�Trace and I had sex last night,� Trixie replied and Valondra looked at her.
�Come again. Did I hear you correctly?�
�Yeah.�
�You hardly know each other.�
�I know.�
�What were you thinking?�
�We had one too many drinks.�
�I hope this didn�t happen in my house.�
�No; more like in his car.�
�Right.� She sighed.
�I don�t know what to do. I never did something like that before.�
�I don�t know what to tell ya except that if you were going to bang the stud you could�ve picked a more romantic spot instead of the front seat of his Viper.�
Trixie grinned. �We really weren�t thinking about the place to do it.�
�I hang out with Trace and I get in that car�a lot. Now I�m not going to want to.� Trixie chuckled. �I love that car and now I�m going to have bad images.�
�It wasn�t the Viper.� She looked at her. �It was the Cherokee.�
�The Cherokee?�
�Yeah.�
�The blue Cherokee that sits at my place every now and then?�
�Yeah.�
�That�s not Trace�s.�
�It ain�t?�
�No; it�s Justin�s.�
�Oh.�
�Trace gets more action in that thing than Justin does.�
�I didn�t know.�
�Yeah.� They laughed. �Do you like Trace?�
�Yes.�
�Ok so tell him then.�
�What if he doesn�t like me?�
�He asked you out didn�t he?�
�If that�s what you want to call it.�
�Then you ask him out again, but wait to hit the hay again.� Trixie didn�t say anything. �He likes you and you like him so go for it. You won�t know if you�re compatible if you don�t do anything.�
�Yeah I know.�
�So do something.� Trixie sighed. �You both have off Saturday night so make plans.�
�I don�t know.�
�Take my place Saturday night at the movies. I�ll tell him I�m having dinner with Nick and his family and you�re taking my place. He�ll understand.�
�I don�t want to take him from ya.�
�It�s Trace; not Nick.� They laughed.
�Alright I�ll go.�
�Good.�
�Just because he�s hot.�
�Great reason.�
�And he�s good.�
�More of a great reason.�
�We�ll I�m going to go.�
�Okie dokie.�
�I�ll see ya later.�
�Bye.� They hugged and Trixie got up as Nickolas walked back in.
�See ya, Nickolas.�
�Bye,� Nickolas said as Trixie walked out and he looked at Valondra. �Are we alone again?� He sat beside her on the sofa and smiled.
�Yes,� Valondra said lying down and resting her head in his lap.
�So we can finish what we started earlier?�
�I don�t know.�
�Why not? She shrugged. �You�re looking hot laying there.�
�You look hot all the time.�
�Thanks.� She smiled. �So can we finish?�
�Why is sex so important to you?�
�It�s not; you�re important to me.�
�Uh-huh; ever since ya got it ya can�t get enough if it.�
�That�s not true.�
�Whatever.�
�You�ll get whatever.�
�Whenever we�re together all ya want to do is fuck and never stop.� He smiled. �I don�t want our relationship to end up just being based solely on sex.�
�It�s not going to.� She rolled her eyes. �What?�
�You always think something ain�t going to happen and half the time it does.�
�Like what?�
�Us having a baby already; you said it wasn�t going to happen. Um, what else?�
�That was before we started having sex.�
�And you said it wasn�t going to happen until we�re married. It happened, Nickolas, and we�re not married yet.� He just looked at her. �You know I�m right so just admit it.�
�You�re not right, Princess.� She shook her head. �Our relationship ain�t going to turn into sex.�
�Ya say that now, but it�ll happen.�
�How cant it when you�ve been playing hard to get lately?�
�You�ll start to rape me if I don�t give it.�
�How can I rape ya? Like the saying goes �ya can�t rape the willing�.�
�Well I won�t be willing.�
�Whatever.�
�Fine don�t believe me. When it happens and I turn your ass in you�ll be looking dumbfounded.�
�Like you�d do that.�
�Try me.�
�I tried back in, like, 2001 and I liked. I like a lot. Papa really like.� He leaned down and kissed her.
�Well mama like a lot too.�
�Good.� They kissed. �I love you and you know I won�t force ya into doing anything ya don�t want to do.�
�I know.�
�I�m glad.�
�I was just picking a fight.� She smiled.
�Should�ve known.� She nodded. �You had me going though.�
�Good.� He shook his head. �I�m still serious about our relationship turning into sex all the time.�
�And I know that�s not going to happen.�
�Yeah.�
�No.�
�That�s all it�s been the past couple months.�
�Because we got five months to catch up on.� He went to kiss her and she got up. �What?�
�Don�t use that on me anymore.�
�Um, ok.� He watched her as she stood by the patio and looked out to the rain. He got up and walked over to her. He stood behind her and took her in his arms. She laid her head back and he kissed the top of it. �What�s wrong, Princess?�
�Nothing. I just�I�m just afraid.�
�Of what?�
�Everything.�
�You don�t have to be.�
�I know, but I am.�
�Well don�t be.�
�I�m just afraid that we�re going to lose that one thing that keeps us together.�
�That one thing is love and we�re not going to lose it.�
�I�m afraid though.�
�Over nothing.�
She sighed. �We�re going to lose that spark between us, Nick. I can feel it.�
�Look at me.� He turned her to face him. �No we�re not. Everything is going to be fine. We�re going to get married and have the family we�ve talked about. Nothing is going to tear us apart and we�re not going to lose that spark. You have nothing to worry about.�
�You don�t know that.�
�Yes I do. Look at all that�s happened and we�re still together.� She didn�t say anything and just looked at him. �Did someone say something to you?�
�No; of course not.�
�Then why this crazy talk?�
�I don�t know. I guess I�m just thinking �what if� and just over-reacting.�
�Yes you are.�
�I�m sorry.�
�Don�t worry about it.� She grinned and he kissed her. �Why don�t we turn out all the lights, turn off all the phones, and go upstairs. I will put your mind at ease.�
�Sounds tempting.�
�Light some candles, put on some romantic tunes, climb in the hot tub and ya know.� She raised an eyebrow. �What?�
�Guilty of something?�
�No; why?�
�Candles? Music? Hot tub? I�m usually the one suggesting.�
�Is it a crime for me to want and make my fianc�e happy and worry free?�
�Well�no.�
�Alright then. Are you in? Or are you out?�
�I guess in, because I know you�re guilty of something.�
�Well you�re wrong, Princess. I didn�t do anything I wasn�t supposed to.� He led her to the stairs.
�Right.�
�I love the faith you have in me.�
�I�m glad.� He nodded and picked her up, carrying her upstairs.
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