Always (Bold As Love 4)

“What's that, Sweetness?”

“Drake is going to be with us for at least the next eight years. I'm totally going to have to get over the no sex with Drake around, aren't I?”

I laugh whole heartedly. That wasn't what I was expecting. “Yes, you are because I'm not going to go without sex for eight years. I mean, I would if that was what you wanted, but you know what I mean. Don't worry, Sweets, I'll find us a place with a lock on the bedroom door.”

“I prefer a room with a lock and one that's on the opposite side of the apartment compared to Drake's. It will be even better if it's completely sound proof.”

“Sound proof?” I chuckle.

“We aren't completely silent to start with, Jake. What if we decide to get a little kinky? He doesn't need to hear that!”

Okay, now I can't stop laughing.

“Jake, this isn't funny,” she half whines.

“Yeah, it is. Kinky, Sweetness?” Hearing from my own mouth causes me to laugh harder. “Where is Drake anyway?”

“He's in his room. Love, this isn't funny. Quit laughing or I'm hanging up.”

I tamper down the laughing and manage to hold it in. “Okay, okay. But kinky, really?”

“What? You don't think we might try something new sometime?”

“No, we definitely will. I just can't believe you said kinky.” I snort and start laughing again.

“Jake,” Emily says threateningly, but even then she starts to giggle. “Fine! What if we decide to be adventurous? Is that a better term?”

“Yes. That's much better. I'll do my best to find a place with your requirements. No promises, though.”

“Okay, good. I realized something else too.”

“What's that?”

“We're going to have to raise a teenager.”

“That's no big deal. It's Drake we're talking about.” There's nothing to worry about. He's a good kid.

“Yeah, a pre-puberty Drake. Who knows what hormones will do to him? We're going to be in serious trouble if he has a sex drive like you. Did your dad even have the sex talk with him?”

“He's ten.”

“And? When did your dad talk to you?”

I think back and realize it was around ten or eleven. “Fine. I'll talk to him once I get back. At least this will give us a little experience once we do have kids and they turn into teenagers.”

She's silent for a second too long and I know I hit a chord. “True,” she eventually says. “Dad called me today about last night. He wanted to know what I thought about her.”

“And what did you tell him?”

“That she seemed okay. Nothing bad stood out about her, so that's good. Jake?”

“Yeah, Sweetness?”

“He wants to marry her.”

I sit up, surprised. “What?”

“Yeah. That's the main reason he wanted me to meet her. Part of me is happy that he's found someone, but then again, we've been together almost two years and he doesn't want us to get married. He's only known her for five months!”