Gat sat on the couch then got up for the tenth time. Where was he? Did he forget? She knew that it was a stupid idea to agree with him. What was she thinking? She should call him right now and tell him nevermind..... Diiiiiinnnnnnggggg Doooonnnnnnggggg!!!  

    She jumped and put her hand to her chest. 'He's here', she thought. She composed herself and, taking a deep breath, opened the door.  

    There he was looking very casual and tempting. He wore tan slacks with a cream-colored cotton button down dress shirt. His hair was spikey and carried the faint scent of shampoo. He walked past her and he smelled wonderful.  

    "Sorry I'm late. Alexis wanted to talk. You look... nice."  

    Damn straight she looked nice! She spent a whole hour trying to find the perfect outfit. She finally realized that comfortable was best. A woman should feel at ease in her own house! She settled on gray pajama drawstring pants and matching fitted t-shirt. On her feet were her pink bunny slippers. Her braids were piled atop her head.  

    "Thanks. And I'd say more than late. You almost missed the night!"
      "I had to go home and change. Have you changed your mind?"
      "Have you?"
      "Definitely not. Where are your books?"
      "Oh, they're in the other room. I'll be back."  

    When she left the room, he immediately released the breath he'd been holding since he'd seen her. She looked beautiful tonight. He didn't know how he was going to get through the night. He looked around and realized he'd never been inside her house before. Curious, he started to wander toward the far wall, on which she had various pictures from her life. She looked adorable in her pumpkin costume for Halloween. She couldn't have been more than 5 years old at the time. He looked over and saw a family picture of her, Florence, and a much younger Taggert. Then he saw a picture that made him look twice. There she was, plain as day, a picture of her in black and white. Nude. Well...not nude exactly, the most strategic places were covered by the twisted angle of her body. Her eyes were downcast and her head was tilted, revealing her smooth neck. He couldn't take his eyes off her.

      Suddenly she was next to him. "Like what you see?"
      "Hell yes...", he said, unconsciously.
      "Thank you. I'm really proud of that picture."  
    Nik cleared his throat and said none to smoothly, "Ready to begin?"
      "Lead the way", she sighed.

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