Black Widows

I feel that I need to preface the fact that I have been raped, assaulted, and beaten by the opposite sex before I write certain things because the automatic assumption for questioning your gender gets you ostracized these days.

My friend, let’s call him Jake, is a massage therapist. Jake went to school, did the learning, did the training, and actually runs his side hustle outside his regular 9–5 job. Jake has been my friend for two years, and he’s amazing. No lines have ever been crossed, and while I thought about it at times, I’ve let the idea pass because the friendship means more than the possible…