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was sipping a margarita. I was sipping some sort of 75-calorie concoction the bartender swore was “heaven in a glass.”
    It’s meant to taste like a raspberry margarita, but it really just tastes like Alka Seltzer. No matter. The alcohol content is still the same, and, unlike Katie, I’m not blessed with a super fast metabolism.
    “I’ve dated some hot guys in my time,” said shaking her head. “But Nicholas Colby…he’s unbelievable.”
    “Tell me about it.”
    I run my fingers over the margarita glass, debating another sip. I wonder if it will start tasting better as I drink more?
    “It’s not like he’s just got the body,” she continued, “but that face . It’s so perfect. I don’t know how you could stand it when he offered to give you the intense pleasure of your life! How did you not say yes right then? Being that close to him…hearing him so those words…I swear to God, I would have jumped him right then and there, made him put his money where his mouth was, if you catch my drift.”
    “I catch it,” I told her and we both laughed. “And believe me, it wasn’t easy.”
    But the truth was, it had been easy. It just isn’t in my character to dive right into a physical relationship with someone I barely know, not even someone as incredible Nicholas Colby. I’m not a bold person by nature, and when it comes to sex, forget it. Sure, I’ve had my share of boyfriends, but I’ve never been one to take the lead, never been one to make the first move.
    “One of the hottest men on the planet offers you the chance to have this, I don’t know, ‘sexual awakening’ with him.”
    “I’m almost twenty-eight, Katie, I don’t need a sexual awakening,” I said, somewhat haughtily. But the truth was, I did need a sexual awakening. Very badly, in fact. Katie had no way of knowing this, though. I hadn’t shared with her that I’d written this week’s My Naughty Little Secret column, so she had no idea that I was the girl who had trouble reaching orgasm.
    “Honey, I’m twenty nine and I could use a sexual awakening,” Katie laughed. “But call it whatever you will. You’re gonna do it, right?” she asked excitedly.
    “Maybe,” I said, drinking more of my faux margarita. The alcohol was not helping any with the taste. If anything, it was getting worse with each sip.
    “What do you mean, maybe?”
    “I mean, I don’t know. I haven’t made up my mind yet. I need to think about it more.”
    The truth was, it was all I had thought about. I’d thought about it from the second I’d left Nick’s office right up until this moment. Just the very thought of being with him – touching him, kissing him, the feel of his body against mine – was an incredible turn on. In fact, if you wanted to get technical, I’d already had several orgasms courtesy of Nicholas Colby. He just hadn’t been present for the process. Which seemed to be an ongoing theme for me.
    Maybe it was time to change that?
    I waited until later in the night, until Katie and I had parted ways to send the text. I had thought about it long and hard, and I knew my choice.
    I punched Nick Colby’s phone number up on my screen, typed two words, and hit send.
    I’m in.

Chapter Four
     
    It was another two days before we saw each other, and the wait was torture.
    As predicted, Nick had to take a quick trip to Japan to sort out his business dealings. We shared a phone call one day while he was there, chatting for almost an hour.
    “I should have brought you with me,” he said. “I can’t stop thinking about you.”
    My heart skipped a beat. “Really?”
    “Yes. I think you’d love it here. I know I’d love having you here. I’ve got this massive suite all to myself. A giant Jacuzzi tub…I wish you were here to share it with me.”
    “That would be fun,” I said, keeping my tone even, trying not to sound too excited. A Jacuzzi tub in Japan with Nicholas Colby? I was pretty sure this was someone else’s life I was living. It