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"Suzanne, are you planning on standing in the hallway all night staring atin?"

Part II

Six Weeks Later

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If he kept his eyes closed and she didn’t talk, he could probably go through with it His hand slid under her silk blouse and stroked the soft skin of her stomach His lips moved from her mouth to her neck while her hands roaht, his body started to respond to the press of her hips against his and the warh as he started to push her skirt up

"This ht be more comfortable in my bed, Wesley"

Wesley exhaled and opened his eyes One sentence from her and theherup in the backseat of his car, he ran his hands through his hair, and rubbed his forehead

"What’s wrong?" Bridget asked as she tugged her skirt back down "You didn’t have to stop Just saying we should probably finish somewhere other than in the car"

"I’m sorry I’m just…" Wesley didn’t finish the sentence as he could think of no true words that wouldn’t hurt her feelings

"Just what?"

He heard the edge in her voice and sighed

"Just…not ready"

As he knew they would, the words not ready inspired an eye roll and an unhappy crossing of her ar out for two months Two months My last boyfriend and I had sex our second date You and me? Twothings slow I’ her the whole truth But the whole truth would involve talking about certain things--and one certain person--he had zero desire to talk about "Old-fashioned"

"Old-fashioned All right I can accept that Maybe Can you at least give me an idea when an old-fashioned type like you would be ready to have sex with his girlfriend?"

He turned his head and gazed at Bridget Such a beautiful wohts, tall and slender, a stunner, as his dad would say; a stunner seven years older than him

"You’re Dad’s secretary I think it’s a bad idea for us to be involved" A laet flirting He’d practically ordered Wesley to ask her out