Summary

The story continues by explaining that the woman did not mind traveling from hospital to hospital following the trailer because she and her mother had always traveled frequently when she was younger. The man, named Marlon, is attracted to the woman, and thinks about her body even when he not with her. Gracie, the woman, is attracted to Marlon and notices the subtleties of his personality whenever she sees him.

Marlon tells Gracie about his upbringing on the Shoshone reservation in Nevada. He explains that there is a road, Route 50, that is "the loneliest road in America" (7). He also talks about his fellow soldiers in the Army and the experience of being bombarded by I.E.D.'s. Returning to the story of the Pennsylvania nurse who killed his patients, Marlon thinks aloud to Gracie about what it means to be a nurse: "You...