Chapter 8

She went to Boston University,refusing to remain in the Chicago area where she was raised,coming home only for the summers.They still called her“Scarface”when they saw her in her little town.The only person who didn’t was Eric,a high-school classmate who came out as a freshman at Cornell.He,too,left their little town.She came close but never told him she was gay.He remainedher sole friend from those days and that little town.

She did well at BU and worked for an insurance company in lower Manhattan.Her being out in Bay Ridge was a pain for Paula but the distance only increased the fervor of each rendezvous.With Angela now spending most of her time at Nicole’s,Connie spent most Saturday nights with Paula in Jackson Heights and the four often met for brunch there or in Astoria.