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"I have coke"

I foundbeside her on a deep leather couch in a rooe From her purse she produced a s She used e the coke in two fat lines on the coffee table and rolled a dollar bill into a tube Cocaine was an aspect of college life that I had not experienced but did not see the harm of She bent to the table, sucked the powder deep into her sinuses with a delicate, girlish snort, and passed ht do the saood Within seconds of the powder’s purchase, I experienced a Ro that seemed not a departure from reality but a deeper entry into truth The world was a fine place full of wonderful people, an enchanted existence worthy of the utmost enthusiasm I looked at Stephanie, as quite beautiful now that I had eyes to see, and sought the words to explain this revelation on a night of ood dancer," I said

She leaned forward and took irl’s kiss; it was a kiss that said there were no rules if I didn’t want there to be It did not take long before our bodies were a confusion of tongues and hands and skin Things were being slid aside, unlatched, unzipped I felt like I had plummeted into a vortex of pure sensuality It was different than it had been with Carher panties aside and down she went, enveloping an to move in a wondrous, aquatic fashion, like an ane, each variation accompanied by the creak of leather upholstery Mere hours since I’d been pacing ht of huirl in a cocktail dress

"Whoa Sorry, bud"

It was Jonas Stephanie was off me like a shot A moment of frantic activity as the pants were yanked upward, the dress doard, various articles of underclothing ra in the doorway, my roommate was in a state of barely contained hilarity

"Jesus," I said I was pulling upto My shirttail was stuck in the zipper More comedy "You could have knocked"

"And you could have locked the door"

"Jonas, did you find her?" Liz appeared behind him As she stepped into the roo better acquainted," Jonas offered, laughing

Stephanie was s down her hair; her lips were swollen, her face flushed with blood I had no doubt mine was the same

"I can see that," Liz said Her mouth was set in a prim line; she didn’t look atfor you outside Unless you wantelse"

This was clearly iuess I should go" She fetched her shoes from the floor and turned toon the sofa "Well, thanks," she said "It was really nice to meet you"

Should we kiss? Shake hands? What was I supposed to say? "You’re welcoap between us was too wide; we didn’t even touch

"You, too," I said

She followed Liz from the room I felt miserable--not only because of my painfully blockaded loins, but also because of Liz’s unmistakable disappointment in uy: a pure opportunist It wasn’t until that moment that I fully realized how important her opinion of me had beco was re Everybody’s gone Except for Alcott He’s passed out in the pool room"

I looked at my watch So it was Whether frohts had cleared Cringe-inducing snippets of the night ca a drink onto aa Cossack dance to the B-52’s "Love Shack," laughing too loudly at a joke that was actually somebody’s sad story about his disabled brother What had I been thinking, getting so drunk?

"Are you okay? You want us to wait?"

I’d never wanted anything less inwhich park bench I could sleep on Did people do that any"