issues but I cared about her. Her life is a mess and has led her to some dark places. I'll spare you the details but let's just say that I’ve always gone in after her with a flashlight. As messed up as our relationship was, we would always end up back together. Dealing with her is exhausting, but I thought I understood her in a way nobody else could. I was okay with that. I never met anyone that I cared about enough to end things permanently with Erica.” He paused and drew in a shaky breath before continuing.
“That was until I met you, Court. From the moment I saw you, I knew that I had to get to know you. I remember the first day I came into the salon. They had switched my delivery route, and it pissed me off because I liked my old one. I had planned to quit if they didn’t switch me back but once I saw you, I changed my mind.” He looked away bashfully. “Instead of threatening to leave I ended up thanking my boss, Smitty, for the schedule change. I learned your name from the invoice signature, and it was the best day of my life. You just seemed too out of my league, and I couldn't think of anything original enough to get your serious attention, especially with the show the salon puts on when I walk in.” I bit my lip to keep from smiling up at him. I liked the direction his story was headed and I didn’t want to ruin it.
“When I saw you at the concert, I knew I wasn’t going to let you walk away without trying to ask you out. Being with you was even better than I had imagined. I love the way you feel against me, and I love the way you smell, the way you taste." His eyes lowered to my mouth as his tongue swiped his lower lip. “I love the way you make me feel. These are things I never felt with Erica. I had to know before I asked you to get serious with me that I was over her. I didn’t call her, she just showed up that night. I admit that I brought her upstairs so that I could tell her about you. She didn’t take it well and got all clingy. What you saw was me searching for a trace of anything I feel for you, with her.” His eyes held mine as he continued to speak, the sincerity in his gaze captivated me. “Please believe me when I say that I felt nothing for her because all I could see was you. Being with her felt wrong, and I realized that I never felt anything close to love for her because I knew what it felt like to love you.”
I gasped at his words. Did he just say he loved me? As if he could read my thoughts, he pulled both of my hands up to his mouth and kissed my palm, his eyes never leaving mine. “I love you, Court.” The light that flashed behind his eyes was blinding. “These past six days have been hell without you. I know I messed up, badly, but I promise you that things are over with Erica forever. I want you to be mine, and I’ll do anything to have you.” He pressed his lips lightly to mine as he spoke. “Tell me what I need to do. Please.”
My brain lost the ability to form coherent thoughts as his mouth slowly devoured mine. I wanted this. I wanted him. I loved him, and he loved me. Call me easy but I desperately wanted to believe his story, and suddenly everything that happened over the past week didn't seem important anymore. The way he was looking at me right now, I knew I would forgive him of anything. Nothing else mattered. I wanted him more than I wanted to breathe. I pulled away and rested my forehead against his.
“Alex, you hurt me. I don't know how to do this. I don't want to share you.” I whispered.
“No. Never. There's just you. Only you. You're all I want.”
No longer able to resist, I reached my hands up to pull his face back to mine, to deepen the kiss. Alex let out a low groan as he pushed me back against the mattress. His hands slid under the hem of my shirt and up my back as he pulled me tighter against him. I wrapped one leg around his hips and moaned against his tongue as he found the right spot to ground his erection into me.
“God, Court. You
“That was until I met you, Court. From the moment I saw you, I knew that I had to get to know you. I remember the first day I came into the salon. They had switched my delivery route, and it pissed me off because I liked my old one. I had planned to quit if they didn’t switch me back but once I saw you, I changed my mind.” He looked away bashfully. “Instead of threatening to leave I ended up thanking my boss, Smitty, for the schedule change. I learned your name from the invoice signature, and it was the best day of my life. You just seemed too out of my league, and I couldn't think of anything original enough to get your serious attention, especially with the show the salon puts on when I walk in.” I bit my lip to keep from smiling up at him. I liked the direction his story was headed and I didn’t want to ruin it.
“When I saw you at the concert, I knew I wasn’t going to let you walk away without trying to ask you out. Being with you was even better than I had imagined. I love the way you feel against me, and I love the way you smell, the way you taste." His eyes lowered to my mouth as his tongue swiped his lower lip. “I love the way you make me feel. These are things I never felt with Erica. I had to know before I asked you to get serious with me that I was over her. I didn’t call her, she just showed up that night. I admit that I brought her upstairs so that I could tell her about you. She didn’t take it well and got all clingy. What you saw was me searching for a trace of anything I feel for you, with her.” His eyes held mine as he continued to speak, the sincerity in his gaze captivated me. “Please believe me when I say that I felt nothing for her because all I could see was you. Being with her felt wrong, and I realized that I never felt anything close to love for her because I knew what it felt like to love you.”
I gasped at his words. Did he just say he loved me? As if he could read my thoughts, he pulled both of my hands up to his mouth and kissed my palm, his eyes never leaving mine. “I love you, Court.” The light that flashed behind his eyes was blinding. “These past six days have been hell without you. I know I messed up, badly, but I promise you that things are over with Erica forever. I want you to be mine, and I’ll do anything to have you.” He pressed his lips lightly to mine as he spoke. “Tell me what I need to do. Please.”
My brain lost the ability to form coherent thoughts as his mouth slowly devoured mine. I wanted this. I wanted him. I loved him, and he loved me. Call me easy but I desperately wanted to believe his story, and suddenly everything that happened over the past week didn't seem important anymore. The way he was looking at me right now, I knew I would forgive him of anything. Nothing else mattered. I wanted him more than I wanted to breathe. I pulled away and rested my forehead against his.
“Alex, you hurt me. I don't know how to do this. I don't want to share you.” I whispered.
“No. Never. There's just you. Only you. You're all I want.”
No longer able to resist, I reached my hands up to pull his face back to mine, to deepen the kiss. Alex let out a low groan as he pushed me back against the mattress. His hands slid under the hem of my shirt and up my back as he pulled me tighter against him. I wrapped one leg around his hips and moaned against his tongue as he found the right spot to ground his erection into me.
“God, Court. You
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