My fierce blush gave me away, but still I hushed Susie. I leaned closer to her to admit, “We’ve fooled around but I wouldn’t say we’ve had s*x…”
“Oh?”
“In the woods, I think was ready to, but he’s such a gentleman. He wanted to wait until we could do so more comfortably.”
Susie nodded. “I’m not surprised he’s so romantic, especially with you.”
I didn’t ask her what she meant. She was one of the few who was invited into our collective fold. She was privy to the truth of Nicholas and my affections for each other.
“The truth is…” A bit of pink dusted Susie’s cheeks. “I’m no longer a virgin.”
My eyes went wide. “You and Mark?”
I supposed I shouldn’t be so surprised, but it did so go against the competition’s rules, I would have thought they would wait until Susie either left the compet
