“And about near death, too. I don’t know how you doctors do it.”“I’m not going to say that you get used to it, but you’re developing copin... mechanisms. The key is not to use a destructive behavior to cope. Alcoholism, drug abuse, and serial infidelity are all responses to the pressure of being a doctor, with death being just one of the bigger causes of stress and depression.”“Lovely,” I said.“I told you that doctors had the highest rates of divorce and substance abuse. I think you’re starting. .. I like that..."Lauren: "Wait! Before you take it off, let me get the camera ready. Unless you don't want..."Molly: "Ooo! Yes, please!"Lauren: "Your nipples are hard, aren't they?"Molly: "(laugh) It feels so good! I'm so excited, I could touch myself right here..."Lauren: "You don't want to go too far..."Molly: "Don't you see? No one's paying shite worth of attention! I'll wager your clothes that I can walk over to the bar, just as I am, order us another drink each and come back without. They never saw me looking and I nearly fell off the stoolmy heart was beating so much. My buddy saw this and asked what was theproblem? I told him the story and he was able to help me sneak out theside door without being seen. The next day we were having a cook out at Danny's just the four ofUs. Just couldn't help but think of last night at the Agora and the closecall. I kept recalling my friend saying that Sean and Kirk were a couple?Why had I not seen this? Why was I so blind? I never let. Sheglanced at the reflection of the old toilet in thecorner, the paint peeling off the grafittied walls, andsuddenly could not believe she was doing this….She had seen the signs on the kiosks for years–“Campuscrusade, come, join the club”–but never really paidattention except for wondering how anyone in collegecould be dumb enough to add that second comma.This had all changed a week earlier. She was working inthe library when she walked by a secluded study.