Let's Get It On
Her phone rang as she was putting the finishing touch on dinner. Seeing the number, she smiled. "And why exactly are you calling?"
"Just checking your nerves."
"I'm not nervous, Ellen. And I wouldn't think you would be encouraging this since you advocated me staying with Franco."
Ellen's laugh filled the line, "I knew that would come back to haunt me. You aren't going to hold it against me forever are you?"
"No, you had a good point. But, ultimately, it's always been Robbie."
"You cooked?"
"Yes."
"And for dessert, will you be Marvin Gayeing it?"
Laura shook her head, "What?"
"Think about it, Let's Get It On…" Meeting silence on the other end, she added, "A little Sexual Healing, perhaps?"
"Oh good Lord, you are incorrigible."
"That's not an answer, Lolo."
Shaking her head, "No, I have no intention of sleeping with him tonight."
"I didn't say anything about sleep."
"Ellen, this is practically our first date. I don't want to rush things with him. I want to take our time, get to know each other. I plan on this being my last relationship."
"Lolo, you have known each other for more than a decade. Collectively you have probably spent more time with him than any man you've ever known. This isn't a first date, it's just the first time you've called it a date."
"This from the woman with how many successful relationships?"
Ellen laughed, "One more than you have currently." She paused, "Look at it this way. He's an older man, what can it hurt to try it before you buy."
"I thought you were calling to calm my nerves."
"What's really the matter, Lolo?"
Laura paused, knowing they had reached the crux of the issue. "I've never been in love before."
Ellen smiled, "Just relax, Lolo. He's told you what he wants. Let the night go where it will, including the bedroom or any other room that's convenient."
Smiling, Laura relaxed for the first time since she'd asked Robbie to dinner. "Thanks, Els."
"Call me tomorrow, let me know how it goes."
The doorbell rang, Laura could see him through the window. Her heart was pounding yet she was strangely calm. "What if I just call you on Monday? I plan on being very busy this weekend."
I've been really tryin', baby
Tryin' to hold back this feeling for so long
And if you feel like I feel, baby
Then, c'mon, oh, c'mon, woo
Let's get it on, ah baby
Ah, baby, let's get it on
Let's love, baby
Let's get it on, sugar
Let's get it on, woo hoo
The magnificent Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On