I was awoken by the hustle and bustle noises coming from outside the room, I look to my right and she Ashley's not there frowning I call out "Ash?"

She popped in dressed in her waitress uniform "I'm so glad you're up. I need your help."

"Sure. What is it?"

"Well I'm running a little late on account of I was sleeping next to my beautiful girlfriend and I didn't want to move, so I had to call and swap shift over to a later one" She smirked "so can you maybe take Taylor to Planned Parenthood? She wants to go on the pill."

"You want me to go? Me?" I was trying to wrap my head around it.

"Yeah I'm dead set against it but I thought maybe you could bring her down there just to get some information. Maybe we could delay her for a little bit while we figure out what to do."

"Isn't she a little young to go on the pill?"

"She won't listen to me. I told her she should wait till she's much older to have sex, but it's hard for me to say that when I had her at sixteen. So I thought maybe she would listen to you."

"I don't know if I am the right person to do this." Her eyes flashed with sadness and I immediately wanted it to make it go away for her.

"Yes you are. She has no issues with you. She likes you. Gosh, this was so much easier when we were young. Why can't it go back to how it was when we were kids, it was fun. It was no big deal. There weren't all these horrible diseases. Now the whole thing is terrifying."

I nodded silently "Truly terrifying."

"I lost my virginity at fourteen."

"Fourteen years old? So young , so very young." I was still watching cartons and making models of superheroes.

"Now I wish she'd hold to hers till she's like, fifty."

"That's crazy talk." I wondered if it didn't work out with Ash if I would have to wait that long.

"You'd really be coming through for me if you did this. I wouldn't forget it."

"Won't she be uncomfortable? I think she would be very uncomfortable."

"I don't know where else to turn. I don't want her to ruin her life, not that I regret her or anything at all like that I just don't want her to have to go through what I did."

I could tell there was more to her story but I wouldn't push I figured she'd tell me when she was ready "Well when you put it like that, Of course I can take her" I grinned "You called me your girlfriend" I sang.

She suddenly found her shoes interesting "Well. That's what we are. Aren't we?"

I made the few paces over her and lifted her chin "I would like that alot" I gave her a quick kiss making her face light up with her nose crinkling smile it made me do a happy dance inside.

"Give me ten minutes and I'll take her" I ran into the bathroom to get ready.

-x-

I took a sullen-looking Taylor to Planned Parenthood. "This is so gross." She muttered as we sat waiting to be seen.

"What is?"

"You bringing me here not my mum"

"I don't mean it to be gross. Your mother thought you needed someone to talk to."

"Spencer, you're a nice person but you're practically a stranger. I don't want to talk about sex with you."

"Neither do I, I know it's embarrassing but you need to inform yourself. I think that is very important before you make a life-changing decision. 'Cause once you have sex, there is no turning back. You will never be the same again, and what if you want to go back? But you can't. There are no time machines. The Pandora's box will be open."

"Okay, I get it. Stop trying to freak me out. I'll listen." I wasn't trying to freak her out I was just giving her advise I thought she could use, I liked Taylor and wanted to help Ashley with her anyway I could she was a great kid.

We finally get called in and I find myself sitting opposite from Judith the pompous counsellor.

"Coming here was a very smart thing to do. A lot of young people act without thinking. Carefully considering your options is a very responsible way to act. You should be proud of yourself."

"Would it be weird if I just asked you for the pill right now?" she huffed clearly not really wanting to be here.

"A sense of humour is an effective weapon in high school. I'm sure it serves you well."

I cleared my throat "I was trying to tell her that there is no reason that she needs to engage in sexual activity at such a young age."

"That's true. Your virginity is a gift. A gift you shouldn't be so quick to give away."

"I completely agree."

"There are plenty of activities you can engage in without having sex that can be fun and safe." I find myself interested by this.

"What kind of activities? I'm sure she's interested in knowing."

"Well, instead of having intercourse, you might want to try outercourse."

"Outercourse, what's that?" she huffed again sounding bored but I was keen to know more.

"Yeah, what's that?" I leant forward on my chair, way more interested than Taylor why didn't they have these people in my school when I was younger?

"Outercourse is anything that isn't vaginal intercourse. It can be just having fun in a non-sexual way with your friend or it can be kissing. There are many ways to be sexual without intercourse - such as body rubbing, which you might call 'dry humping'"

"See, you can do that." I said to Taylor maybe I could try that too.

"Masturbation, mutual masturbation"

"What's that?"

"That's when you both masturbate at the same time. There's deep kissing, erotic massage, oral sex play, role-playing, and sharing fantasies with a partner."

"So there are a lot of things you can do instead of sex."

Judith laughed "It's only limited by your imagination."

"I think I'm gonna vomit." Taylor reached for the bin placing it in front of her she did look a funny colour.

The counsellor continued "That's very funny, but this is serious business. Outercourse offers nearly 100 percent protections against pregnancy. Outercourse can also greatly reduce the risk of HIV/AIDS and many other sexually transmitted infections - unless body fluids are exchanged through oral or anal intercourse but some infections, like herpes and HPV, can be passed by skin-to-skin contact."

"This is fantastic. What would someone do about performance anxiety? 'Cause I am sure Taylor and her friend are worried that their sex won't be satisfying and then the unsatisfied partner might fly into a rage and break it off with the inadequate partner."

"Sex takes practice, but there are many techniques to..."

Taylor stopped her "I've got to get out of here."

"Taylor!" I called both me and Judith chasing her outside. "Can't you just let her finish?" when Taylor shook her hair I turned to Judith "I'm sorry. You have a lot of this information on your web site, right?"

-x-

We got back to Ashley's "Well, I thought that was very informative."

"Can we not talk? I think I'm gonna be sick. I think I don't want to have sex ever."

"I'm with you on that one kid" I muttered as she closed the door to her room.

I decided to wait for Ashley to come home as she's only be another hour and plonked myself sown on her couch and whipped out my phone to Google the Planned Parenthood and find out more information on what Judith was talking about.

Ashley got in a while later and checked on Taylor then came and sat next to me on the couch "I don't know what you did, but she has completely changed her tune."

I shrugged "It wasn't really me. She is a smart kid. Once she got all the right information, she knew what to do."

"Well thank you. You'd make a great mum one day"

"You think so?" i felt my eyebrows shoot up in surprise.

"Oh I know so. I've seen it."

"Well, I better get going. It's been a long day I don't want to wear out my welcome."

Ashley clung to me pulling me into her "Stay. You could never wear out your welcome ever"

"I can't. I've got to... go to work in the morning. Don't want to wake you and Taylor up earlier than you have to be up"

"I'll make it worth your while." Her hand sliding down my back and landing on my bum "She's not allowed to do it, but we are."

I'm cornered not really sure what to do. I don't want to do it but I don't want to debate it either. "You crazy chick I'm gonna have to give you one of their pamphlets." I giggle nervously at my own joke and exit before she can react.

-x-