chapter
twelve
jay
'Find somewhere comfortable you can lay on your side.'
I look around the bathroom and laugh. Where do they want you to give yourself an enema? In bed?
Psff
. I sit on the toilet and finish reading the instructions. It's been a decade since I've had a dick in my butt. I've never been interested in being pegged by a cleat chaser and they usually want to be pegged anyway.
'Warm the enema in a bowl. Lubricate the nozzle. Lie on your left side on a towel, with your knee bent toward your chest as high as possible...'
I re-read the directions as I get on the floor and lift my knee. I'd much prefer this position if Loren was behind me but that's the whole point of this, isn't it?
After a kind of rocky road trip, I want to surprise him the way he surprised me, saves the terrible southern/British accent. I've never been good at those...or role playing. I'm a terrible actor.
I take a deep breath and fill my guts with the water, then hold it.
Five minutes
.
The timer dings. I rush and let it out. It doesn't matter how you flip it, there is nothing sexy about getting ready to do the sexy.
****
Three hours later, I'm doubled over the toilet while my insides cease to exist. I didn't know it was possible to expel the colon itself. Turns out that '
some mild discomfort'
means severe cramps and excessive gas.
****
"
Jay?!"
Loren yells from downstairs.
I look at my watch, shocked at how long I've been sitting here. There's nothing left in my system. At this point, I'm only really sitting for comfort. I swipe on a pair of sweatpants from the dresser and head downstairs. I find Loren leaning over the kitchen island with his ass popped out like the plastic thingy on a Thanksgiving turkey that lets you know the bird is ready. The chinos perfectly accentuate his best features, which is...just about everything. He's even wearing a sweater. I've never seen him in a sweater. It's a thick one, scholarly almost. Light heathered-brown color.
I just want to eat him.
"Hey."
At my greeting, Loren sets his phone down and turns, his eyes dropping to my outfit. He leans back, grips the island, and waits for me to explain why I'm wearing loungewear instead of five-star restaurant wear.
"So..." I say with an awkward smile. "I may or may not have given myself an enema and it's not going well."
"Oh," he says with sincere concern. "Is everything okay?"
"What? Of course. I was, you know, preparing..."
He takes a second to realize... "
Oh...
" He grins, holding back a laugh. "You gave yourself a full enema?"
"Well, yeah?" I begin to take a seat but decide against it. I've done enough of that tonight.
"Are you regular?" he asks.
"Yeah?"
"So, you're not constipated?"
I shake my head. "No."
He looks at me like I'm an idiot, then laughs. "Just make sure you're eating light ahead of time, get a good bowel movement, and do light wash. You shouldn't have to give yourself a full washout."
"Thank you for this educational moment. Wish it would've come before it ruined our dinner plans."
"This isn't ruining our dinner plans. I had to pull some favors for this reservation. I will not look like an asshole by canceling thirty minutes before we're supposed to arrive. Now--" he points upstairs, "--get dressed."
"But--"
"Don't care," he says, cutting me off.
My stomach rumbles. Loren raises his brow.
I set my shoulders. "Get used to it," I warn. "It's going to be a rough night for both of us."
****
Stork has been around for a long time. They've recently gone through a lot of changes, including a new head chef. The favor he pulled was more a favor for the restaurant than for us. They want to expand their reach, and Loren is their golden ticket. If Loren talks about Stork, then people will eat at Stork.
They greet us immediately, shaking Loren's hand and leading us to the best table in the house. They fawn over him like royalty. We don't even get a menu. They have everything arranged from drinks to the multi-coursed meal.
Every time they hover around our table, I tense, trying not to pass gas in mixed company. It's not until halfway through the meal that things begin settling. I relax, though not too much, and sip my wine. The night might be salvageable after all.
Loren looks awfully sexy in that sweater. In fact, he's looked hot as sin all night. I love watching him when he's 'on' and working. He's passionate in the way he shares his experiences, like he's talking to a friend. Thirty-seven million of them.
I lead Loren from the restaurant with a hand on his back. I hoped the night was truly salvageable, not just dinner, but no matter how hot he looks or how much I want it, it's not happening. Not just because my body is still semi-rejecting itself.
Loren can't keep a straight face when he looks at me and I don't want to be laughed at when I'm bent over.
****
Three days later and it's no better. Loren is still snickering every time he looks at me. We can't even make out without him laughing or making a comment. The thought of him bending me over has him in stitches.
"Are you going to fart on me?" He asks. He can barely say it with a straight face. What a child.
For the record, I'm picking up dirty laundry...not trying to get fucked.
"I'm never getting laid again," I mumble as I put the dirty clothes in the basket.
****
Another week later and I still haven't gotten laid. We're deep cleaning the trailer instead.
"The auction doesn't even end for an hour. Why are we cleaning right now?" I think I sound casual, but I'm definitely whining.
"They might want to pick it up right away."
I can't focus on my task, which is wiping the walls, because Loren's wearing sweatpants and a sweatshirt and he looks sexy as hell. Every time he reaches into the upper cabinets with the vacuum, his sweatshirt rides up, exposing that sexy waist, abs, and back I love so much.
I swallow. "Is it over sixty?"