Chapter 70

“Just call us Yenta,” Paul said.

“One thing, Jared,” I said.

“What?” he said.

“It would be a mistake to allow yourself to fall in love with the first guy you take to bed.”

“Why?” he said.

“Because you need a lot of experience before you settle down with one person.”

“You guys didn’t do that,” he said.

“No, we didn’t, but we practically grew up together. The bond of brotherly love and friendship simply blossomed into something else,” I said.

“Yeah, and that’s not quite the same thing as settling down forever with someone you hardly know,” Paul said.

“Don’t worry about it, guys,” Jared said. “Pete has a couple of years of school ahead of him, and I’m still in the Marines.”

“Which means that when you get home, you’re going to have to be damn careful,” I said.

“Don’t I know it,” he said.

Paul said, “Now that I think about it, you’ve never said what comes after your tour with the Marines.”