"Really?" Sonia says, and it's less disbelieving than it is indignant, in a how could anyone rob you of this experience way, and takes another drink. Alright, so maybe sex questions really aren't the way to go with Beth. Kind of a shame, Sonia likes that flush on her, but while she's drunk, she's not going to be so pushy.

"Alright, well," she says, tapping her chin. "I never graduated from school."