About Last Night

by Aimee Nicole Walker

“You think I’m an honorable man, and up until this weekend, I would’ve agreed with you,” Christopher said. His minty fresh breath reminded me I hadn’t yet brushed my teeth. I wanted to recoil and run into the bathroom to correct the problem, but I couldn’t look away from his intense gaze or budge from the proximity of his body. “I’m not going to keep telling you how much I want to explore these feelings with you. I’m going to show you. You’ve singularly awakened something deep inside me, and I don’t think either of us is fully prepared for what happens when a Carnegie man falls for the first time. I’ve heard the lore and witnessed it with my parents, but this is unlike anything I’ve experienced.” “Falls?” I asked shakily. “You heard me.” Christopher leaned forward, pressed a sweet kiss to my lips, and pushed off the bed. “And you’ve been warned.”