I laugh because it’s true. Ramón wanted to have sex with me so badly, but he also had so much shame about wanting it. It’s probably one of the many reasons why the very few times we were able to were really…forgettable, to put it as kindly as possible.
“Do you want us to help you with anything?” Teal asks. “Birth control, condoms—”
“We could go to Lucky Treasures,” Sage says. “They’ll have all that. Well, not oral contraceptives, but condoms, lube, lingerie.”
I brighten. “Lingerie?”
“Yeah! I need something new. My drive is coming back, now that I’m feeling less anxious and paranoid about everything.”
“Okay, well, they open in thirty minutes,” Teal says, checking her watch. “I gotta get back to work in about an hour and a half, so we should leave soon. Sky, get dressed while I do the dishes.”
I roll my eyes. “Okay, bossy.”
“Oh, you love it,” Teal calls as she makes her way toward the stairs.
Sage reaches for my dirty plate and gives me a little hug in the meantime. “I’m so glad you and Adam are doing things!” She smiles. “He seems like a good man.”
I can’t help but grin back as I think about him, and all the ways he is good. “He really is.”
“Yes. That’s what you deserve.” She stands. “Okay, go get ready. We have some sexy underwear to purchase.”
27
Lucky Treasures is way onthe opposite side of downtown, inland, in an old shopping plaza that, from what I remember from childhood, used to have some cute mom-and-pop restaurants and furniture stores but now is a collection of really run-down-looking electronic and dollar stores. The building itself looks just as old as the surroundings, but the people in charge obviously keep it a lot nicer with what looks to be regular pressure washing and daisies and coneflowers planted all around the parking lot.
After we walk in, it becomes clear that we are definitely the only customers, which makes me relax muscles I hadn’t realized I’d been tensing. While I still mostly don’t care that my shenanigans last night are possibly the talk of the town, that doesn’t mean that I want people to call me names and act like I need to adhere a big redFon my clothing forFreakwhile I’m trying to figure out which piece of raunchy lace Adam would like the most.
We wander from display to display, giggling and chattingabout which pieces would be the most flattering for us. I end up falling in love with a shimmery lilac bodysuit that has the whole crotch, ass, and breasts cut out. “It’s so absurd,” I say. “But also very pretty.”
“That kind of describes most lingerie,” Sage agrees. “Absurd and pretty.”
Sage ends up with a corset, though, and a thigh-high mix. Teal decides to grab some lube and a travel bullet vibrator. She wants to buy me condoms as a sort of “congratulations on your first real adult sexual relationship” gift, but I wave her off, telling her about the massive variety collection I already have.
After saying goodbye to them, I drive to work, saying my usual greeting to Anise before going down into my lair. As soon as I put my handbag on my desk, my phone dings. The notification is for Matchmakr.
I narrow my eyes as I open the app, and there it is. From @tryingsomethingnew:Hey girl. Wyd?
I snort.I’m at work. Wyd? Didn’t William have a doctor’s appointment? How was it?
Got him in the office barely on time. He had another bad night.
Oh no. I’m sorry, Adam. How is he now?
Snoozing. At least the doc could see what I was talking about and prescribed him some sleep meds. I need to pick them up from the pharmacy in a few.
I tsk.Poor William. Was he always so grumpy, or did it become a thing as he got older?
Ahhh…yeah, Gramps was always a hardass. Sweet on my grandma, though. It definitely is getting worse with age, though, so both.
Are you okay? Do you need anything?
Just wanted to hear from you. My salt sea girl.
My heart feels so warm on its next few beats as I read him calling me his.I’m here. If you need to chat. My…uh. Trying Something New Guy.
Lmao. That’s not nearly as endearing a username. Ah.. I gotta run. Pharmacy’s calling. Chat later?
Of course. Have a good day.
