Devon finishes straightening Jon's manuscript to get herself time to
gather her courage. Then she walks up the stairs and knocks on Jon's
door. He tells her to go away, but she doesn't. She tells him that
she's ready for him to teach her about sex. He tells her to leave
again. She remembers out loud that he'd said she really needed to
convince him if she wanted it. She walks over, presses herself
against him, pulls his head down and tells her to kiss him. He
doesn't, and he tells her that her time is running out. Will you
look at all this restraint he's showing? This must be to make up for
a few chapters back.
Anyway, Devon keeps pleading, Jon tells her to leave while she still
can. Finally, she just takes her clothes off, folding them neatly,
and sits on his bed. While she's undressing, Jon stops himself from
running over to her. Finally she asks if he wants her. Hell yes he
does. Devon asks what's stopping him, then. He asks if she's sure
and she nods. Good. He's learned. He waits a moment longer and
then he starts taking his clothes off too. They do, indeed, bang.
Jon is patient and gentle with her and it's the best thing ever.
Afterward, Devon says that if she'd known how great sex was, she
would have done it earlier. Jon replies, “Does that mean you'd
have slept with Matt that night? Because if it does I ought to spank
you.” So, wait. Do you think she should have slept with him if
she had experience or not? I still don't understand these characters
and it's the last chapter. Devon murmurs that she doesn't want Matt
and slips into sleep.
The next day, Jon looks worried. Devon reminds him that they can
just do this for four weeks and then they'll go their separate ways.
Jon tells her that he's got to go out running and have a think.
Devon is convinced that last night was great, but that he's
remembering Margo now. I'm so glad she talked to him about this.
No, wait. That other thing. Also, Devon berates herself for wanting
these memories because it won't make parting from him any easier.
Also, also, she's convinced that although last night was everything
for her, it was a nightmare for Jon. Le sigh.
Devon is in the living room when Jon comes back from his run. He
doesn't go upstairs to shower, so she can't escape. Because running
away and not talking to him solved everything before. Finally, she
drags herself into the kitchen. When he sees her, Jon tells her,
“You gave me a very precious gift last night, Devon. You deserve
to know just how precious it is to me.” He's so sweet now that
he's New Jon. Jon tells Devon that their sex isn't like just
anyone's sex. It's usually not that awesome. Now he's considering
telling Bob that he won't take that job. Devon is worried about his
career and how Margo will take this rejection, but of course she
doesn't talk about Margo. We have to squeeze a few more pages out of
this plot and cause me to tear out my hair in frustration.
So, when Jon offers for Devon to come with him and go to a graduate
school in Washington, she assumes that would be as his mistress and
she's not sure she can do that. Of course, she doesn't say any of
this. She just says no. I really want to slap some sense into her.
Ugh. Devon keeps harping on the four week thing, and Jon asks if she
can really be okay with never seeing him again after that. She's not
okay with that. Not at all, but he's asking for all or nothing. He
asks if she hears what he's saying, but she doesn't. Granted, it's
not a very direct proposal, but still. Devon has so many times in
this conversation where she could bring up Margo and she doesn't.
Anyway, they finally stop their pointless conversation because
they've both got class. Jon showers and Devon walks.
Of course, she doesn't pay attention to anything in class. She does
learn from Doc that she can change grad schools, but that it will be
difficult. After her classes, Devon finds herself at that restaurant
that makes everything. It's snowing in April (Yup, definitely the
Midwest) and she's got some hot cider. She's remembering the first
time she met Jon. Loving Jon was worth all the pain, yada yada.
Finally, Jon shows up and sit across the table from her. Jon
suggests that he stay with the university for one more year so Devon
can finish her studies. (What kind of Master's program takes one
year?) She's incredulous that he would leave his politicking for a
year. He says he can't give it up completely, but, essentially, that
he's willing to wait for her. She still isn't getting it, but
there's only a few pages left, so she'll have to soon.
After seeing how important she is to him, Devon says she'll go with
him to Washington. Jon is happy, but says it'll have to be on his
terms. Devon braces herself for a discussion, finally, about Margo.
Nope. He's talking about how it takes three days to get married in
this state. Devon is in shock for a bit, then she finally asks about
Margo. Goodness! Was that really so hard?! Anyway, Jon tells Devon
that Margo has thought they'd be getting married for about five years
and that no matter how many times he tells her no, she doesn't get
it. No, her parents don't care who Jon marries, neither do Jon's.
Devon finally asks a sensible question about why he didn't tell her
he wanted marriage. He replies that she kept saying four weeks like
she couldn't deal with him any longer than that. Also because she's
been saying how marriage is for the crazy. Well then. She agrees to
marry him, surprising no one. They'd better get out of that
restaurant before they scandalize everyone in it. Just outside,
Devon realizes that she forgot to pay for her cider again. Jon makes
a quip about how she'll need a Secret Service agent to make deal with
these things. Then the snow closes them off from the world, which I
can only assume means, at the very least, that they make out. I just
hope they get inside before they start peeling off clothes. It's
cold outside!
Whew! This book was ridiculous. I know what I'm getting myself into
when I read these novels, but I must have forgotten how aggravating
they can be. I'm not even going to joke about a sequel because I'm
so done with all of these characters. Except Doc and Julie. They
were pretty cool. Maybe they can team up and solve crimes or
something. Academic crimes. I hope you enjoyed reading this. I had
a blast making it, even if Devon is thicker than a two by four.
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