Ranier Maria Schulz is Gillian's language professor and her lover. Ranier Maria is married to a woman who is aware of his relationship with Gillian and has a lover of her own. Ranier Maria is jaded about his career and tells James that he should not go to college if that is not where he truly wants to be. In the end, Ranier Maria recommits himself to his marriage and moves to California to follow his wife to a new job.
