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Charlotte and Cooper lay in bed staring at the ceiling. Cooper turns to her. "What would you say to…uh, just using the pill?"

"What?" She perks up and stares at him. She's surprised to say the least.

"No condoms. Being serious. "

"We need to get tested." I don't know what he could have picked up from all the women he's been with.

"We'll do it this afternoon."

"I have a half hour between meetings."

Cooper nods and sits on the edge of the bed. He starts tossing his condom stash into the trash. "Goodbye, my rubber rompers. Goodbye, my latex safety nets." This is good. This is progress.

Charlotte edges up behind him. "Sex without condoms."

"How grown up are we? Getting HIV tests."

"Using just the pill."

"The next big step in our relationship."

Scary. I haven't been…no this is about me and Cooper. Charlotte closes the gap between their bodies and whispers in his ear. "We're two teenagers, busting at the seams with hormones. Stuck for the summer," she wraps her legs around his waist and rubs his chest, "in our footloose, no dancing, conservative town, where my daddy preaches with his loaded shotgun under the pulpit." She pauses for effect. "And then one night, in the cornfield…"

"Wait, what happens in the cornfield?"

"After we take our HIV tests, I'm gonna show you."

"No, show me now."

I wish I could. "I can't. I have a job interview, which, if it goes well, we can celebrate," she gets up and slaps him on the thigh, "in the cornfield." She disappears into the bathroom.

"Job interview?" Cooper collapses onto the bed. She already has a job and I wanna know what happens in that cornfield. Why'd she have to tell me that? Now all I'm going to be thinking about for the rest of the day is that stupid cornfield.

Cooper walks into the lobby from his office and puts a stack of folders on the front desk. "Can you set up two blood draw kits for me for this afternoon?"

"Sure." Dell puts the big bowl of condoms on the counter.

Violet strolls up to the front desk, checking her messages. "That's a whole lotta condoms."

"Planned Parenthood. Addison's helping with their community outreach and they're free."

She looks at Cooper. "Go ahead, Cooper. Line your pockets."

"No, I'm good." In the cornfield, good.

"Oh, you're good with condoms?"

"Yeah."

"So it's over? Between you and Charlotte? I'm sorry."

"What? No."

"What? Oh, you're being monogamous. You're being serious with Charlotte? Really? Charlotte?"

"Yeah." What is her problem? "Here's the part where you say, 'Congratulations, Cooper. I'm happy for you.'"

"Uh, I have to go. An old friend is in from out of town. A really good friend."

Cooper watches Violet walk away and furrows his brow. Really, what is up with her? This is good for me. I'm in a relationship. She should be happy for me.

Cooper is standing over his desk when Violet storms in. "Are you busy?"

Yes. "Actually, I'm waiting for someone." Like that's gonna stop her.

Violet ignores him and sits on the couch anyway. "So my friend asked me to do something terrible and I don't know if I should do it. Well, in fact I know I shouldn't do it, but it's a friend…"

"Wait, by friend do you mean guy and by something terrible do you mean something anal?"

"Cooper, it's Kara Wei. She asked me to destroy her medical records."

"Kara Wei? The Kara Wei. That's your friend you went to see this morning?"

"Yeah, from college. She's my best friend."

"I'm your best friend. Look, she's not your best friend if she's asking you to destroy her medical records."

"Well, there was a time when we would have done anything for each other. I went through some very bad times and she was there for me."

"So you should put your career at risk?"

"I owe her."

"She's not your best friend. I am."

"You were."

Come on, Violet. "My having Charlotte doesn't mean you don't have me." He pauses. "And you cannot do this. You have to tell her what you've told me a million times."

"Stop sleeping with skanks?"

Charlotte pokes her head into Cooper's office. "I'll let that pass.

Violet flips around. "Oh, I didn…"

"I got half an hour. Let's do this."

"We'll talk later." Cooper laughs a little and follows Charlotte to an exam room.

Charlotte sits on the exam table and balls her hands into fists. She's stiff and shaking a little as she watches the nurse prepare the needle again. Cooper laughs as the nurse tries to stick her with the needle. Charlotte shoots him a fiery glare. "This isn't funny, Coop." The nurse slides the needle in. "Ow! Are you tryin' to kill me?" Charlotte pulls her arm away a little.

She squeezes Cooper's hand. He lets her squeeze it. It took the nurse ten minutes just to get Charlotte to relax enough so she could stick the needle in. The nurse slides the needle out and seals the bag with the two blood samples. Charlotte crosses her arms over her chest and stands up. They walk into the lobby and over to the elevators. "It wouldn't hurt so much if you didn't tense up. I didn't know you were so afraid of needles."

"Shut your mouth. If you tell anyone, no cornfield for you."

"Oh, there will be cornfield." He pauses as they wait for the elevator. "How'd the job interview go?"

"Ok."

"It's not out of state or anything? You're not going anywhere?"

"I just took an HIV test for you. Why would I go anywhere?"

"So?"

"It's business, Coop. Focus on pleasure." She presses the button and before the door closes, she whispers, "Cornfield." The doors shut and Cooper turns around to walk into his office.

Charlotte and Cooper lay in Cooper's bed, fully clothed. They're staring at the ceiling. "Lab is fast…usually."

"No preacher. No cornfield." She pauses. "Ugh! I needed sex today."

"Me too." Cornfield… "Violet's being all passive aggressive. Addison's at war with Sam and Naomi over leasing a floor of the building. We're doctors. Fighting over leases. That's how broke we are."

Hmmm. They didn't have a place in mind. Once I show them that space, I'll be a shoe in for that job. "Yeah?"

"You wanna tell me why you're looking for jobs?" We can't have sex, might as well talk.

"I'm not a doctor anymore. I'm an administrator. I need more. I need…The interview today was really interesting. It was…"

Cooper turns his head. "What?"

"Never mind." If I tell him, I won't get the job and I need this job. "And we can still be in the cornfield."

"Come on, finish what you were saying. I'm your friend, possibly your best friend, and we still don't have any condoms." So-called rapid blood tests.

Wait, we don't need condoms. "No need." She pauses. "I'm pure as the driven snow. I'm the everything-but-girl, who's waiting for marriage, and you…you are the horny field hand and we can only use our tongues." Charlotte sits on top of him and pushes her lips into his. He raises his head a little and wraps his arms around her. She tugs at his bottom lips and runs her tongue along the side of his cheek. Their tongues meet and slide into each other's mouths. She bounces up and down a little and her lips crash into his over and over again. Cooper runs his hands up and down her back under her sweater as they kiss. He runs his tongue along her neck and pulls her shirt over her head. She unbuckles her pants and soon enough they're both just in their underwear. Cooper kisses down her neck and into her cleavage. Charlotte swallows and runs her hands through his hair. She pushes his neck to the side and kisses the side of his neck and then slides her tongue back inside his mouth. Her lips engulf his again. Who needs condoms when we have tongues? Charlotte thinks as she straightens out her body so that she's flush against him. She entangles their legs together as they continue to kiss. Who needs condoms when you have someone who can do the things he can with his tongue? She tingles with delight and shivers a little.

After about ten minutes, she rolls off of him and stares at the ceiling again. "See...no condoms needed." She pauses. "But those tests better be in tomorrow or…"

"We'll both go crazy."

"Yes." Exactly. A girl can only hold out for so long.

"So are you gonna tell me what the interview was about?"

"It's business." She slides her hand under his waistband and grabs his inner thigh. "Focus on pleasure."

Cooper grabs a few condoms from the bowl in the lobby. Just in case. We can't just use our tongues forever. He laughs and then runs into Violet, who's still mad that he has a girlfriend. Cooper wants to avoid her, but she starts talking about Kara Wei and how she needs to do this. While Cooper was doing whatever he was doing with Charlotte, she was at home alone. She leaves on the elevator and glares at him as the doors close. I'm her best friend, but we have separate lives. Just because I have a girlfriend…she just needs to get laid. If she had someone, this wouldn't be a problem. He pauses in thought and looks around. I'm her best friend, I'm not gonna let her ruin her career. He storms off for the stairwell.

Cooper slinks up next to Violet, who's trying to get Kara Wei's file. "You're really doing this? Stealing files?"

"You followed me."

"Friends don't let friends steal."

"Don't even go there."

"Look at me and tell me you wanna do this."

The lady behind the counter hands her the file, but asks her for an I.D. "I don't have one, but I do have privileges here."

The woman pulls back the file slightly. "You can't have the file without I.D."

"And you can't do this."

The woman cuts Cooper off. Not that it made a difference. Violet was tuning him out. "Do you have I.D.?"

Charlotte crosses the hallway and notices Cooper and Violet standing there. "I can vouch for her." She walks over to the two people.

"Dr. King, this good clerk has rules."

Charlotte waves her hand, giving the woman the ok to give Violet the file. "Dr. Freedman, I assume you have the result of our patient's blood work?"

"No I don't." He looks at Violet, trying to reason with her with his eyes.

"Well, why don't we go to my office so we can call and see what's taking so long. My patient is anxious." Very anxious.

"I'm consulting with Dr. Turner on a matter."

"No, no, no. I don't need your help."

"Violet…"

"Go."

"Come on, Dr. Freedman. I want answers."

Cooper reluctantly follows Charlotte to her office but looks back at Violet before he turns the corner. I'm only one person. I can't be in two places at once.

Charlotte's on the phone with the lab while Cooper's sitting on her couch. She hangs up the phone and looks at him. He's staring at the wall with his hands clasped in his hands. "Hello?"

Cooper turns his head and looks up at her. "Oh. What'd they say?"

"Back log. They should have the results tonight or tomorrow." She pauses. "What's up with you?"

"Violet."

"Course."

"She's about to possibly ruin her medical career and she won't even listen to reason…reason from me anyway."

"It's not your problem, Coop."

"She's my best friend and she doesn't like you. Makes it very difficult to talk to her about anything."

"By the skanks comment, I figured."

"She's used to having me all to herself."

"She's a grown ass woman. She needs to act like it."

"I know she does, but she's adjusting. She'll warm up to you eventually…I did." He smiles and she just glares at him. He walks up to her desk and gives her a quick peck on the lips. "I gotta go. I'll call you when I get the results." He walks towards her office door and then turns around. "Tonight…cornfield." He heads back to the practice to wait for Violet. Maybe she didn't do it. Maybe she came to her senses.

Cooper's sitting at his desk looking over his notes from that day when Violet saunters in with her hands crossed over her chest. She slumps down on Cooper's couch. He looks up when he notices her. "How's the future congress woman from California?"

"She gonna be good at her job."

"You better have those files."

"I messed up. I messed up so bad. I don't even think I did it for the right reasons. I just wanted a friend. Everyone's living and I'm just here…alone." She takes a breath. "It doesn't bother me that you have Charlotte. I'm happy for you. I am. It just…well, you have Charlotte." Dell walks in and hands Cooper the envelope with the blood test results. "Well, open it. See if you have the all clear."

Cooper tosses the envelope onto his desk and joins Violet on the couch. "Later. Right now, I think my best friend needs me." Violet collapses into Cooper. I may have Charlotte, but I want us to still be us.

Cooper's setting up for Charlotte. He turns on the bath tub and puts up the corn stalks. Can't be in the cornfield, without corn stalks. He laughs silently as he finishes up. He calls Charlotte. "The bathtub's running, the candles are lit, and I've done my best to recreate the world of two condomless teenagers in a footloose, conservative town. All I'm missing is you."

"I'll be right there." She clicks off the phone and looks down at the plans.

A man comes in from the shadows. "I gotta admit in our first interview, I wasn't sure about you, but when you called me about this office space, I knew you were the right person for the job."

"Thank you." I get to help Cooper and I'll be closer to him. Most importantly, I'll be the boss, but I'll still be a doctor.

"As I said before, you can't tell anyone about this until the place is staffed and ready."

"Understood." Charlotte looks around again and smiles.

After about ten minutes, Charlotte's at Cooper's. She knocks on the door and he opens it wide. "Welcome to the cornfield." He laughs and drags her into the bedroom. They slide the door to the bathroom closed as they slip into the bath tub. Charlotte scoots up close to him and presses her body against his. She kisses him passionately as the warm water surrounds her. He wraps his arms around her and sucks on her bottom lips. She smoothes down her hair and wraps her arms around his neck and smiles into his lips.

Twenty minutes later, they dry off and make their way into the bedroom. He pushes her down on the bed and crawls in next to her. She lays flat as he kisses down her glistening, naked body. She swallows and pulls on the back of his head. He flips over and she straddles him. Charlotte smashes her lips into his and she maneuvers around so he can slide in.

After a little more bouncing and gliding, Cooper erupts and Charlotte screams and balls her hands into fists around the sheets. She stays there for a few seconds and then rolls over onto her back. Cooper wipes the mixture of water and sweat off his brow and takes a few deep breaths. He props up on his elbows and looks at Charlotte. "That was amazing."

"Yes it was." She presses her body against his and sinks into the mattress. He wraps his arm around her and they stare at the ceiling. It was amazing…he was amazing…he and I are amazing.

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