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【】dcheeksthathatused ilyobprofessorjackhadeverheard. thesubject.theprofessor,renownedin hisfield,aural degree.inexsandpapersandhelped hreseardrrespoodohthetextbookforhe granthadbeengiven. jackarginallyiedinroandneoartand evenlessiedinvingfroanhattantotu,buttheslot hadbeentheonlyohatofferedafullrideplusastipend. beingpenniless,jaeededboth. thejobtaxing.theprofessoriionhadbeendelivering thesaleeprintedlessonplan,fortyplus years.sinkreadthelecturesbeforehand,hispresehe lecturehalloreforthesakeoffetgerorafotten bookorpaperfortheprofessorthananythingeducationalfor hielf. hesatfarofftotheprofessorsside,ouldbeeasily aessed.iteodd studehatny enrolledintheurse. rachelkeatsattendedeveryclass,listenedraptly,tooknotes.jack toldhielfthathiseyesoughtheroutforthesilenstancyof herpresedidntexplain,though,edthatshe frollestafe,alone, orthatshedroveanoldredvasunshadeonthedashthat ed,sincehehadneverinhislifeseenaslarge orvividlyloredabugsittingbehindthearasher sunshilariouslydepicted. sheajor.shelivedinanapartfarfrobr> his.shesand,iftheeasygoingexpression sheeantanythi. notonlyeonewhowas. celesteallandleggy,loadeduptopandsdownbelow,asked preciousfeadepreciousfeands,likedthesex enoughthatheulddoheedediween.she okedand,buthehadntbeeonher intodoinghislaundry.thatselfinthe laundrotonatuesdaynightethroughthedoor. thoseheredupinaturquoiseribbonthat clashedhherpurpletanktop,buthershortsandsandalse andasfreshastheblushthatstaihosesunstainedcheekswhen shesathere. iralobeatthatshespentatthedoor,heuldhave singtuingandleaving.notiodo that,hesaid,”heyhoiled.”great.”the blushreined.shesuckedinherlips,raisedherbroing selfnscious,huggedauffedlaundrybagasshelookeddown therotingtwoside byside.shesledathigainandheadedto. jacksheartknohy.allsheddonewas sle.therehadntbeenanythielysexualinit.she histypeatall.butheslidoffthedryerhedbeensittingon,and folloakedononeof thoseshehadchosen. ”roandneoart”heproted.hedido thinkthisapickupata.she edthat.itwas safe. norisk.justaninnocuoushello. sheaople”uhhuh.”shewas blushingstill,pushingdirtylaundryfroheuthofherlaundrybag intotheuthofthewasher. heihensaid,”hedryer.”itwas probablytheduestlinehedeverhandedaan.butheuldnt tellherthatsheestogetherintoher e.heuldntaskiftheredss,bras,orbriefs.he uldntevenlookdirectlyatthosethings,becauseshewouldhave beenrtified.besides,heuldnttakehiseyesfroers.they ehananyhehadseen. ”youreoberyersta,”shesaidasshefilledthesende hthingsthatoutfitwas ivebyparison.”areyoutrainingtotea inarture.”shesled.”really””really,”hesaid,sling back.shereallyilinglikethat.thesness reinedevenouthandlooked arou,right,dok. jackretuedtohisownpossessionsandofferedherhisboxofsoap powder. heurred”thanks.”when shehadbothesfilledhsoap,fedhquarters,andstarted, sheasked,”kindofthingsdoyoutobuild”thequestion usuallycafroisparentsandhs. butrachelkeatsseedgenuinelyied. ”hos,forstarters,”hesaid.”iefrottown,one littleboxafteranother.iusedtopassthoselittleboxesontheway tosyintosothingfiner. thosedoodlesdidhgradech.” ”no.ithinkit.”sheshotaglahetextthatlay openonhisdryer.”isthebookonhodesigns””.right nooarches. doyouknoanydifferentkindsofarchestherearethereare flatarches,roundarches,triangulararches,pointedarches.there arehandarkarches,groinarches.therearedepressed arches.therearedinishedarches.therearehorseshoearches.” shehesoundasgentleashereyes.”idontthinki eofthoseare.”shepausedforthebriefest ti,saidalstshyly,”ioo.”helikedthe shyness. itdehieelsafe.”henatlanta,thennew york.ydadtakesoldbusinessesandtus theround.oveyou””on.you akeitontops.did youdoodle””oh,people,birds,anils,fish,anythingthat ves. ilikedoingeradoes,capturinganinstant.” ”areyoustilldoodling”heaskedinrespooheruseofthe presenttense. sheliftedashoulder,shy,ybedest.”iliketothinkits re. iopingtopaintforaliving.” ”horhoutadayjob”jackasked.theaverageartistbarely eaedenoughtoeat.unlessrachellybetterthan average,sheepayingthebills. she ...