"Oh, I know, and if you hadn't offered, I would have just told you to go away so we could f**k, but I appreciate that I didn't have to say anything."
Jake could absolutely picture Peggy saying that to him. She wouldn't even have been embarrassed about it. That was just Peggy.
"The worst part is," Jake continued, steering the conversation back to his predicament, "staying in all these hostels, there isn't even a decent opportunity to whack off. There's no internet, except in public cafes, there's nothing to beat off to, and no privacy to do it anyway."
"You're telling me you haven't even jerked off in the last six weeks?"
"Once, maybe twice, in the shower. But it was totally rushed and unsatisfying."
"That's really sad. If you ever do get lucky, you're going to shower the poor girl in
