Nerds in a Sex Shop

[Naveah Elaine Withers]

Dinner went quickly, and Naveah was happy, with a fuzzy feeling in her stomach - until she remembered where they were heading. This was not where you would find a God-fearing Catholic girl on a regular basis. However, it was where you would find protection, and many types of it. Before they walked into the store, Naveah had to grab Jaxon's hand. "You know how much you mean to me if I'm letting you take me in here," she warned him, with a faint smile upon her lips.

Entering the store, she was graced with visions of fuzzy handcuffs, dildos galore, and porn plastering the walls. It wasn't that she was extremely uncomfortable - she had seen this kind of thing before, she just didn't want to see it. It felt too dirty. "Ok, seriously, let's make this quick." She muttered, feeling the gaze of a store clerk. She hoped they wouldn't ask if they needed help. She just wanted to leave.

[Jax Porter]

Jaxon squeezed Naveah's hand before they entered, a sort of reassuring kiss.. but with their hands. He'd never been in a store like this either and he honestly felt just as uncomfortable as she did. But he had to be the man, right? He had to suck it up and be brave and just get what they came for.

Having stopped in the doorway, they obviously attracted a few stares. It would have been easier to go to a Jewel or something and pick up a single condom.. but here they were, the nerdiest couple in the world, standing at what was probably the actual literal gate to hell. He hadn't ever seen sleazier people in his life! Even just the man at the counter.. Fucking christ, the way he was chewing his gum, how he leaned on his elbows. His facial hair was revolting and just by looking at him, Jaxon had that funny feeling that for some reason, he was the kind of guy that just smelled like the color brown. Now you might say colors don't have a smell. But if you smelled that smell... you'd know that it smelled exactly like brown.

Tightening his grip even more, Jaxon swallowed hard and took a step forward off the mats that were set out for the winter. His eyes were drawn up to the ceiling where signs hung above each isle with very general statements about what could be found in them. Honestly, the categories were "pleasure", "good pleasure" and "great pleasure". How was he supposed to know where to go?

That's when it came down to two decisions:

One: Jaxon and Naveah could spend hours upon hours walking aimlessly through isles and isles of things they'd never expected nor wanted to see ever in their entire existence.

Two: Jaxon could man up, grow a pair and as the disgusting man at the counter for help. It would be embarrassing, yet it would cut back the amount of time they spent in the store.

After a moment of thought, Jaxon went for plan two and headed towards the man, pulling Naveah behind him. "Uh.. excuse me sir. But.. could you.. tell me where.. your.. uh.. condoms are.." he almost whispered it so quietly that he wasn't even sure he could hear himself.

[Naveah Elaine Withers]

While Jaxon was looking around, Naveah was looking at her feet uncomfortably. She didn't want to look up - all those pictures of half naked women made her feel awkward and somehow inadequate. And then the handcuffs and dirty sex toys? They were so... disgusting! Though she'd occasionally had a stray thought about that kind of thing ... no, no way in hell would she ever even let the possibility come to mind! Sex was for pleasure or reproduction, not for things that were so grotesque.

When Jaxon walked for the counter, Naveah silently let her fingers slip out of his. She trailed along like a lost puppy, her eyes round, wide, and maybe showing a little bit of fear. But there was also excitement - they were getting what they came here for, and she knew that after they got their items, it'd be time for going back to being nerdy lovers having fun. They neared the man at the counter and she had to grab Jax's hand again. She barely heard him ask for the condoms, and the man just grunted in reply. He stepped out from behind the counter and lead them towards an aisle full of things labeled "Protection for your Pleasure" - which made her blush.

Before the man left them to do their buying, he gave her a once-over look that left her feeling gross. His eyes were way too cold and calculating - as if he were sizing her up or something. She hoped he didn't think she was one of those girls who just hung out at stores like these. "Jax?" She poked him in the arm with her free hand. "Let's go soon, please," she whispered, and pointed to the rows of condoms. "Just... pick something generic and let's get out of here. I'm getting the creeps from that guy over there."

[Jax Porter]

Jaxon giggled nervously at Naveah who was clearly uncomfortable. "Don't worry," he whispered as he leaned in, "I'm a Jedi. I got this." He winked at her before turning back to the shelf. There were so many choices! How hard was it for a company to just make on box, with one name, with one type? Honestly, though, the colors were all very pretty. And truth be told, he only chose the box he did because it happened to be his favorite shade of purple.

Pulling the box from the shelf, Jaxon looked down at it before bring it up to his ear and giving it a shake. He nodded, a concentrated look on his face. He was kidding, of course. Just to make her smile.

"Alright. Let's get out of here," he said through another smile as he lead her back to the counter and lightly put the box before the man. Man oh man had he been right about this guy smelling.. Jaxon could've puked. But instead, he held his breath and reached for his wallet, putting a ten in front of the man. "You can uh.. you can keep the change," Jaxon said, grabbing the box of condoms. "And we don't need a bag. We'll just.. we'll just go now. Thank you."

[Naveah Elaine Withers]

With his Jedi comment, Naveah couldn't help but think of his Star Wars boxers she had seen once, and she smiled. Then when he acted out picking a box and shaking it to see if it was good, she could have died laughing. She held her giggles back, however, and covered them with a cough when the guy looked at them. She hung back while he checked out, and then when he was done, she didn't hesitate to grab his hand and half drag him out of the store, laughing the whole way. When they reached the street she stopped, looked at him, and reached up for a kiss. "Oh my gosh! We braved the sex shop!" she teased.

[Jax Porter]

"Esme will be so proud!" he announced, holding the box of condoms in the air and putting his head down in success. "Zis, zis is a great success," he said in a Russian accent before kissing her back and taking her by the waist. "Now lets get home and freak like rabbits," he said, totally joking but maybe kinda a little bit not. He was just really hyper so everything he said came off as a bit more obnoxious than what he really meant.

(short for the sake of time haha)