Burn It Down

Chapter 8

"Welcome back in Valerie." Karen said, smiling.

"Hi." I said.

"How are you doing?" She asked.

"I don't know. I'm okay I guess." I said.

"What has been going on?" She asked.

"I moved in with Zacky. It's amazing there, but we talked about how Nick made me hate sex, and he said that what Nick did wasn't sex. It was rape. But I thought they were both the same." I said.

"No honey, they're not. Sex is just a wonderful feeling, and I hope Zacky can show you how wonderful it is. Nick showed you rape, which is harsh and painful, and something that he forced you to do. Zacky on the other hand is being understanding." She said.

"You may be right." I said.

"That's because I am right. Now, just enjoy the relationship you have with Zachary and don't worry too much about sex." She said.

I nodded. I got in the car and drove home, but all I was thinking about sex. I loved Zacky. Always. But, I wondered if he was the person I wanted to do it with. He always made me feel safe and yeah he was a great boyfriend. I didn't know. Maybe I should try it out soon.

"Hey baby I'm home." I called out.

Zacky ran downstairs, smiling. God those snakebites looked so cute on him.

"Hi. How was your appointment?" Zacky asked, kissing me.

"It was great. We just talked about how I am and how I feel." I said.

"Good. What do you wanna do tonight? I have no work tonight so I'm all yours." He said.

"Maybe a movie? Or we can chill in the pool." I said, smiling.

"Of course. We need to do a round of Call of Duty too." He said.

"Duh. I'm gonna get in the shower and then I'll be down at the pool." I said.

He nodded as I walked upstairs to the room, smiling. Zacky always knew how to make me happy and he always made me blush or smile. Maybe I did want this to work out with him. Okay, I did. I really did. Maybe one day. I'll have to talk to him about it.

I got my swimsuit on and headed out to the pool.

"My goodness Valerie." Zacky said, looking at me.

"What? Is it the swimsuit? I can change." I said.

"No, you look fucking gorgeous." He said, kissing me.

Fuck it, I slipped my tongue and started making out with him. He seemed to like it. He finally pulled away.

"Did you not like it?" I asked.

"Oh no, I liked it. I liked it a lot. But I wanna swim now, we can do that more in the pool it's hot out here." He said.

I smiled. He was just so adorable.