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Oh right. She leaves the kitchen to give me privacy.

I smile as I pick up the phone. “Hey, Danny.”

“Hey, Cass. I’m just checking to see if we’re on for tonight.”

“Yes. I told my mom I’m sleeping at Emily’s house. We have the entire night to ourselves. I can’t wait to be alone with you.”

“Okay, good. You’ll be here at 6:00, right?”

“Yes.”

“I’ll see you then. I can’t wait.”

“Me too.”

I hang up and run back up to my bedroom. Emily is sitting on my bed. “Was that Danny?”

“Yes, he wanted to make sure we’re still on for tonight.”

“Are you sure you’re ready for this, Cassandra? You don’t have to sleep with him. It’s a big step. You’re only sixteen.”

“Danny is a senior. He’s been pretty patient with me.”

“You don’t owe it to him, Cassandra. Giving up your virginity is a big deal.”

“I think I’m ready. Please just cover for me if my mom calls your house. Make sure you answer your phone if it rings. I don’t want your mom answering it.”

“I know. I will. Just be careful. And remember, you can always change your mind.” She bites her lip.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

“Nothing. I just hope Danny is with you for the right reasons.”

I smile. “He definitely is. He told me he loves me last week.”

“Okay.” She gathers her things. “Call me in the morning.”

“I will.”

At 6:00 I head over to Danny’s house. As soon as I walk in the door, he slams it shut and pushes me against the wall. He kisses me hard. Oh, this is nice.

Without a word, he grabs my hand and pulls me up the stairs to his bedroom. I walk in and am disappointed. I guess I was expecting something special, but his room is as messy as it always is. His bed isn’t even made.

He immediately removes all of my clothes, followed quickly thereafter by his. He pulls me on top of him. “I want you to ride me, Cass.”

“I don’t really know what I’m doing, Danny. I’ve never done this before. Maybe you should be on top. Show me what you like.”

He shakes his head. “It will be okay. Just get on top of me.”

He quickly gets us into position. There’s no foreplay or anything. We don’t even kiss again. He gets straight to it.

It’s over in less than three minutes. It wasn’t what I expected. It didn’t feel good, and it didn’t feel special. He barely even looked at me. He was looking off to the side the whole time. I’m fairly disappointed.

As soon as we’re done, he tells me his parents told him they’re coming home early, so I can’t stay over like we planned. He asks me to leave so he doesn’t get into trouble.

I walk around for a few hours before eventually going home. I tell my mother Emily wasn’t feeling well so I came home.

Danny doesn’t call me the entire weekend. I ignore Emily’s calls, not sure what to say.

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