Hot and Humid (Laurmani)

Chapter 8

I woke up late in the morning to find Lauren gone. I looked around the apartment, but there was no sight of her. The dogs were gone, so she was probably out with them. Eventually, I stood in awe at the decorations in our living room. It looked she set up a backyard wedding in there. I poured myself a bowl of cereal and sat down at the dining table to eat. I had time to contemplate about what occurred between us. Making love to a woman was different, but in a good way. Maybe I just liked it because it was Lauren. I'm not sure if I would feel that way with any other woman. As I was finishing up my breakfast, Lauren walked in with dogs in tow. After letting them off their leashes, she walked up to me and pecked me on the lips.

"Lauren, please tell me you didn't set this up so that we could get married in here?"

"Babe. How many times do I have to tell you? I'm not crazy. I set up the wedding for the dogs," Lauren answered.

"Oh, because that's so much better," I said sarcastically.

"It's going to be so cute. You can be the reverend," beamed Lauren.

I looked at her like she was crazy. Well, she is. "I will have no part of this nonsense."

Lauren huffed, "I think you owe me after the way I had you hollering and screaming last night."

I could literally feel my cheeks burn as they blushed. "I was not."

Lauren countered, "Then, how come I just ran into our neighbor outside, and she asked us to keep it down next time?"

I gasped, "She heard us?" Lauren grinned and nodded. "This is so embarrassing" I stated.

"So, what does this make us?" asked Lauren.

I wasn't quite sure what we were or what I wanted us to be. "Um. I don't know yet."

Lauren sat down in my lap and wrapped her arms around my neck. "We don't have to figure it out now. We have plenty of time."

It was my first time being in this position with a significant other. It was a little awkward for me. "Are you trying to make me the man in the relationship?"

Lauren looked like she was horrified. "Normani, that's ignorant. Straight people always think one person has to be the man and the other the woman, but I forgive you because this is your first same-sex relationship. And, if it makes you feel better, I can be the more dominant one."

I inquired, "What does that entail?"

"It depends on how far you want to take it. I could just be the more aggressive one in bed like last night." She had the biggest smile on her face. "Or, I can be the breadwinner when I graduate from college. You can be a stay-at-home mom. You know, clean the house, have dinner ready for me when I get home from work, iron my clothes in the morning, and have my babies."

I responded, "If you were a normal person, I would assume you're joking; but, I have to ask if you're being serious about the baby part."

"I am," Lauren replied. "I read that scientists are trying to turn eggs into sperm. If I had to guess, I would say they're about 10 years away from perfecting the process. We'll still be young. Of course, because neither of us have a Y chromosome, we can only have girls. I want the first one to be named Sunshine."

This chick is so weird. "I think we're getting a little ahead of ourselves, but I'm letting you know now that no child of mine will be damned to a life of hell with that name.

Lauren looked disappointed. "Hmmm, how about Lana?"

"Only if her middle name can be Rihanna."

"Lana Rihanna Jauregui. I like it," said Lauren.

I corrected her, "Lana Rihanna Hamilton-Jauregui."

Lauren twisted up her mouth. "That messes up the flow of the name."

I smacked her on the shoulder. "You're insulting my family name. Wait until I tell my father. Let's see if he thinks you're the best thing since sliced bread after this."

Lauren had this mischievous look in her eyes. "I'll just put a spell on him, and everything will be fine. Isn't that what I always do?"

I rolled my eyes. "Sometimes, I wonder."

Lauren gave me another peck on the lips and stood up. "I'm going to hold this wedding with or without you."

"I'm heading to the gym," I told her. "Have fun." I changed into my workout clothes and headed out to the gym at our apartment complex while Lauren was in the middle of reading the vows she had authored for our two dogs.