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Ellie and Tyson still made her heart flutter at the romance of it all. Ellie had found her own personal hero the last place she’d expected.
    “It did,” Ellie agreed with a slight smile. “But I was an exception to the rule. Not everyone gets a happily ever after.”
    “I don’t expect one. Not with Todd, at least. So you can’t tell me I’m being naïve about this.” Kate paused. “Tell me this. If I wasn’t a virgin, what would you tell me to do?”
    Ellie sighed. “I’d tell you to go for it.”
    “I rest my case.”
    Ellie was silent for again and then arched a brow. “Okay. If you’re really sure about this, then I can help. We can find a way to make Todd look beyond the friends thing. But you have to promise not to breathe a word to Tyson about my involvement. Because he’ll rip me a new one if he finds out.”
    Ellie climbed to her feet and held out her hand, helping Kate up too.
    “I promise,” Kate said breathlessly, heart pounding with realization about what she’d just agreed to.
    “Now, you know about Ryan Wyatt’s New Year’s Eve party coming up Saturday?”
    “The costume party?” Kate said excitedly. “Totally! I’m going as a giant cupcake. I’ve got this sparkly pink hat and a—”
    “You’re not going.”
    Kate’s stomach sank with disappointment. “Oh. I’m not?”
    “Well, at least that’s what we’re going to tell Todd…”

Chapter Five
    Saturday night had come entirely too fast.
    Kate paced her room and glanced at the bed again. That was the costume that she was supposed to wear tonight? Seriously?
    A wave of panic washed over her as she lifted up the Little Red Riding Hood costume that Ellie had helped her overnight order online after class the other day. It was only a few minutes ago that she’d finally had the nerve to take it out of the plastic bag.
    This costume was nothing like the Little Red Riding Hood that she’d grown up with. This was like…
    Oh, dear God, maybe she couldn’t do this. Show up at a party wearing an outfit this sexy—half the town would see her tonight! And what if it just showed off all her imperfections and made her look huge? Though she’d ordered an X-large to give herself some wiggle room, especially knowing things tended to be ultra tight in the boob area. God certainly hadn’t skimped on her breasts…not that she was complaining. Though she wouldn’t have minded a little off the backside. And thighs. And maybe—
    Stop thinking negatively. You’re on a mission, she reminded herself. Ellie had promised that if she showed up wearing this outfit and acted the way she’d been coaxed, Todd would be hers before the clock struck midnight. Wrong fairytale, but Kate got the gist.
    Tonight Todd would be her first, and hopefully without him realizing it. From all the research she’d done, Kate figured that at her age, any physical barriers inside her body would probably be long gone.
    She bit her lip and ran her fingers over the stretchy costume. Someday, yes, she probably would end up with a guy like Walt. Someday. But tonight was about finally experiencing passion and pleasure. Tonight was all about losing it.
    Virginity. The word that just about made her break out in hives. If it hadn’t been for a one-minute phone call eight years ago, she probably would’ve done the deed during her junior prom.
    A bitter smile twisted her lips and her stomach clenched. She closed her eyes, and for a moment the old doubt swept in. Todd was pretty much a sex god. Handsome, charming, amazing in bed—so rumor had it. How could he possibly be attracted to someone like her ?
    No. No . Kate ruthlessly shoved aside the doubt and the negative vibes she’d spent years beating down. Straightening her shoulders, she stared at herself in the mirror. She was an attractive woman. Maybe she wasn’t a size six, but she’d seen the desire in Todd’s eyes. He wanted her.
    And it was time to finally take that step now that she’d found someone who she