"But it still felt wrong. He still felt sick. The feeling of Carter’s lips wouldn’t leave his mind and he wished he remembered what it had felt like when he kissed Del. He wished he remembered what the actor's face had looked like, what his mouth had tasted like. He wondered if this was how Del’s relationship with the couple had started, or if he ever had interest in Lettie at all. He tasted the cigarettes of Carter’s tongue and supposed that must be close enough. He leaned in, he kissed back."