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“So where are we going that’s so fancy?” Josie asked as I backed out of the driveway.
“French place two towns over.”
She nodded. “Are all your first dates so formal?”
I glanced over at her. “We don’t have to go, if you don’t want to.”
“Oh no. I’m excited. I haven’t had a reason to get dressed up in a long time.” She shrugged. “I was just curious, I guess.”
She waited for a response to her question. But it wasn’t an easy thing to answer.
I kept my eyes on the road. “It’s been a while since I had a date, so I don’t really remember where I went last time.”
Through my peripheral vision, I saw Josie’s brows dip down. “How long is a while?”
“I don’t know. Three years?”
Her eyes bulged. “You haven’t had sex in three years?”
“Didn’t say that. Said I haven’t dated in that long.”
“Oh.”
She went quiet for a while.
“What’s going on in that wacky head of yours?” I asked.
“You know, it’s not polite to call my head wacky. Most people get offended when you make light of mental-health struggles.”
I looked over at her. “Do you?”
“No, but that’s not the point.”
“Then I’m not sure what the point is. Because I’m not talking to most people. I’m talking to you.”
“So…what? You just round up women and have sex then?”
I felt my brows knit, confused at the sudden topic change. I guess we were back to my dating history. “I usually onlyround upone.”
Josie shifted in her seat to face me. “So is it a one-night thing then?”
“What are we discussing here?” I asked. “My dating history or us?”
“Well, both, I suppose. Were the women you’ve been with one-night stands?”
This was a dicey conversation. In my experience, when a woman brings up you having sex with another woman, it generally doesn’t end well.
“Does it matter if it was once or four times?” I asked.
“Yes.”
“Why?”
“Because I’d like to know what to expect. You’re right next door. I’d rather things not be awkward between us.”
“They won’t be.”
“How do you know that? Wasn’t it ever awkward to run into a woman you’ve slept with once?”
