But still!She felt the anger simmering in her body which had been mostly tempered by his gentle caressing in the shower, and she had to admit that she...respected his gentle and frank way telling her the truth. She knew it was his way of letting her know who he was: plain without a gold rim. She could definitely live with that. With a sly smile, she had made up her mind: tonight was going to be her night. She had to stifle a giggle when she saw the apprehensive expression on Lunn’s face. She. Yet he is both attracted and repelled, troubled by his own inexperience with the fairer sex, having never mated in love, nor has he ever contemplated real intimacy with anyone, until now. Thomasina disturbs his baser instincts like no one has before. Desire, how long, he asks himself, has it been since he desired love from anyone?And there’s the young woman’s voice in his head, continuous in private conversation, without revealing her name or her circumstances. ‘No,’ Ferdinando tells himself,. ‘I’ve been thinking a lot about it, that’s for sure. You took my mind off it for a while, there!’ ‘Good!’ he answered, running a hand over her flat belly. He poked a finger into her belly button, teasingly, and she giggled. ‘That’s another way to make me forget, but I prefer the first one!’ she told him, ‘but for now, can you just cuddle me, Stan?’ ‘Sure,’ he drawled out lazily, still in a post-coital haze. He struggled to focus. ‘You know, sometimes you almost frighten me, Anne,’ he told her.. Jennifer cast her eyes down to the table. Steven sensed there was more to be discussed."I think there you have something more on your mind, Jennifer." Steven", she began, "I hope that you won't be angry by my asking you this." She didn't wait for him to answer. "Have you ever taken a girl through her first time before?"The question gave Steven a sudden alarm. He had a formula that he always relied on. One constant in the equation: never divulge what he had done with one girl to another one. He.