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After a moment, he seemed to realize where we were and pulled away. “Sorry, but I’ve been wanting to do that all week.”
Well, shit. Now I felt bad. “Never wait for something that you want. Just take it. Anything I have is yours, so never wait on me to make a move.”
“Okay, so, should we head to the clinic?” He tilted his head back in the direction we’d just come from.
“Lead the way, sunshine.” Apparently, we were getting tested.
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I’d never actually done an STD panel before because I’d never needed one.
The few partners I’d had were basically hook-ups, and I always used protection with them. But there was something very adult and responsible about going into the clinic with my…boyfriend?
Was James my boyfriend?
It seemed like an appropriate term based on the speed of our relationship and where we were heading, but I didn’t want to make an assumption.
“What are you thinking about, sunshine?” James leaned over to speak quietly in my ear. There were several other people in the small waiting room, although I was sure nobody was paying any attention to us.
I gave him a half smile. “It’s kind of embarrassing.”
He kissed my cheek and brushed his thumb just below my eye. “How about we make it a rule that you’re not allowed to be embarrassed in front of me. That way, you can always speak and act freely.”
Could I do that? I wanted to, but it didn’t sound easy. “What happens if I can’t?”
James shrugged. “We haven’t discussed punishment yet, have we?”
I swallowed hard and shook my head a fraction of an inch. “No, what kind of punishment?”
“Nothing too serious. Maybe a time out.” He raised an eyebrow, waiting for me to react.
That didn’t sound too bad. Nothing I couldn’t handle. “Oh, okay. Then, yeah, we can try that.”
He watched me as if waiting for something else to happen.
“What?”
James barked out a laugh. “So what’s the embarrassing thing you were thinking about a few minutes ago?” He grinned, and his eyes sparkled with amusement. “Now that you’ve agreed never to be embarrassed with me, it’s time to spill.”
“Oh, right.” I threw my head back and looked at the ceiling, pulling up the courage to be honest with James. “I was thinking about how I’ve never taken an STD test like this before because I’ve never really had a boyfriend.” I looked down at my fingers as I tugged at the hem of my T-shirt. “And then I was wondering if you’re my boyfriend.”
James slipped both his arms around me and tugged me close to him as he pressed his lips to my temple, speaking low against my ear. “I would be honored to be your boyfriend. And I definitely want you to be mine.”
“You do?” I looked up at him with a smile. “So, we’re official?”
He laughed again. “Yeah, I guess we’re official. You need to update the ‘gram or something?”
I grimaced at that. “No, I hate social media.”
James’s eyes lit up even more. “Good boy.” He gave me another squeeze and smacked a quick kiss to my lips. “Me too.”
A wave of disappointment washed over me when James kissed me goodbye at my door and headed home. In my naïve mind, I kinda hoped he’d come in and never leave my side again. But he had stuff to do, and so did I.
I needed to start my car and maybe go for a ride before the battery died. And I had a full hamper of laundry that needed to be washed and put away for next week.
James knew that my resistance to his body was growing weaker by the second, so we agreed not to see each other in person until Tuesday when our test results would be ready. Those few days felt like an eternity to me. My only bright light was that he agreed to morning and evening showers together so he could make sure I got extra clean.
