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considering
leaving with him. Was this the right thing to do? She purposely
didn’t give her real name, only because the whole scene was so out
of character for her. She kept people, men especially, away from
her. She also knew people expected her to be a certain way, but she
didn’t want to tonight. She was no girl scout…Wait. Girl-Scout?
    The moment she realized the reason for her
nickname it hit her like a line-backer. Well, she really wasn’t.
She’d been through enough bad relationships that she had become
guarded with her heart. So what? Her issue with trusting a man with
her heart again wasn’t something she could just forget about. But,
tonight, wasn’t about giving her heart away. It was about having
fun. Yeah, leaving with this hot guy was crazy, but wasn’t that the
point? To experience all that life can offer? Hell, yes!
    “Hey, Chelse! I am taking you up on your
dare!”
    “What?” Chelsey squealed.
    “I know, right?! Chelsey, he seems like a
great guy. I’m just taking your advice and having some fun. Just
going somewhere less noisy to talk. What do you think of that?” She
really needed her friend’s reassurance, or else she might
reconsider and she really didn’t want to.
    Chelsey checked him out over Noelle’s
shoulder, “Oh, Hun, he is so gorgeous. You go and have a great
time. Mandy just got here, so I will catch up with her for a bit.”
Chelsey said, referring to another college friend. “You deserve
this and he seems like a decent guy.” She wrapped her arms around
her friend. “You just better call me and give me all the details. I
won’t be able to sleep until you do.”
    Noelle shook her head and smiled. “I
will.”
    Yes, he is gorgeous, she thought as she was
walking back from the dance floor to where he was standing tall and
patiently waiting for her.
    “All set?” he asked her.
    “Not yet.” She didn’t know where her nerve
came from, but as she watched him while she was walking toward him
she knew she had to do this. She stood on her tip toes and reached
behind his neck and placed her lips on his. The kiss was out of
character for her, but she knew she’d be thinking of nothing else
the whole time they ate, so she had to do it and get it out of the
way. She could tell he was surprised, but he didn’t back away. He
leaned in and put his arms around her. She felt him open his mouth
slightly and knew that she could really get carried away. She
pulled away and smiled, “I’m ready now.”
    Girl Scout, my ass, she thought.

    ***
    Jackson took her to a small diner about ten
minutes away from Monroe’s called Jimbo’s. They were well-known in
town for their decedent desserts. “Best in the state,” he assured
her as they were looking over the menu. He had wings at Monroe’s,
so he wasn’t hungry for food, he told her. “Dessert for dinner?”
She nodded and ordered a peanut butter cup pie, smiling at him.
Nothing turned him off more than a girl that wouldn’t eat, but
Noelle ordered the pie without any hesitation.
    “I’ve always had a sweet tooth, so dessert is
perfect! I actually prefer it to regular food. I‘d be one happy
girl, if I could eat cake for breakfast.” Noelle said smiling at
him as she put her menu down. Jackson was really starting to like
everything about her. “And, I think a peanut butter cup pie sounds
like a slice of heaven,” she gushed.
    He smiled and decided that at that moment, a
slice of heaven was exactly what he wanted as well.

    The pies were huge and looked amazing. She
couldn’t wait to taste it after he assured her, again, that it
would be the best pie ever. She laughed when he joked about he’d
share it with her, but he needed all the food he could get. She was
curious to ask him about his work, but didn’t. She knew he didn’t
even know her real name yet, which she used as leverage.
    “Scout, when are you going to tell me your
real name?” He asked, as if reading her thoughts.
    “I don’t know. I kind of like you