Well, it's official. High school has come and gone and I'm STILL a virgin.
Even my friend Gibby lost her virginity! And she's hideous!
Okay, maybe not hideous, but still. We swore we would be deflowered by the time we graduated, and I can't believe that bucktoothed Gibby Berkman managed to make good while I didn't.
It's not her fault, though. She's not the one who slipped in and fucked both my boyfriend AND the high school quarterback before I could have a chance to. That honor would belong to my father, Jud. He's like a walking sex machine. Ever since I can remember, my friends would beg to come over after school just so they could get a chance to run into him. I used to think I was popular, but then my dad would walk in the room and it was like I didn't exist. Previously, he would just smile and ignore the attention, but ever since I turned 18, it's like he's been actively cock blocking me!
First, there was my boyfriend, Kevin. Hot, actor, scruff that you could just die for. What does Dad do? He fucks him up the ass. And at a family dinner, no less! Then there was the school quarterback, a meathead named Brock who used to let me suck his dick after school. I'm this close to sealing the deal, when what happens? Dad swoops in and fucks him AGAIN.
If I'm being honest, I can't really blame them, either. Dad's always been attractive--hairy and muscular with a little bit of a dad bod. And since he loves walking around the house in tighty whities, I know he's hung, too. I'm sure if he were someone else's dad I'd be all over him. But no, I'm just left with the thankless task of being his son--the second fiddle to his Don Juan.
Now that I had officially graduated, it seemed I was all but destined to go to college with my virginity still intact. And to top it all off, Dad and I were stuck with each other for a week on this stupid church mission trip.
My family and I go to one of those modern-day evangelical megachurches where you have like seven pastors and no one can really tell what any of them do. Pastor Carl was the one who organized the mission trips, where a group of college kids would go to some church in North Carolina to do community service for a week. Dad volunteered as a chaperone, although I'm pretty sure he was just doing it to keep an eye on me since it was my first time going. At this point, I wouldn't have put it past him to put one of those 17th-century chastity belts on me and call it a day. But it's not like he needed to bother--how was I possibly going to get laid when I was stuck all week doing manual labor with a bunch of Christian college kids?
Even on the way to North Carolina, as I sat at the back of the bus listening to Taylor Swift and eyeing the other boys for potential virginity-takers, I knew my chances were slim.
There was Levi, a rising second year and Messianic Jew I'd known since childhood. He was hot, for sure--buzzed brown hair, a gorgeous, statuesque nose, and a killer smile--but he was 100% straight and annoyingly kind. He'd been the first one to congratulate me when I came out, and he'd always come to my defense whenever someone raised an issue with my being gay. His heterosexuality was the one thing that kept me from fully believing in a loving, compassionate God.
Then there was the rising third year, Todd: thin, lanky, and aggressively heterosexual. He was kind of cute in that sinewy Pete Davidson kind of way. But his sexual misdeeds were an open secret, as even I knew that his rich parents had paid for at least three girls to get out of "trouble." He sat two rows in front of me, secretly watching Twitter porn on his phone and shooting nervous looks whenever anyone walked past in the aisle.
There was the rising fourth year, Elijah: a short, kind of beefy redhead with a boy-next-door haircut and pouty lips that would look perfect on my pink purse. But he was the least likely of all my suitors--practically married to Jesus already, he never went anywhere without his cross necklace and Bible. Even now he was nose-deep in it when he should have been nose-deep in something much softer and wetter.
(I mean my pussy. Just in case you were wondering.)
The rest of the college kids on the mission trip were all girls, so there was no chance there. No, it seemed as though the next week of my life was destined to remain as virginal as the last 18 years of my life.
Then Pastor Carl sat down next to me.
"Hey Leo," he said casually. He gave me that classic straight guy nod, like one of those old guys who's just "one of the kids."
In Pastor Carl's case, however, he kind of was. This man was not your average pastor: slicked-back hair, muscular arms covered with tattoos, always wearing his signature beanie and oversized Jeffrey Dahmer glasses. He still wore skinny jeans, which was somehow hot and not offputting based on his age and the fact that it wasn't 2008. He was like 35 or so, which was practically ancient as far as I was concerned but still young enough to seem relevant. We all really liked him because he would always talk frankly with us about stuff like drinking or smoking pot.
He was also really fucking hot.
Pastor Carl sighed, stretching his legs out in the narrow space. "I love these trips," he said, gazing out the window for a moment. "Being of service... it gives me a chance to reflect, you know? Unplug from the world, get out of the usual routine."
I shrugged. "I guess."
He narrowed his eyes. "You don't sound too excited."
"As excited as I can be about manual labor."
He laughed. "I hear you. God's work isn't always glamorous, but we'll make sure to have some fun too." He winked at me.
I found myself blushing. Did he mean it like I thought he did? No, that was ridiculous. The man was married, and besides, he was totally Christian. Sure, he had big biceps and he smelled like sandalwood and musk. And yes, I had pictured myself sucking on his foreskin like any red-blooded American twink would. But that was a fantasy, right?
"Tell me, what's one thing you're looking forward to this week?" he asked.
"I guess the camping trip at Lake Laurie next weekend."
He smiled. "That's my favorite part too. It'll be good to relax after a week of doing God's work. Lay out in the sun, get that tan going..."
He stretched his arms up high, causing his shirt to ride up a little. I glanced down to see a treasure trail leading underneath his jeans. Fuck.
When I looked up, he was smiling at me.
"So, Leo." His voice was low now, and he leaned in like we were sharing a secret. "You dating anyone? Got a girlfriend or... boyfriend, maybe?"
I swallowed. Pastor Carl knew very well I was gay--the whole church did. Not that he and I had ever talked about it. But based on the way this conversation was going, perhaps we should have!
"N-no," I said, caught off guard. I took a moment to collect myself then turned toward him, crossing my legs and batting my eyes. "I mean, I had a boyfriend for a little while, but... it didn't work out."
He smiled. "I just wanna say I think you're really brave. Living in your truth like that."
I smiled shyly. "Thanks. It's just who I am, I guess. God just... showed me what I wanted. Who am I to say no to that?"
He nodded. "Yeah." He put a hand to his chest. "I mean, I personally don't agree with the lifestyle, but that doesn't mean I don't respect you for being yourself. Hate the sin, love the sinner, right?"
I giggled, brushing back my brown curls. "You're so right, Pastor Carl."
He leaned in closer, his cologne wafting into my nose like the smell of Brock's sweaty balls after football practice. "If there's one thing I've learned, it's that temptation is everywhere. I'm a happily married man, but that doesn't mean God doesn't put my faith to the test every day. It's tough, especially when there's so much out there to want. You know what I'm saying?"
I touched his bicep, giving it a subtle squeeze. "I know exactly what you mean."
He smiled, and I was almost entirely sure that he was flexing his arm for me. But before anything else could happen, I spotted my father lumbering down the aisle toward me. I took my hand away from the pastor's arm and leaned back in my seat.