Chapter 93

           

           Idon’twanttotellWayanaboutit,notuntilallthemoneyhasbeenraised.It’shardtokeepabigsecretlikethis,especiallywhenshe’sinsuchconstantworryaboutherfuture,butIdon’twanttogetherhopesupuntilitisofficial.Soforthewholeweek,Ikeepmymouthshutaboutmyplans,andIkeepmyselfoccupiedhavingdinneralmosteverynightwithFelipetheBrazilian,whodoesn’tseemtomindthatIownonlyonenicedress.

           IguessIhaveacrushonhim.Afterafewdinners,I’mfairlycertainIhaveacrushonhim.He’smorethanheappears,thisself-proclaimed"bullshitmaster"whoknowseveryoneinUbudandisalwaysthecenteroftheparty.IaskedArmeniaabouthim.They’vebeenfriendsforawhile.Isaid,"ThatFelipe-he’sgotmoredepththantheothers,doesn’the?There’ssomethingmoretohim,isn’tthere?"Shesaid,"Oh,yes.He’sagood,kindman.Buthe’sbeenthroughaharddivorce.Ithinkhe’scometoBalitorecover."

           Ah-nowthisisasubjectIknownothingabout.

           Buthe’sfifty-twoyearsold.Thisisinteresting.HaveItrulyreachedtheagewhereafifty-two-year-oldmaniswithinmyrealmofdatingconsideration?Ilikehim,though.He’sgotsilverhairandhe’sbaldinginanattractivelyPicassoesquemanner.Hiseyesarewarmandbrown.Hehasagentlefaceandhesmellswonderful.Andheisanactualgrownman.Theadultmaleofthespecies-abitofanoveltyinmyexperience.

           He’sbeenlivinginBaliforaboutfiveyearsnow,workingwithBalinesesilversmithstomakejewelryfromBraziliangemstonesforexporttoAmerica.

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