I stuck that in my brain for future reference. I intended to give him somefeedback after I returned to being Ryan.Maybe that's what Selene meant by us...being "better off". Michelle is damnwell coming to the next dance with Ryan. I need all the help I can get.Just then I noticed Jen with the Jason Peters, who was wearing jeans andbaggy World of Warcraft T-shirt on his gawky frame. Jen had done up herlong brown hair in big spiral curls in an attempt to draw attention to herhairstyle rather than. "I rested my head against the closed door. She's my best friend. But boy, she can be a pain in the butt.Is it too soon for more ice cream?Nah. I worked off a lot of calories with Jean-Luc, right?What flavor do you pick for when your friend pushes you? Butter pecan?Instead of ice cream I decided on a nap. I was still thinking about the altruism thing. Somehow it seemed important. Like my growing up depended on it.I flopped down on my bed and stared up at the pink bed canopy.I couldn't rely on. I got up, took a quick shower and got dressed.Before I left we made plans for our first motel meeting next Wednesday. There's a good possibility that I won't be coming to his room again on my next two or three visits because there are fewer volunteers during the summer months so they have to spread us out a little thinner.I've heard that some of the other residents I used to read to regularly before my relationship with Connie blossomed and became sexual are feeling slighted. I'll just have to. "I think that's why all your girls tease you so much, it's a way of reminding themselves that you're still just a kid and have human foibles. Although they'd do anything you ask, I think it gives them a better perspective, which allows them to watch out for you." You realize you've been around Cate too long," I told her. "You're beginning to sound like her. 'Foibles'? When did you start dropping words like that?" Hey, I can drop foibles into a sentence if I want. I just don't get much of a.