I’d been planning my first time with Jared for weeks. I’m not a sex-on-the-first-date kind of girl, but somehow we’d managed to get through a dozen without ending up in bed. How that had happened was beyond me, but the time had finally come for us to, well, come.

I was all set for it to be the most magical night. I’d bought fancy lingerie, soy candles, and brand-new Egyptian-cotton sheets. My roommate was out of town and everything was going to be perfect. Of course, Jared being Jared, he managed to completely ruin my plans — and make things even better in the process.

On the night my plans were set to play out, Jared called from the office to tell me he would be working late. He didn’t think he could make it to my place for our date. I was disappointed, but I understood. I blew... Read More