Jack shut the lights off on his truck and sat in the dark for a minute before going into her house. It seemed every time he needed a shoulder, he came here. His want for her got more intense each time her saw her.
She answered the door on his first knock. She had seen him pull in, had been waiting all evening. Melanie welcomed him with a hug and a smile.
"How are you Jack?" She asked
"I just needed to see you. You make everything fit when I need some help." He looked her over closely. Her smile was the first thing that caught his eye. It lit up her whole face and it was infectious. When she smiled, it made everyone want to smile with her.
"Come on in. Do you want a beer?" Melanie asked. "You can tell me your troubles over a six pack."
He laughed. "Trying to get me drunk so you can take advantage of me?" They always flirted back and forth but nothing had ever come of it. It seemed their friendship was more important to both of them than sex.
She grabbed a couple of beers and they headed out to the deck. "So, what's on your mind, Stud?" Melanie had heard through a friend that Jack and his girlfriend had broke up, again, but she didn't want to say anything until he did.
"I'm sure you've heard by now. Cindy and I split. She said she didn't think she could see a future for us anymore. She said if after a year of dating I wasn't ready to get married, she was wasting her time. Can you believe that shit? A year? I am supposed to be ready to commit to a lifetime with her after one year?" He took a big swig of his beer, trying to calm his nerves. It really chapped him that after all the shit he put up with from Cindy, that she dumped him.
"Well, Jack, You know your just commitment phobic." Melanie joked. She was glad they were through. She knew Cindy had another guy on the side, but had never said anything. It just wasn't her place to bring it up. She was pretty sure Jack knew about it, but he had never said anything.
"Maybe it's for the best, Jack. Seriously you guys have had nothing but problems ever since the beginning. I never did know what you saw in the wench." She grabbed her beer and popped the top off. She looked over the table at Jack and thought to herself maybe it was time to tell him her secret she had been harboring.
"It's not like sex with her was all that great. I was lucky if I got laid twice a month and she was never into it. She just laid there and never participated in anything. She hated foreplay. It was like fucking a tree." He smirked to himself. Maybe it was better to be rid of that dead weight now. Maybe he would be able to find a woman who actually liked sex.
"Hey Jack, can I tell you something? It's been on my mind for awhile and now is a great time to bring it up." Jack cringed. He hoped she wasn't going to bring up any of Cindy's other men. He didn't think he could stomach any of that tonight.
"Uh, sure, as long as you don't kill my buzz." He replied.
"Have you ever thought of hooking up with me?" Mel had always had a crush on Jack. But he never had made a move on her. Never once in the 5 years they knew each other.