She was over thinking the whole thing. Just relax. She heard the door close behind Kip. "Come on Cole, let's go help Kip bring our bags to our rooms."
"Are you going to sleep in Kip's room?" Colton asked, looking at her.
"No. I haven't talked to him in eleven years Cole. He was my boyfriend before your dad. But, I'm not going to just ..." She wasn't going to talk about her sex life with her eight year old.
"It's just-you've never had a boyfriend. And I thought maybe it was because of me. I just, it's okay with me if y'know you guys kiss and stuff. I just don't want see the tongues and stuff like on TV. And the slurping is gross."
Mandy couldn't help laughing. "Thank you for telling me. And it's not because of you. And I will let you know, within reason, what is going with Kip and me okay. I'm glad you like him. That makes things easier on me, because I really like him."
"Do you love him?"
"I don't know Colton. Come on."
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Kip didn't mean to over hear. He was walking up the entry way steps and they were walking towards him. "Do you love him?" Colton had asked. Kip felt his ears straining for the reply. "I don't know." That was better than, "Hell no."
He tried to slow down the loud thudding in his chest and ears. She was going to overhear that. It was bad enough wondering if she had thought about sex this weekend. He had no idea and he'd been too afraid to ask her. But he did purchase a new box of condoms for his side table.
He'd been thinking about it. He didn't want to rush her, but his body sure did. It had him on edge. He didn't want to push her. But, he wanted her so badly. Eleven years worth of wanting. Even if she did give him the go ahead, he had to be careful not to be too forceful or too fast. Self-control, he could have self-control.
He showed Colton and Mandy their rooms. Both upstairs. He had thought about putting Colton downstairs, but then it looked too much like he was planning. So, Colton was at the top of the stairs. The bathroom was between his room and Mandy's. Kip's was on the same level, on the other side of the hall at the far end.
They dropped the bags in the doorway. "Can we play on the Wii?" Colton asked.