“Keep it.” She pushes it in my direction.
“Oh my God!” I cover my face with both of my hands.
“It’s better to be safe.”
“Please stop talking.”
“I’m being a good friend.”
“We arenotgoing to do it.”
“You never know. Your feelings are new. Sex can happen.”
“It won’t happen.”
“Just don’t do it in the backseat. It’s uncomfortable. And for your first time? Nope. Not the best place.”
My whole face is red. “It isn’t happening. He hasn’t even seen me naked.”
“He’s seen youhalfnaked.” I can hear the smirk in her words.
I peek through my fingers and sure enough she looks smug. “That doesn’t count.”
“Oh, it does. Now you need to see the other half.”
I choke on my saliva.
Just thinking about seeing Heath beyond his perfect abs makes my pulse race.
Marie continues, “Tell him to go slow. And also, don’t forget foreplay.”
At this point, shutting her up is impossible.
Heath better be here in the next second —
The door bell rings and we both freeze.
It’s him. I can feel it.
“Let’s go.”
We leave her room and descend the long staircase. Each step causes my heart to drop a little lower and my breath gets stuck in my throat.
By the time I reach the floor, there’s a tight knot tied in my stomach that refuses to loosen. It tightens the closer I get to the door where he is standing on the other side of it.
Marie leans against the wall making herself hide from his view. She gestures to me to open the door.
Without letting myself think too much, I reach for the handle. And there he is.
The sight of him sends a jolt through me.
I watch as his eyes lock on me and make me forget how to breathe.
We stare at each other, holding our breaths and not uttering a single word.
For the first time, Heath appears speechless as he stares at me.
A smile touches my lips. “Hi.”
