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asked.
    She shook her head no.
    "You should try the risotto. It is wonderful."
    When the waiter returned to take their orders, he seemed pleased when she did order what he had recommended, though she was taken aback by Wyatt’s attitude toward the waiter. Her father had always told her that people who mistreated waiters and other clerks were the ones to watch out for. She thought about it, but then let it go because he was being so sweet and attentive to her.
    After dinner, they both went back to Jane's dorm. As they rode the elevator to her floor, he pulled her against his body and ran his hands up and down her back. Lacey had plans for the evening so she had thought she would still be out. Lacey wasn't. Wyatt actually seemed pretty annoyed that Lacey was there and left shortly after.
    Jane sent him a text apologizing but got no response. She could not fall asleep that night, unable to stop thinking about the evening and stressing. What if she had ruined things, and Wyatt didn’t like her anymore? He was the first guy to have really shown interest in her, and she thought he was very attractive. She worried that he could have even thought she was a tease and had lied about Lacey being out.
    The next morning, she explained her concerns to Lacey. Lacey sat listening with a very perplexed look on her face. When Jane had finished, Lacey asked her why she was so stressed out about a guy she's barely gone out with. Jane couldn't describe her attraction to him. Lacey rolled her eyes and told her not to worry.
    "You weren't going to sleep with him were you?" Lacey asked surprised.
    "I don't know," Jane admitted honestly.
    Lacey stared at her open-mouthed. Lacey was no virgin, but as Jane's best friend, knew that Jane was.
    "I'm not going to tell you not to do this, but I am going to say I think you should get to know Wyatt a bit more before you do anything with him" Lacey advised.
    Jane could agree with her logic, but she also felt that Wyatt was the type of guy that could be bored easily. Besides, if they ended up dating seriously, what would it matter how long they waited before becoming intimate, she thought.
    Lacey shook her head at Jane and said, "Just use protection, darling."
    Jane blushed and nodded.
    Here she was, discussing her possible first time. Then she remembered how annoyed Wyatt looked when he left. She figured she wouldn’t hear from him again and went on about her day. She was thrilled when she received a text back from him that afternoon. He wrote that he was going to a party that night and would she want to meet him there.
    She replied back right away that she would love to. Wanting tonight to be perfect, she asked Lacey if she could raid her closet. Lacey raised her eyebrow at her but otherwise agreed. It was cold outside so Jane ended up wearing a pair of slim jeans tucked into black boots. She picked a pretty emerald top of Lacey's, somewhat low cut. Under it all, she purposely wore her prettiest underwear set just in case. Lacey and Liam were also going to the same party, and Jane rode with them.
     
    Chapter 5
     
    When they got there, Wyatt was already buzzed, sitting in a lazy boy in the living room with a pretty blonde on his lap. Jane was mortified and rushed to a bathroom to compose herself. Lacey followed her after looking pointedly at Liam. When he just shrugged, she threw her hands up and left him standing there. She followed Jane into the bathroom. Jane stood there, fanning her face.
    "Who is that girl?" she cried. "Do you think he saw me?" Lacey did her best to calm her friend down.
    Lacey offered to take her back to the dorm and stay with her. Jane was adamant that she wanted to stay because she wasn’t sure if he had seen her or not. In that case, Lacey thought, she should have Wyatt come to her because she should under no circumstances acknowledge him or that girl. In fact, she recommended Jane talk to any other guy at the party instead. Jane stared at her open-mouthed as though she were