normal.”
“Arrgh!” Miri exclaimed, running her hands through her hair. “Don’t they have sex education at that stupid school of yours?”
“Well yeah, but they didn’t show us real pictures of naked people. That was all about showing us what STDs were and telling us to use protection over and over.”
Miri sighed and put her hands on her narrow hips. “I can’t believe this. You freaked after absolutely nothing, made him feel like he was Frankenstein, and I can’t even be mad at you because it’s not even your fault. You couldn’t deal with it because no one’s taught you anything.”
Cassie was still processing what Miri had said. “So wait, you mean what Sam was like when he…when we…all men are like that?”
Miri just looked tired. Cassie doubled over and put her face in her hands.
“Oh my God, I have to apologize to him. I’m such an idiot.”
“You are going to have to explain it to him, at least.”
At that, Cassie felt a wave of dread pass through her stomach. Suddenly, she felt angry that Miri was standing over her, giving orders. Maybe it was just a distraction from her own shame at making such a mess of things, but suddenly, the redheaded vampire seemed like the enemy.
“Well, it’s all well and good for you, isn’t it?” said Cassie, crossing her arms in front of her. “You come out of this looking great.”
Miri’s face remained completely blank at that.
“What?”
Feeling stronger in her anger, she stood up. “You should be thrilled, now you can have him all to yourself. Not that that’s stopped you before.”
There was a pause while Miri processed what Cassie was saying. Then her hazel eyes flashed, and Cassie took an involuntary step back; she could practically feel the anger radiating off of the other woman.
“Oh, you stupid idiot! It was for you, you sheltered little princess!”
“Huh?” said Cassie. For her?
Miri started pacing. “Do you think that Sam’s the type of person who hooks up with lots of people and gets laid? Do you really think so?”
This was going in an unexpected direction. “Uh, well no….”
“He isn’t, you know him, he’s too afraid of hurting other people. And he had no interest in me either.” At that, she turned and looked at Cassie. “Until I pointed out to him that it would be a lot safer for you if at least one of you knew what you were doing.”
Cassie felt numb at that; it was like she’d felt too many emotions in the space of such a short period of time, and now she was fresh out of them. “Wait so…you’re saying that you two were only doing that…because….”
“Even then, he didn’t agree to it right away,” Miri continued. “I think he always thought of himself as above all that. You know how he is. But he knew I was right; guys can be dangerous when they’re inexperienced.”
It made sense. Even when Cassie was convinced that Sam and Miri were intimate, she still hadn’t quite believed it of him. She couldn’t believe he would do such a thing for his own gratification, but she knew he’d go to great lengths to try to protect her.
Still, she couldn’t quite let go of her anger at Miri. “Okay, I believe you, but it all seems awfully convenient. You get to…to be all over him, and then act like you’re doing me a favor? Really?”
Miri smirked and played with a belt loop on her jeans. “Hey look, I’m not saying it’s exactly torture for me. Tall, snarky demons are my type,” she said with a grin that showed a hint of her fangs. “So I’m not going to lie and say I’m being all self-sacrificing here. But the thing is, it really is for the best,” she said evenly. “He doesn’t want to hurt you, and with that, experience helps a lot.”
Cassie frowned, finally feeling the anger ebb away; as much as she wanted to stay mad at Miri, the vampire was making entirely too much sense. “Is he really that worried about hurting me?”
“Oh hell yes,” said Miri. “He was about as
“Arrgh!” Miri exclaimed, running her hands through her hair. “Don’t they have sex education at that stupid school of yours?”
“Well yeah, but they didn’t show us real pictures of naked people. That was all about showing us what STDs were and telling us to use protection over and over.”
Miri sighed and put her hands on her narrow hips. “I can’t believe this. You freaked after absolutely nothing, made him feel like he was Frankenstein, and I can’t even be mad at you because it’s not even your fault. You couldn’t deal with it because no one’s taught you anything.”
Cassie was still processing what Miri had said. “So wait, you mean what Sam was like when he…when we…all men are like that?”
Miri just looked tired. Cassie doubled over and put her face in her hands.
“Oh my God, I have to apologize to him. I’m such an idiot.”
“You are going to have to explain it to him, at least.”
At that, Cassie felt a wave of dread pass through her stomach. Suddenly, she felt angry that Miri was standing over her, giving orders. Maybe it was just a distraction from her own shame at making such a mess of things, but suddenly, the redheaded vampire seemed like the enemy.
“Well, it’s all well and good for you, isn’t it?” said Cassie, crossing her arms in front of her. “You come out of this looking great.”
Miri’s face remained completely blank at that.
“What?”
Feeling stronger in her anger, she stood up. “You should be thrilled, now you can have him all to yourself. Not that that’s stopped you before.”
There was a pause while Miri processed what Cassie was saying. Then her hazel eyes flashed, and Cassie took an involuntary step back; she could practically feel the anger radiating off of the other woman.
“Oh, you stupid idiot! It was for you, you sheltered little princess!”
“Huh?” said Cassie. For her?
Miri started pacing. “Do you think that Sam’s the type of person who hooks up with lots of people and gets laid? Do you really think so?”
This was going in an unexpected direction. “Uh, well no….”
“He isn’t, you know him, he’s too afraid of hurting other people. And he had no interest in me either.” At that, she turned and looked at Cassie. “Until I pointed out to him that it would be a lot safer for you if at least one of you knew what you were doing.”
Cassie felt numb at that; it was like she’d felt too many emotions in the space of such a short period of time, and now she was fresh out of them. “Wait so…you’re saying that you two were only doing that…because….”
“Even then, he didn’t agree to it right away,” Miri continued. “I think he always thought of himself as above all that. You know how he is. But he knew I was right; guys can be dangerous when they’re inexperienced.”
It made sense. Even when Cassie was convinced that Sam and Miri were intimate, she still hadn’t quite believed it of him. She couldn’t believe he would do such a thing for his own gratification, but she knew he’d go to great lengths to try to protect her.
Still, she couldn’t quite let go of her anger at Miri. “Okay, I believe you, but it all seems awfully convenient. You get to…to be all over him, and then act like you’re doing me a favor? Really?”
Miri smirked and played with a belt loop on her jeans. “Hey look, I’m not saying it’s exactly torture for me. Tall, snarky demons are my type,” she said with a grin that showed a hint of her fangs. “So I’m not going to lie and say I’m being all self-sacrificing here. But the thing is, it really is for the best,” she said evenly. “He doesn’t want to hurt you, and with that, experience helps a lot.”
Cassie frowned, finally feeling the anger ebb away; as much as she wanted to stay mad at Miri, the vampire was making entirely too much sense. “Is he really that worried about hurting me?”
“Oh hell yes,” said Miri. “He was about as
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