Chapter 9

Lexi looks around her apartment. Everything is squeaky clean and the unit looks like no one has been living in the place. By the door is a large carton box with all her things – mostly clothes. Lexi has always been a minimalist instead of a hoarder. Growing up and living on a shoestring budget, she’s learned only to buy the bare essentials to save on expenses.

 

She grasps the handle of her carry-on suitcase where her personal laptop and a few other knick-knacks are. She takes a look around one last time, making sure that she’s packed everything and that the place is pristine. She doesn’t want to leave a bad impression, a worse impression especially after resigning from her job.

 

She knows she can’t continue working with Adam, not because he doesn’t want her to. She can’t stand seeing the man she loves. She can’t stand seeing him go about his normal life as if she isn’t hurting. She’s not a masochist. She prefers to just break contact and distance herself from him. With a heavy sigh, she turns around to face the door and walks towards the entrance.

 

When she opens the door, she’s shocked to see the one and only Adam Sinclair standing by her doorway. He looks like a mess. His espresso black hair is in disarray and his jade green eyes look like they need a rest. But he still looks so gorgeous, and Lexi hates it. His shoulders are tensed and tight despite the day being a weekend morning. When she tips her head up to meet his eyes, she tries her best to keep her resolve. She’s leaving his apartment and out of his life.

 

“I was just about to leave,” she says. She can’t walk around him since both his arms are spread out. His hands are planted firmly on the doorway. “Excuse me…please.”

 

He shakes his head and whispers out a single ‘no’. When Adam takes two steps forward, Lexi takes a couple steps back. When he closes the door behind them, he walks to the living room, but Lexi doesn’t follow.

 

“What are you doing here?” she asks, fingers tightening around the handle of her suitcase.

 

“Looking for you,” he says, and then, “You can stay here for as long as you like. Don’t leave.”

 

Lexi shakes her head. ‘What is he trying to do to me?’ she thinks. She stays frozen on her spot and looks at him straight in the eye. She’s searching for emotion, a tell-tale expression of what he feels at the moment.  Is he happy she’s here? Sad she’s here? Or irritated? All she can see is that his eyes are clouded and devoid of life.

 

“Adam…” she says, trying to end the conversation before it can even start.

 

“Hear me out,” he then says to her.

 

When the words leave his mouth, Lexi tries not to gape like a fish out of water. Adam’s not the type to pour out his feelings. He’s a ‘this’ and ‘that’ kind of guy and prefers to leave out explanations to save time. When Lexi nods her head, to give him the ‘go’ signal, he heaves a deep sigh.

 

“I miss you…” he begins, and just like that, Lexi feels her chest tighten and her heart pulls at the gravity of Adam’s words. When he continues, she’s trying to not to tear up. She knows she’s been repressing so much emotion in her. She also knows Adam’s words will be the one to break the dam. “I didn’t realize what was right in front of me until you left. I really miss you, and the office has never been the same since you left last week.”

 

He lets out another heavy breath before he continues.

 

“I know we never put a label on us, but I never saw our situation as a ‘friends with benefits’ one. At the same time, when the interviewer asked me if I had a girlfriend, I know I gave the right answer.”

 

Lexi’s trying to keep a straight face, but deep inside, her feelings are going through a roller coaster ride. She has no clue what Adam’s trying to get at.

 

“But I know we should’ve talked about what was happening between us. I knew I had feelings for you then. I know because if it’s just a fuck, I’d do it only once with the same woman. You know that isn’t the case with us.”

 

When Adam takes a step closer to her, Lexi hitches her breath. He looks like he’s about to kiss her, but she doesn’t want to get ahead of herself. She can’t stand her heart breaking for the second time.

 

“And I’m thirty-two years old already…” he says, and then, the edge of his lips tip up into a small smile. “I think I’m ready to settle down.”

 

When Lexi’s eyes widen into saucers, Adam’s trying not to break out into a laugh. Suddenly, there’s fear in the woman’s eyes, and Adam realizes he should’ve chosen his words more carefully.

 

“I mean…I want us to get there in the future…” he says, retracting his earlier statement. “But I want you to be my girlfriend. I want to date you and show you the world. I don’t want to share you with anybody else.” Lexi’s starting to smile, and for a few seconds, she breathes out a sigh of relief. “I want to have sex with you and with no one else.”

 

At that, it’s Lexi who closes the distance between them. She wraps her arms around his neck as she pulls his head closer to hers. Adam’s feeling like he is on Cloud Nine and even more so since Lexi’s doing the initiating and the leading. Their lips move against one another as Adam nibbles on her bottom lip. There’s even a little teeth action happening.

 

Adam’s hands rest just above Lexi’s ass, and she can feel the slow bulge forming in his pants. She’s smirking against his lips, proud of the fact that she has that kind of effect on him. Soon enough, they’re trying to get rid of one another’s clothes. Lexi pulls Adam’s polo shirt above his head before her hands explore the expanse of his torso. Her fingers trail past his tight chest, pinch his nipples, and then wander down his abs. They rest on the ‘v’ peeking out of his khakis before Adam does the same.

 

He pulls Lexi’s dress over her head, but he’s restless. He hasn’t had sex in weeks, his last time being the night before he left for London when Lexi and he had sex in his bathtub. He’s hot and horny, and he wants her naked, and so, when Adam discards Lexi’s dress to the floor, he works his fingers on the clasp of her bra and throws it to where the dress is. There’s a growing pile on the floor. Then, he takes her hand and leads her to the kitchen before he carries then props her up on the edge of the granite counter.

 

With his face right in front of her breasts, Adam starts to nibble on Lexi’s taut nipples. Her areolas are a light pink color, and it’s cute and adorable and fits her perfectly. Adam starts to suck on her left nipple while his hand twists and turns her right one. The moans she elicits are growing louder, and he can’t help but smile as he sucks on her breast. Then, he moves over to her right mound, giving it the same attention as the left one. When Lexi cups her hands in Adam’s face and tries to pull his head up closer to hers, he shakes his head then looks at her.

 

“I’m going to pleasure you today,” he says with a smirk on his lips. “I’m at your service.”

 

Slowly, he trails kisses down her stomach until his lips are on her underwear. Lexi pulls her legs tight together because of the heat pooling in her most intimate region. She’s looking for his dick insider her, but he knows Adam’s going to take his time.

 

His lips nibble on her underwear before his tongue swipes over her clit. He’s darting his tongue inside, but Lexi knows he’s teasing her since he hasn’t taken off the lingerie. Then, his lips go back up over to his breasts, sucking and tugging, while his hand rubs her vagina.

 

“Fuck, Adam…” she moans, as the heat builds up inside her.

 

She lets out a soft squeal when Adam adds teeth to the sucking. It’s the kind of pain that’s pleasurable, and she moans louder and tells him to not stop. She loves what he’s doing, and she knows her breasts are taking a beating, but she feels euphoric. She’s feels so great she doesn’t realize Adam slips his hand beneath her underwear and pushes a finger inside her. As he pulls in and out of her, she makes a move to remove her underwear. She wants to spread her legs wide open, but Adam has other plans.

 

“Like I said…” He’s smirking…“I’m at your service.”

 

But he doesn’t take off her lace panties yet, and she pouts and sticks her bottom lip out. It amuses Adam, and he lets out a chuckle before he gives her lips a quick yet hard kiss. Then, his mouth roams the expanse of her body, down her breasts, further to her stomach, and then resting just right above her panties. He pulls his finger out of her pussy and finally removes her panties. When Lexi reaches out for the bulge in Adam’s pants, he only shakes his head and smirks at her.

 

He rubs the folds of her pussy with two fingers and wants her to squirm at his touch. She’s writhing before him, and now her moans are picking up pace. She’s losing breath at the tension building up inside her. He knows she’s about to lose it, and it makes Adam proud. He hasn’t even stuck his dick inside her yet.

 

When Lexi feels Adam’s fingers enter her, she arches her back against the granite countertop. Her back is cold but the rest of her body is anything but. As Adam’s fingers push and pull in and out of her, he adds his mouth and starts to suck at her entrance. As his lips swipe and his teeth nibble on the skin of her pussy, he sticks two more fingers inside Lexi. There are four fingers now pushing in and out of her.

 

“Adam…” she moans, her tone almost pleading. “I want you…now…”

 

At that, he pulls his fingers out of her pussy and makes a move to unbutton his shorts. Soon enough, he sheds his boxers off him, and Lexi’s delighted at seeing his throbbing penis. It’s been a while since she last saw it. When Lexi makes a move to pleasure Adam, he lets out a hearty chuckle and shakes his head.

 

“Haven’t you been listening?” he asks rhetorically. “I want to pleasure you…”

 

“B-but…” she starts to reason out.

 

“We have the entire day…” He can’t help but wink at her. “For now, it’s all about you…”

 

As Adam climbs above her, Lexi roams her hands up and down his back. He’s already put on the condom, and his penis is right at her entrance. She starts to wonder if sex without a condom is different. She has no idea.

 

The material’s too thin. It shouldn’t make a difference, right?

 

Lexi stops her train of thought when Adam starts to push inside her. She arches her back to help him a bit as his hands are planted firmly at each side of her head. Adam relishes the moment and slowly pumps in and out of her. She matches his rhythm and moves in sync. As Adam’s penis thrusts in and out, he moves his lips over to her chest and pleasures the soft mounds of her breasts. He’s doing so much to her that she’s in total euphoria. Her lips and breasts are swelling, and her pussy’s just about to reach that point. As he thrusts inside her, she rubs her clit with her fingers. There’s a pleasurable yet piercing feeling inside her, the feeling of liquid traveling throughout her innermost region. She’s on the verge, and she knows it. When Adam lets out a deep moan, she knows he’s almost at the edge as well. In that moment, their eyes meet, and the way Adam looks at her, Lexi knows he’s not going anywhere.