Page 23 (1/2)

While she liked what he was doing, she had the sense that everything was going too fast The sensations were good, but she couldn’t see questions Did she really want to do this right now? Here? With hiainst one spot between her thighs A single cluster of sensation that, had she been standing, would have brought her to her knees Her brain went totally blank

It was as if he’d found the feel-good switch and turned it on

He touched that place again and she groaned The third time she wanted to know exactly what she had to promise so that he would never ever stop

She breathed his na into the floor It was perfect, the way he circled and brushed and rubbed

Teasing at first, getting close, then le stroke, then ain HerShe desperately wanted to get what all the fuss was about

Her breathing quickened She parted her legs, offering herself to hi that--

He stopped He actually stopped She opened her eyes, assu horrible had happened to distract hiave her a quick kiss "Can you finish with me inside of you?"

"I, ah, don’t know" She wasn’t sure what he was asking When he started undressing, she got the basic idea of the question

Oh, no This wasn’t right She wasn’t ready and it would probably be better if she just told him the truth But how, exactly?

In the few seconds it took her to consider her options, he et nad She had a brief impression of leanbetween her legs

"Wyatt? We have to talk"

He , then settled on top of her Really on top of her Apparently with all his weight She couldn’t breathe Mercifully, he stoppedAfter a

"Wyatt?" She shoved at his shoulder He didn’t move "Wyatt?"

He rolled off her, onto his back His eyes were closed and he was breathing deeply

"Wyatt?"

Nothing, except a soft snore

Her gaze slipped fro body to his erection Or as left of it As she watched, it got s how she felt inside

He’d passed out in the middle of almost sex Just like that She tried to tell herself that it was because he’d been drinking, but what if it wasn’t? What if it was her? Was if she was so unexciting that he’d actually preferred sleep toshe’d ever felt, she collected her clothes and pulled theo ho him alone What if he needed et any worse, she threw a blanket over hi with her Why did she have to be such a freak? And was she really going to die the oldest non-nun virgin in the history of the universe? If she did, it would be just her luck

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

CLAIRE WOKE the nextto find herself fully dressed, in an unfa if she’d been abducted by aliens, only to recall the hu Abduction sounded a whole lot better than facing Wyatt She could only hope he’d been drunk enough that he didn’t reuess was his guest room meant he’d awakened to find himself nad, on the family roo he was going to have some questions

She walked into the attached bathroom and found a new toothbrush and toothpaste in theher teeth, she followed the s only jeans, stood leaning against the counterThey stared at each other, neither speaking Claire didn’t know if she was supposed to apologize or not

"I didn’t iine you here," he said at last "I’d wondered"

"I was here"

"Want to telland couldn’t read hih to know if he was o with the truth?

"Nicole toldand self-recrie of that"

"To make me feel worse about myself?"

"No, to seduce you"

One eyebrow lifted "You think you have to wait until I’et me into bed with you?"

She stared at her bare feet Hmm, it seeht it would help"

"Why was help needed?"

"You said on our first date that you wanted to sleep with ht ed your mind"

"So you decided to play your hand, so to speak?"

"I guess" She raised her gaze to his "Are you mad?"

"Because you came here and tried to seduce

"For the record, I was takingon with Nicole and Jesse and everything else I didn’t want to push you I aiting for you to hint that you were ready" One corner of hisway"

He’d been waiting for her? Wasn’t that just her life? Because not only hadn’t she figured that out, she wouldn’t begin to kno to give that kind of a hint

"Oh," she whispered "Okay Thanks for telling me that"

"You’re welcome" He walked toward her "While I distinctly remember some very hot kisses and a pink bra, I don’t re past the preliminaries"

She felt herself flush "We sort of, uood tiers "Want to give htened "Yes When?"