October 30–November 4, 2024
October 30, 2024 (very early morning)
After their second date on October 29, they continued texting late into the night.
Jack sent a photo of two fried eggs in a pan. Violet thanked him for putting up with her “crazy stories” and said she’d had a great time.
He said he enjoyed her stories — “most of them” — and that he enjoyed the socks too. He said he would use them as his writing prompt the next day.
Jack told her he needed “one more small hug.” The tone shifted slightly when he said he’d heard her “whimpering” during their long kiss.
He asked if she liked cuddles and sent a photo of his cat curled on his lap. Violet sent a photo of her stuffed unicorn that she cuddled with every night. Jack replied that if he were the stuffed animal, he wouldn’t want to move.
The next day they continued texting. The tone had become more openly sexual. Jack joked: “I was ruminating about spanking your ass.” He said Violet was making him sweat in carpool. He told her she must enjoy “a darker shade of pink.”
Later in the evening she told him she was in the gazebo watching Game 5 cuddled under her Snuggie. Jack teased her about enjoying extra innings. He noted her enthusiasm was “strong and safe.”
Violet mentioned that a doctor she worked with had asked about Jack and when Violet would see him again. When Violet noted that she wasn’t sure when she would be able to see Jack again, the doctor made a sexual joke. He said the doctor seemed like someone he would get along with. Violet noted that the doctor was an expert and Jack replied that he would be happy to “discuss more over coffee” with the doctor and sent a winking emoji. Later Jack asked Violet, “Listen to her about cleaning my—?”
He asked if he could call her. He sent a photo of his cat on his lap to indicate that he was ready to talk. They spoke on the phone briefly before bed and continued texting on Halloween.
November 1, 2024
Violet got the call early the morning after Halloween: her father had been admitted to the hospital after a fall. He was stable, but he was also her mother’s primary caretaker — which meant someone needed to be with her until he was discharged.
So she booked a flight. Her sister met her there, and the two of them handled the familiar crisis rhythm — hospital updates, making sure their mother was steady, coordinating meals, medications, and overnight coverage. It was only a few days, but it felt longer. Hospital time always did.
That night, after Violet arrived at the hotel, they texted late into the night once again.
Jack wrote: “Hope you get settled — thinking about you before I please myself.”
He told her she was probably cold and asked if she wanted cuddles. She told him it was freezing and that she hadn’t brought a coat. Jack mentioned naked cuddles and wanting to pull her under the covers with him and asked if she could behave.
Jack then shifted into using emotional language. “I don’t have a compartment for you in my brain — you don’t fit easily on a shelf. See what you do to me.”
“It was that subtle but deep and earthy kind of raw whimper when we kissed. It made me weak and it replays in my head.”
He quickly shifted and referenced her penis socks again, then noted “I bet you orgasm hard.”
As the conversation continue even later, Jack asked her point blank:
“What do you want with a guy like me? There’s a lot…ya know” Violet noted that she was intrigued and was inclined to learn more about him.
“Yeah, I’m not trying to hide anything, but there’s lots of layers.”
“I don’t always self‑soothe in the best ways.” When Violet indicated that she understood the need to be more gentle with yourself, Jack responded “There’s a way you touch others that’s gentle and kind. [Myself included]”
After this show of vulnerability, Jack pivoted to hotels making him “horny-er than normal” and asked if it was bad that “I want to eat your pussy.” Suddenly he noted that he’d better rest and the conversation ended.
November 2-4, 2024
Violet did not hear from Jack the next day. Later in the evening, she sent him a poem she thought he would like. He didn’t respond until the following morning, saying he was glad she thought of him. He went on to ask when she was returning from her trip and also sent her a Tik Tok of a funny costume idea for next year. When Violet mentioned she was flying home later that evening, Jack asked about hanging out the next day.
By the time Violet got home that night, she was tired but she also felt something she hadn’t felt in a long time – hopeful.