"Come in."
I hear him carefully step inside and smile. He's surprisingly cute and cautious when he thinks I'm mad... I like this.
"I brought you something to change into. ...Can I shower with you? Hey, you ok?"
"Yeah," I answer, as he steps in. "I just felt like sitting down. My lower half is a bit... numb."
"Oh, okay. I thought you were feeling faint or something. ...Should I help you wash, then?"
"I'd like that," I chuckle.
He seems to finally understand that I'm not that mad, and with a sigh of relief, he gives me a quick kiss on the cheek before grabbing the soap and a body sponge. I hear him sit behind me, and his knees appear by my sides. I really like the size of this shower...
Liam gently starts taking care of my back and arms with the foamy soap, and Moon Goddess, it feels good to just let him rub all the soreness out of me. I really like his hands... He's gentle, and I can close my eyes and let the smell of the soap and steam get to me. A few minutes, that is all I need and I just enjoy this quietly. This feels good, after everything I've been through... in the last forty-eight hours. Moon Goddess, I was falling from a building yesterday, and lying in a hospital bed just this morning. Now I just had sex for the first time with my werewolf boyfriend. Do witches ever get a break from craziness? I feel like I've been on a rollercoaster lately... which is why this little break with Liam feels amazing. I probably needed this without knowing I did. Just me and him, teasing each other, having sex like a normal young couple, and bickering a bit to make up later. This is just... freaking awesome.
I keep my eyes closed and wrap my knees in my arms, leaning my head on them, just to get some rest and enjoy this.
"I... realized we didn't use protection," he suddenly says.
"I realized too," I smile without opening my eyes.
His hands on my back stop.
"...Sorry. I was a bit impatient. I'll be more careful next time, but uh... what do you want to do about it?"
"I won't be pregnant just from that," I chuckle.
"Hey, are you underestimating my–"
"Liam, I'm talking about my cycle. Chances are extremely low at the moment if I'm not wrong, and I know I'm not. Moreover, I'm a witch, I know how to take care of myself and my body. Don't worry... I'm just surprised you didn't know better yourself."
"W-well, it's not exactly as if I was prepared. I mean I should have, but–"
"It's not all on you. But don't worry, I'll find some spell for it without trouble, so I don't risk getting pregnant every time we get naughty. I don't want children at the moment, and neither do you, I suppose?"
"Not really. Maybe later. Damn, I didn't think we'd have this conversation about having kids already."
I chuckle,and agree. Are we really already talking about possible future kids when we were as reckless as teenagers just minutes ago? We still have a long way to go, though.
"...Isn't it better for you to use medicine?"
"What do you mean?"
"As opposed to your magic... you know, for contraception. Wouldn't it be safer to use actual medicine rather than... witch stuff?"
I chuckle and turn around to face him, a bit amused.
"Aren't you supposed to be the expert on witches? Of course my magic is safe to use on my own body! It's just about creating a simple spell, and I'm sure dozens of witches have done the same before that. Are you telling me Sylviana didn't?"
To my surprise, he rolls his eyes, looking elsewhere and obviously a bit annoyed too.
"Why do you have to ask about my ex now…?" he sighs.
"Because your ex was a witch too. Come on, don't tell me you never had this discussion with her before?"
He remains quiet, and certainly avoids my eyes.
...Wait a minute. I feel like I'm missing something. There's no way an accomplished witch like Sylviana valued human medicine over our magic and witches' knowledge. I've learned enough from my training with little Mara to know the oldest witches were midwives! There is nothing we don't know about women's bodies, and certainly about not making babies at random. So why would Sylviana not have had that talk with Liam?
