Title: Let’s Talk About Sex (1/1)
Fandom: Joan of Arcadia
Author: X_tremeroswellian
Rated: PG-13
Word count: 502
Author’s note:
fanfic100 Prompt 023--Lovers
Let’s Talk About Sex
"I think I'm ready to have sex with Adam."
If Joan Girardi had announced blue martians had landed in her backyard and one had proposed to her, Judith Montgomery wouldn't have been more surprised.
"Excuse me?"
Joan made a face. "You heard me."
"And...what exactly's changed since last week when you didn't think you'd be ready for a few more years?" She arched an eyebrow and looked at her over the cover of Vogue magazine.
"Well, I love him. And he loves me. And isn't that what people do?"
Frowning at the response, she set the magazine down on her bed. "Close the door, JoJo."
With a sigh, Joan did as instructed, then dropped into Judith's chair by her bed.
She was silent for a moment, studying her best friend intently. "Is Adam pressuring you?"
"No," she said a bit defensively. "But I know he's ready to take that next step."
"But you're not."
"I am. I think."
"JoJo, 'I think' isn't good enough. This is a big deal. A really big deal." Judith's eyes were worried.
"Was it a big deal for you?" Joan retorted.
She flinched a little and looked down at her bedspread. "No. But it should've been."
Joan looked down, too. "Sorry. That was--"
"No. You're fine." She dismissed it with a wave of her hand. "I wanted to be one of the cool kids and I convinced myself that sex was no big deal. It didn't make me any cooler." She managed a faint, wry smile. "In fact the next day the guy I slept with spread it all over the school and I was suddenly the school slut."
Joan cringed. "Adam would never do that."
"No. Adam wouldn't. But a lot of guys would. And that's not the only thing that can go wrong."
"You're talking about..."
"Pregnancy." She gazed at her friend. "Are you on the pill?"
"No." She folded her arms across her chest.
"Even if he wears a condom, it's not 100%, JoJo."
She groaned. "Judith, I know that. We had health together, remember?"
"So worst case scenario: you get pregnant. Then what? What are you gonna do? How are you gonna tell your parents?"
"I haven't even slept with him, yet."
"I know that. But you need to consider all the possibilities." She leaned back against her headboard. "So what would you do?"
Joan groaned and buried her face in her hands. "I don't know," she admitted.
"And what about STD's?" Judith pressed.
"Judith, Adam doesn't have an STD."
"You asked him?"
"Of course not!"
"Well, it's better to be safe than sorry."
"I can't believe I'm having this conversation with you."
She smiled a bit. "You know what they say, if you're not ready to talk about it--"
"You're not ready to do it," Joan finished.
Judith gazed at her. "You only get one first time, JoJo." Her voice was soft. "And if you're not ready..."
Joan was silent for a moment. "Thanks, Judith," she whispered.
"What are best friends for?"
~Fini~