"I did," he whispered, kissing her cheek. "But now, I'm awake, and I never knew my back could hurt this badly. I need that massage, please," he said. "And besides, there's something I need to ask you that I'm not exactly sure how to ask you."
Darius took a deep breath.
"Have you ever been pregnant? Not that I'm too concerned, due to my age, but let's just say it's been known to happen that someone my age made a woman pregnant. I wanted to make sure, just in case, that you were...um... taking precautions." He immediately felt like an idiot for making love to a woman without asking if they were protected. He realized that she must think that he was an idiot, too, and blushed. Darius was not one to blush often, but when he did, it wasn't a pretty sight. He had been known to blush in places he'd forgotten existed.