“Maybe Ruthie got a little action in the back seat of a Model-T,” Larry said.
“Jeez, Larry, you wouldn’t say that if you knew her. She’s very religious and moralistic.”
“So what did you tell Violet? About s*x, I mean?”
“That’s none of your business!”
“Aw, c’mon. Tell me so I can help you.”
“Oh, all right,” Dana said. “One thing was that people look different to you after you’ve had sex.”
“That sounds familiar. Where have I heard it before?”
“Violet’s list,” Dana said. “She put it down as a reason to have s*x, then crossed it out and put it in the list of reasons not to. You remember her ‘Should I or shouldn’t I’? list, I’m sure. I showed it to you and admitted she got the idea from me. But she wasn’t ready to think about having s*x. She hadn’t even been kissed, for God’s sake, until
