room. I peeled myself out of my school clothes and took a long, hot shower. I enjoyed my showers. They helped clear my head and whenever I needed to think something through, a shower always helped-that was probably why they took so long. So, I sat in the steam and the soap and I thought.
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
BY THE TIME Henry showed up, I was ready. Instead of the corset I wore last time, I went with a dark red shirt that was solid over my chest and see-through in my midriff area. I had been excited all day, but once we were at Henry's car, I went back to being quiet and moody.
"You need to talk eventually, love," Henry said once we started driving. "I need directions."
"I could always just point," I said.
This must have made Henry angry because he pulled over abruptly and turned off the car. "What the bloody hell is wrong with you? You've been acting strange since yesterday."
"That's not really a long time," I said.
"Well it's long enough," Henry replied. "What's the matter?"
"Nothing...just go," I ordered him.
"I'm not going anywhere until you talk to me."
"Let me drive then."
"Go on, then. Give it a shot," Henry challenged.
I took off my seatbelt and moved over to sit on him, without even thinking. Switching the gears, I wound up going backwards before I found the right one. I managed to get a few feet before I hit the curb lightly. Cursing, I put the car back into park, slid back into the passenger seat and sat there with a smile. "See...I kept telling you guys that I could drive, but would anyone listen?" I joked.
The next thing I knew, Henry was pressing his mouth against mine and his hands gripped my hips tightly. I hesitated for a moment before going along with it. The position was slightly uncomfortable, but damn-every time I thought I could hate the man, he changed my mind for me. His hands began moving all over my chest and I swore I even heard him growl. I let out an involuntary moan as his hands seemed to embrace my whole body.
Someone honked and yelled out a cat call, which made me remember we were in his car on the side of a busy road. I nearly levitated back into my own seat and looked at my skirt, which was riding up my thighs.
"Right..." he said to himself then turned to me. "If you don't mind, I think its best that I drive," Henry offered.
"Good idea," I said, my face red hot with embarrassment. We joked about what happened on the way to Darla's place and when we got there, the party was already in full swing. There were more people there than at James's birthday, mostly because his birthday party was just the gang and other people who knew James. This group consisted of basically everyone in our grade, plus a few others.
"Kris! Henry! Hey guys!" Darla came bouncing over in a Playboy Bunny outfit.
"Hey," Henry and I greeted her.
"How in the bloody hell did you fit all these people in here?" Henry yelled over the music.
"Very carefully." Darla winked and we laughed.
I danced with everyone from the group at one time or another, even though I was around Henry over half the night. Lena made no mention of our little tradition, so as the night wore on, I was becoming more and more confident that it wouldn't happen. But I shouldn't have gotten my hopes up. While all of us were outside, things started to go oddly quiet and I knew what was coming.
"Oh no...come on..." I whined. Everyone laughed as Darla cranked up the disco music.
"Come on, Krissy!" Lena said.
"I'll do it if you do it," Henry cajoled me.
"You know how to dance to this?" I asked.
Henry nodded extravagantly, in tune with the music. "Uh-huh! Uh-huh!"
"Oh God...fine!"
We joined the group and, laughing the whole time, danced to That's the Way by KC and the Sunshine Band. Okay, so I admit it was fun in a crazy way. The disco dance was all Lena's idea. Six years ago, we were going through a bunch of old songs to play at our first Halloween party, and we found That's the Way . So we downloaded the song and spent hours learning to
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
BY THE TIME Henry showed up, I was ready. Instead of the corset I wore last time, I went with a dark red shirt that was solid over my chest and see-through in my midriff area. I had been excited all day, but once we were at Henry's car, I went back to being quiet and moody.
"You need to talk eventually, love," Henry said once we started driving. "I need directions."
"I could always just point," I said.
This must have made Henry angry because he pulled over abruptly and turned off the car. "What the bloody hell is wrong with you? You've been acting strange since yesterday."
"That's not really a long time," I said.
"Well it's long enough," Henry replied. "What's the matter?"
"Nothing...just go," I ordered him.
"I'm not going anywhere until you talk to me."
"Let me drive then."
"Go on, then. Give it a shot," Henry challenged.
I took off my seatbelt and moved over to sit on him, without even thinking. Switching the gears, I wound up going backwards before I found the right one. I managed to get a few feet before I hit the curb lightly. Cursing, I put the car back into park, slid back into the passenger seat and sat there with a smile. "See...I kept telling you guys that I could drive, but would anyone listen?" I joked.
The next thing I knew, Henry was pressing his mouth against mine and his hands gripped my hips tightly. I hesitated for a moment before going along with it. The position was slightly uncomfortable, but damn-every time I thought I could hate the man, he changed my mind for me. His hands began moving all over my chest and I swore I even heard him growl. I let out an involuntary moan as his hands seemed to embrace my whole body.
Someone honked and yelled out a cat call, which made me remember we were in his car on the side of a busy road. I nearly levitated back into my own seat and looked at my skirt, which was riding up my thighs.
"Right..." he said to himself then turned to me. "If you don't mind, I think its best that I drive," Henry offered.
"Good idea," I said, my face red hot with embarrassment. We joked about what happened on the way to Darla's place and when we got there, the party was already in full swing. There were more people there than at James's birthday, mostly because his birthday party was just the gang and other people who knew James. This group consisted of basically everyone in our grade, plus a few others.
"Kris! Henry! Hey guys!" Darla came bouncing over in a Playboy Bunny outfit.
"Hey," Henry and I greeted her.
"How in the bloody hell did you fit all these people in here?" Henry yelled over the music.
"Very carefully." Darla winked and we laughed.
I danced with everyone from the group at one time or another, even though I was around Henry over half the night. Lena made no mention of our little tradition, so as the night wore on, I was becoming more and more confident that it wouldn't happen. But I shouldn't have gotten my hopes up. While all of us were outside, things started to go oddly quiet and I knew what was coming.
"Oh no...come on..." I whined. Everyone laughed as Darla cranked up the disco music.
"Come on, Krissy!" Lena said.
"I'll do it if you do it," Henry cajoled me.
"You know how to dance to this?" I asked.
Henry nodded extravagantly, in tune with the music. "Uh-huh! Uh-huh!"
"Oh God...fine!"
We joined the group and, laughing the whole time, danced to That's the Way by KC and the Sunshine Band. Okay, so I admit it was fun in a crazy way. The disco dance was all Lena's idea. Six years ago, we were going through a bunch of old songs to play at our first Halloween party, and we found That's the Way . So we downloaded the song and spent hours learning to
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