Naked, her skin smooth and soft and glistening with the lotion she had rubbed all over her voluptuous body, Julia sat on the edge of her bed, fidgeting nervously. Tingly and excited, she laughed at her own silliness. There was no reason why she should be tense, it wasn't like this was her first time after all, not by a long shot! Still, she had to admit it to herself: she liked the feeling. The waiting, the surge of emotions, the tension even; it was all part of the general mood of novelty and excitement and joy that her relationship with Mike had brought into her life.

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