A Single Date (Dating Just Got Serious) by Jacki Kelly

seductive sway enticed him closer to the brink of
bliss.
    “Enough, Drew,” she
pleaded.
    He reached for the
condom on the bedside table and drew it on. He eased into her slick center,
trying to stretch the moment into hours. The tempo of her hips picked up speed
and nothing he did seemed to slow her down. They locked eyes just as his
feelings flung him into the universe.
    “Do you ever plan to
let me go?” he asked moments later when her legs still held him in place.
    “I don’t think so.” She
ran her finger through his hair, tugging on the ends. “I hope you’ll never let
me go.”
    “It has taken me too
long to get you to wade into this relationship.” He held her tighter. “This is
real for me, Yani. I love you.” The words slipped out. Wearing his game face
should have been so easy, but with her none of his negotiating techniques worked.
    “I think you’re
supposed to say those words before we make love, not after.”
    He held her gaze. “At
least I said it.”
    She placed her warm
soft hands along his face, and kissed him. “I love you, too, Drew. But I think
you already knew, didn’t you?”
    “A man can hope.”
    “I need you to do me a
favor.” She cradled his face.
    He nodded. “Anything.”
    “When we go to Phoebe’s
and Cory’s wedding, please let me introduce you to my parents as my carpenter.”

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    Jacki Kelly has written
dozens of short stories and several books. She lives in the North East with her
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EXCERPT FROM THE DATE ME
     
    Chapter One
     
    Cat Preston circled the huge kitchen
island of Drew’s Philadelphia penthouse. Each trip around the spotless quartz
counter was designated with an invisible period made with her index finger,
before beginning the next useless loop. Not the most productive way to spend a Saturday
morning, but going ballistic on her past lovers wasn’t an alternative for now.
    Two months was a long time to take up
residence in someone else’s home, but when her life disconnected from gravity
and flung her against the cold, hard universe this was the softest place to
land. Surrounded by friends and sharing their laughter blurred the pain. But
Yani and Drew were getting more serious. Now it was time to move on. No matter
how delicate they tried to handle her, she was getting in their way. Just
because her love life ended up in a muddy ditch didn’t mean she should ruin
their chance at happiness. Nobody liked a third wheel and even if they were too
polite to say so, she knew it.
    The gentle pulling of the elevator cables
sounded as she marked her fourth lap. They were home. If she didn’t tell them
tonight, another month might tick by before she gathered her courage again.
Living in the elegance of Drew’s penthouse had been the balm she needed to
patch her heart, but now she was fine and it was time to prove it.
    The elevator opened into what Drew called
a foyer. Yani stepped off first, like a graceful swan on parade. Since
accepting her feelings for Drew, she floated unfazed through things that used
to send her screaming to the phone. Her face was lit with a permanent smile.
Jealousy poked at the hole in Cat’s heart. It hadn’t lessened much in the last
two months but at least the sharp edges were wearing smooth. Drew stepped off
the elevator behind Yani and even though his hands were quick, Cat saw him grab
Yani’s butt. It was another indicator that it was time to give these new lovers
some privacy.
    Cat cleared her throat but