"What should I do; should I talk to him tonight, or tomorrow," Lucy wondered.
"He might still be up," Schroeder thought aloud.
"Yeah, go over there, go up to his room all alone, explain that you got all horny from his touch. Simple," Frieda suggested.
"Just me and him in his room alone… ah dunno."
"Uh-oh… there she goes," he watches from the rearview.
"You… and Charlie… holding hands and kissing," Frieda teased.
"Stop teasing me, Frieda! C'mon now!"
"Sowee… it's just so cute."
"It is, actually," Schroeder laughed.
"Okay! I admit it! I'm horny and I'm scared. Shit!"
"It happens. Charlie will understand… I'm not even sure if he would have a sex drive. On the other hand; somebody like him might be a monster once he gets going."
"Auugh," she flopped down in the backseat.
"Just talk to him tomorrow, it's not like you live far away," Frieda giggled.
"I'll just text him real quick and tell him we need to talk."
"You can't tell a guy that, we immediately think you're going to break up with us. That's always a relationships famous last words," Schroeder explained.
"You're joking, right?"
"No. I wouldn't joke about that. Find another way to tell him, I promise you Lucy."
"Okay… just take me home."
Lucy waits for his parents to leave before going over, the bay window in the living room juts out just far enough to peek.
"What are you doing," Rerun asked.
"Gah! Shit, Rerun," Lucy jumped, clutching her chest.
"Are you okay, Sis?"
"Yeah… fuck… I'm watching for the Brown's, that's all."
"Ummm… why?"
"She's trying to get private time with Charlie," Linus blurted.
"The hell is wrong with you two," she jumped, "No… it's not like that."
"If you don't want privacy with him, why are you waiting for his parents to leave?"
"I do want… some privacy with him, just not what he's implying, Rerun."
"Oh… okay… like to talk," he started to walk away, "Linus, I thought she was talking about sex, too."
"No more internet for you," she yells.
Linus burst out laughing. Lucy rolled her eye's.
"Oh no… his innocence… how dare he knows what sex is," Linus mocked.
"You can be a real jerk sometimes, you know that?"
"I learned from the best, oh sister dear. So… why are you waiting to get Charlie alone, if it isn't sex?"
"I need to talk to him, is all."
"Ooooo… you aren't breaking up with him are you," he cringed a little.
"No, I couldn't do that, did that really sound that bad? I don't think I can tell you why."
"With all the forms of communication; 'we need to talk' in person, never sounds good. Submarine klaxon horns sound in our heads, signaling dread and entropy to come."
"It's kinda about… sex, not having it- talking about it. After last night, I kinda freaked out and I don't want him to think he screwed up. Despite it all; I'm not ready to take that step."
"What did he do to freak you out?"
"He was just touching me, I couldn't handle it, I get so hot and flustered."
"So that's what you were doing last night."
"You heard me?!"
"Yeah, we did. You're lucky mom or dad didn't wake up. Those sounded like 'I'm ready' noises to me," he smiled.
"Oh no, I tried to be quiet. I didn't even know I was doing it, I just… I was day dreaming about… stuff… next thing I know; I couldn't stop. Are you still a…"
Linus shook his head.
"Patty?"
He nods.
"So it's really just me… mm'kay."
"If it weren't for you chasing Schroeder; I'd be surprised you were a virgin."
"Damn, you don't think that highly of me do you, at all? I never once thought about sex until I started dating Charlie."
"I can see you're trying to better yourself, rebuild who you are as a person, for your own sake. I did not think highly of you, no, you were a holy terror. I am surprised you broke down so quick."
She looks at him a moment, "well I'm going to Charlie's."
"Hey Lu-lu, how'd it go with go with Violet," Charlie greeted.
"That's how you greet your girlfriend," she kissed him.
"Sorry, I was just curious since you guys went over there," he lead her inside.
"Violet will be okay, she thinks she needs a you in her life. She wanted to know if she could share you with me."
"Uh…"
"I'm joking sweetheart. I wouldn't share you," she plopped in his lap in the bean bag chair
"Did you have fun last night, you seemed to warm up to Schroeder."
"I'm getting there. It's like my life has flipped, and I'm becoming a different person."
"Could be the universe showing you a better way," he smiled.
"Now you sound like Linus."
"But is your life becoming happier, that's what matters."
"I am happy, and you make me happy, I never knew you would be the best thing in my life, thank you for being here," she hugged him.
"Can you see now that I've been here this whole time? It wasn't till recent I started having serious feelings for you, that day you were bleeding, I wanted to tend to your wounds and show you I was worth your time."
"You are. There is something along the lines of that I want to talk about. Last night and me acting weird; I want you to know you didn't do anything wrong."
"Oh I think I've been were you were many times, that excited, anxious, nervous feeling."
"You're pretty close, Baby, but not exactly."
"I got nothing."
"Baby… you were turning me on… I was getting horny. There's no other way to put it."
"Really?! Just my touch," he had a Cheshire grin.
"Oh brother. Yes your touch drives me wild and honestly; it's all new to me. It's hard to believe, but I am a virgin still."
"I'd never expect you to sleep around, not even if Schroeder offered. Despite everything; I knew you weren't that kinda girl. So… what do you want to do about it?"
"Not do it, is what I'm trying to do. I don't know, I'm not ready for sex… I don't think I am. Maybe I just can't wrap my head around it."
"We could just do it? I've never done it either, I didn't think I ever would. I will wait with you, whenever you are ready, does that sound to you?"
"Why am I so surprised that you're so understanding," she kissed him, "it's so damn hard to resist, I don't get it. I can't even tell you the thoughts I'm fighting right now."
"Might be best. I guess that's what I was kinda feeling on our first date, I was starting to… ya know… grow when you were on top of me, but I was too busy fighting off being embarrassed."
"Really?"
"Yeah… I might be having the same thoughts right now. Maybe we should try and ignore it, I've been satisfied with making out and cuddling. I never thought I'd be rounding third base."
"I guess maybe we should get some condoms just in case? I fear at some point we might go insane from the tension… to be safe."
"That's a good idea. I think we need to calm down a bit."
"In what way?"
"With the sex talk."
"Sorry, It's kinda hard to put to words, let's just enjoy the passion we have, and if it leads that way; we'll just be ready."
"So should we slow down, because I really want to kiss you right now, we just stay cautious of what we're doing."
"Yeah! We know what we want, we're not stupid, we have self-control."
"Fuck, why do I have self-control," he thought.
"God this is unbearable, am I this thirsty," she thought.
"We're acting like fools, it's new, but not unknown," he laughed.
Lucy repositions herself facing him in his lap, "right, we'll cross that bridge, now I need those lips."
They start making out, she stops with an epiphany.
"So… is that why you only touched my waist and back?"
"Yeah," he pulled her back in.
They started getting lost in the session, she wrapped her arms around his neck, his fingers flicked at her the bottom of her shirt, exposing her pale skin.
"Besides… we just started dating," he interrupted.
"You're right, no need to rush, this is just fine," she went back to kissing.
She moans at his touch, their tongues chase each other, his hands wander up and down her back, just skimming her panty line. The closer he got, the more her moans seem to beg, his hands rested on her hips, fingers slowly sliding under her jeans, deeper until his hands rest on it completely, giving it a squeeze and rub.
"Eww! You hafta do that down here?!"
They break kiss looking at each other red in the face, panting, turning to look at Sally on the steps, grinning at each other.
