These stories were originally published as "Cosmo Readers Share Their Most Shocking Stories and Steamiest Secrets" in 2009 issues of Cosmopolitan.
1. Getting Some Male
"I worked as a receptionist at an office. In my building, there was a really hot mail guy, whom I occasionally hung out with after work. One day, when I was feeling particularly frisky, I sent him a text message to meet me in the stairwell for some fun. I then sent an IM to a friend that read 'BRB, I'm gonna go hook up with the office hottie.' We met up and had scandalous sex. When I walked back, I was surprised to see my boss sitting at my desk and reading something on my computer screen. He nodded at me, got up, and walked away. When I took over my chair again, I noticed I had forgotten to close the IM box before I went for my rendezvous. I was fired two weeks later." —Kinga, 28
2. What a Ringer
"During my trip to Portugal, I had been flirting seriously with a cute guy who worked at the front desk of my hotel. One night when he arrived for his shift, he took me up to one of the suites. He had set up music and wine. It was such a romantic gesture that I knew I wanted to hook up with him. We started fooling around and gradually his hands made their way under my thong. We were really getting into it when all of a sudden, he pulled out my contraceptive ring. He looked horrified and threw it down on the bed while I tried to explain that it was a common method of birth control in the States." —Betsy, 25
3. Dirty Detour
"When my boyfriend and I took a road trip to visit my family, we had to pull over midway through to take a break. Well, our relaxing soon turned into fooling around, and we had amazing sex in the truck. We felt so refreshed afterward that we kept driving. The next day, we went out to lunch with my parents, and my mom drove with us. She found the empty condom wrapper from our rest-stop fun, tossed it up front, and asked, 'How do you do it? How does humping in the car work?' My boyfriend and I just slumped down in our seats like scolded children." —Katie, 21
4. Love Hurts
"One night, a former boyfriend was taking me home after I met his parents. We were going around a curve when he leaned over and gave me a kiss. I pushed him away and told him to keep his eyes on the road, but he laughed and leaned in again. This time, he ended up losing control of the car, and we landed in a ditch. Our heads bumped together, and my jaw was throbbing. We walked almost a mile, trying to find someone who was awake to let us use their phone to call for help. I went to the hospital, and it turned out, I had broken my jaw in two places. I had brackets in my teeth and a plate screwed into my jaw for two months." —Mary, 18
5. Faking It
"I got into a fight with my roommate and decided to sleep at my parents' place since they were away. I ended up going out and meeting a guy, and we hooked up all over the house and fell asleep in my bed. In the morning, I awoke to the front door opening. I threw on a robe, explained that my parents were conservative, and told him to be quiet, then I ran into the hallway. They were surprised to see me, so I told them about my roommate. Then my mom saw the guy's pants in the kitchen. She said to my dad, 'Honey, let's go out for breakfast,' and hurried him out before he could make the same discovery. I was surprised she'd been cool about it. But later, she asked about my 'new boyfriend.' I didn't even know his last name! I made up the answers and then pretended that we broke up when she wanted to meet him." —Elizabeth, 31
6. Faceboob
"I had recently downloaded the Facebook application for my new phone, but I wasn't really sure how to use it. I thought I had closed out of it, and I took a picture of my boobs and sent it to my boyfriend. But instead of sending him the pic, I accidentally uploaded it to Facebook. Once I realized my mistake, I deleted it from my page, but it had already shown up in everyone's news feed. All my friends saw it and called to ask why I would show my breasts to everyone on the Web. Then, to make the situation worse, Facebook closed my account for uploading an indecent photo. That was the last time I tried to send my guy a racy pic!" —Lindsay, 23
7. Accidental Speed Date
"I went on a date with this guy for the first time, and I was really nervous. I even called my friend beforehand to help me think of things to talk about with him! Throughout dinner, I was constantly texting my friend, giving her the play-by-play. Things were going really well until my date pulled out his phone, looked at it, and made a face. 'So you're surprised you're having a good time with me?' he asked. My jaw dropped. I realized that I had meant to text my friend that message but had accidentally sent it to him!"—Callie, 21
8. Purple Passion
"I was visiting my parents, and I had to sleep on the couch since they had given my room to my 10-year-old sister. One night, I was feeling really horny, so I got out my purple vibrator and went at it. I must have fallen asleep afterward, and when I woke up the next morning, I had completely forgotten all about it. I walked into the kitchen, where my little sister and mom were getting ready for breakfast. To my horror, I saw that my sister was trying to use my vibrator to color with! She looked up at me and said, 'This squiggle pen isn't working.' I quickly grabbed it from her and ran upstairs to hide it." —Lexi, 27
9. VideoVixen
"It had been a long and frustrating day, so I bought a bottle of wine to enjoy at home. I still live with my parents, so I holed up in my room to get some privacy. My guy lives out of state and asked if I would video chat with him. One thing led to an other, and before I knew it, we were sexing it up. My inhibitions were at an all-time low after a few glasses of wine, so I was really into everything and talking dirty to the computer screen. I was completely in the moment, even wearing headphones, when I heard someone screaming my name. It was my father, standing in the doorway, his mouth hanging open in disbelief. I wanted to melt into the floor and never show my face again." —Carrie, 23
10. Crash Entrance
"I was invited to speak at a big work conference. I lost track of time the day of the event, and when I looked at my watch, I realized I was 10 minutes late. I ran over to the building where I was to give the speech and saw a ton of people waiting inside. I was really nervous about going in late since I had to enter at the front of the room, but I decided just to suck it up and go. I was rushing toward the entrance when I ran directly into the glass door! I immediately fell to the ground and heard gasps from everyone inside. For the rest of the conference, signs were posted on all the glass doors warning people not to walk into them." —Caitlyn, 21
11. Nice to Cheat You
"I was dating a new guy who was a great kisser and took me to a really nice dinner but ultimately was not my type. So I told him I didn't think we should see each other again. He responded, 'No worries. I actually have a girlfriend.'"—Alexa, 27
12. A Rash Move
"A few months ago, I was diagnosed with shingles, which is basically a painful rash. I didn't think it was a big deal until the doctor prescribed a medication that's also commonly used to treat herpes — it's advertised on TV. Even though shingles isn't an STD, the symptoms are treated with the same medication. I decided to suck it up and get the prescription filled. But when I got to the pharmacy, I saw that one of the workers behind the counter was a cute guy I went to college with. I tried to avoid getting him by letting an elderly couple go in front of me, hoping a different person would help me. But when it was finally my turn, I had to hand over my embarrassing prescription to the hottie I knew! He didn't say anything, but he was holding back a smirk as he was reading the script. Now he thinks I have herpes. I am never going to that pharmacy again!" —Tracy, 28
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