Sublime

“He’s a sweet guy,” Charlie says quietly. “Anyway, he let the car stuff go and started picking up paperbacks for me every time he stopped by a garage sale, or a new donation box came into Mom’s shop. He has no idea how much erotica he’s given me.”

but once you’ve decided you like a guy and he’s taken you out several

Burdened by the “impossible” task of making Laurie happy, Jim went on “strike,” gave up, or simply turned away.