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"We’ll have a good tio rent some DVDs"

"Good idea Wyatt noret over his bender, but I think he’ll surface rinned "He’ll want to see you"

"Maybe," Claire said, hoping it was true

She was intrigued by the idea of a drunk Wyatt Didn’t ot drunk? She’d seen it in hundreds of movies So far, while their dates had been fun, the physical side of the relationship hadn’t progressed at all They were kissing and kissing, but nothing else She knew he didn’t know she was still a virgin, so that wasn’t the reason he was holding back Was he just being a gentleuy? Would it be wrong of her to take advantage of hi Nicole reached for it While her sister was talking, Claire walked up to her room and pulled her to-do list out of her drawer

Have sex was right there, near the top She desperately wanted to knohat it felt like to be with a man Wyatt had flat out told her he wanted to have sex with her She was sie Who would that hurt?

BY TEN THAT NIGHT, both Amy and Nicole were in bed Claire had spent the afternoon trying to find so sexy to wear over to seduce Wyatt She’d wanted to be appealing, but not obvious There was also the issue of having to drive over to his house in whatever she chose, so lingerie was out of the question

She’d settled on tight jeans, shoes she could slip out of and a low-cut sweater Underneath, she had on e, dressing to seduce a man--probably because she’d never done it before Would Wyatt be critical of her choices? Was she overthinking the process?

Unable to decide, she left her rooainst the coffee, and kept the wording vague enough that if A on Then Claire went to her car and drove over to Wyatt’s

On the way, she tried to rehearse what she was going to say Nothing sounded right With any luck, she wouldn’t have to speak at all

She got to his house and had just pulled in the driveway before she realized that while she was nervous, she wasn’t freaked She had butterflies in her sto sense of dooood, she told herself as she walked up to the front door and rang the bell At least there were still lights on She’d been worried about waking him

He answered fairly quickly "Claire?"

"Hi, Wyatt"

He frowned "Are you okay?"

"Uh-huh I thought you ht like some company" She pushed past him and walked into the house He closed the door and followed her into the family room

Here she could see evidence of his party for one There was a half-empty pizza box and a bottle of Scotch on the coffee table The glass next to it was nearly empty

She turned around and smiled "How are you?"

He put one hand on the counter, as if he needed help balancing Other than that, he didn’t seeotten a late start?

"I’ht you htly dilated But she didn’t know all that ence was an occasional glass of wine

"Tonight’s not good for o"

"You don’t have to entertain me," she said At least not in the way he would think she meant

She walked over and put her hands on his shoulders Now she could smell the liquor on his breath, but it wasn’t icky She leaned in and kissed hi her back with an intensity that delighted her This was going to be easier than she’d hoped Then he pulled back

"Not a good idea," he reat idea to me," she murain, this tiue He put both his hands on her waist and groaned When she leaned into hi against her belly--so she desperately hoped was an erection

He pushed his tongue into her h intensity to set them both on fire They circled and teased, even as his hands roamed over her body He touched her back, her hips, then slid his hands down her rear and squeezed

She arched against hie This ti her alood, didn’t it? She was one step closer to being just like everyone else

He kissed her over and over, as if he couldn’t get enough of her Without warning, he stepped away and pulled her sweater up and over her head Then he just stared at her

"You are so dained"

He’d been thinking about her? Being with her? Was that possible?

She shivered in anticipation and ain and at the same tih she’d long since left her comfort zone, she let it drop to the floor He cupped her brsts in both hands and, still kissing her, began to explore her sensitive flesh

He brushed her niles with his thumbs He stroked her curves When he broke their kiss, it was to bend down and lick her right nipple

It was as if someone had zapped a nerve that went all the way fros She jurabbed him by the head to hold hied her Heher feel things so exquisite, she didn’t kno she would survive if he stopped Then he did stop But before she could protest, he’d dropped to his knees and was pulling her doith hi in front of the coffee table, his leg between hers, kissing, with hiainst her center He braced hi her They were both being swept away At least that’s what she tried to believe

Claire did her best to give herself over to the experience This was everything she’d wanted--at least that’s what she told herself But the truth was, she’d hoped for more than the floor in the family room She wasn’t exactly comfortable and she felt kind of exposed, as if anyone could walk in on the her breasts, she was able to think and that couldn’t be good

Not sure how to explain she was unco away the truth, she didn’t say anything When Wyatt unfastened her jeans and tugged the the way, she’d lost her shoes, which was also fine Then he bent over her and drew her nipple into his ers between her legs and began to explore her