She was fully prepared for him to laugh, not really at her, because she was doing a pretty good job at being amused at herself, so with her. If she had little experience dating, she had even less hooking up with a guy she met at a bar. Like, zero. Like, she still couldn't quite believe she was doing it.

Of course, any doubt she had was erased when he pulled her in. And after the initial shock, she just went with it. It felt good - warm lips, strong arms - and she found she was giving as good as she was getting, reaching a hand around to slide underneath the hem of his shirt, feeling the skin of his back under her palm.