Lace, let me.” Lacey was a little embarrassed to be sitting there letting Jody wash off her breasts … and face, but Jody was smiling at her. “You’re too good to me, you know that? I constantly man handle you, and you reward me. Every time we’re together, all I think about is how I want to be gentle with you and take it slow. But then I blow it.”
“What are you talking about? Do you hear me complaining? Jody, this is the most fun I’ve had in entirely too long.” Lacey felt behind her in an attempt to locate her bra and shirt. Now that the sexual frenzy was ebbing, she felt self-conscious about being half naked in front of him.
Jody frowned. “You don’t have to put that on right away, do you? God Lace, you have the best rack. Shit … see? In my head, I say how beautiful your curves are, but it comes out of my mouth as ‘nice rack’.” Jody shook his head at himself.
Lacey laughed, but still put her shirt back on. Jody was such a doll. His sincerity was obvious, even if his words were a bit coarse. She didn’t want suave anyway. She much preferred bald honesty to flowery words. Steven spoke with flowery words, and look where that got her. With a cocky smile she said, “I’m glad you like my rack, Jody. And don’t worry about it. I don’t need fancy words. Just honesty.”
“Okay, well here’s some honesty for you. I hate condoms … hate them. And I’m cautiously optimistic that in the future, when you’re ready, that I may actually get to be inside you. I almost always have an allergic reaction to condoms, and honestly Lace, it’s not a great feeling.” Lacey just raised her eyebrows at that. Funny as it was, though, she hated them, too. “We get the most comprehensive physicals you can imagine. There is nothing that’s not tested for. I’ll be more than happy to show you my test results to prove that I’m one hundred percent clean. And I haven’t been with anyone since my last physical.” Jody couldn’t tell what Lacey was thinking.
“Continue,” she said.
“As far as birth control goes, I can’t get you pregnant. Even though I was vaccinated and it’s rare, I had the mumps about ten years ago, and now I have no swimmers to speak of. So I propose that if you would be willing, maybe you would also go through some testing, and we could enjoy condom free sex? I know it seems like a lot to ask, but I’m thinking of long term. I’m not looking for a casual relationship, Lace.” Jody held his breath. Would she freak out at the mention of a long-term relationship? And he also didn’t know how she’d take the suggestion that she should be tested, but since he knew that Steven had cheated on her, there was always a chance that he had given her a gift that she didn’t want. “Lace? Say something. You’re not offended, are you? I’m only asking because you told me that Steven cheated …”
Smiling and shaking her head at Jody’s insecurity (because really, it was kind of sweet), she said, “After I found Steven with Jessica, I also had every test known to man run on myself to make sure that he didn’t give me anything. And I am also one hundred percent clean.” In a more serious tone, Lacey also told him, “I can’t tell you that I’m looking for more than a casual relationship right now though, Jody. I like you, I do, but I’ve known you for less than a week, and I just don’t know what I want. I’m sorry; I’m not trying to give you mixed signals.”
Jody just smiled at her, and told her that he was okay with that, as long as she knew that he wasn’t going to give up on the idea of something more.
“I can live with that,” she said. Touching his arm, Lacey told him that she was sorry that he couldn’t have children. “Is that hard for you?”
“Yes and no. It sucks to have the option taken away, but I can’t say I’ve sat around moping about it. And if I had a woman who loved me that wanted children, there is always adoption. Plenty of kids need good
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