The Path to James

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want him inside of me even more.
    I reach back for the condom without breaking contact with my tongue. He slides against me, I'm reaching, he slides out and I break contact to slip the rubber over him. I gaze up into his adoring expression as I roll it over his shaft.
    His eyes flash open and he blinks down at me. He takes my chin in one hand. “What would you like, Alex?”
    I bite my lower lip. “Fuck me, please.”
    He grins. “I have no idea what I did to deserve you.”
    He bends to lay me back onto the bed. He throws my legs over one shoulder and slides into the slick warmth between.
    My eyes drift closed and I'm lost in the glorious sensation.
     

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter 12
     
     
    I've never felt such post-coital anxiety before. I was more than satisfied, I made certain Alex was satisfied. But I pull her close, facing me, pulling the comforter around both of us. I feel terrified. This pixy, this imp, she does not belong to me. I found her in my woods, and I can feel her need to return to them.
    Alex's head nuzzles into my chest. “Thank you,” she breathes into my skin.
    I squeeze her tighter against me, pressing my lips into her hair. I want so badly for her to be mine, but I think of her last boyfriend, of the extents he must have gone to terrorize her. My expression hardens.
    “Tell me about your ex,” I regret the request the moment I make it. I would do anything to hold on to this moment, and I more than likely just broke it.
    Alex, my goddess, she turns onto her stomach and stretches her arms lazily above her head. All limbs, like a cat. She turns her head at me when she is finished, a slight quirk to her lips. “I have a number of exes, you will have to be more specific.”
    “I'd like to hear about them all,” I run my fingers through her soft hair. “At least, the ones that retain any importance to you.” I'm fighting the urge to make love to her again instead of carrying on with the conversation.
    Alex gives me a look that tells me she could stay. That I could convince her to remain here forever and says, “None retain any importance to me.”
    “I see,” this warms my heart and I can't help myself as I move the comforter down, exposing her beautiful back. Her skin is pale silk that I can't seem to keep my hands off of. “I guess what I am really after is the man who attempted to harm you.” I think kill, I think murder, I think of the flames of a small home and my blood boils, but all I can utter in reference to Alex is 'harm,' because anything beyond that is unspeakable.
    Alex frowns, and I trail my fingertips over her bare back. My touch seems to sooth her, and her eyes close a moment as she phrases her reply.
    “Jaren was the type who was always the life of the party. He could be funny, but his jokes were usually crude or at someone else's expense. He liked sports and cars.” Alex rolls her eyes. I smile, that's pretty typical for a guy. “A few months ago I caught him with his pants around his ankles and his best friend on her knees in front of him.”
    “That reminds me of Catherine,” I say. My fingers never stop their steady path up and down Alex's spine.
    “We should set them up, I think they would be perfect for each other.”
    “I'll go grab her number,” I move to leave, and Alex stops me from my feigned exit.
    She clamps a hand on my wrist before I can go and I come right back to her. I love that she is assertive. I snuggle right back up against her body.
    “Tell me,” my hand returns to Alex's back, where it belongs. “How did this guy progress from adulterous fellatio to arson?”
    Alex stiffens again, and I wait for her to relax beneath my fingers. I don't goad her into confession, I wait for her to come to me, I wait until she is ready. After a minute of silence, she speaks.
    “He kept hounding me, he was so persistent. He had to get back together with me.” She shifts away from my touch, and I let her go. “He began breaking into my home,

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