and then. Why? Does it bother
you?”
“Not at all.”
“And you? Had you ever fucked a
stranger in the restroom of a disco before? You looked quite at ease.”
She shrugged.
“I thought—” he started as he
opened the tin of Redbull and poured it in his glass.
“Yes?”
“Nothing. It’s just that for what
I know, you started dating Juan when we were in high school, and my understanding
is that four months ago you were still together.”
It bothered her that he mentioned
her ex once again, even so, she looked straight into his eyes when she replied:
“In four months there is time to
do many things. Why are you so interested in my life?”
“It’s just that— I don’t know—
after so many years with him and without having been with anyone else during
all those years it’s kind of surprising that you are so—”
“Oh, of course. As poor Sara has
only known a man since she was sixteen, when he left her, she should have
turned into a nun, scared of other men.”
“I didn’t mean that.”
“Since you’re so interested, I’ll
tell you that with Juan I had a sexual life quite active, full of postures,
sexual fantasies and so on. But our relationship fucked up little by little and
when the bastard was unfaithful to me, I no longer loved him and my body
wanted to party. So yes, I may have broken up with Juan only four months ago,
but I have had more than enough time to regain all the time I lost with him.”
“And why did it take you so long
to accept my proposal?”
“I wasn’t sure this was a good
idea. I still have my doubts.”
“But here we are.”
“Here we are” repeated Sara and
sipped from her cold tea. Then, she looked for something in her pocket. “I’ve
brought something.”
“What is it?”
“I’ve been searching for
information about all this stuff of fuck buddies and I have found this. I want
you to sign it.”
Roberto skimmed the sheet of paper
that she was holding out and raised his head, looking at her skeptically.
“A fuck buddy contract?
Seriously?”
“Yes.”
He lowered his head and read the
first paragraph:
I,
……………………………………… hereby notify the absence of feelings in the following
ludic-erotic meetings so that there is no room for misunderstandings or crushes
resulting from the relationship between the contracting party and the
contracted party.
“You know this has no legal value,
right? It’s a stupid thing some bored geeks have done.”
“Geeks with a fuck buddy?”
“I’ve seen weirder things. Like
you giving me this” he said, raising the paper she had handed over.
Nevertheless, he kept on reading.
It
is set then:
1. That it will
be sex and nothing else. Any affective feeling toward the contracting party is
forbidden except for bonds that existed before this contract.
2. That once the
coitus is finished, both parties are free from obligations attached to
traditional intercourses. This includes talks, plans for the following days,
etc.
3. That feelings
will not change in any aspect. That is to say that the following day (or the
next time that both parties see each other) feelings should not have changed.
Therefore, both a reduction or growth of affection will be considered a breach
of contract.
4. That the
contracted party agrees completely to the relationship stipulated in this
contract and that he/she and the contracting party will start a relationship as
“fuck buddies”. That there will not be any especial bond and that the meeting
will only take place again if both parties agree completely.
5. That both the
contracted and the contracting party have to be discreet.
“I think there are a few things missing. If memory serves me
correctly, the contract included something about a cigarette being allowed
after the— coitus, and that we can talk to a certain number of friends about
our—ludic-erotic meetings.”
“So you had already read it.”
“I’m a guy, our dream is to have