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began to sniff, Kyle thought she had a runny nose. Then he wondered if she might be crying. 'Are you okay?' he asked.
        Her voice trembled as she answered, 'Not very.'
        She is crying.
        'What's wrong?'
        'I'm just… so scared.'
        'Hey, there's nothing to be scared about.'
        'It's so dark. Why aren't the lights on yet? What's taking so long?'
        'They'll be on pretty soon,' Kyle said. He hoped not. It'd be just fine, he thought, if the lights stayed off for hours. Maybe we could even spend the whole night down here.
        He liked the blackness. He liked the feel of Paula, and wanted more. The moment the power came back on, that would end it with her.
        'Maybe you should try to take a nap,' he whispered. 'It'd pass the time.'
        'I don't think I could sleep.'
        'My butt's already fallen asleep.'
        Paula made a loud, wet sniff. 'Mine, too.'
        'Let's try lying down. Even if we can't sleep, it'd be a lot more comfortable.'
        'All right.'
        Kyle took his hand out from under her sweater. He felt her hand on his shoulder as he lay down. The chill of the cavern floor seeped through the back of his shirt. He rolled onto his side.
        'This isn't all that comfortable,' Paula whispered.
        'Here.' He touched her hair, then slid his arm under her head. He put his other arm around her back, 'Is that better?'
        'Yeah.'
        Paula's hand found his side just below the ribcage. But she didn't move any closer to him. Their bodies were apart.
         A couple more inches, Kyle thought, and we'd be touching .
        She's probably worried about that.
        He could feel her shaking.
        'Cold?' he asked.
        'A little.'
        He scooted himself closer. Her breasts pressed against him. He felt their warmth, and the warmth of her belly and thighs. Instead of moving away, Paula tightened her arm around his back and she squeezed him to her body. She sighed. 'This is nice,' she whispered.
        'Yeah.'
        'You feel so warm.'
        'You, too.'
        He wondered if she could feel his hard-on. She must. It was pushing right against her. But she didn't try to get away from it.
         Maybe she likes it, he thought.
        He'd never messed around with a girl his own age, never even taken one out, but he knew guys who had and sometimes they bragged about scoring. Unless those guys were lying, there were girls who put out.
        Maybe Paula's one of them.
        Even if she's not, Kyle was pretty sure that a lot of girls her age would let you do other stuff - everything but that.
        He slid his hand down her back and rested it on her hip. Her dress was a soft fabric. He moved his hand over it, feeling the curve of her rump.
        Her head moved. Kyle felt her face against his. Her lips brushed over his cheek, then found his mouth. She kissed him. It wasn't a noisy smack like he got on the cheek from his aunt and grandmother. It was a soft, quiet suck on his lips, and afterwards her mouth didn't go away.
        Nobody had ever kissed Kyle this way.
        She was a girl his own age, kissing him because she wanted to.
         She must like me, he thought.
        He pressed his lips against hers. He was hard and aching and wanting Paula more than ever. But there were new feelings: amazement, gratitude and tenderness.
         This must be what it's like, he thought, to have a girlfriend .
        But she'll go away when the elevators start up.
        It isn't fair.
         I'll still have room 115 , he told himself. And I'll still have Darcy .
         But I won't have Paula anymore.
        He felt a tightness in his throat.
         Even if she does like me, she'll go away.
         The hell with her.
        Keeping his mouth on Paula's, he twisted enough to make room between their bodies, and closed a hand gently over her breast. She made a small gasp and