Rain of Gold - half grown

Salvador sat there looking at his mother, realizing that it was true; he was, indeed, only half grown and knew very little about love and women and marriage and many of the great mysteries of teh heart. It seemed to him as if he'd been a child all these years, thinking only about survival and his own amusement. He took a big breath, wondering if he was really ready for this big new step in life called marriage. He decided yes, definitely, if he was ever going to be ready it was now. (484)