“Okay.”
“I was just being flirtatious in the car. You really don’t need to worry about impressing me. You just need to be kind and gentle, at least at first. I wouldn’t know the difference you see. Not only have I never slept with Jim, I’ve never slept with anyone. That’s why I put you off for so long. So, tonight’s going to be a big night for this sheltered naïf. My useless husband gets home at three. Long before then I expect my unfortunate virginity to be history. Can you make my introduction to lovemaking as easy and wonderful as the rest of this evening has been?”
Clarke smiled and actually kissed my hand. Sweetly understanding, he nodded reassuringly at my hesitancy.
“That would be my honor, beautiful.”
So here we are at last: the moment of truth. I’m in bed wearing only lingerie
