The Feeling - Chapter Twelve: Satisfaction
Tino awoke again but this time light shone in through his window so he was certain that morning was upon him. He looked over and Lor was still lying there asleep. He smiled slightly and got up, all of a sudden feeling an urge to smoke a cigarette. Tino felt that he should go down to breakfast and get things over with as soon as possible. He walked to the kitchen thinking about all the possibilities. He had no idea what his mom would say. He knew that she was very open-minded and understanding, but nothing of this magnitude had ever occurred before. Tino knew though he had to face her and remain confident that she loved him no matter what. As he walked into the kitchen, he saw his mom reading the paper as per usual in the morning. He sat down and an uncomfortable silence settled between the two of them. After a couple of unnerving moments Tino's mom put the paper down and looked directly at her son.
"So you are finally up? You must have been tired last night."
Tino shifted uncomfortably and weakly said, "It was a busy day."
"I can imagine. Fighting a kid two times your size, and having sex for the first time in one day is quite busy."
Tino wanted to die right there, his mom's bluntness really put him on the spot.
"Look, mom I can explain about all of this. You see-"
Tino's mom held up her hand signaling him to stop.
"Tino, I may not be happy that you resorted to violence or that you had sex at such a young age, but I was young once too. I know all of the pressures that can lead to these things. I realize that you wanted to protect the person you love and I also know that you have raging hormones at your age. I am a bit disappointed, but I want you to know that I understand and that I love you."
"Thanks, mom. I know that I can always count on you being there. I'm glad to know that you understand."
"Of course. I'll always understand because I'm your mother. My main concern is your safety. If you go out picking fights with big tough guys you may get yourself seriously hurt and I don't want to have to go pick you up at any hospital. As for your other course of behavior, I know that you and Lor have known each other for years now and that you both care deeply about each other, but still sex is a very big step. You have to be ready to accept the responsibilities that come with decisions and, having sex is a very big decision. I care about you and I also care about Lor as well, and I would hate to see either of you in a bad situation."
"I know that it involves a lot of responsibility, and I am willing to accept that responsibility. I understand that I am still young, but Lor and I have known each other for over a decade now and I think that both of us are mature enough to go this route."
"Well, I certainly hope that's the case because your choice to have sex can be the worst decision you ever make."
Tino thought about what his mom said for a minute or two and then said with conviction, "I admit I'm young but I accept all responsibilities and consequences because I am mature."
"That's good to hear, but don't stand on the chair to make proclamations."
"Oh sorry. I got caught in the moment," Tino said as he got off his chair.
"Tino, I know you probably won't feel comfortable telling me, but did you use protection?"
Tino hadn't even thought about that, and his panicked face told his mom that he had not.
"Tino! I thought you just said how you were mature! Didn't that ever occur to you?"
"I didn't initiate the sex, Lor did so it never crossed my mind. Wait, if she had planned this then there is a good chance that she took some protective measures."
"Well, you had better hope that she did or else you could have some very big problems to deal. Even though her using contraceptives is no guarantee either."
Tino got up and ran to his room to talk to Lor. When he got to his room Lor was just waking up. She rubbed her eyes, and looked around confused that she wasn't in her own room. Then she saw Tino standing in the doorway and remembered that she had slept with him.
She smiled at him and said in a sleepy voice, "Did you enjoy your gift?"
Tino entered the room and sat on the bed and said, "I enjoyed it a lot, but I have an important question to ask you. Did you use protection? I didn't so I need to know about you."
Lor finished yawning and answered, "Yeah I did. I may not be the smartest person like Tish, but I have enough smarts and common sense to know to use some protection. I started the sex last night so I made sure to be prepared because I didn't think that it would occur to you since you had no idea that we were going to have sex."
Tino breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's good to hear. I just wanted to make sure that we didn't sneeze in the face of safety. Hey aren't your parents probably going crazy that you didn't come home?"
"Probably not. My mom barely seems to be around herself and my dad is always so busy watching TV and playing sports with my brothers he won't notice either."
"Your brothers! I completely forgot about them. They are probably going to try and kill me for being the one to, uhhhh, you know, uhhh, take your innocence."
Lor gave him an odd look and said, "Don't worry about them. First off, it's none of their business. Second off, it was my decision to have sex with you. Thirdly, some of my older brothers have had sex too so they can't yell at you or me for it. And finally, if they do try anything I'll give them a good beating that will make them change their tune."
Tino breathed another sigh of relief, glad that he wouldn't have to fear for his life.
"Anyway, I guess the next thing we have to worry about is telling Tish and Carver," Tino stated.
"Dude, how many times are we gonna have to surprise and shock them?" Lor commented.
"Yeah I know, but it comes with the decisions we have made."
"Yeah I guess so. I just hope they don't pass out this time."
"Yeah, I hope it doesn't make their heads pop."
"I don't think it's that much of a surprise."
"I don't know about that, but regardless you should go home and change we don't want to make ourselves look really raunchy or anything."
"Good thinking. Come by my house in a few hours and then from there we will meet Tish and Carver at the mall."
"Okay, I'll see you then."
Tino and Lor got off the bed and shared a kiss before Lor left the room.
Lor was walking out the door when she heard a voice call out behind her, "Hey, can you come here for a second?"
It was Tino's mom. Lor turned around and walked over to where she was seated.
"Lor, I just wanted to let you know that I care for you and my son and I don't want either of you to get hurt."
"Thanks, Mrs. Tonitini. I want to let you know that I love Tino as well and I don't want us getting hurt either."
"That's nice to hear. I'm glad Tino fell in love with you. One more thing, take care of him for me when I can't."
Lor wasn't exactly sure she knew what Ms. Tonitini meant, but she said, "I'll do my best."
"Thanks, I'll let you go now."
"Okay, bye Tino's mom!" Lor called out as she left.
Tino's mom sighed and wished that she had been as lucky in finding love at that age like Lor and Tino had found.
After a few hours, Tino knocked on Lor's door hoping that she would answer and not one of her brothers. Unfortunately, Tino's hope was for naught and the door was opened by one of Lor's brothers.
Trying to be friendly Tino greeted him warmly, "Hey there.........Danny?"
"Jake," came the reply.
"Right, haha, good ol' Jake," Tino said now a little worried.
Jake just continued to stare at Tino with no expression on his face at all. This made Tino worry alot more, as he had never seen any of Lor's brothers stay still for more than two seconds.
"Soooo, is Lor ready to go?"
"Maybe," Jake said keeping his responses terse.
Suddenly, Tino noticed another of the brothers appear behind Jake the only difference between the two being their clothes.
"Oh hi you're....Danny, right?" Tino said venturing a name once more.
"Neil," the second brother said.
"Strike two," Tino thought to himself.
Now Tino was shaking slightly from the piercing stare of the two. The uncomfortable encounter didn't end there, though, as one more of Lor's brothers appeared in the doorway.
Tino decided to try one more time, "Hello, ....Bill?"
"Danny," the third brother said.
"Oh man, three strikes and I'm out," Tino thought.
"Listen here, we know what you did. No matter what our sister might have told you we won't be taking so kindly to you anymore. You had better start sleeping with one eye open," Jake said.
Tino's knees started to clatter and he spoke weakly, "Ummm, she made the decision to have sex not me."
Lor's brothers looked at each other a bit perplexed.
"Really? I thought you had......but no! It doesn't matter you still are the one who took her innocence!" Neil exclaimed.
Tino took a step back afraid that they would bite his head off. The three punched their palms to show him what was to come.
But then Tino realized he had a way out, "Hey, did I mention that I have some Scottish blood in me?"
The three brothers looked at each other again and then back at Tino.
"Alright! You are okay by us then!" Danny called out.
All of Lor's brothers magically appeared and were yelling and cheering. They brought Tino into the house and patted him on the back while doing so. Lor's brothers seated him on a couch continuing to congratulate him and as suddenly as they had all appeared, they vanished.
"See Tino? What did I tell you? You are sitting in my house and none of my brothers are harassing you."
Tino turned to see Lor coming down the steps. He decided not to tell her about his odd encounter with her siblings.
"So you ready to go?" Tino asked.
"Yeah, let's ride, man," Lor answered.
The two walked out and Tino noticed all of Lor's brothers standing in an adjacent room giving him thumbs up.
"What a bunch of crazy guys," Tino thought to himself.
The four friends bought their food from the mall vendor and took their seats in front of the waterfall in the mall's atrium.
"So, Tino are you feeling better today?" Tish asked.
"Oh yeah, I feel a lot better today. I just needed some rest to relieve the pain."
"How did your mom take it when she found out that you had been in a fight?" Carver inquired.
"She was concerned, but she was very understanding. She told me that she knew I had done it because I was in love, but she also told me to be careful from now on."
"That's cool. It's a good thing your mom is so open-minded and easy going," Carver commented.
"Yeah, you can say that again," Tino said.
"That's cool. It's a good thing your mom is so open-minded and easy going."
Tino stared at Carver for his poor joke.
"Sorry, you know I had to."
"Anyway, things went well with my mom so now everything is okay, and I've got no worries," Tino said with a smile of satisfaction.
"Well, that's good to hear. Let me guess though, after we left Lor gave you some extra medical attention?" Tish asked with a sly smile.
"Yeah, about that......" Tino began.
"Now that you mention it......" Lor added.
"Oh sweet mercy! You two slept with each other!" Carver yelled out.
All the people within a 100-foot radius turned at stared Tino and Lor. Both immediately slumped in their chairs as if then people couldn't see them.
"Would you shut your damn mouth, Carver?!" Lor hissed.
"Sorry, but it was a shock," Carver said.
"Hey, how did you know anyway? We hadn't even mentioned anything remotely referencing it?" Tino asked.
"I figured it out by using a little technique your mom taught me."
Tino slapped his forehead and reminded himself to tell his mom to not teach anything else to his friends.
"So, it's true you two...... 'did it'?" Tish asked mystified.
"Yes, that's right. After you two left I had sex with Tino," Lor responded.
Tish was completely blown away and had no idea what to say to the two of them.
Carver, on the other hand, pounded the table and called out, "I can't believe this!"
Tino and Lor became worried at just how bad Carver was taking the news.
"Look, Carv, it's not that bad. Trust me, this isn't going to change any of our friendships," Tino told him.
"What? I know that. I'm not concerned about our friendships, T"
"Oh, okay. Then what is your problem?"
"What's my problem? My problem is that you had sex before I did. I thought all along that I would get lucky before you."
"Well, I'm glad to know you had such confidence in me."
"Oh come on T, we both know that of the two of us I'm the cooler and more fashionable one. It just makes sense that I would be first."
"Hey! I think that...... yeah that sounds about right."
"I'll be right back this is getting me so frustrated I have to get more chili cheese fries."
"Well, it's good to see that this hasn't changed Carver. The only things on his mind are still food and himself," Lor commented.
"Yeah, but what about Tish over here?"
Tish shook the cobwebs out of her head and said, "I'm fine. It's just a surprise that's all. You know, you guys are gonna give me a heart attack at this rate. But please tell me that one of you thought to use protection."
"Don't worry .I thought about it in advance," Lor stated.
"Phew good. I don't want to see either of you getting hurt. Of course, protection is still no guarantee," Tish said.
"I've been hearin' a lot of that today," Tino commented.
Carver came back to the table with a new helping of fries.
As he salted them he turned to Tino and said, "Just answer me one thing, Tino. Was it as satisfying as I always hear it is?"
Tino leaned back in his chair with a smile.
"It's even more satisfying."
Carver groaned and stuffed fries into his mouth.
"Don't worry, dude. One day you'll find out," Lor said as she slapped him on the back.
"Yeah, you're right. I will find out one day! I defy you, O fiendish Fate!"
The others sat silent for a few moments as Carver sat down again after having jumped up and pointed to the sky.
"It's eating you alive, isn't it?" Tino asked.
"Oh yeah," Carver responded.
Tino sat back with a smile of satisfaction at what he considered a moral victory.
End of Chapter Twelve
Hey everybody, I don't really have anything to say here, but since I have a little commentary in every other chapter I'm not gonna leave this one out. I do wanna say that I don't like this chapter's ending but I couldn't think of anything better so if you don't like it either well I'm sorry about that. As always feel free to contact me in any form and give me hell or otherwise. Till next time, keep readin' and reviewin'.
Tino awoke again but this time light shone in through his window so he was certain that morning was upon him. He looked over and Lor was still lying there asleep. He smiled slightly and got up, all of a sudden feeling an urge to smoke a cigarette. Tino felt that he should go down to breakfast and get things over with as soon as possible. He walked to the kitchen thinking about all the possibilities. He had no idea what his mom would say. He knew that she was very open-minded and understanding, but nothing of this magnitude had ever occurred before. Tino knew though he had to face her and remain confident that she loved him no matter what. As he walked into the kitchen, he saw his mom reading the paper as per usual in the morning. He sat down and an uncomfortable silence settled between the two of them. After a couple of unnerving moments Tino's mom put the paper down and looked directly at her son.
"So you are finally up? You must have been tired last night."
Tino shifted uncomfortably and weakly said, "It was a busy day."
"I can imagine. Fighting a kid two times your size, and having sex for the first time in one day is quite busy."
Tino wanted to die right there, his mom's bluntness really put him on the spot.
"Look, mom I can explain about all of this. You see-"
Tino's mom held up her hand signaling him to stop.
"Tino, I may not be happy that you resorted to violence or that you had sex at such a young age, but I was young once too. I know all of the pressures that can lead to these things. I realize that you wanted to protect the person you love and I also know that you have raging hormones at your age. I am a bit disappointed, but I want you to know that I understand and that I love you."
"Thanks, mom. I know that I can always count on you being there. I'm glad to know that you understand."
"Of course. I'll always understand because I'm your mother. My main concern is your safety. If you go out picking fights with big tough guys you may get yourself seriously hurt and I don't want to have to go pick you up at any hospital. As for your other course of behavior, I know that you and Lor have known each other for years now and that you both care deeply about each other, but still sex is a very big step. You have to be ready to accept the responsibilities that come with decisions and, having sex is a very big decision. I care about you and I also care about Lor as well, and I would hate to see either of you in a bad situation."
"I know that it involves a lot of responsibility, and I am willing to accept that responsibility. I understand that I am still young, but Lor and I have known each other for over a decade now and I think that both of us are mature enough to go this route."
"Well, I certainly hope that's the case because your choice to have sex can be the worst decision you ever make."
Tino thought about what his mom said for a minute or two and then said with conviction, "I admit I'm young but I accept all responsibilities and consequences because I am mature."
"That's good to hear, but don't stand on the chair to make proclamations."
"Oh sorry. I got caught in the moment," Tino said as he got off his chair.
"Tino, I know you probably won't feel comfortable telling me, but did you use protection?"
Tino hadn't even thought about that, and his panicked face told his mom that he had not.
"Tino! I thought you just said how you were mature! Didn't that ever occur to you?"
"I didn't initiate the sex, Lor did so it never crossed my mind. Wait, if she had planned this then there is a good chance that she took some protective measures."
"Well, you had better hope that she did or else you could have some very big problems to deal. Even though her using contraceptives is no guarantee either."
Tino got up and ran to his room to talk to Lor. When he got to his room Lor was just waking up. She rubbed her eyes, and looked around confused that she wasn't in her own room. Then she saw Tino standing in the doorway and remembered that she had slept with him.
She smiled at him and said in a sleepy voice, "Did you enjoy your gift?"
Tino entered the room and sat on the bed and said, "I enjoyed it a lot, but I have an important question to ask you. Did you use protection? I didn't so I need to know about you."
Lor finished yawning and answered, "Yeah I did. I may not be the smartest person like Tish, but I have enough smarts and common sense to know to use some protection. I started the sex last night so I made sure to be prepared because I didn't think that it would occur to you since you had no idea that we were going to have sex."
Tino breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's good to hear. I just wanted to make sure that we didn't sneeze in the face of safety. Hey aren't your parents probably going crazy that you didn't come home?"
"Probably not. My mom barely seems to be around herself and my dad is always so busy watching TV and playing sports with my brothers he won't notice either."
"Your brothers! I completely forgot about them. They are probably going to try and kill me for being the one to, uhhhh, you know, uhhh, take your innocence."
Lor gave him an odd look and said, "Don't worry about them. First off, it's none of their business. Second off, it was my decision to have sex with you. Thirdly, some of my older brothers have had sex too so they can't yell at you or me for it. And finally, if they do try anything I'll give them a good beating that will make them change their tune."
Tino breathed another sigh of relief, glad that he wouldn't have to fear for his life.
"Anyway, I guess the next thing we have to worry about is telling Tish and Carver," Tino stated.
"Dude, how many times are we gonna have to surprise and shock them?" Lor commented.
"Yeah I know, but it comes with the decisions we have made."
"Yeah I guess so. I just hope they don't pass out this time."
"Yeah, I hope it doesn't make their heads pop."
"I don't think it's that much of a surprise."
"I don't know about that, but regardless you should go home and change we don't want to make ourselves look really raunchy or anything."
"Good thinking. Come by my house in a few hours and then from there we will meet Tish and Carver at the mall."
"Okay, I'll see you then."
Tino and Lor got off the bed and shared a kiss before Lor left the room.
Lor was walking out the door when she heard a voice call out behind her, "Hey, can you come here for a second?"
It was Tino's mom. Lor turned around and walked over to where she was seated.
"Lor, I just wanted to let you know that I care for you and my son and I don't want either of you to get hurt."
"Thanks, Mrs. Tonitini. I want to let you know that I love Tino as well and I don't want us getting hurt either."
"That's nice to hear. I'm glad Tino fell in love with you. One more thing, take care of him for me when I can't."
Lor wasn't exactly sure she knew what Ms. Tonitini meant, but she said, "I'll do my best."
"Thanks, I'll let you go now."
"Okay, bye Tino's mom!" Lor called out as she left.
Tino's mom sighed and wished that she had been as lucky in finding love at that age like Lor and Tino had found.
After a few hours, Tino knocked on Lor's door hoping that she would answer and not one of her brothers. Unfortunately, Tino's hope was for naught and the door was opened by one of Lor's brothers.
Trying to be friendly Tino greeted him warmly, "Hey there.........Danny?"
"Jake," came the reply.
"Right, haha, good ol' Jake," Tino said now a little worried.
Jake just continued to stare at Tino with no expression on his face at all. This made Tino worry alot more, as he had never seen any of Lor's brothers stay still for more than two seconds.
"Soooo, is Lor ready to go?"
"Maybe," Jake said keeping his responses terse.
Suddenly, Tino noticed another of the brothers appear behind Jake the only difference between the two being their clothes.
"Oh hi you're....Danny, right?" Tino said venturing a name once more.
"Neil," the second brother said.
"Strike two," Tino thought to himself.
Now Tino was shaking slightly from the piercing stare of the two. The uncomfortable encounter didn't end there, though, as one more of Lor's brothers appeared in the doorway.
Tino decided to try one more time, "Hello, ....Bill?"
"Danny," the third brother said.
"Oh man, three strikes and I'm out," Tino thought.
"Listen here, we know what you did. No matter what our sister might have told you we won't be taking so kindly to you anymore. You had better start sleeping with one eye open," Jake said.
Tino's knees started to clatter and he spoke weakly, "Ummm, she made the decision to have sex not me."
Lor's brothers looked at each other a bit perplexed.
"Really? I thought you had......but no! It doesn't matter you still are the one who took her innocence!" Neil exclaimed.
Tino took a step back afraid that they would bite his head off. The three punched their palms to show him what was to come.
But then Tino realized he had a way out, "Hey, did I mention that I have some Scottish blood in me?"
The three brothers looked at each other again and then back at Tino.
"Alright! You are okay by us then!" Danny called out.
All of Lor's brothers magically appeared and were yelling and cheering. They brought Tino into the house and patted him on the back while doing so. Lor's brothers seated him on a couch continuing to congratulate him and as suddenly as they had all appeared, they vanished.
"See Tino? What did I tell you? You are sitting in my house and none of my brothers are harassing you."
Tino turned to see Lor coming down the steps. He decided not to tell her about his odd encounter with her siblings.
"So you ready to go?" Tino asked.
"Yeah, let's ride, man," Lor answered.
The two walked out and Tino noticed all of Lor's brothers standing in an adjacent room giving him thumbs up.
"What a bunch of crazy guys," Tino thought to himself.
The four friends bought their food from the mall vendor and took their seats in front of the waterfall in the mall's atrium.
"So, Tino are you feeling better today?" Tish asked.
"Oh yeah, I feel a lot better today. I just needed some rest to relieve the pain."
"How did your mom take it when she found out that you had been in a fight?" Carver inquired.
"She was concerned, but she was very understanding. She told me that she knew I had done it because I was in love, but she also told me to be careful from now on."
"That's cool. It's a good thing your mom is so open-minded and easy going," Carver commented.
"Yeah, you can say that again," Tino said.
"That's cool. It's a good thing your mom is so open-minded and easy going."
Tino stared at Carver for his poor joke.
"Sorry, you know I had to."
"Anyway, things went well with my mom so now everything is okay, and I've got no worries," Tino said with a smile of satisfaction.
"Well, that's good to hear. Let me guess though, after we left Lor gave you some extra medical attention?" Tish asked with a sly smile.
"Yeah, about that......" Tino began.
"Now that you mention it......" Lor added.
"Oh sweet mercy! You two slept with each other!" Carver yelled out.
All the people within a 100-foot radius turned at stared Tino and Lor. Both immediately slumped in their chairs as if then people couldn't see them.
"Would you shut your damn mouth, Carver?!" Lor hissed.
"Sorry, but it was a shock," Carver said.
"Hey, how did you know anyway? We hadn't even mentioned anything remotely referencing it?" Tino asked.
"I figured it out by using a little technique your mom taught me."
Tino slapped his forehead and reminded himself to tell his mom to not teach anything else to his friends.
"So, it's true you two...... 'did it'?" Tish asked mystified.
"Yes, that's right. After you two left I had sex with Tino," Lor responded.
Tish was completely blown away and had no idea what to say to the two of them.
Carver, on the other hand, pounded the table and called out, "I can't believe this!"
Tino and Lor became worried at just how bad Carver was taking the news.
"Look, Carv, it's not that bad. Trust me, this isn't going to change any of our friendships," Tino told him.
"What? I know that. I'm not concerned about our friendships, T"
"Oh, okay. Then what is your problem?"
"What's my problem? My problem is that you had sex before I did. I thought all along that I would get lucky before you."
"Well, I'm glad to know you had such confidence in me."
"Oh come on T, we both know that of the two of us I'm the cooler and more fashionable one. It just makes sense that I would be first."
"Hey! I think that...... yeah that sounds about right."
"I'll be right back this is getting me so frustrated I have to get more chili cheese fries."
"Well, it's good to see that this hasn't changed Carver. The only things on his mind are still food and himself," Lor commented.
"Yeah, but what about Tish over here?"
Tish shook the cobwebs out of her head and said, "I'm fine. It's just a surprise that's all. You know, you guys are gonna give me a heart attack at this rate. But please tell me that one of you thought to use protection."
"Don't worry .I thought about it in advance," Lor stated.
"Phew good. I don't want to see either of you getting hurt. Of course, protection is still no guarantee," Tish said.
"I've been hearin' a lot of that today," Tino commented.
Carver came back to the table with a new helping of fries.
As he salted them he turned to Tino and said, "Just answer me one thing, Tino. Was it as satisfying as I always hear it is?"
Tino leaned back in his chair with a smile.
"It's even more satisfying."
Carver groaned and stuffed fries into his mouth.
"Don't worry, dude. One day you'll find out," Lor said as she slapped him on the back.
"Yeah, you're right. I will find out one day! I defy you, O fiendish Fate!"
The others sat silent for a few moments as Carver sat down again after having jumped up and pointed to the sky.
"It's eating you alive, isn't it?" Tino asked.
"Oh yeah," Carver responded.
Tino sat back with a smile of satisfaction at what he considered a moral victory.
End of Chapter Twelve
Hey everybody, I don't really have anything to say here, but since I have a little commentary in every other chapter I'm not gonna leave this one out. I do wanna say that I don't like this chapter's ending but I couldn't think of anything better so if you don't like it either well I'm sorry about that. As always feel free to contact me in any form and give me hell or otherwise. Till next time, keep readin' and reviewin'.