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“Saying?”
“The Perry Plan!”
“Ah, yes.” Aunt Marty smiles at me. “Really, Ruthie,
there’s only one major thing you need to know about
attracting guys.”
I rotate as far as the seat belt will let me. Aunt Marty
turns onto Main Street and heads for Middletown. If
Odessa had one, I’m sure she would drive in the fast lane.
“You have the power to teach a guy how to treat you.
The way you act will determine how he acts. So, if you want
Perry to start treating you like his girlfriend instead of his
pal, act like a sensual being.”
“Sensual being,” I repeat, without a clue how to actually
become one.
“I’m not talking about sex,” she adds. “Sensuality and
sexuality are two very different things. Sensuality is the way
you feel about yourself. It’s confidence. Sex is a whole other
matter. Teenage sex is always a disaster. Why put yourself
through it? I guarantee, you’ll never regret waiting. But you
almost certainly will regret it if you don’t.”
I nod. Even the thought of having sex with Perry Gould
makes me blush persimmon.
“What you need to do with Perry,” Aunt Marty says, “is
change your loop.”
“My loop?”
“Any relationship between two people is a loop,” she
explains. “Both sides respond to each other and keep the
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