up in defeat. "Okay, you want the real
story?"
"I do."
"Well, I was a high school senior, and after
school one day I went over to Rodger McCollum's house. His parents
weren't home. We went down to the basement. It was horrible and
awkward as we fumbled around. It was over in less than two minutes.
As soon as he was done, he panicked and threw me out of the house.
Said he was worried that his mother might come home. Oh, and he
made me take the used condom with me. He was sure his mother would
find it or—"
"How awful."
"That's not the worst part."
"What is?"
"I shoved the condom in my purse and forgot
about it. My mother found it stuck inside and I was grounded for
pretty much the rest of senior year."
"Wow."
Victoria stared straight ahead out the window.
"The purse was ruined... there was this big stain and pieces of
rubber... It was a mess."
She glanced over at Lisa as her eyes brightened.
"But I was a young idiot; you have a chance to really make sure
your first time is amazing."
Lisa put her hand on Victoria's arm. "I think
I'll stay a virgin, or just maybe I'll give women a try. I don't
know."
Victoria gave her a sincere smile. "No, don't
give up. There are some decent guys. I'm sure they're out there
somewhere."
Lisa exhaled deeply and took in Victoria's
hopeful expression. "You're probably right, but I think I'm going
to go in and fire up my vibrator. I just bought some new batteries
so—"
"I still think Eric is the man for you. I'm
going to make it happen, I promise."
Lisa rolled her eyes and sighed.
Staring at her with a determined look, Victoria
added, "No, I'm serious... if I need to physically guide his penis
into your vagina, I'll do it."
"Okaaayyyy," Lisa replied with raised eyebrows.
"I appreciate your help." She opened the door and stepped out of
the car.
"Don't use too high a setting with your
mechanical friend there."
"Why?"
"You'll get used to having a motorized penis
inside you. You'll desensitize your vagina so much that no real man
will be able to give you an orgasm."
"Oh, okay," Lisa replied casually.
Victoria watched with a sad frown as Lisa walked
slowly away.
7
A few days later, Victoria stood in front of
Jillian's house holding a bag. Brian opened the door and smiled at
her.
"Are you ready?" she asked.
He whispered, "I haven't done myself in a few
days. I should be ready to go."
"Congratulations," she said with a sarcastic
grin.
He sneered at her. "I figured that would be a
good thing for this, right?"
"It couldn't hurt." Victoria handed him the bag,
and he took a peek inside. She slipped past him and asked, "Where's
the wife?"
"She'll be right down."
Jillian appeared and smiled at Victoria. "Hey,
there. So where should we go?"
"I don't know. You choose."
"Let's walk to the mall and eat there."
"Sounds good."
Jillian glanced at the bag in Brian's hand.
"What's that?"
He looked around nervously. "Oh, um... this is
nothing."
Smiling, she moved to him and gave him a quick
kiss. She put her hand on his chest and ran it slowly down toward
his belly button as she whispered, "I can't believe you didn't want
to do it this morning."
Brian whispered, "I'm sorry. I—"
Victoria watched them with a grin as she headed
to the door. "Come on you two."
Jillian kissed him again. "See ya." She pulled
away and followed after Victoria.
Brian called out, "You girls have fun."
When Victoria was out on porch, Jillian looked
back at him and smiled. "Let's do something fun tonight, okay?"
"Definitely."
As soon as the door closed, Brian rushed up the
stairs with his bag in hand.
Outside, Victoria shook her head. "I can't
believe you asked him what was in the bag."
"I was just having a little fun." Jillian held
back a laugh as they began walking toward the street.
"You're trying to sabotage this, aren't you?"
Victoria asked.
"No, well, maybe... Don't you feel bad? I
mean—"
"Oh, lighten up. It's just a little harmless
fun."
"I guess."
"Whatever you did to that