"No. Never has been."
"I had a husband, once. Only I divorced him and became a nurse."
"That when you left Ohio? Or was it Indiana?"
Jerry turned her eyes from the cypresses and looked at Hall, who sat at her side, his face over hers. "Ohio," she said. "How did you know?"
Hall bent over and kissed her lightly on the lips. She neither resisted nor returned his kiss. "You sweet dope," he said. "I'm a Buckeye myself. Cleveland."
"I'm from Columbus."
"Pleased to know you, Miss Columbus. Did you know you have green eyes and there are little gold stars in each eye?"
"Nope."
"Nope. Sweet dope. No one ever told you."
"He calls me names!" Jerry sat up and put her arms around Hall's neck. "He calls me names." She put her slightly opened mouth against his lips and pulled him closer, and together they sank to the ground. They lay locked in the one kiss, the girl's full breasts pressing against Hall's chest.