With the post-prom party she and her boyfriend were at beginning to wind down, Emma caught Jason's attention from across the room. Her smile was met by his raised eyebrows silently asking if it was time to leave. It was. Emma had been looking forward to her senior prom since school had started back in August. She had begun dating Jason just before her senior year at Winchester High and his freshman year at UNC had begun, and her vision of what going to the prom with him would be like had turned out to be fairly close to the actual event. He went all out with an elaborate prom-prosal, actually bought his tux and the rest of his outfit, and had generally made the night live up to her expectations.
Even with a picture-perfect prom and a relaxed party with friends already accomplished, there was still much more Emma was looking forward to doing before the night was finished. Back when she started her Freshman year, she decided to remain a virgin until she was in college; she never had a serious boyfriend before Jason, so it hadn't been too hard to stick to her plan. To avoid being tempted into letting some minor fooling around lead her into serious temptation, she never once let herself be coaxed out of her bra, and anywhere below her waist was strictly out of bounds.
The lack of the sort of relationship drama many of her friends went through gave her more time to focus on her studies, and the strategy had paid off, literally, as she was accepted at every university she applied to and had received and accepted a very substantial scholarship offer from Duke. After she turned 18 in February, and especially with her path to college set by mid-April, she told herself that she was as good as in college, and began to look forward to giving up her virginity; prom night, with she and Jason dressed to the nines and her hair and makeup looking more sophisticated than usual seemed like the perfect time.
Without coming right out and saying so, Emma had given Jason some pretty strong hints that her normal limits would be gone after the prom and after-party were over, telling him, "I'm not sure where you'd like to go after we're done hanging out with our friends, just make it someplace nice. And private, that would be good." With that on his mind as the party wound down, it was no surprise Jason was eager to slip away with her and move on to the next part of their evening. Looking across the room at his girlfriend, he couldn't help thinking how lucky he was. She was smart, funny, kind, cute, and effortlessly sexy.
Emma usually dressed in a fairly conservative mode, but in keeping with her plans for the night, her dress made it clear she could definitely do sexy if she wanted to, with a plunging neckline and a slit showing much more leg than she'd ever done at school. The shimmering gold fabric went well with her long brown hair and green eyes. He couldn't help chuckling at a few comments from some of the guys in her class, who apparently hadn't noticed before now what a babe she was. With most of the couples at the party already gone, Emma said her goodbyes to a few of her friends still hanging out.
Emma and Jason left the party and walked down the long driveway to the car he'd borrowed from his aunt's boyfriend, a vintage convertible perfect for the warm May night. As he opened her door she asked, "So what have you got planned next?"
"It's a surprise. I can tell you this much -- where we're going meets your requirements of being a nice place, and private." She decided not to press for more details, but was relieved when they passed by the only hotel in town without stopping. Judging by several cars she recognized in its parking lot, the local Hilton Garden Inn was a popular destination with her classmates. With that option having been rejected, her curiosity grew, but she trusted Jason to have come up with something special. When he turned off the main drag into a residential neighborhood, she wondered what her boyfriend was up to; when he parked in front of a large brick colonial house with no lights on she gave in and asked what was going on.
"Come with me and you'll see in a minute," Jason said. He led her along a path cutting across the large front lawn, leading straight to the front door. He flipped open the cover on a lockbox hanging on the doorknob and, using his phone as a flashlight, keyed in a four-digit password, opening a compartment holding a single key. He took the key out and held it up triumphantly, saying, "And we're in!"
"We're breaking in to some family's house? This is crazy!" Emma whispered, even though the nearest neighboring house was well out of earshot.
"Not exactly," he replied, "You know my Mom is a realtor, right?" She nodded. "Well," he explained, "The lockbox is for any realtor to use when they need to show the house to a possible buyer. I looked through her listings and found this place, which besides being a great house has the advantage of being vacant; the owners have already moved into another house way over in Waterloo."
"I don't know, this sounds thoroughly illegal," she said.
"Maybe, technically," he replied, "but as long as we don't make a mess, break stuff or set the place on fire it shouldn't be a problem."
"Security system?" she asked.
"I checked my Mom's notes, the owners shut it down, and I made a visit a few nights ago just to be sure."
"Okay, but I swear, if I get arrested you'll be in so much trouble!" Emma replied, her smile showing she'd begun to get comfortable with the setup.
Jason opened the door and walked in, holding her hand as he led her on a short tour. "Right this way, Miss. Note the hardwood floors in all rooms. There are large built-in china cabinets in the dining room. The living room features a gas fireplace operated with a remote."
"And not much else!" Emma laughed, looking around the empty living room, "They must have taken all their furniture to their new house."