“Now I’ve taken on a school play because I wasn’t smart enough to keep my mouth shut. The sad part is I don’t see it getting any better come summer or next year. If anything, I’ll have even more on my plate, with recruiting heating up.
“I guess what I’m saying is that I chose you to go on probably the last vacation I’ll have for a long time,” I said.
“You really think we can have fun, even without ‘sexy time’?”
“All things being equal, I would enjoy ‘sexy time’ with you. I hope that’s not the only reason you want to go on vacation with me.”
“You know that’s not the case, David. I guess I was feeling sorry for myself. I think my parents could use a vacation as well. Do you think our parents will get along?”
“Yeah, I don’t see any problems with that.”
We became quiet and got lost in our own thoughts.
“David?”
“Hm?”
“Could we have ‘sexy time’ now?”
I bounced up on all fours and covered her like a kid who found a Playboy Bunny under his Christmas tree. Brook got the giggles as I tried to get her clothes off. She squealed when I licked her neck. Yeah, we would have ‘sexy time’ on our vacation.
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Chapter 13 – Code Black Saturday February 20
I got up early, ran, and then used the hotel gym to work out. I came back to find Brook had gone back to her room. Last night had been fun. Brook was in a goofy mood and had me laughing and feeling playful. I’d started to feel relaxed around Brook. When we first had gotten together, I’d worried a little about measuring up. She’d admitted that she usually went out with guys who were in college. Ken, who she invited to her house and who turned out to be engaged, had been five years older.
Because of that, I probably went overboard with Brook and tried to make her climax harder than she’d ever experienced. Last night had changed our relationship. I think that because I hadn’t tried a bunch of sexual gymnastics, we had a better time together. No, we didn’t get off as hard or as many times, but there was more of a comfortable connection.
It was also the first time we’d fallen asleep together. I enjoyed waking up and finding Brook next to me. For some reason, it just felt right.
If you’d asked me before last night to rate how close I felt to the women in my life, Brook would’ve come in last. Even though I’d had more sex with Brook, both Halle and Zoe meant more to me on an emotional level. Of course, Pam would always be special to me. After Valentine’s weekend, it had crystallized for me that we were not going to be more than close friends. Pam just wasn’t made to handle the attention she’d get if she were with me.
I reflected on all the girls I’d dated and thought about who I might want to make my girlfriend, then stopped myself for a moment. Was I really considering this? It had been six months since Tami made it clear that we weren’t going to be together. Had it really been long enough for me to think about being in a relationship and everything that would entail? Was I ready to commit to one person and try to make it work?
I got a little sidetracked when I thought about LA and how much fun I’d had. The lifestyle of an actor was different from that of a high school kid in the Midwest. Yes, I didn’t have anything to complain about, really. It just felt like I was missing something important. I’d seen how my uncle acted now that he was married. He seemed content. Even Greg and Angie had settled in and were happy. With a baby on the way, did I also want to find someone to love?
I returned to my mental list. As much as I liked the Wesleyan girls, Harper had been the only one who I would have considered taking a relationship to the next level with. I could look back now and see that her infatuation with a guy from her past was all about her insecurities. That didn’t mean that I was ready to take up with her again.
I thought about Kara. Now
If I were thinking pipe dreams, there was always Cindy. I still had very fond memories of how she and Suzanne, as seniors, had taken this poor freshman boy, recently out of dweeb-hood, and seen to my sexual education. All boys should have tutors like those two.
Cindy would be serious arm candy. I realize that Halle was probably better looking, but not by much. My only problem was I wasn’t sure if she and I were compatible. If she would have sex with her boyfriend and me, would she want that with me and someone else? I’m sure I wouldn’t handle it very well. She was also bi. While I thought she’d be fun, I wouldn’t try to force anything with her.
