I couldn't believe she was acting so calmly and telling me. "Come again." "Lola, when you were in my womb, the doctor wasn't sure of what sex you woul... be, so when you were born you had a very tiny penis that looked like a vagina so we assumed you were a girl. And the doctor said as I got older it wouldn't be noticeable until I reached my teens. So when you reached your early teens, I was relieved that you hadn't developed properly. I'd noticed that you had grown tiny balls and then they grew. . like she was a puppy. He went inside and brought out dry furs and a drying fur. "Get out of those dripping furs." Oh, you'd like that ... I've seen you ... looking at my ... But..." She looked up ... he was gone.From inside the lodge she heard him say, "Get dry and dressed. I have things I need." Two lazy backs, a pair of bottom furs and two sleeping robes were tossed out the door. Wood from the dry storage and a leather bag of meat followed. "I'll be out in a moment ... are you dressed?" Oh. “And maybe Javier and I will share a little of our efforts to better understand the original ceremonies, too,” she said.The sparkle in her eye promised something. I stretched and refilled our wineglasses.“OK, I’m listening.”He was not a popular figure in the U.S., Sofía recounted. It was an acrimonious election campaign, they could see that from their own vantage point, and the candidate’s frequent references to actions he planned to take, ostensibly to protect the security of the U.S., did not. ‘Do you need a ride today?’ ‘Oh—what?’ She said. She’d been too busy imagining him kissing her again that she’d completely missed what he’d been saying.‘I said, ‘Do you need a ride today?’’ ‘Oh.’ She thought about it. ‘Well, if you’re really okay with it, I’d really appreciate that, yes, please.’ ‘Sure. For you, it’s no problem.’She smiled shyly at him, thinking that he probably meant it was no problem for HER because he thought of her like a little sister. He felt obligated to her; not.