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July 8, 1982, West Monroe, Ohio

“What’s bugging you, Mike?” Mom asked at breakfast on Thursday.

“What do you think?” I sighed.

“You know, there is a simple answer to your problems,” Dad said with a smile.

I shook my head, “It’s not simple at all! I know you both think I should marry Jocelyn, but neither Jocelyn nor I are sure about that.”

“You did tell her you didn’t think you could marry someone who you knew couldn’t have kids,” Mom said. “Don’t you think that might have colored her opinion?”

“I just told the truth,” I sighed. “And that was something I discussed in detail with Doctor Hart, as well as Jocelyn’s therapist. And in the end, I have to sort this out myself. The one piece of advice I AM accepting is to put all the talk about long-term stuff aside for a couple of years. I can’t do anything right now, and that gives all of us time to see how things work out. You always told me I’d change when I started college, and I have, but I suspect there are more changes coming.”

“You’re right,” Mom agreed. “We’ve been pushing you towards our preferred outcome. I’m sorry.”

“Me, too, Son,” Dad added. “We’ll keep our opinions to ourselves.”

I smiled, “Don’t do that, please. I value advice; but this is more like a full-court press.”

“We’ll do better,” Mom said. “Sometimes it’s difficult to see our children as grownups.”

I laughed, “As if!”

“You are, Mike,” Dad said. “But you’ll gain a lot of life experience in the next decade.”

“And then I’ll be as smart as you?” I asked with a silly smile.

“Smarter, I hope,” he replied.

I finished breakfast and headed to the hardware store where I got my assignment and got to work. Just before 11:00am, I was surprised when Emmy came into the store.

“April had her baby last night,” Emmy said after greeting me. “A baby girl she named Chastity Hope.”

I suppressed a chuckle because THAT would have kept April out of her current troubles!

“Is she going to keep the baby?”

“I don’t know for sure, but the rumor is there’s been a long debate between her, her dad, and Cassie. April wants to keep the baby, but her dad and sister are strongly encouraging her to give her up for adoption.”

“I can’t even imagine being a dad at this point, and it has to be worse for the girl. Thanks for letting me know.”

“You’re welcome. I’m sorry my dad is such a jerk.”

“It’s not your fault, Emmy. Thanks for doing what you can to be with Liz.”

“She’s my best friend, even if my dad says she can’t be. Is Clark going to be your roommate in the Fall?”

“Yep. We get along really well, he doesn’t do drugs or smoke, and he’s part of the gang I hang out with.”

“Nothing personal, but I was hoping you weren’t, because then maybe my dad would relent.”

“Unless something major changes between now and graduation, I plan to have Clark as my roommate. Sorry.”

Well, if I became an RA, that would change, but there was no guarantee and no reason to plant seeds in Emmy’s mind.

“No, don’t apologize. I should let you get back to work. Are you going to be at the pool on Saturday?”

“Probably.”

“OK. I’ll see you on Saturday, most likely.”

“Later!” I said.

She left, and I got back to work. The rest of the day was typical — lunch with Mr. and Mrs. Orlov, and after work, karate, then dinner. After dinner I spent a few hours at Jocelyn’s house before coming back home for bed.

July 9, 1982, Circleville, Ohio

“I’m glad you’re here,” Katy said after greeting me on Friday evening.

“You were afraid I wouldn’t want to see you?”

“I wasn’t sure, because of what happened three weeks ago.”

“Then we’re even, because I wasn’t sure you’d want to see me, either.”

“Well, come into the house; Mom is in the kitchen and Dad is in the great room. We’ll have dinner in about thirty minutes. Do you need anything to drink?”

“Not right now, thanks.”

“I thought after dinner we could listen to music and talk. And I mean really talk, not mess around.”

I nodded, “That’s a very good idea.”

She led me to the great room where her dad was sitting. He stood and we shook hands, then he motioned me to sit. I sat on the loveseat, and Katy took the spot next to me, though she didn’t sit super-close. I had a nice chat with her dad who asked about school, work, church, and Summer break. During dinner, much of the conversation was rehashed with Katy’s mom, and after the meal, Katy and I decided to go for a walk. She slipped her hand in mine and I held it gently.

“I’ve been thinking more about what I said to you,” she said. “I don’t think I can make a decision as important as the one we talked about; not yet, anyway.”

“I’ve done a lot of thinking, too, and I’ve come to the conclusion I’m not ready to really think about that serious of a commitment. Maybe in a couple of years, but not now.”

“So, we can continue dating?” she asked hopefully.

“We could. I do have to say, and this will be the last time for quite some time, that what I described to you won’t change. But it’s not something to worry about now.”

Katy squeezed my hand, “I’m happy.”

“Me, too,” I said.

“I told my dad I want to go to Ohio State.”

“Because of me?”

“Partly, yes. Don’t you want to see me every Friday?”

Echoes of my conversations with Jocelyn the previous Summer bounced around inside my head. She’d chosen to go away, but then realized it was a mistake, only to have everything come crashing down around us when she was in the accident which resulted from that change of heart. While I certainly didn’t expect a similar set of events, I also didn’t want her to make that decision based on what might potentially be a false hope.

“Yes, but not if it means you don’t go to the school you really want to go to.”

“That’s what Dad said,” she replied quietly.

“I’m concerned, based on what we just said about commitments, that you won’t make the decision which is best for you.”

“You’re pushing me away?”

“You’re sending me mixed signals,” I said gently.

“You can be my boyfriend without asking me to marry you. Dating doesn’t mean you’re going to get married, just that you like the person enough to want to be with them and see where things go.”

“I agree. But changing which school you’re going to? Remember what I told you when we talked about this in April? That I think you should decide where to go to school, and that we’d figure out how to handle it?”

“I know. But that doesn’t make it easy.”

“I’m sort of a blockhead about things like this, but are you in love with me?”

“Maybe?” she said, obviously questioning her own feelings. “I’ve never been in love before, so I’m not sure.”

“Would you say ‘I love you’ to me?”

“Maybe? Would you say it?”

“I’d be very careful, because I don’t want to mislead anyone. Those words seem to have magical powers, and that makes me very cautious.”

“Have you said it before?”

“To April, my first serious girlfriend; but now I’m not sure I knew what I was saying. And to Jocelyn, but that’s just different. I told her I loved her, but wasn’t ‘in love’ with her, if that even makes sense.”

Katy nodded, “I think so. I mean, we love our parents, and I’m sure you love your sister.”

“But it’s different with Jocelyn. I can’t explain it, really. It’s just we’ve been best friends since we were five.”

“Usually best friends are the same sex.”

“I know. Jocelyn didn’t care, I guess. She asked me to be her friend in kindergarten and I agreed. We’ve been pretty much inseparable since then.”

“So she missed starting at Taft because of her accident?”

“That’s right.”

“And Melody doesn’t like her?”

“It’s complicated,” I sighed. “Melody and I aren’t speaking right now.”

“What happened?”

“I told her I didn’t really know what I wanted for the future, except in a general way, and that I wasn’t going to worry about it for a few years. And while I didn’t say it to her, the whole situation with church would probably be a serious source of conflict.”

Not to mention that Jos and I were sleeping together again, but I wanted to avoid THAT discussion with Katy.

“Because she’s not Orthodox?”

“Yes, and I’m not sure I can make the kind of compromises she’d require. And yes, I know that sounds contradictory to what I said, but it is an important thing in the future. I’m not going to make an issue of it, but I’m also not planning to change what I do. Does that make sense?”

“It does. You just be you, and see where things go.”

“Exactly. And that’s OK with you?”

“I told you I can’t even begin to think about the long-term stuff. If I wasn’t going to college, then maybe I’d think about it.”

“Just promise me you won’t make any life decisions based on a future neither of us can predict.”

“That’s a lot easier to say than to do.”

“Oh, I know all about that. It’s one reason I’m putting off thinking about it for a few years.”

“So we’ll keep going out on Fridays?” Katy asked hopefully.

“If you want, I’d like that very much,” I said.

“And kissing and stuff?”

“I suppose we need to decide what’s OK and what isn’t.”

“I liked what we were doing,” she said quietly. “A lot.”

“Me too!”

“Do you want to? You know?”

Did I? The answer was obviously ‘yes’. The answer to ‘Should I?’ was a different thing altogether. Not from the standpoint of any moral or ethical high ground — I’d yielded that more than a year ago. My concern was for Katy.

“I’m not sure that’s the right question,” I said. “Just because you want to do something doesn’t mean you should.”

“But you want to?”

“Duh! I’m a guy! We’re not exactly known for NOT wanting to!”

Katy laughed, “True. But unlike my friends’ boyfriends, you don’t push.”

“That’s at least partly because I’m thinking about the difference between ‘want’ and ‘should’.”

“I know,” she sighed. “I started taking birth control pills ‘just in case’. I get so excited when we’re fooling around it makes me want to.”

“That’s probably not the time to decide,” I grinned. “As much as I might like it, I’d hate to see you regret it afterwards. THAT would be a good way to ruin things for sure.”

“Doing it?”

“No, doing it and having you decide it was a bad idea or that you shouldn’t have.”

“Why is life so difficult?”

“I ask myself that question all the time,” I replied.

July 10, 1982, West Monroe, Ohio

“How did things go last night?” Jocelyn asked on Saturday morning.

“We agreed to keep dating,” I said. “But also, to not focus on the distant future. She’s trying to decide where to go to college. Her dad wants her to go to MIT or Stanford. She’s thinking Ohio State.”

“Because of you?”

“So it would seem,” I said. “I suggested she not make decisions based on what MIGHT happen.”

“Does she know about us?”

“She knows you’re my best friend. I don’t usually go around telling people who I’m sleeping with.”

“Melody?”

“She’s my girlfriend. Well, I guess, she was my girlfriend. I kind of felt it was necessary for her to know I was doing stuff with other girls. Maybe that was wrong. Of course, I tell YOU everything, but I’ve always told you everything. Well, at least when you wanted to hear it!”

Jocelyn laughed, “I was a bit of a prude in High School, wasn’t I?”

“For a girl who had NO issues with sharing straws, drinking from the same cup, and stuff, it was kind of strange. You spent all of High School trying to protect your virtue!”

“Until I could give it to you, Mik. Even if we aren’t meant to be together for the future, you were the right one to do that with for the first time.”

“And you for me. Are you still getting grief from your parents about us?”

Jocelyn laughed, “They just don’t say anything in front of you. Are you still getting grief from your parents?”

“Not grief, really. I’d call it pressure, though I asked them to back off.”

“They think we should get married?”

“Obviously. They think we’re perfect for each other.”

“As do my parents, but my dad thinks I need to marry you because we went to Cincinnati.”

“Now there’s a euphemism I’ve never heard for sex!” I teased.

Jocelyn laughed, “Maybe that should be our code word? ‘Want to go to Cincinnati?’”

“Your dad seriously thinks we should marry because we lost our virginities together?”

“He’s old fashioned that way. I don’t think my mom agrees with him completely, but she’d never contradict him once he said something.”

“He actually said that?”

“Yes. I’m pretty sure he thinks I’m somehow ‘damaged goods’.”

“That’s a load of crap, and you know it! I know there are people who believe that, but mostly I thought it was people our grandparents age and some very religious folks. Neither of those applies to your dad.”

“You’re very religious!”

I smirked, “I did say SOME very religious folks!”

“Yes, you did! But anyway, that is the way my dad thinks.”

“What do YOU think?” I asked.

“I think you should have asked that question BEFORE we did it, don’t you?”

“Jos, when we made love in Cincinnati, we were thinking we’d be together.”

“Were we? Really? I was planning to go to Purdue and you were going to WHTU. We were both going to date. And I was pretty clear that I was OK with you being with other girls for that first year.”

“Were you really?” I asked. “And were YOU going to do it with anyone else?”

“I don’t know what would have happened,” Jocelyn replied. “But I know how I felt back then.”

“And how was that?”

“That right then we weren’t sure what was going to happen, that you were too immature to make the decision you needed to make, and that a year apart would help us know for sure if we were supposed to be together.”

“You weren’t sure when we made love?”

“No. And neither were you! If you think you were, then you’re confusing how you felt AFTER we made love with how you felt before.”

“Am I?” I asked. “Do you remember what I said at graduation?”

“Wanting to fuck me had NOTHING to do with wanting to marry me!” she protested.

“Don’t revert to that thinking, Jos! You admitted you were afraid of wrecking our relationship. You used that whole ‘brother-sister’ thing as a defense mechanism!”

Jocelyn sighed, “OK, that part is true, but be honest. You wanted to fuck someone, anyone!”

“And yet...” I said, having learned from my mom.

“You didn’t do it with Carol because, in the end, you didn’t WANT to do it just to do it. But you had planned to do it with Emmy before we decided to do it. And you did it with her. And with Becky.”

“Things changed.”

“What if the accident hadn’t happened?”

“I’d already decided I wasn’t going to do it with Emmy, and if I hadn’t done that, then Becky wouldn’t have overheard the conversation with my mom. And I probably wouldn’t have tried to get serious with Nancy. And probably wouldn’t have got back together with Melody, if I’d even gone with her in the first place. But isn’t this just idle speculation?”

“I suppose,” Jocelyn said. “I mean, you can never be sure what might have happened without my accident. Does it bother you to speculate about alternative events that way?”

“No, not at all. It can be fun. Do you know the Billy Joel song, Scenes From an Italian Restaurant?”

“The one about ‘Brenda and Eddie’?”

“Yep. The song has a line ‘Then the king and the queen went back to the green but you can never go back there again.’, which I think is saying you can’t live in the past. And that’s important when we talk about us.”

“But the past is so important for us!” Jocelyn protested.

“Yes, it is, as memories. But we can’t live in the past. If we did, we’d never have gone to Cincinnati.”

Jocelyn smirked, “I wouldn’t mind ‘going to Cincinnati’ right now!”

“My car’s right outside,” I grinned. “We can be there in less than two hours! Maybe take in a Reds game?”

“Jerk!” she laughed.

“It’s almost lunchtime and then we’re taking Liz and Mindy to the public pool with us.”

“We could make it a quickie,” Jocelyn smirked.

“Does that really do it for you?”

“You know how to make me cum, Mik! You just don’t have to hold back for multiple ones!”

“What will your parents say?” I asked.

“At this point? Who cares? You can spend the night when I ask and they won’t say anything to you. After all, they don’t want to chase you away! So how about it?”

“Oh, well,” I sighed theatrically, “if I HAVE to!”

“Watch out, or I’ll bite it off!” she threatened.

“Then you’ll be VERY sad!”

Jocelyn grabbed my hand and led me up to her room where we nearly tore each other’s clothes off, coupled quickly, and when we’d both cum, got out of bed, showered, and were in the kitchen to make lunch less than fifteen minutes later.

“That was fun,” Jocelyn said quietly with a soft laugh.

“It would save a lot of time if we just did it that way every time,” I teased.

“I know you better than that Michael Loucks!” Jocelyn laughed. “You like making love a LOT more than you like fucking!”

“Jocelyn Theresa Mills!” her mom exclaimed in that tone of voice reserved for all three names.

“Sorry, Mom,” Jocelyn said, in the same voice I could imagine her using when she was five.

“We raised you to act ladylike! I can’t believe that word came out of your mouth!”

“I said I was sorry, Mom.”

“We raised you better than that,” her mom sighed, now sounding sad.

“Mike, let’s go have lunch at Marie’s,” Jocelyn said, grabbing my hand.

I allowed her to lead me out of the kitchen, leaving the sandwiches half-prepared and the bag of chips open on the counter. I waited until we were out the front door before saying anything.

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January 25, 1983, McKinley, Ohio “You won’t believe what happened on Sunday,” Dale laughed. “What?” “You know Pam’s roommate? The hot cheerleader chick?” “The one you’ve been drooling over since day one?” “Yeah, but I think I have to reconsider. Liking her appears to be VERY dangerous!” “What happened?” “Remember how I said she was dating a guy, even though she was hung up on a guy from Chicago?” “Sure.” “I found out Pam dated him at one point, too! The guy is a legend! Anyway, he...

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Good Medicine Sophomore YearChapter 9 Salvage Operation

July 25, 1982, West Monroe, Ohio “Hi, Angie, it’s Mike,” I said when she answered the phone on Sunday afternoon. “Mike? We just talked during the week! What’s up? Is there a problem with me coming to visit in two weeks?” “No, not at all. I wanted to talk to you about the problems I’m having with Jocelyn.” “Uh-oh. Did something bad happen?” “You could say that,” I sighed. “Do you have time to talk? This won’t be a short conversation.” “For you? Of course!” I explained, as best I could,...

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Good Medicine Sophomore YearChapter 51 Back to School

February 7, 1983, McKinley, Ohio “Hi!” Kristin gushed when I went to her room just after lunch. “Come in!” I walked into her room and she offered hot cocoa, which I accepted. We sat down on the couch. “Sorry I ran out of cookies. Mom will send more in another week or so.” “I’ll need to run an additional lap every morning to make up for the extra calories!” “I go to a dance class three days a week to keep in shape. I heard you’re into karate.” “Yes, I go three times a week as...

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Good Medicine Sophomore YearChapter 4 A Fathers Advice

June 25, 1982, West Monroe, Ohio “I’m not sure if that’s a good idea or not,” I replied. “Why?” Becky asked. “We’ve done it before. I don’t have a steady boyfriend. And you said you don’t have a steady girlfriend.” “That’s true. May I ask a very blunt question?” “Sure.” “Are YOU looking to be my girlfriend?” Becky shook her head slowly, “Remember what I said back in October? That I had no illusions about this and that I had no designs on you? But that if I had the ability to make a wish...

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Good Medicine Sophomore YearChapter 14 Manipulation

August 28, 1982, West Monroe, Ohio “Duh!” she laughed softly. “I’m in your bed! What do you think?” “I think you need to go back to my sister’s room before she or my parents find out and kill both of us!” “Come on, Mike! I want to do it with you! Don’t you want to do it with me?!” She was cute and had a great body, but the LAST thing I needed was ANY kind of relationship with Mindy, even one where I only did what I’d joked with my mom about doing — banging her like a drum! “Just go,...

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Good Medicine Sophomore YearChapter 16 The Joker Aint The Only Fool

September 12, 1982, McKinley, Ohio “Hi, Jos,” I said when her roommate called her to the phone. “Hi. How are things?” ‘Shitty!’ I wanted to say, and not in Russian. I also wanted to tell her I missed her and wanted to see her, but saying that might only make things worse. At this point, though, I wondered what ‘worse’ might be. “OK. How are you doing?” “I’m getting used to the routine and how different things are here from West Monroe.” Her answer was flat, and she sounded...

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Good Medicine Sophomore YearChapter 21 A Good Talk With Mom

October 8, 1982, Circleville, Ohio “I want to, yes, of course; but we reset things for good reasons. Why the change?” Katy got up from the couch and sat back down in my lap, draping her arms over my shoulders. “I wanted to from the minute I saw you naked. I’ve dreamed about what it would be like.” “I felt the same way when I saw you naked,” I said. “Well, even before, when you first let me touch you. But I can’t promise you anything right now, Katy.” She sighed deeply, then moved her...

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Good Medicine Sophomore YearChapter 22 A Good Talk With Liz

October 16, 1982, West Monroe, Ohio After my talk with Mom, I went to find Liz, and invited her to sit on the floor of my room to talk. We sat side-by-side, leaning against the bed. “Why in here and not in the basement?” I felt it was my duty to warn Liz, as my sister, of the way voices carried through the heating ducts. Mom had told me, in confidence, but I couldn’t in good conscience keep that vital piece of information from Liz. “Because voices carry through the heating ducts,” I...

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Good Medicine Sophomore YearChapter 27 Expect the Unexpected

November 13, 1982, McKinley, Ohio “So, what do you want to do tonight?” Nancy laughed, “As if you have to ask!” “I mean BESIDES that!” “How about we grab some dinner and then see The Man from Snowy River. It’s an Australian film and it’s had excellent reviews. Then we can come back here.” “Dinner and a movie, sure. The other thing? Let’s not move so fast, OK?” “We’ve done it before...” “Yes, we have. Remember that I gave you a choice? I think you immediately figured out what the choice...

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Good Medicine Sophomore YearChapter 30 So NOW what

November 29, 1982, McKinley, Ohio “Now that you’ve had a night to sleep on it, what do you think?” Sandy asked, snuggling close. “Isn’t that what I’m supposed to ask you?” “Probably, but I thought you might have changed your mind or had more of an idea what you meant.” “I asked my mom if there was anything wrong with marrying a friend.” “Me?! Have you lost your mind?” “A long time ago!” I chuckled. “Probably about the time the heavy doses of testosterone started coursing through my body...

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Good Medicine Sophomore YearChapter 38 Dont We Have A Date

January 2, 1983, West Monroe, Ohio When I arrived at church on Sunday morning, I was pleased to see Deacon Vasily with Father Herman, saying their entry prayers. I stood quietly in the nave while one of the acolytes, a Junior in High School, lit the oil lamps and ensured everything was properly arranged in the altar. As I stood there, I wondered what would happen when Tasha arrived. Where she stood would speak volumes about what had happened the previous evening when they had missed...

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Good Medicine Sophomore YearChapter 56 A Serious Complication

March 8, 1983, West Monroe, Ohio “You don’t look happy, Mike,” Mom said when I greeted her after arriving home. “Tasha and I had a serious disagreement.” “Uh-oh. Because of her dad?” I shook my head, “No, it’s way more complicated. We can talk after dinner if that’s OK.” “Sure. Your sister and her friends are up in her room.” “The tradition I started?” I grinned. “Exactly. You had Jocelyn and Dale at every birthday celebration from the time you were in second grade. And before that,...

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Good Medicine Sophomore YearChapter 32 Gestures

December 18, 1982, West Monroe, Ohio “Don’t you want to give this to Jocelyn directly?” Mrs. Mills asked. “Want to? Sure. But she made it clear she doesn’t want to see me. I’m half-expecting her to return the gift unopened.” “Not if I have anything to say about it!” she replied firmly. “Please don’t force the issue,” I pleaded. “Whatever is wrong with Jocelyn isn’t going to change because you pressure her. In fact, that might actually make things worse. “I’m not sure they could be worse...

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Good Medicine Sophomore YearChapter 34 A Work In Progress

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Good Medicine Sophomore YearChapter 48 Family Secrets

February 4, 1983, West Monroe, Ohio “Emmy?! What are you doing here?” “She came to talk to me,” Liz said quietly, from behind me. “OK. Is there anything I can help with?” “No.” “You know, if her dad finds her here...” “I know. Just go upstairs, OK? I’ll come talk to you later.” I nodded and went upstairs. The door to my parents’ bedroom was closed, and I didn’t see any light leaking from under the door, which meant they were most likely asleep. I stopped in the bathroom to brush my...

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Good Medicine Sophomore YearChapter 24 High Times

October 26, 1982, McKinley, Ohio When we returned from biology lab on Tuesday morning, a large group was milling around the entrance to the dorms. I saw Melody and walked over to ask her what the issue was. “The police busted Jeremy for pot,” she said. “Nobody can go into the dorm right now.” “What? For one or two joints? I thought they decriminalized pot.” Melody laughed, “One or two joints? You’re joking, right? He’s the main supplier in our dorm! How did you not know that?” “Because I...

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Good Medicine Sophomore YearChapter 42 Dinner with Doctor Blahnik

January 21, 1983, McKinley, Ohio I still hadn’t decided on the answer to Clarissa’s final question when Angie and I went to run on Friday morning. One thing I was reasonably sure of was that saying ‘no’ would likely be equivalent to saying, ‘not yet’. Milena and her friends didn’t seem likely to withdraw the offer anytime soon, though they would all complete their Master’s or undergrad degrees in May. But that wasn’t the thing which was in the front of my mind. What was foremost was what...

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Good Medicine Sophomore YearChapter 43 Bishop ARKADY

January 21, 1983, McKinley, Ohio Light snow was falling as Angie and I left Doctor Blahnik’s house to walk back to the dorm. “That was fun,” Angie said. “Sorry about the minor indiscretion.” “It’s OK, Mike. Why would she assume otherwise? She knows we run together, pray together, and go to church together. Why do you think everyone calls me ‘Mrs. Loucks’?” “But still...” “She’s just very open and a lot of fun. I wish more professors were like her, even if she made me turn purple!” “I...

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Good Medicine Sophomore YearChapter 18 Stress Relief

September 16, 1982, McKinley, Ohio Sandy hadn’t moved, but the feeling of her leaning against me changed with her question. My first thought was Angie, and I lifted my eyes to hers, and found a bemused look on her face. I realized, at that moment, that the dorm opinion of her being ‘Mrs. Loucks’ wasn’t all that far-fetched. In some ways, I was treating her that way, and she certainly was, in some ways, acting like a wife. I’d known that before, but my instant, gut reaction of looking to her...

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Good Medicine Sophomore YearChapter 33 A Fresh Start

December 26, 1982, West Monroe, Ohio “Shit!” I swore vehemently, and in English for effect, when I walked out onto the porch on Sunday morning. “Mikhail Petrovich!” Mom said sternly. I picked up the box on the front porch and turned to show her. “«Говно»!” she replied. I nodded, “Nice to know you agree with me.” The box was the one that held the two stuffed rabbits I’d bought for Jocelyn. The fact that she’d returned them spoke volumes, and short of putting up a tombstone, I wasn’t sure...

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Good Medicine Sophomore YearChapter 36 Woolgathering

January 1, 1983, West Monroe, Ohio “It’s open, Mindy!” I called out. The door opened and she came into the room. “You were expecting me?” “I’d have been seriously disappointed in my ability to predict your behavior if you hadn’t shown up!” “A little too obvious?” “You might say that! May I give you a tip?” “I’d rather have the whole thing!” Mindy smirked. I laughed so hard I had to sit down on the bed so I wouldn’t fall over. It took me a full minute to recover enough to be able to...

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Good Medicine Sophomore YearChapter 61 Not What I Thought It Was

March 26, 1983, West Monroe, Ohio Vespers with Tasha next to me was positively weird. I had no idea what she was thinking nor what she intended. But the MESSAGE she was sending was loud and clear to anyone who saw us, and was very specific for three people — Janey, declaring I was STILL Tasha’s property; Deacon Vasily, declaring she was still going to see me; and Mr. Orlov, stating that she didn’t care about his opinion. I could tell the message to Janey was clearly received when she looked...

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Good Medicine Sophomore YearChapter 66 No Script To Read

April 16, 1983, McKinley, Ohio “So what had you nearly bursting at breakfast this morning?” “I’m no longer a virgin!” Clarissa exclaimed. “And Oh! My! God!” “That good, huh?” I grinned. “You have NO idea. Well, maybe you do because you’ve had sex!” “From a guy’s perspective, anyway.” “Can I ask you something?” “Sure.” “Do you like the taste?” I nodded, “Very much so.” “And do different girls taste differently?” “Yes, but it’s kind of subtle, though I notice. Did you kiss her...

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Good Medicine Sophomore YearChapter 67 A DARNED Good Question

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Good Medicine Sophomore YearChapter 68 Holy Week and Pascha

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Good Medicine Sophomore YearChapter 13 And So It Begins

August 23, 1982, McKinley, Ohio “Well, here we go again!” Jason said as he, Clarissa, Sandy, and I plopped into front row seats in the O-Chem classroom.” “Look at it this way,” Sandy laughed. “You’re about one sixth of the way done. We doctors are about one eighth, not counting the Summers we have to work for no pay and our intern year when we get a small stipend! By then you’ll be earning major bucks developing bioweapons for the CIA!” “I’m actually thinking of doing a PhD at some point,...

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Good Medicine Sophomore YearChapter 41 Soulmate

January 15, 1983, McKinley, Ohio “No way!” Dale protested. “I’m serious, Dale. Ten Polaroids. She sent them to my parents’ house and my mom brought the envelope to me on Thursday.” “I don’t believe it. That’s not her. It’s not!” “They came from Purdue,” I said. “They were postmarked ‘West Lafayette, Indiana’ on Saturday.” “Shit. I called her on Saturday morning. I pushed her to admit you guys had been together. I’m sorry, Mike.” “It’s not your fault, Dale.” “But I think she did that in...

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Good Medicine Sophomore YearChapter 47 Paging Doctor Hart

February 1, 1983, McKinley, Ohio “What the heck were you thinking?” Doctor Hart snapped. “That has to be about the dumbest thing you could possibly have done!” “Funny thing,” I said. “I agree with you.” “There is nothing funny about what you did! You’re lucky as hell that it turned out as well as it did!” “Again, funny thing, I agree with you.” “Cut it out, Mike!” “Sorry. I beat myself up enough about this that I’m not sure I need your help.” “So why tell me?” “I thought I was...

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Good Medicine Sophomore YearChapter 49 Confrontation

February 5, 1983, West Monroe, Ohio “This is heavenly,” Janey sighed. She was sitting in front of me, leaned back, with my arms around her, in a tub full of warm water and lavender bubble bath. “I could get really used to this,” I agreed. “When you finally get paid a decent amount, we’ll build a big house with a shower and tub like this.” “And a sauna,” I said. “Who has a sauna?” “Katy’s parents.” Janey laughed, “Did you?” “Just some fooling around but not that.” I ran my hands up...

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Good Medicine Sophomore YearChapter 52 A First Date

February 15, 1983, McKinley, Ohio “How did it go?” Clarissa asked when I walked out of the interview room. “I owe you guys big time! My biographical sketch seemed well received, and the answers you all helped me prepare were perfect. Dean Parker walked right into Melody’s trap!” Melody laughed, “Of COURSE she did. She’s so predictable. Did she try to pry into your private life?” “She started to ask the question and Dean Foster cut her off before she could finish.” “Awesome!” The three...

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Good Medicine Sophomore YearChapter 53 Another Meltdown

February 20, 1983, McKinley, Ohio Clarissa and I lay together for about fifteen minutes before I heard voices and a soft knock on the bedroom door. “I think the posse is here,” I chuckled. “Bummer,” she sighed. I reluctantly released her, and we sat up on the bed, leaning back against the wall. “Come in!” I called out. Sandy opened the door and I could see the rest of the gang was with her. “Anything interesting going on in here?” she smirked. “Just the lesbian girl talking to her...

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Good Medicine Sophomore YearChapter 63 Small Victories

March 28, 1983, West Monroe, Ohio As I drove home, I considered my conversation with Tasha, and realized it was, in its own way, very close in character to conversations I’d had with Clarissa — intimate, honest, and designed to build a relationship. That, as much as anything else, confirmed that her conditions were not only wise, but the correct course of action. In one sense, it really only excluded Janey, but I felt my conversation, or rather, attempted conversation, with her had closed...

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Good Medicine Sophomore YearChapter 7 A Disaster in the Making

July 16, 1982, West Monroe, Ohio “You’re not seeing Katy tonight?” Mom asked on Friday morning. “No. Her grandmother, who lives in Pittsburgh, fell and broke her hip. They were leaving this morning and won’t be back until sometime next week.” “We haven’t talked about you and Jocelyn since last Saturday.” “There isn’t much to say,” I said. “She and her parents are basically not talking. That’s why we’ve been hanging out here, at the pool, or at Grant Park.” And Jackson Lake, but I didn’t...

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Good Medicine Sophomore YearChapter 11 Last Day

August 18, 1982, West Monroe, Ohio “And you’ll come home and see me, Mishka?” “Of course, Tasha!” I replied. “On breaks for sure, and I promise to try to come home at least one weekend a month, though I can’t guarantee it.” “Dad said I’m allowed to come see you, but I have to bring Sasha with me and Sasha has to be with us the entire time!” I chuckled, “I don’t think he trusts you to be in my dorm room!” “I think you’re right!” she giggled. “He’s afraid we will make passionate love...

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Good Medicine Sophomore YearChapter 25 Title IX

October 31, 1982, McKinley, Ohio “What are you doing here?” I asked. “And please tell me you just arrived!” “Mom and Dad were away for the weekend,” Emmy replied with a smirk, “so I came to visit! And I got here last night!” “Please tell me you didn’t...” “All night! Wow!” “Your dad will kill ALL of us if he finds out!” “I’m not going to tell him! Are you?” “No, of course not! But seriously, Emmy, this was super dangerous!” “And super fun!” “Where’s Clark?” “He went to the...

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Good Medicine Sophomore YearChapter 58 Quit Making So Damned Much Sense

March 12, 1983, McKinley, Ohio “Cheating on me? Really?” “I know it sounds strange, but I know how much you and I love each other, and how close and intimate we are, even if we don’t kiss and touch and stuff. It’s really weird. I WANT to be with Glenda, you know, that way, but that doesn’t change the feeling.” “That way?” I grinned. “I know you aren’t clueless, Petrovich! You do the same things!” “I know. I’m teasing you, Lissa! Is this feeling going to be a problem?” “I don’t think so....

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Good Medicine Sophomore YearChapter 62 Wise Teachers

March 27, 1983, West Monroe, Ohio “I told Mom I’d make you dinner tonight,” I said to Liz when I arrived home. “How does penne pasta with arrabbiata sauce and a salad grab you?” “That sounds good! I could invite Mindy and Maggie?” “It’s up to you,” I replied flatly. “I have enough ingredients and there’s plenty of penne in the cabinet.” “Is something bugging you?” “Not bugging me, per se, just making me think. I had a long talk with Tasha and the last thing she said was very, very...

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Good Medicine Sophomore YearChapter 65 Opening Eyes

April 9, 1983, McKinley, Ohio “I still don’t like the way Clarissa interfered last night,” Kristin said on Saturday morning after we made love. “You know how important church is to me, right?” “Sure, but she didn’t have to be a bitch about it!” I took a deep breath and let it out. “I don’t see it that way. She was simply trying to point out something which is true. When Holy Week rolls around, I’ll be in church every evening from the Friday before Palm Sunday until the following...

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