Jockblocked: A Novel (Gridiron Book 2)(8)
Well, I did once. Operative word being once. The one time I went to the Gas Station, the preferred hangout place for the football team, Ace was swallowed up by well-wishers. He forgot I was there, and I had little interest in being shoved around by the mass of people trying to slap his back.
He’d apologized the next day, but I didn’t go out with him again. When we do hang out, it’s usually here although I’ve been over to his house a few times. I try to avoid that because nine times out of ten, someone is having sex in the living room or the kitchen. JR—I mean Ace—says it’s because sex is an athletic activity, no different than lifting or running.
“Ohhhhh,” Sutton breathes out. “I had Intro to Communications with Hammer Wright first semester sophomore year.”
“Sutton, are you blushing?” Charity exclaims. Sutton is not a blusher. She can rip off the bawdiest statement as if she’s standing in church reciting the Lord’s Prayer, so this slight reddening of her cheeks is highly unusual. “You are! What did you and Hammer get up to?”
“Nothing.” Sutton grins ruefully. “Unfortunately. I threw myself at him several times, but he never noticed.”
“He’s a dog. You are better off,” I offer comfortingly. I don’t know the defense well, but most of the single guys, Ace included, freely partake of what their elevated social status provides—a never-ending line of college girls wanting to know what it’s like to sleep with a star. It’s one reason I’d never date a football player. They don’t know how to hit the “off” button once they’re not on the field anymore. Life’s a big fat game to them, and girls are just objects they move around on the board.
“A hot one,” Sutton admits.
“And his hot dog has probably been licked so many times he’s on the WHO list of dangerous diseases,” I retort.
Charity waves her hands, the multitude of bangles clanging cheerfully against each other. Charity would never be able to sneak up on anyone. She wears too much jewelry. “Who cares? I can’t stop staring at this Matt guy. He’s always wearing short-sleeved shirts, no matter how cold it is outside, and when he takes notes, his biceps muscle flexes. I swear the room gets ten degrees warmer when he walks in. I’d love to give him a little ride.”
“It’d only be for one night,” I caution.
Charity shrugs. “Again, who cares?”
Sutton disagrees. “Here’s my theory. I think guys do one-night stands because their egos can’t take the blows that a more sober second hookup would deliver. They don’t want to hear they are bad in bed, so they do one-time-only events.”
“What’s our excuse for our lack of regular companionship?” I joke.
None of us has had a decent relationship since we came to college. I broke up with my high school boyfriend a month into my freshman year. Sutton has tried to date guys on and off, but when none of those relationships panned out, she’s settled for random hookups with guys like Luke. Charity was madly in love with one of the Western basketball players, but he graduated in December and hasn’t called her since, thus confirming my anti-athlete bias.
“We’re looking for the unicorn,” Charity says. “The guy who’s a good lay and decent out of bed.”
“I had a good lay once,” Sutton informs us. “Two years ago. Spring Break. Greece.” She fires out details like they’re bullets shooting from a gun. “That guy from the Philippines had a tongue like a snake.”
“That’s a terrible visual.” I shudder.
Sutton is undeterred. “It felt amazing. He licked places I didn’t even know had nerve endings.”
“Two years ago was your last good sexual experience?” Charity asks with genuine concern.
Sutton nods. “With a partner. I can get myself off fine, but that’s about two minutes and then what?”
I nod. She speaks the truth. I miss having sex with a guy I have feelings for. I think that’s why my relationships here at Western have failed. I can’t summon up the requisite…passion for any guy. I keep trying. Keith is the fourth guy I’ve tried with, but the sex is so bland I’m better off masturbating. Alone.
Charity shrugs. “I’ve had good sex with partners. You have to be more vocal and take charge though. Most of these guys think just jabbing you is going to get it done. Not to mention the opposite end of the spectrum, where they think they’re awesome and want to show off their amazing moves.”
“No, the worst is whiskey dick where they keep going and going and you’re willing to do anything for them to either come or get the f*ck off,” Sutton interjects.
“Jesus, we’re jaded.” Maybe I should start looking at sex like exercise. Lord knows, with the increased stress in my life from mock trial, my glucose levels are going to be completely out of whack. I’m going to need to do something besides eating right to manage my blood sugars. And gobbling a tubful of frozen yogurt isn’t the way to go about it. I get up and shove the nearly empty container back into the freezer.
“It’s all part of growing up. Welcome to adulthood,” Sutton jokes.
Sadly, though, I think she’s not too far off the mark, which is yet another reason why turning down the gorgeous guy at the Brew House was a good idea regardless of how sultry his lips looked forming my name or how his rough hands scraped against my softer, more tender skin. I have a sinking feeling he’s good in bed. He’s got a way with his body—graceful despite the size—that said he was comfortable in his own skin.