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with　the　same　dingy　off…white　paint　that　cov…ered　the　apartment？s　walls？making　them　around

nineteen　years　old？and　an　officialBreakfast　at　Fred？s　crew　jacket　he　must　have　pilfered　from　a　pile

of　Vanessa？s　dirty　laundry。　It　was　unzipped；　revealing　a　chest　of　furry　gray　hair。　He　held　a　massive

cardboard　box　that　someone　had　haphazardly　sealed　with　twine；　butcher　paper；　bubble　wrap；　and

two　kinds　of　tape。The　word　FRAGILE　was　scrawled　all　over　the　box　in　five　different　languages。

Rufus　dropped　the　package　onto　the　bed。　？You？ve　got　mail。？

？Jesus。？　Dan　picked　up　the　ungainly　box。　He　could　have　tossed　it　into　the　air；　it　was　so　light。　？It

doesn？t　feel　like　there？s　even　anythinginside　here。？

？Open　it；　open　it；？　Rufus　urged。　？Your　sister　sent　it　all　this　way　and　the　shipping　could　not　have

been　cheap；　so　I？m　guessing　there？s　something　good　in　there。？

？Sure。？　Dan　started　tugging　at　the　twine。

？I　didn？t　hear　you　e　in　last　night。？　Rufus　grinned　down　at　Dan。　？Guess　your　first　meeting

went　pretty　well；　huh？　Stayed　up　late；　debating　the　merits　of　the　minor　Shakespeare　plays；　did

you？？

？Something　like　that。？　Dan　burrowed　through　another　layer　of　paper　before　finally　reaching　the

flaps　of　the　cardboard　box。　If　there　had　been　any　discussion　at　all　the　previous　night；　he　couldn？t

remember　it。　He　could　barely　remember　anything　except　the　sensation　of　Greg？s　tongue　on　his；

the　fuzz　of　Greg？s　facial　hair　against　his　own　stubble。

Eek。

？I　remember　my　old　salon　days。？　Rufus　perched　on　the　windowsill　and　watched　as　his　son

reached　into　the　depths　of　the　cardboard　box。　Dan　pulled　out　fistful　after　fistful　of　crumpled…up

newspaper。　？We　had　some　pretty　crazy　times　back　then。？

？It　wasn？t　so　crazy；？　Dan　replied　defensively。　At　last　his　hand　gripped　something　firm　inside　the

mush　of　newspaper。　Grabbing　hold　tightly；　he　pulled　on　the　narrow　object　until　it　popped　out　and

the　loose　cardboard　shell　fell　to　the　ground；　showering　balled…up　newspaper　all　over　his　floor。

Rufus　laughed。　？Too　bad。　You　kids　today。　No　passion；　no　guts。　I　remember　back　when　I　was　your

age；　me　and　some　friends；　we？d　go　out　to　the　lakes；　up　in　New　England。　Camp　out；　write　poetry；

stay　up　all　night　talking。？

Dan　half…listened　as　he　pondered　the　object　in　his　hands：　it　was　about　two　feet　long　and　wrapped

tightly　in　a　cocoon　of　bubble　wrap　and　packing　tape。　He　dug　at　the　wrapping　with　his　fingernail；

anxiously　going　over　the　events　of　the　night　before。　How　far　had　he　gone　with　Greg　exactly？　How

had　he　gotten　back　home？　He　had　almost　no　memory　of　putting　himself　to　bed。　And　he？d　woken

up　in　just　his　favorite　pair　of　red　Gap　boxer　shorts？had　he　been　wearing　them　yesterday？　He

couldn？t　remember。

Rufus　had　a　faraway　look　in　his　eye　as　he　continued：　？I　remember　this　one　afternoon；　out　on　the

lake；　things　got　pretty　heated。　We　were　all　out　skinny…dipping　and　I　had　this　very　passionate

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