Chapter 41 041

• "Yes. Brigitte was the first woman I had sex with. It kind of broke the ice before I had sex with her partner. Listen, I sort of wanted to apologize to you both. Even though I was attracted to Gretchen in high school, I was afraid to be with her because of the way she got treated by the other kids. If I'd been a little braver, perhaps she wouldn't have gotten treated as badly as she was, or they would have split their negative attention on two people instead of just one."
• "At least you were never one of those who made fun of her," Sue said, "so thank you for that. Some of the kids were so cruel to her."
• "I know. I heard all of the negative comments. I should have spoken up for her, but I didn't. Too afraid to take a stand for my friend. It made me almost as bad as they were."