oved since he and Vanessa had accidentally gotten locked out of a party in tenth grade？it had
been an exquisite； precious thing that he couldn？t stop kissing； something new and exciting and
delicious。 Oh；God 。 See？ Everything he could think of to describe what sex was like sounded like
a lame ad for a new cereal or something。 Even the wordsex was wrong； andmaking love sounded
like a bad soap opera。
Electricwould have been a good word to describe what sex was like； but then again； it had too
many negative connotations； like the electric chair or an electric cattle fence。Teeming was another
good word； but what did it mean exactly？ Andquivering sounded too dainty and puny； like a
scared little mouse。 If he were ever going to write a poem about sex； he wanted to provoke
thoughts of sexy； muscular beasts like lions and stags； not mice。
？Earth to Dan？？ Vanessa reached over and flicked her finger against his earlobe。
？Pinnacle；？ Dan muttered senselessly。 ？Epiphany。？
Vanessa ducked under the sheet and blew a giant raspberry on Dan？s pale； hollow
stomach。 ？Hello？ Are you in shock or something？？
Dan grinned and scooted her up his chest so he could kiss her Cheshire cat mouth and dimpled
chin。 ？Let？s do it again。？
Whoo！
Vanessa giggled and rubbed her nose against his unruly brown eyebrows。 ？So I guess you
enjoyed it； huh？？
Dan kissed her right eye and then her left。 ？Mmm；？ he sighed； his whole body humming with
pleasure and desire。 ？I love you。？
Vanessa collapsed on his chest and squeezed her eyes shut。 She wasn？t a very girly girl； but no
girl can help but melt the first time she hears a boy say those three words。
？I love