Blood Tests
Our blood tests came back negative. Good, huh. Not that I really thought that they wouldn't.
What must it have been like in 1986 getting those tests done. Terrifying, I'd imagine. We just breezed in, with the advantage of 30 years of knowledge, not really a care in the world.
I was a bit nervous, I always am. Not that I thought the result would be anything other than what it was, but I am always a bit nervous with every one of "those" test. I just am, just am.
Two guys with who I'd have unprotected sex, Matt and Tim. It was a calculated risk. I judge both of their stories, considered that they were telling the truth, and it turned out okay.
I told Tim about Matt, near the beginning, he shrugged. "That's okay, it's not likely, is it?"
"No, not likely," I said. And that was that.
"Exclusive unprotected sex from now on," said Tim.
"Yep," I said. "Promise."
"Me too," said Tim.
I'm not a cheater, I'm a one guy at a time kind of guy. I can't do the lying thing, it does my head in. I'd rather just blurt out the truth and deal with it, it is just so much easier in the long run.
"Promise to tell if you slip up," I said. "No recriminations. We're still pretty casual, after all."
"Sure," said Tim.
"Is that how you see it?"
"Sure," said Tim.
"Pinkie swear," I said. I held out my little finger. We hooked pinkies.
"I swear," said Tim.
"Me too," I said.
What must it have been like in 1986 getting those tests done. Terrifying, I'd imagine. We just breezed in, with the advantage of 30 years of knowledge, not really a care in the world.
I was a bit nervous, I always am. Not that I thought the result would be anything other than what it was, but I am always a bit nervous with every one of "those" test. I just am, just am.
Two guys with who I'd have unprotected sex, Matt and Tim. It was a calculated risk. I judge both of their stories, considered that they were telling the truth, and it turned out okay.
I told Tim about Matt, near the beginning, he shrugged. "That's okay, it's not likely, is it?"
"No, not likely," I said. And that was that.
"Exclusive unprotected sex from now on," said Tim.
"Yep," I said. "Promise."
"Me too," said Tim.
I'm not a cheater, I'm a one guy at a time kind of guy. I can't do the lying thing, it does my head in. I'd rather just blurt out the truth and deal with it, it is just so much easier in the long run.
"Promise to tell if you slip up," I said. "No recriminations. We're still pretty casual, after all."
"Sure," said Tim.
"Is that how you see it?"
"Sure," said Tim.
"Pinkie swear," I said. I held out my little finger. We hooked pinkies.
"I swear," said Tim.
"Me too," I said.
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