4. Virgin's Sweet Rebellion by Kate Hewitt

Author:Kate Hewitt
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-03-04T17:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

WHAT TO WEAR for your first time? Underwear clearly was key, and Olivia had raced out to the Galeries Lafayette in Berlin to purchase some high-end lingerie. She’d roved through the racks of silk and satin, spending far too much time debating her choice. Nothing too racy or debauched, she decided as she moved past the black lace bustiers and the fire-engine-red see-through push-up bra and thong. Such get-ups would just make her look like she was trying too hard to be something Ben now knew very well she was not.

For the same reason she decided against the modest white lace negligees and demure nighties. No need to state the obvious either.

Which left her with very few options unfortunately.

‘Looking for something special?’ A saleswoman coasted up to her and Olivia suppressed a groan. Yes, as a matter of fact, she was, but she didn’t feel like admitting it to this woman—or to anyone.

The first time should be special, Ben had said. Olivia supposed she should agree with him in theory, but she felt the expectation weigh on her heavily now. What if it wasn’t special? What if she messed up somehow, or said or did something embarrassing? What if she wasn’t good enough for Ben in some inexplicable way?

Because while she’d admitted she hadn’t had sex, she hadn’t been all that forthcoming about how little experience she truly had. A couple of kisses, that was all. She hadn’t let it bother her before; she was too focused. Now she felt her ignorance like a weight on her back, on her soul. Yes, she’d seen plenty of movies, read romance novels, had fantasies like any other normal woman. Of course she had. But it wasn’t the same as actually...

‘Are you sure you’re all right?’ the woman asked, and Olivia gave her a sickly sweet smile.

‘Perfect,’ she said, and grabbed the first bra her hand reached for off the rack.

Fifteen minutes later she left the shop with a plain black silk bra and matching pants. Nothing particularly romantic or sexy about either of them, and she had an equivalent pair back in her suite. If she’d been trying to accomplish something with her underwear purchase, she’d failed.

Back at her suite she tossed the bag onto a chair and ran a bath. Ben was picking her up in just under two hours, and already her stomach was writhing as if she’d swallowed snakes. Her hands shook as she emptied the bubble bath into the tub. Good grief, she needed to get a grip.

She’d managed, by sheer force of will, to calm herself a little by the time she was dressed and waiting for Ben to pick her up. She wore the black underwear she’d bought, because at least it was new, and a plain black shift dress that had tiny bits of diamante sewn into the gauzy fabric, so she sparkled when she moved. Understated, elegant, sophisticated. She hoped.

The doorbell rang and Olivia resisted the urge to wipe her damp palms down the sides of her dress.

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