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oved　since　he　and　Vanessa　had　accidentally　gotten　locked　out　of　a　party　in　tenth　grade？it　had

been　an　exquisite；　precious　thing　that　he　couldn？t　stop　kissing；　something　new　and　exciting　and

delicious。　Oh；God　。　See？　Everything　he　could　think　of　to　describe　what　sex　was　like　sounded　like

a　lame　ad　for　a　new　cereal　or　something。　Even　the　wordsex　was　wrong；　andmaking　love　sounded

like　a　bad　soap　opera。

Electricwould　have　been　a　good　word　to　describe　what　sex　was　like；　but　then　again；　it　had　too

many　negative　connotations；　like　the　electric　chair　or　an　electric　cattle　fence。Teeming　was　another

good　word；　but　what　did　it　mean　exactly？　Andquivering　sounded　too　dainty　and　puny；　like　a

scared　little　mouse。　If　he　were　ever　going　to　write　a　poem　about　sex；　he　wanted　to　provoke

thoughts　of　sexy；　muscular　beasts　like　lions　and　stags；　not　mice。

？Earth　to　Dan？？　Vanessa　reached　over　and　flicked　her　finger　against　his　earlobe。

？Pinnacle；？　Dan　muttered　senselessly。　？Epiphany。？

Vanessa　ducked　under　the　sheet　and　blew　a　giant　raspberry　on　Dan？s　pale；　hollow

stomach。　？Hello？　Are　you　in　shock　or　something？？

Dan　grinned　and　scooted　her　up　his　chest　so　he　could　kiss　her　Cheshire　cat　mouth　and　dimpled

chin。　？Let？s　do　it　again。？

Whoo！

Vanessa　giggled　and　rubbed　her　nose　against　his　unruly　brown　eyebrows。　？So　I　guess　you

enjoyed　it；　huh？？

Dan　kissed　her　right　eye　and　then　her　left。　？Mmm；？　he　sighed；　his　whole　body　humming　with

pleasure　and　desire。　？I　love　you。？

Vanessa　collapsed　on　his　chest　and　squeezed　her　eyes　shut。　She　wasn？t　a　very　girly　girl；　but　no

girl　can　help　but　melt　the　first　time　she　hears　a　boy　say　those　three　words。

？I　love