Curious.

Sam looked at Jake quizzically. Did she just kiss him? She had never done anything like that to anyone, let alone Jake. More troubling, though, was her lack of regret. All she felt was a kind of thrill. That was definitely his reaction, not hers.

Jake cleared his throat. "Ok, um, let's not worry about that for now. I wonder what the parameters of this thing are. You obviously retain some of your old memories. What about your personality? It's not like you're saying what I'm thinking verbatim. It's more like you agree with everything I say before I say it."

He was right. She was burning with curiosity about her new state. It was weird how she knew all of this was coming from him but it didn't change how she felt about it. The old Sam would have been terrified by this, but she wasn't simply because Jake wasn't. And try as she might, she couldn't work up any of feelings she knew she should have. All she felt right now was a deep curiosity and burning anxiety. And... something else?

"Jake, um, is this... is this turning you on?"

She suddenly felt a deep sense of shame, enough to know she had been on the money. Jake's face went crimson as he turned away, and she also blushed deeply. Her horniness subsided slightly as the guilt overtook her - she felt so shameful for her feelings despite knowing they weren't hers.

"I'm sorry, Sam. I won't take advantage of you, I swear." Jake turned to her with a pleading look in his eyes. "I didn't ask for this, I didn't want any of this. You have to believe me. I would never do this to you."

She believed him with all of her heart, and she knew deep down that he was a good person and a good friend. She only believed that because he believed that, but it didn't make it any less true. He would never, ever take advantage of her.

Sam put her arm around his shoulder and rubbed his back softly. She felt a lovely sense of comfort as she did. "Jake, I know you. I know you would never do anything to harm me. You're a good person, Jake." As she continued rubbing his back, she placed her other hand on his knee. There was immediately a tingle in her loins, and she drew in breath sharply. They realized simultaneously that her physical touch was creating a feedback loop, and she withdrew instantly. The relief was palpable.

With that slight awkwardness behind them, Jake's curiosity was once more inflamed. "Jake, would you please, um, experiment on me?" It sounded absurd as it left her mouth, but she knew as soon as she said it that it was exactly what they both wanted.