Choices of Fate - Teaser #2
They arrived at her building and he pulled the car into a space right in front of the entryway that was miraculously vacant. She usually had to park on the other side of the lot by the dumpsters. As Ethan removed his seatbelt and reached for the handle to get out and open Alexa’s door she blurted, “Do you want to spend the night with me.”
Her cheeks immediately flushed with color as the awkwardness of the question registered in her mind.
Ethan took a deep breath and sighed. “I do not think that is a good idea tonight.”
“Oh, ok. Well…goodnight then.” Alexa struggled to say the words as she choked back an embarrassed sob. She felt so stupid for even asking.
Before she could make her escape, Ethan hit the door locks and reached over to grab her hand as she struggled with the handle trying to fight back the tears.
“Alexa, please wait. “ He took another deep breath, struggling to restrain himself but not wanting her to leave feeling like he didn’t want her. “Listen, you have to know how much I want to come up. I do not think I have ever wanted anything more in my life, but I think we should wait. There is so much we need to talk about, learn about each other. I do not want to rush you and I want you to be able to make an informed decision about me and what you really want.”
He moved his hand up to lightly grip her chin and turn her face towards him, seeing a lone tear sliding down her cheek.
“Oh, amor, please do not cry. You must trust me.”
He leaned over and kissed away the tear on her cheek and lingered there breathing shallowly and she closed her eyes. Before he could think better of it his mouth was slanting over hers again. She immediately opened to him and his tongue slipped inside, lightly teasing hers. He kissed down the line of her jaw to her neck, then abruptly pulled away and pressed himself back against the door of his car panting, as if he couldn’t get far enough away at the moment.
She opened her eyes to see him looking as if he was in pain. Not knowing what to think or say, she instinctually opened her mind and was met with a feeling of struggle like she had never felt, but she couldn’t hear any real thoughts. As she reached out to him, his face changed and the torment that she felt was replaced with what she could only describe as conditioned restraint.
“I’m sorry, Alexa. Please understand this is incredibly difficult for me.” He leaned in and placed his forehead against hers. “I want you so badly right now, but I want you forever more. That is why I am going to wait.”
Her cheeks immediately flushed with color as the awkwardness of the question registered in her mind.
Ethan took a deep breath and sighed. “I do not think that is a good idea tonight.”
“Oh, ok. Well…goodnight then.” Alexa struggled to say the words as she choked back an embarrassed sob. She felt so stupid for even asking.
Before she could make her escape, Ethan hit the door locks and reached over to grab her hand as she struggled with the handle trying to fight back the tears.
“Alexa, please wait. “ He took another deep breath, struggling to restrain himself but not wanting her to leave feeling like he didn’t want her. “Listen, you have to know how much I want to come up. I do not think I have ever wanted anything more in my life, but I think we should wait. There is so much we need to talk about, learn about each other. I do not want to rush you and I want you to be able to make an informed decision about me and what you really want.”
He moved his hand up to lightly grip her chin and turn her face towards him, seeing a lone tear sliding down her cheek.
“Oh, amor, please do not cry. You must trust me.”
He leaned over and kissed away the tear on her cheek and lingered there breathing shallowly and she closed her eyes. Before he could think better of it his mouth was slanting over hers again. She immediately opened to him and his tongue slipped inside, lightly teasing hers. He kissed down the line of her jaw to her neck, then abruptly pulled away and pressed himself back against the door of his car panting, as if he couldn’t get far enough away at the moment.
She opened her eyes to see him looking as if he was in pain. Not knowing what to think or say, she instinctually opened her mind and was met with a feeling of struggle like she had never felt, but she couldn’t hear any real thoughts. As she reached out to him, his face changed and the torment that she felt was replaced with what she could only describe as conditioned restraint.
“I’m sorry, Alexa. Please understand this is incredibly difficult for me.” He leaned in and placed his forehead against hers. “I want you so badly right now, but I want you forever more. That is why I am going to wait.”
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