Mary watched enviously as the characters in the rom-com finally fell into bed together. She hadn't had sex for three months. Normally, she'd just find a guy on a hookup app, meet him for coffee to be sure he wasn't a creep, and bring him home. But ever since her pregnancy started showing, guys had developed an alarming reluctance to touch her. They would say hi, notice her belly, get nervous, and make an excuse to leave.
The worst was when they gave her a little respectful nod on the way out. Respectful! She wasn't looking for
respectful
, she was looking to get
fucked
. But it seemed like nobody was down to hook up with a pregnant chick.
Which was doubly frustrating, because she'd never been hornier in her life. Her girlfriends had told her about the "magical" second trimester hormones and the incredible sex they'd had with their partners. Of course, none of them had been single at the time.
Her ass looked great, her tits had never been bigger, and she was juicy
all
the time. Her body wanted action, and no matter how many times she used her vibrator, it wasn't the same.
She sighed and squirmed on the couch as the woman in the movie moaned passionately. Lucky bitch. Annoyed, she turned off the TV. At the same moment, Adam's door opened, and he walked past her to the kitchen.
That was her other problem. Adam was her oldest and closest friend. Years ago, they'd dated briefly, and managed to stay on good terms afterward. Now, they split the rent on an apartment downtown. They hung out constantly, and shared everything. He didn't even mind when she brought guys home. It was the most stable relationship in her life.
Or it had been, until she got pregnant. At first, he was super supportive. He'd stay up late with her, talking about what her baby would be like, and even came along for her first ultrasound. But over time, he grew distant, until they barely spoke. They saw each other only in passing, or when he emerged from his room to get food. Whenever she made eye contact with him, he got a weird expression on his face and left quickly.
She scowled as he rummaged in the fridge, ignoring her. The worst part was, he didn't even seem upset. She could understand if they'd had a fight, and he wasn't talking to her because of that. But to have him avoid her for no clear reason hurt worse than anything.
Enough.
She could handle having the baby on her own. She could even deal with the frustrating lack of guys who wanted to fuck her. But to have her best friend ghost her like this was intolerable. She stomped into the kitchen, glowering as he closed the fridge door.
"Adam," she said curtly.
"Hey, Mary." His eyes flicked down to her belly before glancing away. "I'll be out of your way in a second."
"Stop doing that!" she snapped.
"Doing what?"
"That thing where you turn away, like you're ashamed to see me."
"I'm not," he stammered nervously, "I just, uh--"
"Look at me!"
Wincing, he slowly raised his head. She noticed him avoid looking at her body.
"What is going on with you, man? I thought you were on board with me having this baby!"
"Huh?" He looked genuinely confused.
"The bigger I get, the more you dodge me! Is it a religious thing? Did you suddenly get weirdly conservative?" She realized with annoyance that her eyes were brimming with tears. She didn't want to cry, she wanted to be angry. "What is your problem? This is a rotten time for you to suddenly develop an issue with single moms."
"What? Is that what you think?" He grimaced. "Oh fuck, Mary, that's not it, I promise."
"Then what?"
"I, um, I kinda realized... I mean, I guess... Oh boy. I might be sorta..." He scratched his head and trailed off awkwardly.
"Well, spit it out!"
"I think I'm into pregnant women."
"What?" Mary blinked in surprise. "Into? Like,
into
, into?"
"Yeah," he shrugged. "I'm as surprised as you are."
"So, you've been avoiding me because..."
"Because you turn me on," he confessed, cheeks flushing red.
"But we broke up ages ago! We've been friends forever. Hell, we've lived together for two years now, and you've never acted this weird around me before."
"Well," he shrugged, "you weren't pregnant then."
"Seriously? Is this a new thing?"
"I guess? I've never really spent any time around other pregnant women, so it hasn't come up."
Mary frowned, considering this revelation. It did explain a lot. He'd never seemed upset or judgmental, he just tried not to look at her and left as quickly as he could.
"Wait," she said, putting two and two together. "All those times you ran away to your room, were you jerking off to me?"
"No!" He protested, turning red in the face. "I leave because it's so awkward to think of you like that."
"Think of me like what?" she teased. "Sexually? You've seen me naked. I've gone down on you. We've had sex! I know it's been years, but I know this isn't the first time you've thought of me like that."