Jess is moving awfully fast

I certainly found Jess attractive, but things were moving pretty quickly given how causally we were acquainted. I wanted to get us on the same page.

I put my hand on Jess's shoulder to get her attention. "That's very enticing," I said, indicating her swirling her tongue lewdly around her popsicle, "but can we talk for a minute about you and me?"

Jess pulled her popsicle from her lips. "Oh," she said with gentle surprise. "Sure. What's on your mind?"

I looked around at her happy family, enjoying their popsicles in the sun. "Look, let's set aside your family's Cognitive Neglect. You and I are basically friendly acquaintances, aren't we? I like you, and I'm guessing you like me, but we don't hang out much."

Jess nodded. "Yeah, that seems fair. What about it?"

I frowned. "You're hitting on me pretty hard. I'm flattered and I'm interested, but isn't this moving a bit quickly?"

Jess looked to me, and pouted a little. "Luke, can't we play this by ear?"

I shook my head. "No. Even setting aside the fact that I don't know as much as I should about your milder Conceptual Disorder, I don't want things to get so crazy that things go badly."

Jess sighed. "Okay. Fair enough. It's just... it's difficult, you know? To me, this is already about the safest setting I can get. My family being here actually makes things safer, if I were worried about how you might act. And you're not a stranger: I stalked you online a bit and picked you specifically. This is a lot safer than most girls would get with a hook-up, isn't it?"

I considered this. "You want this to be like a hook-up?"

Jess sighed again. "Not exactly. I mean, I do want to have fun with you, but the situation won't lend itself either to a typical sexual relationship or to 'hook-ups'. I'm hoping that you can come to visit most days... so often that you become part of the household. I think my Mom and Dad might even expect that from their small-town upbringing. And so, I've... been imagining what that could mean, for months."

"I see," I replied. "So... would I be right to guess that you're imagining something very relaxed and casual about sex?"

Jess nodded. "That's right. And I don't want you to worry about my 'Disorder'. I've been through some situations that I think might scar other girls, but were just interesting for me." Jess looked to me seriously. "What did Dad tell you about Kelley at church?" she asked quietly, so that the others wouldn't hear.

I nodded. "Well, he was a bit vague, but I can guess the sort of thing that might have happened."

Jess nodded solemnly. "Right. But she is unscathed. Perfectly unscathed, actually. Well... I'm not the same, but I do seem to have a bit of a disconnect. It keeps me from getting upset very quickly, though it also means that I can be a bit confused or surprised by things you'd take for granted. If you promise to be friendly and safe enough not to spook my family, and to stop if I say 'stop', I think I can handle anything you're likely to do."

I blinked slowly, and relaxed. I looked around at the Gales. They were discreetly pretending not to watch Jess and me chatting, but they seemed pretty happy.

Jess was watching for my reaction.

"Okay," I said. "I, er, might need a bit of time to warm up. Don't you push me too hard." I let my hand slip down her back, to rest on her backside. "But I think I can be comfortable with that. Let's enjoy our popsicles," I finished, gently groping Jess's butt.

Jess smiled at me, and resumed teasing me by fellating her popsicle.