–What’s your name? She asked, short breaths brushing against my earlobe.

–Shane. I replied in a hoarse voice, splaying my hands out against her back as she pulled away a little.

–I’m Carmen. She said with a simmering, sexy smile that I returned, forcing myself to be confident again.

–…wanna get outta here? I whispered as the song we were dancing to fluttered to an end.

–Yeah. She answered quickly, and the needy tone of her voice sent me into overdrive. I grabbed her hand and started pulling her toward the door. She followed without a word.

The night air was cool and smooth against my skin as we erupted out into the empty world beyond the club. I automatically found my keys and unlocked my car from a few feet away, hearing the little beep that told me the doors were open. I paused to open the passenger side door for her and looked up to see her bathed in the dingy bronze light of the streetlamp hovering just above her. I was speechless for a good minute or so.

–What? She asked, running a hand through her hair and watching me curiously.

–Nothing. I said with a smile, yanking the door open then nearly running around to the drivers side. I hopped in and as soon as she was settled dropped my foot heavily onto the gas pedal, screeching out of my parking space and onto the highway in two seconds flat.

Screaming into my exit and blasting through the backroads that led to the house I got up the driveway without running over the front door, and that was as good a park job as I was getting. Yanking the keys out of the ignition I got out of the car, then let her out and dragged her up the front steps. Fumbling with my keys in the darkness I tried to find the one to the door when I felt her lay her hands against my back and press her lips to the sensitive spot just behind my ear. I shivered and sorted through the keys faster, finally landing on the right one. I unlocked it but didn’t open it, turning the knob and holding it steady as I turned around and leaned against the door, slipping my arm around her waist as she lay her palms against my face. She was so close I could count each of her eyelashes, and I swore I could almost taste her, our lips millimeters apart. She looked up at me for what felt like forever, the light from the stars reaching down to gently outline us both, then closed the gap between us.