Having walked away from a failing relationship, Travis caught a ride with Jia Li, Susie, and Hannah. In that ride, Travis discovered a love he never knew he needed. Now, after the happy exertions of the past few hours, and having refreshing in his motel room, Hannah knocks on his door. Together, they explore their growing love together. Travis soon learns that ? despite what he learned all his life ? receiving can be as satisfying as giving.

Gently I stroked her, something that had been clumsy in the tight confines of the van, I could do much more easily here. It felt good to do. It felt more than good. It felt like I was home at last.

Then it struck me. This was right. This was natural. This was who I had always been. Suddenly, I felt happier than I had ever felt before. I would never go back to the person I had been when the night began.

This was being the penetrated rather than the one who penetrates. This was definitively going in a whole new direction, identifying myself in a whole new way. It was a door that, once passed, would change everything. Should I do it? It was not even a question. If hesitation there was, no one could have detected it.