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agenda very often, but she hadn’t enjoyed the experience too much when she’d had to present reports in school. So yes, she thought as she abandoned her half sandwich to the trash bin, sex was her current worst fear, but she allowed that there could be others in the future that would take its place in the queue.
    At least ten times during that day, she’d picked up the phone intending to cancel their rendezvous. And ten times, she’d replaced the phone, fearing what his reaction would be. She was being a coward, she knew but she couldn’t help it.
    What if Drew was right? What if she was frigid and no man could really turn her on? What if she saw Victor tonight and he kissed her and touched her and she hated it just as much as when Drew had kissed or touched her? Just because he’d kissed her once and it had been interesting, well, thrilling she admitted, who was to say that those feelings would come back? And she’d disappoint yet another man.
    Her fingers shook as she showered once again, preparing for her meeting with Victor. She shampooed her hair and dried it so it fell in a soft cloud around her shoulders, the ends curling slightly. She limited her makeup to concealer to hide the dark circles created from a lack of sleep two nights in a row, powder, mascara and lipstick. Looking in the mirror at her reflection, she knew that her eyes were too revealing. Victor would take one look at the terror lurking there and would know what she was thinking.
    Sighing, she turned away from the mirror. She couldn’t hide her terror and maybe it was better that he understand her state of mind. If he thought she was more blasé about this adventure, then he might take things too quickly, more quickly than she was able to handle and that would only lead to failure.
    Walking across her bedroom, she faced her next dilemma; what to wear. She tried on several dresses but in the end, she decided on a simple black, wrap around dress that hugged her figure and gave her a small amount of confidence. The deep V of the neckline helped her feel pretty and sexy, even though her stomach felt as if it were going to leap out of her body at any moment.
    Or maybe the dress was too sexy? Turning to look at herself, her fingers fiddled with the neckline. Maybe he’d take one look at her and think she was ready for anything. That would be horrible because even though she’d agreed to dinner with him, she still wanted the opportunity to back out if things became too painful. And she didn’t want to tease him, she thought.
    Just as she made the decision to change into a more conservative dress, the knock on her door told her that her time was up. She had two choices. She could open the door and go with the driver to meet Victor and find out if he could show her something different. Or she could send the driver away and hide here, never know if she could be missing something wonderful, something exciting and adventurous. A little voice inside her assured her that any time spent with Victor would be extraordinary and she should push her fears away until she was sure there was something horrible on the horizon. Borrowing trouble and worries only led to a boring life.
    Although, if she went with the driver, she could be humiliated beyond anything she’d ever experienced before. Drew wasn’t nearly as devastatingly handsome as Victor. Victor was a man’s man and seemed to thrive on challenges and overcoming obstacles. Why, she thought that after one afternoon in his company, she didn’t know but instinct told her it was true. And if he was demanding, what would he think of her if she couldn’t perform up to his standards? Would he reject her? Taunt her as Drew had done?
    But she could also find out something wonderful. Victor’s kiss from the other night had certainly stirred something within her that she hadn’t realized was in her capabilities.
Another knock sounded at her door and she jumped, startled at the sound when her mind was working a