Page 468 of His Virgin Romance Series
“Yes?”
I pushed back my blush and continued. “Whenever I considered it, I kept thinking of you,” I admitted. “It just didn’t feel right to sleep with one man while you were fantasizing about another.”
Seth’s smile was both thrilled and teasing. “I can’t tell you how happy it makes me to hear you say that.”
I rolled my eyes. “Don’t get too cocky.”
“Too late,” he replied. “You know, I really like that I was your first.”
I narrowed my eyes at him. “You would,” I said. “What number was I?”
Seth’s smile faltered a little. “Um…is that really necessary information for you to have?”
“Ballpark?”
“It’s definitely less than a ballpark.”
I laughed, but a part of me felt slightly uneasy. I knew enough of Seth’s romantic history to know that he had played the field in college and even afterward. I also knew that he had never committed to one woman for any significant length of time and wondered if I was expecting too much of him. I knew it was naïve of me to assume that my love for him alone might be enough for him to change, but I hoped.
I wondered if that hope would see us through or if it would end up breaking me. I had experienced enough to know that hope was as intoxicating as it was treacherous.
