Elizabeth answers quickly. She must’ve been waiting on me. I run my gaze over her, taking in the sight. She’s the epitome of understated class in a muted gray dress, conservatively ending at the tops of her knees. The cardigan she’s wearing probably has more to do with downplaying her amazing tits than keeping her warm. Her hair is pulled back into a sleek ponytail, making me think for the first time that she might actually own a hairbrush.

All prim and proper, she isn’t the shy girl I met in the library anymore. She is a woman. Someday she’ll be someone’s wife. Someone’s mother. I shake away images of the future I’ll never be a part of and focus on what I can have. I picture all the naughty things I get to do to her instead.

I snake my hand around her back and pull her close so I can whisper in her ear, “You’re pretty enticing.” I kiss the delicate spot on her neck, below her ear, that makes her tremble.

“Enticing?”

“The whole innocent modesty thing makes me want to get you a little filthy.” I move my hand down to her ass and give a little squeeze. Her breath is ragged and all I want to do is shove her back into the apartment and help her lose control.

“You look nice,” Elizabeth compliments me in a shaky voice. She’s nervous, her hands adjusting various parts of her outfit, but I’m happy to see a sweet smile light up her face as she takes in my appearance. I admit it, I clean up nice. Looking at me now, she’d hardly be able to tell I’m poor white trash.

An alarm goes off on her cell phone, making us both jump.

She shoves me back with a dismissive, “We need to go. We’re going to be late.”

“I thought you said it didn’t start until six-thirty.”

“It doesn’t. My father wants us there early.”

“So, by late you mean not early enough,” I chide. She’s unamused. Anxiety rises back up in her features and I decide to cut her some slack. “Well, we better get going then. Wouldn’t want to be just on time.” I reach my hand out to her. She takes it and I lead us off to my truck.

When we pull into Elizabeth’s driveway, I’m dumbfounded. I knew she was rich, but I had no idea how rich until we drove up to her family’s mansion.

Yes, mansion.