At that moment Sandra calls him and me to say that perhaps Steven is coming back earlier, perhaps today. I get out of Mark’s room as soon as I can to discuss it with Sandra in the corridor.

Then, when she gets back in front of the TV. I come back and I find him, with that cool look, lying on his bed, thinking. And I say, “Darling, I'm not saying you shouldn't date until you're a mature man. I'm just saying it's something to keep in mind. If you like a girl who's around your age, right now or even a little bit younger, they're just a bit easy,...