At the Blackwood High gym, Lucius knew exactly what he had wanted to do, but in his room, where the bed was less than a foot away, he wasn’t so sure anymore. He never thought of being intimate with anyone before Karina. His job received all his focus until he stood in that large room with its dark furnishings lit by a crackling fire with the girl who turned his world upside down. Shadows played along the floor to ceiling bookshelves and danced on Karina’s upturned face. Her ever-blue eyes stared at him without fear, just patient anticipation, like she waited for him to make the next move. He guessed he should be thankful for that. She wasn’t having second thoughts. Unfortunately, he was too scared to think of what to do next. His mind had gone blank the moment he opened his eyes and saw

