All this flashed through Vanessa's mind in an instant. I do want to be close to my guy--as close as I can possibly get. So she said, "Okay."

But her response didn't sound at all confident.

"You really do?" he said.

"Yes! Please! You, um, need some lube, don't you?"

Jack continued to gaze in wonder at her as he slowly got out of bed, went to the medicine cabinet in the bathroom, and brought back some hand lotion. "This will do," he said.

He put it on her himself, much to her own mortification. The feel of his fingers back there caused her to giggle--but as he was applying...