Crashing and Burning

DIVERSIFYING

Ally got into her car after saying goodbye to Harry, who drove her back to her office parking lot. It was almost noon and she was starving. She called Jo and invited her to have lunch.

-So, where were you last night?- She asked as she sipped her lemonade.

Ally blushed, and she knew there was no use in hiding it, but she didn’t want to disclose everything either.

-I met with someone- She simply replied.

-Wow, like a boyfriend?

-Nope, just a friend. A s*x friend.

-Really? And you think you can manage that?

-I hope so. I have a plan

Jo raised an eyebrow -And that is?

-Diversifying- Ally responded with a half-smile.

After everything that had happened, Ally was convinced that what she needed was just some plain s*x with no strings attached. She was tired of all her failed relationships. After Marvin, she’d inevitably made a recount of her past boyfriends and, realizing all her life she’d been in nothing but abusive and sometimes even violent ones, she decided enough was enough.

She was not ready for any more drama or even having to deal with any kind of emotions. She wanted to selfishly enjoy simple pleasure without any of the other crap. She deserved that for once.

So, she started making a plan and settled on keeping her options open. She felt that being s*x friends with only Harry would eventually blur her judgment and that’s where diversifying came in handy. She would make sure to have a taste of the vast menu the world had to offer.

That’s when she remembered her long-time friend Robert and an idea popped into her head. She reached out to him in the following days and laid out her proposal, plain and simple: It was almost holiday time already, and she was sure he would soon be coming back home to visit his parents, so why not seize the opportunity and meet in a motel.

He jumped on the chance immediately and a week later they’d met for the first time.

-I’ll be around for almost another month if you want to have another go- he’d told her when he dropped her at her parents' place the next morning.

Sure, she would definitely give that some thought.

Now that she had two different friends to calm her urges she felt more confident than ever, but she was not satisfied… at least not yet.

A couple of days later, she was browsing through her f*******: feed to keep the boredom at bay when a friend's suggestion lured her attention. His profile pic was hilarious, he was wearing a fake Viking helmet with a goofy face and an open smile, he was winking confidently at the camera, and she thought he looked like an interesting guy to meet.

She found out his name was Gus Green, and when she saw his Testament shirt and his clear metalhead pose with his long curls flying around his head, she could not resist adding him immediately and just a few minutes later he’d accepted her invitation.

From the beginning, he started liking whatever the hell she posted, and his comments were hysterical. He seemed to be really easy going, and he made her feel intrigued. It didn’t take long for him to reach out and send her an inbox.

-Hey you - He simply wrote one night.

Ally stared at her cellphone for a few seconds, feeling her cheeks blush. Sitting on the couch, she replied

-Hey, how are you? Nice to meet you.

-Great, I’ve been thinking, and I wanted to say hi and introduce myself. So… I´m Gus

-Cool! I’m Ally, so tell me a bit more about yourself.

And just like that, they started texting back and forth in a conversation that lasted several hours. Ally found out he was a recently graduated engineer and, just as she had suspected, they shared a lot in common when it came to music taste. She was having a blast as she could almost feel they were talking in person. She made herself comfortable downing a few beers while they chatted, and she laughed out loud in the silence of the apartment.

-So, it’s been an almost orgasmic pleasure to finally talk to you - He wrote - How would you feel about meeting and maybe having a few drinks?

-I’d like that - she wrote back, biting her lip.

-Well, I’m on a trip right now, but I’ll be back next week. I’ll reach out when I get back and we’ll make some plans… Sounds good?

-Sure! Have a great night.

-You too, Miss.

And with that, she now had another prospect lined up.