“Leliana?”“Yes, Nathaniel?”He could feel the vibration caused by her voice against his forehead, and he closed his eyes as he inhaled, her sce...t somehow exotic despite the undertones of horse and wet leather.“I have some ... questions, if you would indulge me.” He felt her nod, and he swallowed thickly as he thought frantically. He was fascinated by the bard but hadn’t been confident until today that she returned any interest – and he didn’t want to make assumptions that were unwarranted. “This. "Wow, you're in a good mood."Kari nodded affirmatively, "Uh huh. I missed being with you."They laughed and joked with several others as they all walked to the parking lot, but once in his car, Kari moved next to him. She didn't say much on the short drive to her house, but as they pulled up the long circular drive, the tone of her voice changed."My dad is out of town, my mom is playing in a tennis tournament until late this evening, and the maid called in sick this morning, so we have the house. When I went back around eight, I found Suman, She was looking real good. She had changed into a nice dress. She had cooked a dinner for us – just the two of us, I was kind of happy that we were alone and things might turn better as the evening progressed. After dinner, she asked me to stay and watch a movie with her. I asked her where her son was, and Suman told me he was studying in a boarding school and that she was divorced.Suman then put on the TV, she had brought a bottle of wine and two. ’ I looked at him suspiciously. ‘How did you know I was a virgin?’ ‘Well, first of all, you told me, but I watched your reactions to make sure you weren’t lying. You responded to everything with wide eyes and you were shaking a bit. That’s how I knew.’ ‘But why is it so important that I am a virgin?’ He smiled, devilishly. ‘I want to be the man who first makes love to you. I want to feel your hymen break when I first push my penis in. I want to feel your body respond to me and get pleasure.