Chapter 43
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Sarah/Kendall, Bianca, and Ryan spent much of this Friday night eating pizza and watching movies. The three of them were all friends, however complicated things might have been at times they cared about each other. This night was always hard on Ryan, remembering his mother's death. Ryan still hadn't spoken to his father since that night in November, when mr Lavery hit him and Sarah pulled a gun to protect him. Ryan heard that his father had gotten sober, was attending AA meetings every day, but he still wasn't ready to talk just yet. In the meantime he had his two favorite women with him. This was a good night, but Bianca began feeling like a third wheel. She wasn't sure if Ryan had ever had sex, Sarah might very well be his first, if they hadn't already.
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Bianca: I'm getting kind of tired, I think I'm going to go home.
Sarah: Okay, I'll call Erica.
Bianca: It's fine, I'll walk.
Ryan: At this time of night, it's pretty cold.
Bianca: I have a winter coat, mom. Besides doctors say walking a lot is good for the heart.
Ryan: Are you sure?
Bianca: Yeah, I'll be fine.
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As Bianca left Ryan and Sarah began talking.
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Sarah: I hope we didn't make her feel awkward.
Ryan: I think she was worried she'd see something if she stayed. The truth is, even after these last two months here, I've never actually made love to a woman.
Sarah: Neither have I.
Ryan: You mean specifically a woman?
Sarah: Women weren't my most regular customers, but it happenned. But I never understood why people called it "Making love." Mostly it made me want to vomit.
Ryan: I think if two people care about each other, it can be a beautiful experience.
Sarah: I care about you, more than I thought I was capable of caring about anyone.
Ryan: I care about you two. Maybe, we could give it a shot.
Sarah: Okay, I'm interested if you are. Let me just get some protection.
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Sarah and Ryan made love for the first time this night. They didn't realize what was happenning at the same time.
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Officer Jessie Hubbard was patroling the city in his cop car. Friday nights there were a lot of stoned or drunk teenagers. Most of them were harmless, as long as they didn't drive drunk and made sure to call responsible party's for s ride home. Jessie always figured the presence of police cars on the streets kept people on their best behavior, they didn't commit violent if it was likely they'd get caught. But, unfortunately, there were always exceptions. On this Friday night Jessie saw a young girl, lying on the sidewalk. Someone had beaten this girl badly. Jessie immediately called for an ambulance. He went over to the girl, who seemed to be drifting in and out on consciousness. Jessie recognized the girl, she was Bianca Montgomery, daughter of fashion icon Erica Kane. Jessie tried asking Bianca who did this to her. He wasn't sure if she understood the question. Bianca only said one word, "Sarah."
