Caroline's Seduction (Montgomery Family and Friends) by Iris Abbott

her another shake, much harder this time.  “Caroline wake up!”
    Caroline was startled out of her sleep by the harsh sound of her name.  The cocoon of wellbeing that had surrounded her immediately disappeared.  She refused to look at Kyle, but she made sure to shrink away so that they were no longer touching.  “I’m sorry.  I must have been a lot more tired then I thought.”   She grabbed her purse and waited for Kyle to move away from the door.
    Kyle stepped away from the door and walked around to the back of the crossover.  He lifted the rear door and held out Caroline’s dressbag.  “Here you go.  You don’t want to forget this,” Kyle reminded her of the reason for the trip.
    “Certainly not,” heaven forbid she forgot it and had to come back to his house tomorrow to pick it up.  She didn’t think she could handle Kyle twice in the same weekend.  She waved at Sarah and dissapeared into her own car without looking back.

Seven
    Caroline looked around the transformed gym.  The homecoming committee had done an excellent job with the decorations.  The starry evening theme had been accentuated by black backdrops and several small twinkling lights.  There were also larger silver and gold star shaped lights hanging from the rafters.  She strolled around the perimeter of the makeshift dance floor patrolling for inappropriate behavior.  It wasn’t too hard to find at a high school dance.
    It was almost midnight.  The last song would be playing soon.  Then the students would slowly exit to find their ride home and she would be free to go back to her apartment.  Caroline spotted Jay and Sarah across the gym.  They both waved and sent hardy smiles her way.  Caroline laughed and enthusiastically returned a wave and smile.  She continued her walk around the gym, noticing several appreciative glances from other teachers and chaperones as she went.  She decided it was the dress. 
    Abigail had given her a hug and thumbs up when she’d dropped Jay and Sarah off at the dance.  “I don’t remember seeing that dress before.  You look fabulous!” 
    Caroline had accepted the compliment with good grace.  Then the two had chatted a few minutes before Abigail said her goodbyes.  Caroline had to admit that the ankle length turquoise colored dress with its halter deep V-neckline, and open back was totally flattering to her figure and coloring.  The waist and neckline were accentuated with light blue and silver beads that glistened and glittered.  The dress made Caroline feel like a million bucks.  Other people thought so too if the looks she’d been getting that night were anything to go by.
    The DJ introduced the last song of the night.  It was Urgent’s love song Heart’s Desire.  Otherwise known in the circle of Montgomery family and friends as Aubrey’s Song.  Caroline skirted the edge of the gym to avoid the rush of students headed for the dance floor.  She stood on her tiptoes trying to catch a glimpse of Jay and Sarah.  It would be cute to see them dance the last dance together.  She should have brought her camera to take a few photos for Abigail.  Her friend did a fabulous Montgomery family scrapbook every year for all the female members of the Montgomery family.  A photo of Jay and Sarah dancing in their formal clothes would have been a great addition to the other family photos.
    Caroline turned and collided with a solid chest.  Not many males at the school were built like former linebackers with a solid wall of muscles for a chest.  Caroline knew before she looked up that she’d be staring into the whiskey colored eyes of Kyle Wakefield.  Even though they were in a gym full of people, this was the closest they’d come to a private conversation since they’d learned of each other’s presence in the small town.  Sarah had usually been within earshot before.
    “Hello Mr. Wakefield,” Caroline greeted him as she would any other parent.  It was best to keep things on a