There was an impressed silence. “That’s great,” Jennifer said, after a short pause. “That means he must really be into you.” “I think so,” I replied cautiously. “I don’t want to rush anything, but — ” “Rush it,” Micaela said. “Believe me — you don’t want to miss out on a piece of that.” If it weren’t for him being the Devil, I would have been inclined to agree with her. I certainly wasn’t the sort of girl who indiscriminately hopped into bed with men, but it had been a long time. There were exceptions to every rule. And, as Micaela had pointed out, the guy was fine. “So, how many times have you seen him?” Nina again, always wanting to know every little detail. I loved Nina to death, but she was used to being the center of attention, the one who attracted all the guys — and women, too,

