"Jenna & Luke" - Chapter 8

“You think my legs are sexy?”

“Very. Just as the rest of you. C’mere,” Luke said as he patted the mattress next to him with his splint clad left hand. Jenna didn’t hesitate and quickly got back into bed next to Luke. They wound up making out and when they finally pulled apart and Jenna collapsed on Luke’s chest they were both panting. After a few moments Jenna worked up the courage to ask him a question she’d wanted to ask him for a while.

“How do you have sex? I’m sorry for asking so bluntly, but I’ve been wondering and…”

Luke smiled and assured her he didn’t mind her asking. He actually seemed happy that she had broached the subject. “Obviously I can’t have sex like an able bodied person, but with some planning, medication and you on top it can happen. And my mouth still works perfectly well.”

“So basically you take a pill to get an erection? And I’ll be on top? Doesn’t sound very enjoyable for you since you can’t feel it,” Jenna blurted out.

“If it’s good for you it’s good for me. And there are things you can do to satisfy me as well.”

“Like…?” Jenna queried in a flirtatious tone.

“The parts of my body I can still feel are rather sensitive. Focus on my torso from my nipples up and you’ll do just fine.”

Jenna didn’t have to be asked twice and she was happy that Luke was shirtless. She started with kissing his chest and caressing his nipples with her lips and tongue, then she moved up to the hollow at the base of his neck and caressed that with the tip of her tongue. Luke groaned and shuddered with pleasure.

“Take off your shirt,” he demanded as they pulled apart after a passionate kiss. Jenna obliged and Luke pulled her down to lie next to him. He sighed contentedly and she savored the feeling of his warm body against hers and impulsively wrapped her left leg over his. He kissed her forehead and a wile later they succumbed to sleep.

"Jenna & Luke" - Chapter 7

Luke wished he was less nervous about meeting Jenna’s sister and her fiancée, but new people always unnerved him. He had no idea how they’d react to him and he was more aware of his disability around new people. When he was with people he was comfortable around, and they around him, he didn’t really think much about it. It was a fact of life and he was used to it.

With a sigh he rolled over to the full-length mirror in his bedroom to make sure his leg bag wasn’t visible and that he hadn’t gotten any stains on his shirt when he ate breakfast. He was wearing a black polo shirt, a pair of dark wash jeans and he had black loafers on his feet. Although he loathed shopping he had decided that his disability shouldn’t stop him from dressing well. Luke didn’t want to be a cripple in a wheelchair wearing stained sweatpants and old t-shirts, and his job came with a dress code; business casual, so he didn’t really have a choice there. He decided he looked acceptable and checked that he had his wallet and cellphone in the pouch under the left armrest of his wheelchair before he headed out to his van.

"Jenna & Luke" - Chapter 6

Jenna heard her landline phone ringing through the front door and hurried inside. She dumped the bag of groceries she was carrying on the floor next to the table in the hallway and grabbed the handset without checking the caller ID.

“Hello,” she answered the phone, slightly out of breath.

“Hey sis, been out running?” It was her younger sister Joanna.

“Hi Jo. No, I just got home and heard the phone through the front door. I rushed to answer before you hung up.”

“Ah, I see. How are you? I haven’t heard from you since Dad’s birthday a few weeks back.”

 “I’m very good, how ‘bout you and Shannon? How’s business?”

“We’re both good, so is the business. How’s your business going?”

“Still kinda’ slow, but things have been picking up lately. A couple of Sarah’s connections have proved themselves useful. I hope it continues.”

“Glad to hear it. I know you took a chance when you moved out there and threw everything into this.”

“So far it has been very worth it,” Jenna answered, a smile evident in her voice.

“Who is he?”

“What?”

“I can hear it in your voice and it’s not like you to stay out of touch. You’ve met a guy haven’t you?”

“I have,” Jenna admitted with a small laugh. “Can’t get anything past you, can I?”

“I know you, Jenna. Now, tell me all about your man.”

“His name is Luke and he’s amazing.”