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.If Alexhadn t been here, I would have reallygotten into it with my mother.And therewas a good chance that I would havekicked McDevitt s ass in front of a roomfull of VIPs.Even worse, there was achance I would have gotten drunk andfucked Gretchen, therein terminating mynice, long streak of avoiding her bullshitdrama.I looked down at Alex andlaughed quietly.This is why you don t screw aroundwith virgins, you jerk.We cry, throwfits, and generally act fucking crazy.The problem was that Alex s dramajust got me hard.Gently rolling her ontothe pillow, I slipped out of bed and wentto the dresser.After putting on a T-shirtand a pair of shorts, I walked over towhere Finn was already waiting at thedoor.It was just past five and still pitch-dark outside.I opened the door andclosed it silently behind me, walkingbarefoot to the SUV to pull out a pair ofsocks and running shoes from my gymbag.As soon as I tied my shoes, I took offdown the driveway with Finn keepingpace next to me.Within another minute Ihit the trail through the vineyard.Itwouldn t be light for almost another twohours, but I knew the terrain well, and Iwas just looking for a quick jog to clearmy head.I finished out a three-mile loopin a little under twenty minutes.Openingthe door to the cottage, I stepped quietlyinside and fed Finn before going into thebathroom to shower.As I stepped under the water, Iwondered if James had slept with my exlast night.Part of me hoped so.Theydeserved each other, and maybe the twoof them would cancel each other out orannihilate each other.Either way.Then I thought about Alex, in bed,naked, and only steps from where I was.Imagining how it would feel to pushslowly into her tight, wet pussy, I let thespray of water beat down on me as Ijerked off.The alternative was to walkout of the bathroom and go out of mygoddamn mind when I saw her lyingthere.I was getting extremely sick of myhand, but I was past being bitter about it.Watching Alex lose control last nighthad been worth it.The second time ithad been a minor miracle that I hadn tgone out of my mind watching her come.I had purposely not brought anycondoms.I wasn t stupid.Even if shehad given in and told me she wanted meto fuck her six ways to Sunday,unprotected sex wasn t an option.Besides, I was hell bent on maintainingmy one small step at a time formula,even if it ended up killing me.I got dressed in jeans and a T-shirtand left the room again to find food atthe main building.Rifling through thekitchen, I found muffins, juice, and fruit.Then I made coffee.By the time I gotback, the lamp on the nightstand was on,and Alex looked over at me beforequickly pulling on the T-shirt she hadbeen wearing last night. I brought breakfast.She looked me over suspiciously. How long have you been up?I was tempted to say, All fuckingnight, but I didn t. Since five. Oh.Why didn t you wake me up?Because I would have wanted totouch you, kiss you & Do you usually get up at five? Iasked.She shook her head. I didn t think so.I wanted to let yousleep.She pulled her knees up to her chestand watched me quietly.Shit.When Iwalked over and set out the food on thenightstand, she leaned over tentativelyand took a muffin.Taking a bite, shesmiled. Why, again, did you decide to leaveparadise for the land of Ramen noodlesand cranky old math professors? sheasked dryly.I relaxed now that she was jokingwith me again. I ll bring you back for a familydinner sometime, and you llunderstand.Her features suddenly went blankbefore she developed an unnaturalfascination with her muffin.When shelooked up at me again, her face wasserious. Are we going to head back soon?she asked. Alex? Is something wrong?She shook her head and smiled, but itwas far from a happy smile. Do you mind if I take a shower?I took a long swig of coffee andnodded as she swung her legs over theside of the bed. There are extra toothbrushes andpaste in the cabinet [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]