Chapter 16Easter was upon us, and with it, thawing weather. It had been a long winter, and I think we were all glad to see the wide lawns of the campus again, muddy and brown though they were.
Scott’s moms had invited both of us for Easter weekend, back when we were still going out. They knew we’d broken up, but still insisted I come—I guess I was just that likeable. I backed out as graciously as I could, arguing that—with finals not far away—I really needed a weekend to myself. That, and Scott’s moms were an incredibly intense pair of ladies. Best taken in very short doses.
It still wasn’t totally alright with Scott either. We were “good,” but there was a tension now. An invisible wall had sprung up between us, a barrier against our previous intimacy. I was happy for the distance, thoug
