Fuck. Me. SIDEWAYS.
I looked up into eyes that belonged to Alex. This was not happening; it had to be a dream. Wake up, Charlie! For fuck’s sake, wake up!
“Charlotte, this is my stand intern, Dr. Alex Edwards. Now let’s continue our discussion. Charlotte, are you sexually active?”
I could not have thought of anything worse right now. I knew my face was as a red as a beetroot. There was simply no way out of this. Just answer his questions and get the hell out of here.
“Um, yes…I mean, no…maybe.”
“Perhaps I need to rephrase my question. Have you had sexual intercourse?” Dr. Hanson asked.
“Yes.”
“More than once?”
“Yes.”
“How many sexual partners have you had?”
I couldn’t look his way. My body had already crawled into a dark hole, my brain just waiting for an opening to follow. “Only one.”
“Will you be continuing to have sexual intercourse with this person?”
“Definitely not.”
“Did you use protection such as condoms?”
The hole was getting darker and darker and I wanted to climb up and curl into the fetal position. How on Earth could I be this unlucky? I looked his way. There was no doubt he was trying to hide the smirk on his face. I didn’t know if I should be laughing or calling him a jerk right now. “Yes, Dr Hanson.”
“That’s a very responsible attitude, Charlotte. I understand if these questions seem personal however it is my responsibility to make sure you are educated on everything associated with being sexually active.”
Oh dear God, what the hell was he going to ask me now? If it had anything to do with my vagina, I would be out of here like shit off a stick.
“I’m guessing your intention is to be intimate with a specific person at this stage. Charlotte, how much do you know of their sexual history?” Dr. Hanson asked.
How the tables had turned. Now I was going to be discussing the questions I had so desperately wanted answers to but had no balls to ask. “To be honest, I think he’s slept around a lot,” I answered staring right at Alex. His smirk disappeared and now he looked like he could crawl into that hole with me and die. Although we wouldn’t die in there, we would be using all our time to procreate and populate the dark hole.
“Is he still behaving this way?” Dr. Hanson asked concernedly.
“No, he was with someone long-term.”
“Is he still sexual active with her?”
“I’m not sure, Dr. Hanson. He is a man after all.” I searched his face, looking for the answer that would reassure me and ease the ache in my gut that appeared anytime I thought of them having sex.
“I strongly suggest you use both condoms and the Pill. Sexually transmitted diseases are easier to catch than you may think.” He scribbled some notes and handed the chart to Alex. “Everything looks fine to me. I’ll leave you with Dr. Edwards to check your blood pressure and write up your prescription. It was nice to meet you, Charlotte.” He closed the door and now I had no choice but to deal with the most embarrassing situation in my entire life, worse than the time my dress accidently flew up in first grade and everyone saw my Strawberry Shortcake underwear.
Alex grinned as he placed the blood pressure machine around my arm. “So I’m a player, am I?”
“More like a man-whore. I hate you right now…you know that, right?”
“Aww no you don’t, you love me right now, otherwise why would you be here getting a prescription for the Pill in case your sexual activity picks up?”
I couldn’t help but laugh. “You’re a jerk.”
He removed the blood pressure machine and wrote something on his chart. Placing it down on the table, he wheeled his chair so he was right in front of me.
“Since when do you work here? I thought you just intern at the hospital?”