I had fucked Amy. She had fucked me. In a moment of sadness for me, she made it all go away with one simple act. I didn't care about Becky anymore, realizing she had made her decision about us.
The day after, things were w bit awkward between us. At least, they were for me.
"About last night," I said to Amy when I saw her during lunch.
"What about it?" she asked and then took a bite of her hamburger.
"Um... Well... I, uh," I stammered, not really sure what I should say.
"Marc, relax," she told me. "It was just sex."
"Just sex?" I said.
"Yeah... You were all depressed about what happened with Becky, I was feeling a bit guilty because of what happened, plus a little horny, so I killed three birds with one stone. It doesn't mean anything."
"What doesn't mean anything?" Andy asked as he sat down with a tray of food.
"Nothing," I blurted out.
"Marc and I had sex last night," Amy said nonchalantly.
I expected Andy to get mad and punch me for sleeping with his sister. I was his friend, and there are rules against that sort of thing.
"Nice one," Andy said with a bit of a smile. "Pass the ketchup."
Amy handed Andy a small bottle of ketchup, which he put on his burger before taking a bite.
"Am I the only one weirded out by this whole thing?" I asked.
"Yes," Amy and Andy said together.
"Look," Andy said after a minute. "If you're worried that I'm gonna be pissed at you for it, don't. My sister is a big girl. If she wanted to get stuffed with your sausage, that's her business."
"Thank you," Amy said, then looked at me and said, "Marc... I know last night was your first time and everything. And I got to say, not bad for a beginner. But it was just sex. It doesn't mean you and I are together or anything. That's not what I'm looking for. You should be happy. Guys go their whole life without meeting a girl who wants nothing but just a little casual sex without any strings attached. You got handed one on a silver platter."
As confused as I was by the whole thing, Amy did have a point. Not only did she help me to get over Becky, but she also fucked me. I was no longer a virgin. And I was free to go out and meet someone if I wanted to.
I suddenly felt a bit of power over myself. Looking around at all the women in the cafeteria, I didn't feel as awkward as I would have before. I felt like I could go up to any of them and at least get their phone number, if not a date.
"You're right," I said.
"Of course I am," Amy said. "Just remember, that was more than likely going to be a one time thing."
"More than likely?" I asked.
"Well, yeah," she said. "Who knows what might happen in the future. If I get that itch again and you're there, I might give you a jump. Then again, I might tell you to fuck off so I can take care of it myself. It all depends on what I'm in the mood for at the time."
"Sometimes you feel like a nut," Andy sang. "Sometimes you don't," Amy joined in and then they laughed.
"Surprise," someone said as they jumped on my back, knocking me hard into the table. I turned my head and it was Lisa with Jake standing a foot away.
"When the fuck did you guys get back?" I asked as they sat down with us.
"Just now," Jake said. "We got up early and decided to come back today instead of tomorrow."
"Mostly because Jake's parents weren't comfortable with us sharing a room," Lisa said.
"I spent the last two nights on the couch by myself," Jake said.
"Speaking of fucking," Andy said. "Marc and Amy did it."
The looks on Jake and Lisa's faces were priceless.
"That's a joke, right?" Lisa said. "What happened to Becky?"
"She dumped me," I said and then told them about what had happened.
"Pay up," Lisa said. Jake begrudgingly reached into his pocket, pulled out a ten dollar bill and handed it to Lisa. "Thank you."
"What was that about?" Amy asked.
"I bet Jake that Becky was one of those girls who's constantly paranoid that someone is going to hurt her in some way," Lisa said. "And would end up breaking up with Marc over something trivial or even made up in her head."
Lisa put her hand on my shoulder and added, "It's not your fault sweetie. She's just screwed up. If it didn't happen when it did, it would have eventually."
"And you know this how?" asked Amy.
"The signs were all there," Lisa said. "Her upbringing, mostly the fact that her dad left right before she was born. So obvious daddy issues as well as suspecting of any man she gets close to will one day abandon her."
"That's impossible," I said. "I saw a picture of her with her mom and dad."
"Step dad," said Lisa. "Number six, if I remember what she told me that day."
"How the hell did I not know about any of this?" I asked.
"Did you ever ask?" Jake said.
"She told me about her family," I said. "She never mentioned that her dad was actually her step dad, so I didn't think there was anything that I should have asked."
"Holy crap," said Amy. "Now I understand why she kept giving me that look on Halloween."
"What look?" I asked.
"Like she wanted to kick my ass," Amy said.
"Why the fuck didn't you guys ever tell me about any of this before now?"
"Would you have believed us if we did?" asked Lisa.
I thought about it for a minute before I answered, "Not really."
"Exactly," Lisa said. "You were blinded by the L and L."
"L and L?" asked Andy.
"Love and lust," said Jake. "All guys go through it during the first few months of a relationship. Especially if they haven't been laid in a long time, or even at all. Once you actually have sex with the person, then you start to see them for who they really are. Luckily, I was with someone who is just awesome."
Jake pulled Lisa to him and gave her a quick kiss on her lips.
"So," Lisa said after a moment. "Now that you two are together."
"We're not together," Amy said. "It was just sex to help him get over Becky. Like charity work... Really, really good charity work."
"For his first time?" asked Lisa and Amy nodded. "Lucky you. I remember the first guy I slept with. It was his first time as well... Wow, was it bad. Three seconds and it was over."
"It was five," Jake said. "And I thought we wouldn't talk about this to anyone."
