Chapter 31

I remembered what Des had said when we were picking out clothes at the store. If you

pick this one, girl, then show off in it!

So I showed off, in a way I'd never had the courage or even the will.

to do before. And the pirate strutted in response, his movements ever more brazen. All

it was so sensual that, yes, it made me think of sex. Dancing with Ray in his Zorro costume had been

fun until he got aggressive, but this time it was totally different.

It was just because of the dancing, the music, I told myself as the music changed, um

Latin number after another. The Latin dance was sensual. People danced like that

all the time, with confidence and skill. But I had never done that, and what the pirate and I

we were dancing weren't the familiar steps, we created something of our own that seemed almost...

erotic. My nipples were tight and sore and a warm, tempting throb continued to

poke between my thighs.

Not that I wanted to do anything about it. Not now, right after

Matt and I broke up