Page 164 of When The Night Falls

My hand was shaking as I pressed Send, and my heart did a flip when the app informed me that the message had been delivered. I hoped with all my heart that he would reply soon, because I couldn’t stand this silence between us. He was one of my best friends, and our argument made me more anxious than I could bear. I hated the possibility that I might have ruined our friendship.

‘Right, Will,’ Jason suddenly said as he leaned forward and poured himself a glass of water. ‘This is going to sound really odd, but after hearing about your performance in bed from Cara, and witnessing the duration of it first-hand, I have got to know – how the hell are you able to last that long?’

I was grateful he asked while I was present, because I was curious to know too. Smiling with some amusement, I looked at William to see his reaction. He grinned from ear to ear.

‘Why, are you a three-pump man, Jase?’

I rarely saw Jason blush, but his face turned completely pink.

‘No, but I’m not a perpetual-pump man either.’

William shook against me, trying to stifle his laughter.

‘Come on, Will,’ Jason prompted. ‘What’s your secret?’

‘What, aside from rubbing one out beforehand?’

I gasped. ‘You did that today?’

He chuckled. ‘No, not today.’

‘Then there’s clearly more to it,’ Jason said and scrutinised William. ‘Come on, then. Spill it. Help a man out.’

‘I want to know too,’ I said.

William wrinkled his nose. ‘I’ll probably sound insane.’

‘We already know you are,’ Jason said amusedly.

William smiled crookedly. ‘Well, there are a few things you can do – aside from rubbing one out beforehand, that is. Personally, I find it helpful to pull out every time I’m close to coming and proceed with going down on her instead. Then, once my arousal recedes somewhat, I carry on. You can also try squeezing the head of your penis if you feel like you’re about to ejaculate. Sometimes that postpones it. There’s one more thing I tend to do, though, which I doubt most men do in general, but it certainly helps my endurance overall.’

‘And what’s that?’ Jason asked.

‘Kegel exercises.’

I tittered. ‘Kegel exercises? I thought only women did that?’

Condescension was written across the arch of William’s brow when he looked at me. ‘That’s stupid. They’re a great exercise for men too. They can help treat several problems, like erectile dysfunction, overactive bladder, premature ejaculation, the list goes on.’ He looked back at Jason’s gawk. ‘But this requires that you do it frequently, which I do. Consistency is key here.’

Jason shook his head, looking impressed. ‘Cara, you ought to appreciate his dedication.’

‘I do,’ I squeaked embarrassedly.

‘Well, then. Cat’s out of the bag,’ William said with a grin. ‘Happy wanking, Jason.’

‘Fucking hell.’

‘Do you guys talk about everything with each other?’ I asked. ‘I hardly ever talk to my sister about sex.’

‘Yeah, everything,’ Jason said.

‘Yeah.’ William nodded. ‘Well, not everything,’ he corrected with a frown, ‘but if asked, always.’

‘That’s what I love most about us,’ Jason said as he raised his glass of water to his mouth. ‘The full transparency.’

‘I love you too, Jase,’ William said, clearly charmed, and reached over to ruffle Jason’s hair. ‘Glad I can help you improve your sex life. Though, to put it to good use, you’ll have to start actually having sex.’

‘Yeah, yeah.’

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