Page 17 of Twenty Years Later

His words nearly made me cry as overwhelming emotions swept through me. Wrapping my arms around his neck, I kissed him then, giving him all of my passion since I couldn't actually voice how I was feeling.

Our tongues tangled together, both of us breathless with our lust. Alex tugged at my lower lip with his teeth, making me gasp with need and desire, before his lips crashed against mine once more. Tilting his head, he took the kiss deeper, slanting his mouth again and again like he couldn't get enough of me, his hands gripping me tightly to his hard body.

I could barely think. Or breathe. All I could feel was Alex and this inferno blazing between us. His hot hands branded my flesh everywhere he touched me.

Above all, I wanted to see him naked and feel him against me. Skin on skin. As if reading my mind, he pulled away from our kiss, tossing his suit jacket to the chair, both of us fumbling with his buttons in a race to get his shirt off.

I gasped when his flawless chest was revealed before my wide eyes—strong, muscular, and tan. He was beyond perfect, and I couldn't believe that he was actually standing here in front of me right now.

In awe that I finally could touch him like this, my hands explored every inch of his hard chest, his big arms, and broad shoulders as he watched me with sultry eyes, breathing heavily. I paused for a moment to feel where his heart pounded in time with mine, our gazes locked together in the heat and emotion of the moment.

Grazing my fingers down his abs and then lower to the waistline of his pants, his breath hitched before his hands stopped mine. "It's been a long time, sweetheart, and I'm not sure how long I can last," he whispered near my ear.

I smiled at this player admitting something like that. "That's okay. You don't have to take it slow with me."

A half growl escaped his lips as he unfastened his pants, letting them drop to the floor to reveal his black boxer briefs, his enormous erection straining against the fabric.Oh, wow. Alex Hernandez definitely lived up to his reputation, and I had serious trouble breathing, especially when I looked up to see the fire in his eyes.

"Come here," he said softly.

I pressed myself to him, intoxicated by the feel of his hardness against me. We stayed like that for a moment, savoring the closeness, breathing each other in as I felt his heart beating against my cheek.

He lowered his mouth to my neck, kissing a path to my ear, nibbling and tasting along the way. Barely able to stand up anymore, I clung onto him even more.

Suddenly, he picked me up, my shoes falling to the floor, and he walked me over to the bed where he sort of dropped me. I laughed as I tumbled onto the bed on my stomach.

"Damn, not as smooth as I used to be," Alex said, joining in my laughter as he removed his shoes and socks, never taking his eyes off me, looking like he was about to eat me alive.

When he joined me on the bed and started kissing his way up my legs and then my back, all my giggling died away as his mouth, those lips, made me forget everything. The coarseness of his five o'clock shadow tickled and scratched against me, only adding to the flames whipping through me.

His hands moved to the clasp on my strapless bra, and my heart somehow sped up even more at revealing myself to him. It seemed like forever ago since I'd felt this nervous exhilaration at being with someone for the first time.

Then his fingers caressed the sides of my breasts, making me shiver with need and desire. I rolled over slowly, leaving my bra behind, desperately wanting to feel his hands on me. His breathing turned ragged as he stared at me, his eyes full of wonder. I felt a blush rise up my chest to my face that I tried to ignore.

Alex finally looked back to my eyes. "More beautiful than I even imagined," he said.

His mouth and hands descended on my breasts, worshipping me, loving me, as ecstasy shot to my core with every movement. Kissing his way down the valley of my cleavage, his fingers caressed one breast, kneading, exploring, while his lips moved to my other breast. His tongue teased around my nipple, making me throb with want.

Arching my back, I needed more. "Alex..." I murmured, hoping he could sense my desire.

Those eyes met mine as he lifted a finger to his mouth, licking it before gently grazing my nipple, making me wild. Leaning back down, he breathed warm air over my breasts, one at a time, my skin responding instantly with goosebumps.

"What do you like?" Alex asked, his voice husky.

"Ev-everything you're doing."

His low chuckle greeted my ears as he lowered his head once more, raining kisses on my chest, still not giving me what I needed the most.

Writhing beneath him, I tried again. "Alex,please."

And he didn't disappoint. His tongue flicked my nipple, his heated gaze on my face as his mouth finally latched around me, sucking, white-hot electricity shooting down my spine.

"Ohhh," I moaned, slightly embarrassed at how loud I was.

I squirmed in pleasure as he lavished attention on my breasts, taking his sweet time, building up my anticipation into a feverish peak. While his lips and tongue hypnotized me, his hands drifted down to my hips, slowly moving my underwear down my legs.

He raised his head to look at my lower body as I froze, waiting to see his reaction.

"God, these curves. You have curves for days," he said. "I've thought about these curves so many times. You don't even know."

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