Out of Focus (Love in LA #3)

A couple of hours later, as the sun is setting and I’ve finished all my laundry and deep cleaning the barbecue—thank you, hyper-fixation—I’m trying to coax Pumpkin into coming to snuggle with me on the couch, but she ignores me, as usual. My phone vibrates on the coffee table, and I consider ignoring it until it vibrates again, and again, and again. I smile as I unlock it to find a string of texts from the woman who’s been running through my mind like she’s training for a marathon.

CHARLIE:

Hi.

I started a list.

You know how much I like those 🙂

And there are things I really want to experience firsthand from romance books, you know?

Still smiling like the idiot that I am, I start typing back.

ME:

Can I see the list?

CHARLIE:

Here you go.

1. Door lean. Is it really that hot?

2. Gray sweats. Need a visual.

3. Neck kisses. Pulse point kiss, are they really all that? What other spots feel good?

Want to learn this about myself and others.

4. Is it possible to fall asleep while cuddling? Never tried it. I think it would get too hot. This would require a sleepover, so if you’re not into that, just let me know.

5. Techniques for giving good head. I don’t personally love the idea of gagging, so I will have to experiment with this.

6. Dry humping. Never done it. Curious.

7. Making out in the car. Logistics, because the centre console seems like it would get annoying.

8. First kiss. Is it possible to have a great first kiss? Mine have all been lackluster.

9. Mutual masturbation. Sounds awkward?

10. Phone sex. What the hell does one say?

11. Sexting. Seems like less pressure than phone sex.

12. What’s a day at home supposed to be like? I don’t know how to just be around someone doing normal things.

13. Lingerie: do men really like it, and is it possible for it to be comfortable?

14. Hands tied during sex. Maybe a blindfold, too.

15. Sex in the shower.

16. Try as many sexual positions as possible.

17. Sex. Just sex. So much sex.

I’m sweating.