to die a virgin. Apparently, it is written in the stars or something.” She paused. “I really want this, Jax. It’s not something I decided on a whim.” She knew her voice was pleading, but she didn’t care.
“A club? You went to a club to lose your virginity…” He shook his head in disbelief.
“Whatever. You know what, just take me home. This is humiliating enough.” She reached down, searching for her underwear. Where they hell were they? It didn’t matter, all she wanted to do was get out of there. She could feel the tears stinging, and she would be horrified if she cried in front of him.
Jax looked down at the ground. He picked up her black panties and handed them to her. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to embarrass you.”
“I’m sure I’ll find someone eventually.” Karma blinked back the tears as she slid her underwear up her thighs.
Jax’s jaw tightened and he looked away. “I’ll make a deal with you. Spend three weeks with me and if you still think I’m worthy of your first time I’ll ravish your body until you can’t remember your name.”
Karma straightened up. Was he serious? “Three weeks?”
“Three weeks. But we really have to spend time together.”
Karma thought it over. Three weeks; she could handle that. She couldn’t imagine anything would change her mind. He looked like a damn Spartan warrior. Three weeks would be cake.
“I just want you to be sure. And not a drunken choice you’ll wake up and regret.”
She stared at him for a minute. His clear blue eyes looked sincere, and a little pained. She knew it really was hard for him to turn her down. That made her feel slightly better. “Fine. Three weeks.”
“Three weeks of no fooling around. Just getting to know each other,” Jax added.
“Not even kissing?” Karma pouted.
“No kissing.”
“You’re a very unusual man.”
“Thank you. Now get dressed so I can take you home before I change my mind.”
“Can’t I just stay the night?” Maybe if she stayed he would change his mind.
“No,” Jax said firmly. He pulled his shirt over his head and Karma’s heart sank. Another crash and burn to add to the list.
Karma entered her house and slammed the door. She peeked out the window and Jax was still there. When he saw her, he waved and backed out of the driveway. Men like him really existed?
“Did you get what you wanted?” Her dad’s voice cut through the dark room, startling her.
Karma turned. Her dad was sitting in the dark on the couch with Princess at his side. She’d been so distracted she hadn’t even noticed him when she walked in.
“Nope, still a virgin. I was close, though, but the guy backed out at the last minute.” Karma kicked off her heels and dropped into the couch next to her dad.
Relief crossed her father’s face and then confusion. “Wait, backed out? Why? Karma, guys don’t back out at the last minute.”
“This one did. Once he found out I was a virgin.”
“Interesting.”
Karma filled her father in on the deal they had struck.
“That’s very noble of him. I’d like to meet this young man.”
“Forget it. I’m not having him meet you guys, he might run off, and I’ll never have sex.”
Her father chuckled. “Well, if he’d run off that fast then I would say noble or not he does not deserve you.”
“Fine. I’ll let you meet him. He’s so hot, Dad. I mean like on fire hot.” Karma pulled herself up from the couch. “You really didn’t have to wait up for me.”
“Yes, I did. I was picturing all kinds of worst-case scenarios. Every one of them ended with you coming home crying and us devouring a pint of ice cream. I was already planning on a long run tomorrow to make up for it.”
Karma looked over at her dad and smiled. “I could use some ice cream.” He really was the best dad.
Her father jumped up, and she followed him into the kitchen, where he grabbed two spoons out of the drawer. They
“A club? You went to a club to lose your virginity…” He shook his head in disbelief.
“Whatever. You know what, just take me home. This is humiliating enough.” She reached down, searching for her underwear. Where they hell were they? It didn’t matter, all she wanted to do was get out of there. She could feel the tears stinging, and she would be horrified if she cried in front of him.
Jax looked down at the ground. He picked up her black panties and handed them to her. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to embarrass you.”
“I’m sure I’ll find someone eventually.” Karma blinked back the tears as she slid her underwear up her thighs.
Jax’s jaw tightened and he looked away. “I’ll make a deal with you. Spend three weeks with me and if you still think I’m worthy of your first time I’ll ravish your body until you can’t remember your name.”
Karma straightened up. Was he serious? “Three weeks?”
“Three weeks. But we really have to spend time together.”
Karma thought it over. Three weeks; she could handle that. She couldn’t imagine anything would change her mind. He looked like a damn Spartan warrior. Three weeks would be cake.
“I just want you to be sure. And not a drunken choice you’ll wake up and regret.”
She stared at him for a minute. His clear blue eyes looked sincere, and a little pained. She knew it really was hard for him to turn her down. That made her feel slightly better. “Fine. Three weeks.”
“Three weeks of no fooling around. Just getting to know each other,” Jax added.
“Not even kissing?” Karma pouted.
“No kissing.”
“You’re a very unusual man.”
“Thank you. Now get dressed so I can take you home before I change my mind.”
“Can’t I just stay the night?” Maybe if she stayed he would change his mind.
“No,” Jax said firmly. He pulled his shirt over his head and Karma’s heart sank. Another crash and burn to add to the list.
Karma entered her house and slammed the door. She peeked out the window and Jax was still there. When he saw her, he waved and backed out of the driveway. Men like him really existed?
“Did you get what you wanted?” Her dad’s voice cut through the dark room, startling her.
Karma turned. Her dad was sitting in the dark on the couch with Princess at his side. She’d been so distracted she hadn’t even noticed him when she walked in.
“Nope, still a virgin. I was close, though, but the guy backed out at the last minute.” Karma kicked off her heels and dropped into the couch next to her dad.
Relief crossed her father’s face and then confusion. “Wait, backed out? Why? Karma, guys don’t back out at the last minute.”
“This one did. Once he found out I was a virgin.”
“Interesting.”
Karma filled her father in on the deal they had struck.
“That’s very noble of him. I’d like to meet this young man.”
“Forget it. I’m not having him meet you guys, he might run off, and I’ll never have sex.”
Her father chuckled. “Well, if he’d run off that fast then I would say noble or not he does not deserve you.”
“Fine. I’ll let you meet him. He’s so hot, Dad. I mean like on fire hot.” Karma pulled herself up from the couch. “You really didn’t have to wait up for me.”
“Yes, I did. I was picturing all kinds of worst-case scenarios. Every one of them ended with you coming home crying and us devouring a pint of ice cream. I was already planning on a long run tomorrow to make up for it.”
Karma looked over at her dad and smiled. “I could use some ice cream.” He really was the best dad.
Her father jumped up, and she followed him into the kitchen, where he grabbed two spoons out of the drawer. They
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