Fast Times at Ridgemont High - A True Story

A Late-Night Phone Conversation

Linda and Stacy had already been on the phone over an hour.

“Linda,” asked Stacy, “what makes a great lover?”

“A style.”

“Gentleness?”

“In some guys,” said Linda. “That’s Doug. Doug’s tender. He’s very gentle. He really is. He goes for your neck and your mouth . . . you just go, ‘Ohhhhhh.’ ”

“What other styles are there?”

“Aggressive. Like Bob, who used to work at Swenson’s. Remember him? He attacked me in front of Jack in Jack’s Camaro. He tried to get Doug mad by giving me a hickey.”

“You never told me this.”

“He never gave me the hickey.”

“Did Betsy know about that?”

“Betsy doesn’t know about half the shit Bob does.”

“I don’t know,” sighed Stacy. “I think I want to find somebody funny. The guy’s gotta have a sense of humor. And be well built . . .”

“And good in bed.”

“You never can tell that.”

“Hey,” said Linda, “whatever happened to that Mark Ratner?”

“Nothing. He’s around. He’s real nice. His friend is pretty cute.”

“High school boys,” said Linda. “No matter what they look like, they’re still high school boys.”