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Shreds my heart
Now I’m tilting fast
And spinning hard
All of me
Is lost to you
CHAPTER 18
ANDY
COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAIN FUNCTION
Please stand by…
CHAPTER 19
KATIE
For a few minutes we just lay there, breathing hard, while dance music continued to vibrate the bedroom wall. Andy’s face was stuffed half into the pillow, half into my hair. I could feel the rapid rise and fall of his chest against mine.
But eventually the music stopped, and the silence seemed to bring the two of us back into focus. It was quiet enough to talk now, only I didn’t know what I wanted to say.
Even for someone like me, who really liked sex, the part afterward was a little awkward. There was always that uncomfortable moment when your brain came back online and reminded you that you should probably untangle yourself from this sweaty boy and go on with your life.
The realization that special moments didn’t last was always a disappointment. And the more special they were, the bigger the letdown.
This one was kind of a doozy.
Andy had gotten his breathing back under control, and was now playing with a lock of my hair. “Can I ask you something?” His voice was muffled.
“Yeah.” Oryes. (Sorry, Mother. Though, come to think of it, after what I’d just done — stripping this boy naked and practically leaping on him — the use of “yes” versus “yeah” was a moot point. Right, Mom?)
“What I need to know is…” he hesitated. “Do you feel a sudden compulsion to begin dating women?”
What?
“Oh!” I began to laugh.
“Be honest,” he said, turning his head to show me his smiling eyes. “Do you have an urgent desire to run out for a copy of theSports Illustratedswimsuit edition?”
Laughing, I realized that this boy was just going to keep on surprising me. “Well, now that you mention it… I do find myself wondering whether I should date someone who shares my taste in lipstick.”
First, he gave my ass a pinch. Then he pulled me close, and I snuggled into his neck. For a few minutes, his hands gently skimmed my back. But eventually, he smoothed my hair down and sighed. “I really don’t want to move. But I have to get up and get rid of this, um…”
Condom. Right. I released him, though I didn’t want to.
Rolling off the bed, he grabbed a tissue from the box on his desk, then stood in front of the wastepaper basket, his back to me. I used the moment to marvel at how long his legs were. And the fact that he had a really nice butt for someone so slim. Go figure.
“I should really go,” I said.
When Andy turned around, he was frowning. “Oh, no you don’t,” he said, giving his head a little shake. “Not so fast.” He came back toward me, and I tried not to stare at his nakedness. There was something really sexy about that long, lean body. He was built as if only the best, most essential parts had been added to his frame. As if any extra would just be a distraction.
On his way over, he snagged his boxers off the floor and stepped into them.
I’d pulled the sheet up to cover myself, and now he gave me a little nudge to move over for him. Dorm beds were pretty narrow. But I scooted toward the wall, and he slid into the bed, rolling onto his side to face me. “Hi,” he said.
