Chapter 17

After showers and packing, they made their way to the airport. They grabbed a couple of bagels from the airport baked good stand and boarded the plane. There wasn't a lot of time for conversation. Once they settled, Pearl had to ask David what was nagging at her. And she knew he had questions too. She had told him she was in love with him. She didn't know if she just regretted saying it or if she was feeling guilty because it wasn't entirely the truth. She was a little drunk. Caught up in the moment. And Gatsby. But maybe she did really feel that way. She loved him. She was sure of that after this week. But in love with him. That was something she was always afraid of. 

"You didn't ask me." Pearl said. "You didn't ask me if I was on birth control. You didn't hesitate or get a condom. Why? Wouldn't that worry you?" She asked David. He looked at her with a smile. "First of all, you told me you'd only been with two people. I've only been with two people. The likely hood of us