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and I realize the part I’d hoped for the most is not coming. The bit where he says, You really don’t look old at all.
“Your . . . cardigan won’t come off. There’s another cardigan under that cardigan, just hundreds of them like a box of tissues. It’s a chastity cardigan. An enchanted cardigan.”
“I am your friend, whether you like it or not.”
Let’s face it, you’re not his type.”
Everything’s coming up Teddy.
“You’re a dude.” He repeats, “Garbage.”
in the same way that you might track the progress of a hurricane heading toward your part of the coast.
What I really want can’t be said out loud.
Babe Ruth’s
“What, for tonight?” “Forever.”
Anything I can do with complete competence, a young man can do with less technical ability but more fanfare.
“You’ve found the only female under the age of fifty in the building to mess around with. That’s what this is.”
“Spoken like a true adorer.”
Because I am your adorer.”
This is what keeps my heart beating too fast in my chest all day long: he’s acting so weird because he can’t recover from how I kissed him. And I’m the only one who knows.
Being both a Ruth and a Virgo has been my cross to bear.”
“You always talk like you’re saying goodbye to me.
“I want to take you with me.
He’s out on the ledge.

