“Oh…” She looks at me in surprise, then adds, “I don’t know…”
“You might as well stay. I can bring you back in the morning.”
She contemplates for a moment. “I guess so, but only if you’re sure.”
The instant relief is all the assurance I need that it was the right choice, stirring feelings that have been dormant for years.
I cup her cheek and bring her lips toward mine. “I’d love nothing more,” I say, then close the gap between us.
11
BLIND DATE
Poppy
“All right, tell me everything, you little slut,” Cici says sarcastically while giggling.
“You might be saying that for real after you hear my story.”
We’re sitting on her couch after putting Abby down for a nap, since I said I couldn’t hold her while talking about sex. Eli was at work already when Braden dropped me off, thank God. I think it would have been weird to be around him after screwing his friend, along with another guy. Way too awkward.
I had planned to call an Uber after Warren left, but was shocked when Braden asked me to stay. Instead of going right to sleep, we talked, made out like teenagers, then one thing led to another, and I ended up checking a new position off, as he spooned me from behind to my fifth orgasm of the night.
Something felt different about that last time. It was… intimate, almost as if feelings were involved, but I know better. I’m not that naïve. Even if my mind got confused or was playing tricks on me, Braden for sure has no intentions other than sex when it comes to women.
“Since you’ll probably hear about some of it from Lucy, I might as well tell you the rest.”
So I recount everything in detail, starting with the incident on the dance floor until the end of the night, watching her eyes bug out during most of the one-sided conversation.
“Holy shit,” she stammers once I finish the story.
“Yeah.”
“I mean, holy shit. You are a fucking goddess. You went from losing your virginity one month to getting double-stuffed the next. Like, what the heck? Where were you when I was single and needed a partner in crime?”
“This doesn’t change anything. I’m not gonna start sleeping around. In fact, I’m more determined than ever to find my person.”
“I bet. So you can have sex all the time, huh?”
We both crack up laughing.
“Exactly,” I say as soon as I catch my breath.
“Shoot. You’ll need a guy who’s capable of wild animal sex. So you’ll have to test the waters before settling.”
“True. But I won’t do that unless someone is worthy of testing. And if he’s perfect in every other way, can’t they learn if they’re not great at it?”
“Hm.” Cici shrugs. “I’m not sure. But how will you find him in the first place?”
“Well, there’s this new app I want to try.”
Cici groans at my solution.
“It’s not like I have friends setting me up all the time, and I don’t go out very often, so my options are limited,” I say defensively.
“Fine. Show me your profile.”
I grab my phone and pull up the app. “I haven’t done it yet, but it shouldn’t be hard since it’s without pictures.”
