Page 61 of Blaze

“I’m a virgin,” I blurt out.

Melody shrugs.“Don’t let that embarrass you.Ironically, all of us were.”

My eyes bug out.“Seriously?”

Emilia nods.“Yes, but what does that have to do with Kinsley?”

I really am legitimately embarrassed to answer that.It sounds silly in my head.“She was checking to see how attached my hymen is,” I whisper.

“Oh.”Melody leans back.“Whose idea was that?”

“Mostly mine.I’m really nervous about having sex for the first time.Were you?”I look from one to the other.

They both nod.

“Full-on panic,” Emilia agrees.“But I promise it only hurts for a moment.Then it feels so good you’ll totally forget the pain.”

Melody nods.“She’s right.It’s a blip on the radar.Try not to let it consume you.”

I take a deep breath.“Thank you.That helps.”

“Is he going to have sex with you?”Emilia asks.

“Not until I agree to marry him.”

Melody laughs.“Yep.True Wilde fashion.When’s the wedding?”

I groan.

We only met two days ago…

Chapter22

Blaze

I wait until after Victoria finishes lunch and Ryder is back before I gather her from the kitchen and take her to his office.I shut the door and take a seat on one of the velvet armchairs, keeping her tight against me on my lap.

“What’s wrong?”she asks.

Ryder sits across from us, elbows on his knees, fingers threaded, brow furrowed.If she’s looking at him, she’s probably panicking.

“The PI called,” I tell her.

She stiffens.

Ryder reaches over to snag the file folder from the edge of the desk.He opens it and holds out a photo.“Do you know this man?”

I take it and hold it in front of her.

She gasps.“Yes.That’s David, the man I told you about who took me on that weird date.”

That’s what I suspected.

Ryder holds out another picture.“And this is your stepmother?”

“Yes.”

He glances at me before pulling out a third picture.