‘I don’t…I don’t understand.’ ‘You said ‘Caroline, my love.’ Am I? Am I your love, or was that just a figure of speech?’ Shug looked...uncomfortable. He shifted back in his seat and looked forward through the windshield. ‘Caroline,’ he began. ‘Yes?’ All of a sudden my gut was in a tight knot. Shug looked at his watch. ‘It’s been fifteen hours.’ ‘That’s all right,’ I said. ‘You don’t have to answer. I’m sorry I asked.’ ‘You’re not,’ he said. ‘You’re not sorry at all.’ ‘Yes, I am,’ I nodded. ‘I. But I took my time, not wanting to ruin the evening we were sharing. As we returned to your house, spending intimate time with you was all I had in mind. I had long waited for this moment when we would be more than just friends. I can still feel the giddiness in my stomach as I kissed you sensually for the first time. Our lips met and it felt so right. You gently guided me to your room and we kissed again. As I watched you undress, my mind raced with all the thoughts of how I had imagined it. "For you, no problem," I replied, "you look fantastic, what are you all dressed up for?"She gave me a sexy smile as she tossed her hair, "For you." For me?" I asked in surprise.She looked around before speaking, "Are the guys gone?" Yes, nobody here but us."She turned and locked the door. She came over to the counter, took the invoice and keys, and dropped them in her purse. She put her purse down on the nearby chair and smiled at me."Do you really think I look good?" she asked as she slowly. Fred shrugged. "What about my place?" And where's that?" Up in Yorkville. You don't mind, do you?"She thought Yorkville was low class and she wanted to say she did mind, but maybe that would hurt him and she didn't want to do that. He seemed pleasant enough. If she was indeed cheating on Stanley, she wanted to do it with someone who was pleasant.Fred was gallant enough to take her to his apartment in a taxi. Once they were seated in the back of the cab, he pressed against her and slid a hand.