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"Please, Nate I need to…I don’t know, just please Don’t stop, don’t stop, don’t stop," I repeat over and over until it’s barely audible, and rip on him loosens, and I letevery nerve ending inside me fire and pulse and squeeze to the point of pure exhaustion My body is covered in a sheen of sweat as Nate continues to hly over my brsts and neck until he finds ers woven withme deeper and deeper into the mattress I’m unable to move--not that I want to--and I stare at his face until he finally thrusts one last ti out the sexiest breath I’ve ever heard

We’re a pile of arled in a pink Barbie sheet; I’ve never felt more alive My hair is damp with sweat, and Nate looks like he just walked off the baseball field He’s so beautiful, and I’in at his neck and run down his body to his inner thigh My god, I can’t believe this is le inside, and eventually I let it out

"Hey, you know that being scared thing you don’t like?" I nod, still laughing lightly "Yeah, well, guys don’t really like laughing after sex"

I suck od! I didn’ta full smile take over my face, and I bury it in the crook of his neck to hide,

"Okay, well…be happy Just don’t laugh at a naked ainst my jaw

"Nate, that was…oh Don’t freak out, but I’ve never fully, oh god…" I tuck as oddah all you want I feel like I just won an award I ave Rowe Stanton her first orgasm"

"Nate! Don’t even joke…" I start, but stop when he starts to tickleit And I’ to ave Rowe Stanton her first orgas ; we’ve been comfortable with each other like this since thehas changed Even though everything has changed

"Hang on, I need to log onto that website, where you canto sit back up before I pull hiood idea You can wear it when you meet my dad tomorrow In fact, I’ll tell him you ordered him one, too!" And…checkmate Nate’s s the blanket up over us and tucking me deep within his arms

"Okay, point oing to be able to look him in the eyes after what I’ve done," he says, and I can detect the truth behind his joking

"He’s going to love you So is et hiaveme just to shut me up

Chapter 24

Nate

Maybe I would have been nervous anyway, but ever since Roweher father, well? I’ve been sweating a lot today, and I haven’t taken the field at all yet Her parents are in the stands sitting with her Ty sentcleanup today, Preet," coach yells over the sound of the balls cracking off bats There’s soes, with five or six guys all hitting at once The noise is constant, distracting--I guess that’s why some people like wind chi, careful to watch h It rab ear and head over to the bullpen to suit up When I’et a handle on where they’re sitting Roaving aton either side of her, so I prop themyself not to make an ass out of myself in front of her father