Steph proceeds to send Nick a picture of her cleavage inside her low-cut camisole.
Her glasses are near her breasts, sexy nerd style.
Nick
Don’t do this to me, Steph.
Nick
We’ve been through this.
Nick
As tempting as that photo is, it can’t happen.
Steph
You have to sleep with me, Nick.
Steph
I’ve been crushing on you since I was a teenager.
Nick
Steph, I’m flattered by the offer and you know this is driving me wild, but…
Steph
And so I saved myself.
Steph
I’m not asking for commitment. Just one night.
Steph
Please say something!
Steph
I know it’s weird, but it’s the truth.
Steph
I’m twenty-six years old and still a virgin.
Steph
I had this whole romantic notion about my first time being with you.
Steph
But by the time I realized that wasn’t going to happen, it was too late.
Steph
And then, well…med school destroys sex lives.
Steph
And nobody wants a twenty-six-year-old virgin.
Nick
I think you’re wrong about that.
Steph
Think of it as your duty or whatever. I don’t care, as long as you fall on this sword.
Steph
Or more accurately, I fall on your sword, but that’s beside the point…
Nick
Did you just ask me to deflower you?
Steph
Did you just use the word deflower???
Nick
You are making this so difficult…
Steph
Have they been sending you guys romance novels in your care packages again?
Nick
And to think everyone always thought you were the quiet, bookish type.
Steph
I AM the quiet bookish type…
Steph
HENCE WHY I’M STILL A VIRGIN!
Steph
And why I’m well versed in romance novels.
Steph
A girl’s gotta get her fantasies from somewhere.
Nick
Oh sweetheart, this is so much more real than fantasy.
Steph
Does that mean what I think it means?
Steph
The lock between our two doors is on my side.
Steph
And I’m unlocking it right now.
From his door, Nick hears the click of the lock unlocking.
Nick
Steph, I need you to listen to me very carefully.
Nick
Relock your bedroom door. And no matter what you do, don’t unlock it.
Steph
I think the Corps is getting to your head.
Nick hears the click of the lock.
Nick
I needed you to do that because two seconds longer and I wasn’t going to be able to hold back anymore.
Nick
I would have gone through that door.
Nick
Pulled you into my arms
Nick
Kissed you hard and deep.
Nick
I would have taken you.
Nick
But I don’t think I have it in me to be gentle right now.
Nick
And I need to be gentle with you.
Nick
At least the first time…
She’s biting her lower lip in anticipation.
Nick
I love it when you call me sir.
Four hours later, Nick is tossing and turning.
He can’t stop thinking about Steph’s offer.
He can hear Steph tossing in her bed too.
Suddenly his hormones get the better of him.
He’s about to text her and tell her to unlock the door.
But then a text comes in from Mike.
Mike
Hey, man. I know it’s the middle of the night, but Piccirilli just called.
Nick
What the hell does he want?
Mike
He needs one of us to drive over to the base at Beaufort in the morning.
Mike
It’s me or you. You up for it?
Mike
Wants us to pick up a package or something. Didn’t specify.
Nick
Did you remind him we’re on leave?
Mike
You know how that goes. Duty calls and all.
Nick stares at the door between his and Stephanie’s room.
