Isaac opened the door and found Joanne standing there.

She smiled brightly at him. "Can I come in?"

He nodded and opened the door wider. She came in and shook her head.

"Brr. I'm cold." she pulled her jacket off.

He took it from her and hung it on the coat stand.

She turned to him and smiled slyly. "Your folks home?"

He drew in a sharp breath. He knew that look. "No."

She raised an eyebrow and looked around. "What about the rest of the clan?"

"Taylor and Zac are off somewhere. Jessie and Avie have gone to a party, and Mackie and Zoe were taken with Mom and Dad."

Joanne grinned widely. "Good." She grasped his hand and pulled him upstairs to his room.

Isaac followed in anticipation and she cleared off his cluttered bed with a large sweep of her arms. She sat down and pulled him down as well, promptly pressing her lips against his.

Ike just kissed back, and wrapped his arms around her. The kiss deepened and he shyly put his hand to her waistline.

She pulled away and gasped.

He pulled his fingers away. "I'm sorry."

She smiled slightly. She sat up and scooted over on the bed. "Ike, we've been together for 7 months."

He nodded and ran his fingers through his hair. "Yeah."

"We've never gone too far..."

He nodded again.

"And I'm ready." she said looking straight at him.

He felt the tingling sensation run down his spine. "Yeah?"

She nodded and gave him a sexy, half smile. "Yeah." She leaned over and gave him a kiss. "But I'd like to tell you something..."

"Go on." he said, continuing where they had left off. He kissed her shoulder.

"I used to be named Joe."

He pulled his lips off her skin and gave her a confused look. "What? Jo? So?"

She sighed, relieved. "Thank God you feel that way."

He grinned up at her and moved his lips down her arm.

She continued, moaning softly. "I didn't know how you would feel if you knew I was once a guy."

He froze...