Chapter 53 Chapter 52

"Where do we sleep?" Barry asked suspiciously. We are in a hotel room in Perpignan.As before, we got the double room by telling the older staff member that we were brother and sister.We have no money to live in one room each. Finally, Barry made a decision—at least for himself.I stood there in a daze, while he entered the bathroom with some clothes and a toothbrush. He emerged a few minutes later, in cotton pajamas that were as pale as his hair. Even though my cheeks were flushed with shame, I couldn't help laughing when I saw him like this and his angry face. He started laughing too—that was the first time I laughed, in that French hotel.

After this giggle, I had other firsts, and we staggered toward each other, Barry grabbing my shoulders in the same ungraceful way I grabbed the wardrobe, and yet he His kiss was as elegant as an angel, and his immature experience was gently poured into my completely inexperienced body.Like our big laugh, it took my breath away. In fact, there was so much to do, to focus on, we didn't keep undressing. After what seemed like a long time, Barry let out a suffocating sigh, curled up and wrapped himself around me. "You're just a kid." He put an arm around my shoulders and neck, like he had me all.

His words made me suddenly realize that he too was just a kid—a decent kid.At that moment, I think I love him more than ever.