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“We’re just getting started,” he said, maneuvering to stand from the couch before turning to her and offering her a hand.

She allowed him to pull her to standing, even though part of her still wanted to melt into the couch, but the promise of more spurred her on.

“Your bed or mine?” he asked in a rumble she almost didn’t recognize.

“Mine,” she said as he took her by the hand and led her upstairs.

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Alice

As she followed Taylor up the stairs, she stopped herself from reaching out to touch his back.

The way his muscles moved beneath his skin was fascinating. Then it occurred to her she didn’t need to stop herself from touching this man, considering she was about to lose her virginity to him.

The idea of losing her virginity did seem like a big step on one hand, but on the other hand, virginity is a social construct used to control women.

Purity culture was bullshit, and the myth of being virginal was dumb. But it had been a stumbling block in relationships. So, all in all, this was a best-case scenario. She was finally going to experience one of life’s milestones and maybe feel grown-up. And she was doing it with a nice guy who cared about making this good for her. Sure, this isn’t a fairy tale in the true-love kind of way, but she didn’t mind one bit.

He led her down the hallway until he came to her room. When he opened her door, she slipped in and turned on her bedside lamp.

That is good, she thought, not complete darkness because she wanted to see him, but she didn’t want the glaring overhead light. He followed, then he slipped his hands around her waist and pulled her close.

“How are you feeling?”

“Good,” she said as she leaned into his embrace. Something about the way he was looking at her warmed her from the inside out. “I’m excited.”

“Good,” he said as he kissed her.

She gave herself over to the kiss, pulling him close, almost drunk on how good his body felt against her.

He broke the kiss. “I’ll be right back,” he said before dropping another sweet kiss on her lips.

When he left the room, Alice suddenly felt cold. There was a slight moment her brain wanted to panic, but that’s all it was. A moment.

Taylor had made her feel wanted and... normal, an otherwise abnormal feeling for her.

She slipped off her sleep shorts and climbed into her bed. Excitement pulsed through her body. It was like Christmas Eve when she was a kid. Only she wasn’t waiting for a visit from Santa to give her presents but rather for a hot hockey player to pop her cherry. That thought made her giggle as Taylor opened the door.

“What are you laughing at?” he asked with a curious but warm and incredibly sexy smile.

“Nothing,” she said as he laid a strip of condoms on her nightstand.

She took a deep breath. Shit just got real.

“Wow, you came prepared,” she said, looking at the strip of condoms.

“Well, when you travel with a team full of mostly twenty-year-olds, you’d be surprised how many late-night knocks at the door there are for condoms.”

She scooted over in the bed, making room. He slipped down his sweatpants, and his hard cock bobbed out as he pulled it down. Her breath caught in her throat as she took him in. He was perfect.

He climbed into bed and kissed her and tucked a stray lock of hair behind her ear. The smile on his face as he toyed with her hair was not lost on her. He seemed to like her hair, and that made her happy, because she did, too. She loved covering herself in vibrant colors. It was when she felt most like herself.

“Before we get to it, I just wanted to check in. I know you said you’ve never had sex before. Is there anything you don’t want? Anything you’d like to try? Anything else you’ve haven’t done.”

“Oh...” she said slowly. She had thought they would just get down to it, but of course, he was making sure she was comfortable and that this experience would be everything she wanted. “Ummm... I mean, there are a lot of things I haven’t done. Just what we’ve already done, and I’ve given blow jobs, but that’s about it. And since it’s my first time... I mean, nothing too crazy.”

“Of course not,” he said, still stroking her hair. Fuck... she was going to fall in love with him. She could feel it already even though she was trying to fight it. “Has anyone ever gone down on you?”

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