Jeb never forgot how he lost his virginity. He was nineteen and at a low point in his life. It was summer, and he had finished high school and was looking for a job. Nothing felt appealing. He wasn't particularly tall or muscular--more on the scrawny side. His father often said it was because he did not play football at school. Jeb hated football.
His father said many things. He told Jeb to stop ambling around at home after finishing high school. He had a friend who owned a tire repair shop and was looking to hire. Jeb shuddered at the idea; it was smelly, dirty, and heavy work. The pay was lousy as well. His father told him to shut up, swallow his pride, and go to the damn repair shop.
His mother wanted him to start university, but this idea did not appeal to him either. He had finished school and did not wish to return. Besides, he would likely end up in debt for life.
Jeb spent most of his days avoiding conflicts with his parents. Instead, his attention focused on girls. Or lack thereof. Like most teenagers, his hormone-filled mind was most of the time turned on. It made him have an erection all the time.
They say that one of the best periods of your life as a guy is in your early teens. It is at that time that you discover what a marvelous tool your dick is and all the things you can do with it. They also say that one of the lowest periods of your life is when you discover that girls don't share that epiphany. Jeb was at that point in life. He was frustrated to no end that he was still a virgin. He wasn't particularly bad-looking but scrawny and insecure, and no girl looked twice at him. It did not help that he got tongue-tied whenever he tried to talk to a girl.
Internet porn and tissues were his only relief, but it left him more frustrated than before.
Jeb's parents were having a barbecue. It was something they liked to have more than once during the summers. As usual, it was between twenty to thirty guests. Primarily friends from work and neighbors. Jeb did not find the barbecues much fun, as only grown-up people were around. They were eating and drinking and getting rowdy as the evening progressed. Towards the night, everybody was quite drunk. His mother usually made him help in the kitchen. Besides that, he tried to stay out of the way. The only advantage was that he could steal a beer without his parents noticing.
Sometimes, there was drama once everybody was drunk and had their inhibitions lowered. This time, Linda made a scene. Jeb had already driven one of his parents' drunken friends twice to the store on a beer run. It was well past midnight, and everybody was plastered. Jeb did not mind when his parents had a barbecue. He thought it was all right but disliked it when everybody became so drunk as the evening progressed. Regardless, he still hung around. To him, it looked like the barbecue would be over soon.
Linda had a drunken argument with her drunk husband, Larry. It escalated until they shouted at each other. Others began interfering before it turned into blows. Linda accused Larry of being too interested in one of his colleagues at work. She was sure Larry would sleep with her if he could, or he had already done it. Larry angrily defended himself, shouting at her that she was making a scene and a fool of herself.
Jeb's father and a couple of friends separated them and led Larry inside to the living room. Linda slumped down on one of the lawn chairs, still upset. Jeb tried to stay out of the way. The barbecue was winding down, and people were leaving. A couple of Uber cars stopped outside. Guests milled around inside, not realizing their rides had arrived. After a while, the two drivers came inside to try to get hold of them.
Jeb felt thankful that it was over. When his father intercepted him, he intended to go to the bathroom and then to his room. He told Jeb that Larry had fallen asleep on the couch. Then he asked Jeb to help Linda get home safe and sound. She and Larry lived in the area. Their house was less than a fifteen-minute walk away. His father was slurring his speech, and Jeb heard his mother calling for his father from the bedroom. She sounded drunk, and Jeb had a good idea of what she wanted. Jeb shuddered at the idea of his parents having sex and thought it was a good idea to get out of the house for a while.
Jeb found Linda in the garden. She was muttering to herself and waving about with a half-full glass of red wine. She was in a foul mood, and it took a while for Jeb to convince her that they should leave and that Jeb was walking her home. He got her to give him her wine glass, but not before she had drained it. She was unsteady on her feet when he helped her up from the chair.
They went through the house to the front door. Passing the living room, Jeb saw Larry sleeping on his back on the couch. Linda was drunk, and Jeb had one hand on her arm to steady her as they walked. She was droning about her husband, but he ignored what she said.
Outside their front door, Jeb realized something and stopped.
"Do you have your home keys?" Jeb asked.
Linda stopped her tirade and looked at Jeb with a drunken expression. It took her a while to work out what he had said.
"Nah," she said, "it's my asshole husband who has them."
Jeb sighed. What a mess. At least, he had asked before they walked the short distance to Linda's house.
"Wait here," he said and went inside again.
Larry was snoring on the couch. Jeb shook his shoulder and called his name. There was no reaction. Jeb shook his shoulder harder and called his name louder. Still, there was no reaction. Jeb felt at a loss, but then he spotted a lump on Larry's front pocket of his shorts. Gingerly, he touched it. It felt like a keyring. Jeb did not know what to think as he slipped his hand into Larry's pocket. Luckily, he got hold of a key ring and fished it out. There was no reaction from Larry, and Jeb felt grateful.
Back outside again, he found Linda sitting on the front porch.
"Got your keys," he said, motioning for Linda to get up.
Linda leaned forward to get up but fell back again, giggling drunkenly at her clumsiness.
"Help an old lady, will you?" she slurred and held out her arms.