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As the days pass until the next ti about o I’ve thought a lot about what Adam said--and even what that fool Jordan said

So the next ti up the subject of sex and ask for more in-depth advice I’m relieved that Jordan is nowhere near to interrupt with his plethora of condo brother and yhtto use his tread the beach, like he prefers Afterward, we go up to his kitchen to take a water break and sit down He pulls an apple from a nearby bowl of fruit, washes it and bites into it

"What’s on yourto figure out a way to ask, and he see I envy that he can sense things based on estures and looks I’ve seen that in his observation of others, too We can be in the same room and both participate in a conversation, and yet aftere discuss it, he’s co list of nuances and i since been thankful to have Adam as an ally He is incredibly smart and always has been So am I, but he is smart in different ways than I am We complement each other because of that

"I do want to talk to you about soht make you uncomfortable"

Part of hisain? Because we’re on the saing" As usual, he calls his fiancé by her full name instead of Mia, like everyone else calls her

"I’ is an old horse I’rimaces at my attempt at a joke, then unscrews his water bottle to take a drink

"I wanted to ask you about sex I have a lot of questions, and the pornographicon his water Perhaps it was the raphy But how else can I learn about sex if not by watching people do it?

"Do not use porn as educational material, Lia "They do stuff in porn--even the vanilla stuff--that can’t or shouldn’t be attempted in real life"

I scratch my stubble "Vanilla? Porn coular sex No kink Anyway, a lot of what they do in porn videos is not real There’s a lot of acting involved, a lot of creative techniques A lot of weird positions in order tothat "I understand the et that it’s easier for a asm But what I want to knohat it’s like if one of the partners is far less experienced than the other Like how do they treat that person’s first ti to the side "Well, as long as each partner has so of the other’s sexual history--especially in a special case like that--"

"What about your first time?" I interrupt "Was sheagain "Uh, yeah She was older, and she’d had a few partners beforeover his shoulder as if he’s afraid soh, since Mia is out with her ht Adam shifts in his seat and fiddles with his water bottle, cracking it loudly

"Six years?" I repeat "So Lindsay was your first partner? I thought she came later"

Adam’s eyes widen I know that look on his face means surprise Likely he’s surprised by my deduction "I didn’t realize you knew about that"

"It wasn’t a well-kept secret, Adam You both worked for e, she drove up to Pasadena a lot to see you It’s hard to keep a two-year secret from all of your mutual friends"

His mouth thinned "I suppose so"