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"Whatever possessed me to do this?"
Claire thought as she lead
Shane into her cozy little house. The sight of him standing in her
living room looking at her family pictures reminded her. "Nice big
family you have", "Yes, we're very close. They're always down
visiting. Can I get you a drink?", "Sure, what do you have?",
"Water,juice,diet soda,milk, wine...", "Wine sounds fine. Look at
all
those cds!" he said looking at the far end of the room. Music is
Claire's great love and she had at least a 1000 cds around her stereo
system. "What is Claire listening to now?" he asked turning it on,the
sound of "My Love" blaring out. "You don't listen to this
rubbish, do
you? How about this?" and he put in her R & B mix disc. "Works for
me"
she said pouring the wine. "So, what else are you passionate about?"
Shane said as he settled back on the black leather couch. "Well, I
love everything Disney obviously. Children's charities, animals
too.", "I won't bite, I promise." Shane said patting the sofa.
Claire
only then realized she was still behind the kitchen island, hiding if
you will. "Sorry. Here you go." she said handing him a glass. She sat
down and thought,"This couch has never seemed so small".
"What are you passionate about? I know music but what about your other
interests?" He shifted a little, turning towards her "Horses are a
favorite, we have about 50 or so at my parents home. My family
obviously, I miss them so much when we're away. Ireland is so
beautiful, have you been?", "Not yet, but I will. It's so lush and
green from the look of it.", "It's lovely. You'll have to come see it
with me, there's so much I could show you". There was an undercurrent
to his words and Claire flushed a little. "I'd like that."
"Want to dance?"he asked holding out his hand. She took it and they
swayed slowly to the groove of Otis Redding. "Claire, I'm going to
kiss you. No one from N'Sync or O Town are going to jump out, are
they?", "God no, they don't care what I do". He leaned in and
gave
her a soft whisper of a kiss, barely touching. Not sensing any
hesitation he deepened the kiss and Claire melted. This is why she let
him into her home, it seemed totally right. No pressure, just a wash
of warm feelings. They sat down on the couch and she barely noticed as
she started to tilt back onto the couch. However, when Shane's hand
started up under her shirt she had an uncontrollable sense of panic.
Her stomach clenched painfully and she panicked "Stop, please". Shane
sat up almost as if burned. "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry" he said stroking
her hair,"I'm going way too fast.","Michelle told you, didn't
she?",
"She said you had a bad relationship." Claire sat up and sighed.
"Howie introduced me to the rest of the Boys and I fell for Nick, he
could be very charming when he wants to be. Anyway, he was only after
me for one thing and once he got it he dropped me. From that night on
I decided that I wasn't going to have sex again until I was truly in
love, it doesn't mean anything if you aren't in love. I know it was
just kissing but...", "I'm willing to wait for you" he said
holding
her face in his hands. "Let's just talk." They spent the rest of the
night cuddled on the couch until she fell asleep in his arms. "I'll
wait as long as you need love" Shane said kissing the
top of Claire's head.
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