I wouldn't say I was interested in TJ to start with. He was a cool guy, involved in an after-class activity that I had joined the year before. I had a couple years on him, but not as many as some would think. He was kind of an adorable geek who was fun to hang out with.
TJ could make people laugh, or at least in our group, at much unexpected things. He was kind and flirty, if a little shy. I laughed a bit when he started dating Steph, who had claimed she hated him. They lasted a good year and a half.
Sure, I'd messed around with him. It was kind of a slutty phase for me, exploring my sexuality and stuff. It's not like I actually had intercourse with everyone that showed interest, but I wasn't particularly picky at that time. I'm not proud of every dick I sucked, but I don't really regret it either.
He caught me off guard a few years later. I was out of school, but visited my friends quite often. I had been in a monogamous relationship for a full two years, and very happy with that fact. I would never have even thought that TJ would consider taking advantage of me, but in reality, he was looking for an invitation.
There's some slut in all of us, I think... some left over primordial "mate-or-die" instinct that tells us that sex is inherently good for us. I can't explain it any better than that, since nothing particularly life-threatening or epiphany-inspiring happened that night.
I agreed to watch a campy movie with TJ after meeting with our group of friends. It was a laugh-your-head-off-terrible movie where a biblical figure fought zombies in a current-day setting. TJ cuddled with me a little while we watched, but this was not uncalled for. I appreciated the attention, deep down, and wished for a second or two that I was single.
That I actually had the thought cross my mind, even after being with Jason for two years, having great sex and conversation and inside jokes, was incredulous to me. I dropped it.
After the movie, I was tired. I wasn't about to drive home when all I wanted to do was nod off. I curled up against TJ and closed my eyes. He gently kissed the top of my head and wrapped his arms around me. It was comfortable, and I fell asleep.
I woke up a little later, my left arm tingling from being tucked under me while I was asleep. I rolled to wiggle my fingers and TJ, who had also been sleeping, opened his eyes and asked if I was okay. I nodded and rubbed my arm into wakefulness, then curled up against him again, carefully folding my left arm between us. TJ took the fingers of my left hand and kissed them softly. I smiled and batted my eyelashes at him playfully.
We laughed quietly and he pulled me close. "Want to watch another movie?" he asked.