Falling Down(117)

I groan then whine, "Jesse."
"Luce, you're the one who wanted it done in one sitting."
"You're supposed to be sympathetic and loving and comforting. What kind of boyfriend are you?"
"The best kind. See me holding your hand while you break bones? I held your boob--twice--when you needed to adjust before, didn't I?"
I snort at that. "You can hold it later too."
"Dude," Xander interrupts. "Lucy's gonna have to be on top for a while. You don't wanna f*ck up her ink."
Jesse shrugs. "Works for me."
"I just bet."
"So, Xander, were those groupie whores that I saw down your wing of corruption yours or did they belong to more than just you?"
"I'm good, Luce, but five girls is a bit much for me by myself. I shared."
"Lovely. Share the skanks, share the STDs. Such a generous friend."
Harley whistles. "Not liking the groupies, huh?"
"Not so much."
"You've just got good girl morals," Ben tells me.
I nod. "I do. I admit that. I've never been one for whoring around. Don't get me wrong, I've had hookups, they were just never one-nighters. They were more like mini-relationships."
Jesse growls which I choose to ignore at the moment.
"That's the truth," Sera affirms. "She had to actually like the guy instead of just thinking he was pretty."
"I don't care if he's nice or not," Meggie says. "If he's hot and he's got a decent sized cock, I'm all for it."
"How can you tell if he's got a decent sized cock before--" I break off. "You know what? Nevermind. I'm going to just sit here oblivious to your whorish ways."
"You just reach down and grab the package. Jeez, Lucy. It's not that difficult."
I sigh. "I figured it out after I brought it up."
"You've never had a club hookup where you're grinding on a guy and he gets hard and you reach down to check it out?" Meggie asks.
Jesse coughs, hiding his laugh, and I grin.
"Well, the club part, yes. The reach down part, yes. The hookup, not that night but yes."
"Have you not watched the news lately? Did you not see their video?" Xander asks.
"Ha! Jesse Kingston you've corrupted our girl. Pull that video up, Xan."
"Maybe, but she corrupted me right back."
"Dude," Xander scoffs.
"There is no way for me to corrupt you, Jesse. You've already been corrupted in every way possible."
"Not true. You corrupted me into thinking relationships are good."
"No, no. You're the one who--"
He presses a finger to my lips then nods. "I did." My eyes widen and everyone gets quiet. Something's going on here. Something big. My heart starts to race. "I don't regret it either. In fact, I'm enjoying it. Who knew monogamy would be so fun?"
"It is with the right partner," Sera fills in.
"Mhmm," Jesse says then presses his lips to mine. He pulls back and tucks a stray strand of hair behind my ear, just looking at me and I start to wonder what he's looking at--or for.
"What's going on--" Xander starts to ask, looking up from his phone, and Sera elbows him.
"You okay, babe?" I ask.
He smiles and nods. "I just figured out that I'm feeling pretty good about it."
"Oh shit," Ben says and Sera elbows him too.
"About what?"
Jesse shrugs. "You. Me. Us." He pauses and runs his knuckles down my cheek. He leans in and his lips brush mine as he tells me, "Being in love with you."
Harley immediately pulls up the tattoo gun.