i let people scare me

July 3rd is when I found out that Brian was dating someone else.
July 4th is when I decided I would have a rebound.
July 4th is when I got a rebound.
The rebound sex wasn't the best, as first times are with new partners. But at least he wasn't a one minute man.
Every night for the week following I kept asking him what he was up to and if he'd want to come by. Every night I got rejected, and for really stupid reasons. Come on, I was offering him free milk without having to feel obligated to buy the cow! What red blooded straight American male would turn that down?
Anyway, he finally came over at 3am this morning, and the sex was SOO much better. I was even halfway drunk and I almost came. I think that's an accomplishment considering I do NOT orgasm when I'm drunk. Unless, of course, you can literally go ALL NIGHT and I'm not seconds away from passing out.
Finally confided in Lauren about my rebound, and I proceeded to get yelled at about contracting STD's. I promised her I would go to the PP clinic in the morning. I suppose I should do a standard checkup/bloodscreening. I've only done it once, and it was after my stint in Florida that I got it done. Came back all negative so I felt fine. Then the past time I went to the gyno in April, everything came back negative. So I really just have to "worry" about this one random hookup I had.
To be honest, I myself am not worried. I told him I was clean and on birth control, he told me he was clean too. And just for double protection, I made him use a condom. However, last night, we didn't use one. I guess I still have the safe mentality of Brian - we were together for so long and monogamous that I felt it was okay, any worry of contracting STD's from him were put at bay. And if I had happened to get pregnant with him, it still would have been fine because I loved him and planned to be with him for the rest of my life.
For any future run-ins with my "rebound," we must wear condoms, even if he hasn't worn them in a long time (since his last relationship from over a year ago, which he says is also the last time he got laid).
Bottom line, I'm not worried. But for my sake and Lauren's sanity, I will go get tested tomorrow. And then I can start with a clean slate. Yay!