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drove me home. For the first
time, a bit of doubt about my time with Seth began to creep its way in. What if it wasn’t anything special for him?
What if it’s the last time I see him? I watched him driving and smiled. E ven if we don’t see each other again, this
was so worth it.

 
    When we stopped in my driveway, he kissed me. It
wasn’t just a peck. It was a real, toe-curling, perfect amount of tongue, feel
it all the way to your hoo-ha kiss. “When will I see you again?” he asked.

 
    I slid out of the opening where the Jeep’s doors
would be if it had any and said, “text me” before whirling around and heading
into the house, beaming.

 

Chapter 8

 
    I could not stop smiling. Last night had been
the best of my existence. It felt like a giant weight had been lifted from my
shoulders, knowing that my body was capable of experiencing so much pleasure.
Now I could see what all of the fuss was about.

 
    The only mar on our perfect night was seeing
Larry and learning that I was the reason he and I had never conceived a child.
I had wanted a baby for as long as I could remember, and I would not give up on
that dream. Perhaps I would just need to explore other options, like adoption.
I decided to put off thinking about it for now. It’s not like I had to be in a
big hurry, and I wanted my life to be more settled before I made a plan for my
child.

 
    Settled
with Seth? The possibility popped into my head. I attempted to nudge it down, realizing
that I might be skipping ahead way too quickly.

 
    I ran up the stairs two at a time towards my
bedroom. As I rounded my doorway, Tabitha, Court’s bitchy cat, skittered out of
the room as if I had just kicked her. “Well, if you hate me so much, what were
you doing in my room?” I stuck my tongue out at her.

 
    I walked over and added two more Post-It
reminders to the collection on my mirror. Slow
down. Enjoy the moment.

 
    Just then, Court peeked her head around the
corner. Her short, blond hair was a spiky mess and the ratty, faded lavender
robe she was wearing had seen better days. In spite of that, she looked adorable.
“I think you’re incapable of looking bad.” I wrinkled my nose at her playfully.

 
    “What’s going on?” she croaked in a sleepy
voice. “Tab came running into my room like the devil himself was chasing her.”
She rubbed the yellow cat’s ears as Tabitha glared at me from her arms.

 
    “I had the audacity to walk into my room when
she was in here, is what’s going on. I don’t know why she hates me so,” I added
as I walked over to my closet.

 
    “Maybe because you hate her.” Courtney started
to shuffle off, but stopped and turned, eyes narrowed. “How was your
all-nighter with Sumptuous Seth?”

 
    “Good.” I said quickly, trying to keep it light.

 
    She tilted her head, studying me. “You had a Big
O!” she squealed.

 
    “A few,” I admitted, laughing. “It was so
amazing. He is so amazing.” I gushed.

 
    “I told you there was nothing wrong with you. It
was just that pencil-dicked ex-husband that couldn’t please you.”

 
    I considered telling her about seeing Larry and
learning of the floozy’s pregnancy and my latest failure, but I decided not to
ruin this happy time with any sadness.

 
    “Look at you, glowing.” Courtney teased me. “ Orgasming agrees with you.”

 
    “I think orgasming agrees with everyone.” I laughed as I went to my bathroom to get dressed for
work.

 
    Before I made it fully inside the door of Eck, Meck & Dreck, Annie hooted from across the store, “Oh
honey, he stoked your engine, didn’t he?”

 
    I looked around to make sure we didn’t have any
customers before answering her. “I have no idea what that means, but yeah, he
sure did!” Then I asked, “Am I wearing a sign or something? How does everyone
know?”

 
    “No sign.” Annie answered, breezing by and
patting my cheek. “It’s your aura. It’s absolutely