“Ha! You got that right.” I shake my head a little.
“Any guy that doesn’t care about you enough to take precautions for the sake of your health isn’t worth your time.”
“That’s a good way to put it. He said that since I was on the pill already, it didn’t matter.”
“Again, he’s an asshole.”
“I know. I thought we had a better relationship than that, but it became pretty clear that we didn’t. He moved on to one of his study partners quickly after we ended it. I was glad for it to be over.”
Cree grumbles something under his breath, but I don’t catch the words. I’m not sure I want to know, and I really don’t care to talk about my ex, so I move on with my questions.
“Have you ever had sex with more than one person at a time?”
Cree hesitates but only for a moment.
“Yes, I have. Just once. It wasn’t really my thing.”
“Why not?”
“Too complicated.” He chuckles. “I like to be able to focus, and with more than one person at a time, I had to keep dividing my attention. It didn’t seem fair to either of them.”
“So, it was a threesome with you and two girls?”
“Yeah. Maybe it would be different if it were two guys. At least then I’d know who to focus on. She’d have to be up for it though.”
He gives me a look, but I don’t answer the question I know is on his mind. I’m not even sure I have an answer. It’s a realm of possibilities I have never considered, and I’m certainly not ready to think about it now.
“Do I get to ask a question yet?” Cree grins as he raises an eyebrow at me.
“I suppose it’s only fair.”
“You said something before about ‘the one guy’ you’ve had sex with. Did I hear that right? Have you had just one partner?”
“Um, yeah, just the one.”
“Serious boyfriend?”
“I thought he was going to be, but ultimately, no.”
“How many times?”
“Twice.” I feel my face heat up.
“Kas,” Cree says as he releases my hand and reaches for my chin, “that isn’t anything to be embarrassed about. In fact, I really like it.”
“Like it? Why would you like the fact that I don’t really have any experience?”
“It’s not that.” He drops his hand. “It goes back to what you said before about being turned on by what I was doing. Knowing that only one other person has been that close to you makes me feel pretty special. From what you said, the experience wasn’t great, and it gives me a chance to show you what it can be like. I might have a bit more experience, but I like to think I’m fairly particular about who I get that close to.”
“I don’t even know how you meet people who are into what you like,” I say. “It there a social media site just fo
r rope?”
“Well, there is one for kink,” Cree says with a snicker, “but that’s mostly to arrange events. I meet people at Gym.”
“At the gym?” I laugh. “Do you just walk up to someone on a treadmill or what?”
“Not the gym,” Cree says, “just Gym. It’s the nickname for the dungeon I go to.”