kind of late, and I don't know if I want to go back into the city." I see. Well, some other time then." Wait!" Christine blurted. "Do you live in the city? Maybe I could come over tomorrow?" Er, I live in Jersey, up in Bergen County. You?" I'm out on Long Island. I can take the PATH to Hoboken if you can pick me up at the station."They agreed on a time and where to meet.The next morning,.