Finding Jemima

Christmas eve

JEMIMA

His cousins and friends left late afternoon after more hanging out, Petunia insisted in swapping contacts, I wasn't sure if that was because she liked me or because I was related to the midnight blue boys, but either way it was nice to have another female friend apart from Tammy.

"You handled Quintin well there Jemima! He can be a right wanker!" William was telling me.

"I'm used to guys like him, all mouth no trousers, he's probably a virgin who's got a tiny dick! sorry if I went too far, I just wanted to shut him up!" I laughed.

"No your fine" William laughed

"William you didn't talk to your friends, you know, about you and me and..."

"Jemima no of course I didn't, I wouldn't do that. What happens behind closed doors is between you and me and no one else."

"Oh ok, it's just I know Felix used to shout his mouth off all the time about stuff we did and I..."

"He's a prick, I'm not! I respect you Jemima, so unless it's something I needed my fathers advice about I promise you that all that stuff stays just between you and me ok?"

"Thank you William....wait you ask you dad about me, about us, about sex things?"

"Well yeah, didn't you ask your mum about technical stuff?"

"Errr no!"

"Sorry, I put my foot in it again didn't I"

"No your ok" I giggled nervously "William do you mind me asking...are you.."

"A virgin?" He finished my question for me and I nodded "No, I had a girlfriend last year for a few months, but we did it just the once before we broke up, it was kind of awkward and..."

"You don't have to go into details William it's ok" I giggled at him.

"I don't think I was very good to be honest, she didn't seem very impressed and then she dumped me a few days later." He laughed rubbing the back of his neck nervously.

"Well maybe it was her that wasn't very good not you, or maybe you just weren't.....compatible." I tried to put him at ease. "Or she was just bitch and you were a notch on her bed post."

"If I'm honest I kind of regret not waiting to do it with someone you know, special, I didn't love her and she clearly didn't love me. It kind of just happened. How about you?"

"Me! William I..."

"Sorry I did again didn't I, obviously I know your not a virgin...I meant...I don't know what I meant"

"It's ok William, I was six very almost seven actually, when Steve.."

"Six!"

"Yeah, sorry I thought you kind of knew I was young"

"I knew you were young, but not that young. bloody hell Jemima!"

"Yeah......then I went I bit wild after I turned thirteen."

"After Arthur?" He asked rubbing my arms, I nodded.

"I honestly couldn't give you a number....sorry...I was drunk most of the time. I crammed a lot of rebelling into three years! I could give you an estimate if you like?"

"Hey What did I say, your past doesn't matter to me, I understand baby, that's not the Jemima I know, I know the real you. Besides those guys were just taking advantage of you. I don't need a number, call it a clean slate if you like."