“I've been wondering... I mean, I thought you might be able to tell me something."
Buddy met my eyes and I saw, for the first time, how he had changed. Instead of the old, sure smile that flashed on easily and frequently as a photographer's bulb, his face was grave, even tentative -- the face of a man who often does not get what he wants.
"I'll tell you if I can, Buddy."
"Do you think there's something in me that drives women crazy?”