Tina smiled at herself in the mirror. She was ready. She’d never felt the way she did about Carmelo. She’d imagined her first time over the last few days, and she was finally ready for it. She wanted to share herself with Carmelo. Tonight.
Tina wanted to tell someone what was happening, but she knew no one would understand. Her sisters were too young, and her friends weren’t interested in her relationship. Not unless he was a man who had something to offer. A man that would impress others.
Carmelo didn’t have much to show for who he was, but he was the only man Tina had ever met that made her feel like she was special. She was important. She was someone worth impressing. Not her father or her mother, but her. Tina Vincenzo.
When Tina felt like her house was quiet enough, she snuck downs
