heavily against James, dizzy from the kiss and
protested mildly as he began to withdraw his lips
from hers.
"Your kisses are so sweet, Alex," whispered James
against her cheek as his mouth sought to recapture
hers. Blazing a trail from her lips to her neck, Alex
caught her breath as James let go of her and led her
to the couch.
Lowering themselves onto the couch and James
gently laid himself atop her. Capturing her lips
once more, James trailed his free hand across her chest, feeling her nipple awaken at the
attention. Caressing the enlivened bud, James
freed Alex's lips and traced lingering kisses on her
throat, following the column back to her lips.
Alex was losing control of her emotions. She
wound her fingers into James' hair as he moved
from her lips again to capture her breast in his
mouth. Soaking the cloth, James nipped the
nipple with his teeth, while his hands grabbed at
the shirt, trying to remove the impediment.
Alex, sensing his frustration, sat up abruptly, and
removed the shirt freeing her breasts. James
inhaled sharply at the sight of her flawless skin and
pert breasts unrestrained by a bra. "Alex, you're beautiful," James sighed taking a
breast in his hand and brushing his thumb against
the heightened nipple. Alex trembled at the
intimate touch and allowed James to lay her back
on the couch.
Running her hands over his back, James kissed Alex
again and lowered his head to taste her skin. His
lips and mouth forged hot path of kisses making
Alex moan in ecstasy. James reached Alex's navel
and stopped at the top of her jeans. Briefly
looking up in askance and seeing no hesitation
coming from her, he undid the button and zipper
exposing more of her.
Alex gasped as she felt James' mouth laying feather
light kisses on her abdomen. She had felt the rush
of cool air as her jeans were undone, but hadn't expected the kisses. His hands explored her waist
as he continued the assault with his mouth.
Alex wriggled underneath him as his hand brushed
against a ticklish spot and giggled. James stopped
and looked up suddenly.
"Sorry, that tickled," she laughed.
"Oh it did," said James beginning to tickle her.
"Stop, I give up, stop," she begged wiggling out
from underneath him and onto the floor.
James sat there at watched as the giggling subsided
and the passion returned to her eyes. Alex moved
onto her knees and knelt in front of James. He watched as she moved her hands onto his legs
slowly moving them up his thighs.
Alex positioned herself between James' legs, her
breasts still bare, as she moved her hands towards
his crotch. Alex gently shoved James back down
into her previous position and straddled his waist
while placing teasing kisses on his lips. Sitting back
up, Alex unbuttoned his shirt and threaded her
fingers through the mat of hair on his chest. Alex
bent over and took one of his nipples in her mouth
and teased it with her teeth.
James inhaled sharply at the sensation of her mouth
on his chest. He reached underneath her form and
caressed a nipple as she continued to pelt him with
kisses. "Alex, stop," James pleaded.
"What," she asked sitting up suddenly. James sat up and Alex, sensing his discomfort, stood
up off of him.
“Are you sure," James asked.
"Most definitely," Alex answered.
Their hands were a flurry of motion that raced to
undress each other. James' shirt was quickly
discarded and soon their jeans were lying in a
crumpled heap beside the couch.
James' hands roamed her back, side and finally
eased up to capture her breasts. He fondled the
responsive nipple that had hardened again under
his touch. James' had known that her skin was
milky white but the silkiness sent rushes to his loins.
Alex stroked his smooth back and reveled in the
scratching of his hairy chest. She inhaled sharply to feel calloused hand had moved between her
breasts and was again brushing a thumb against the
nipple. They moved silently to the couch and he
James glanced up into her eyes seeking reassurance
as his left hand slid down her belly. Alex gave no
protest and only arched her back pushing her hips
to his probing fingers. James reached across Alex's
underwear and stroked her inner thigh feeling the
heat that was generated there.
Feeling his probing fingers at the apex of her thighs,
Alex arched her back, seeking the release she
desired. James stopped his search and began to
trail hot kisses across her belly, to her breasts and
finally her mouth. As James embraced Alex and kissed her, she could feel the hard bulge that had
increased as their passions had.
"James," she whispered as he moved from her
mouth to her throat, "can I return the favor.“
James was not so much surprised as he was
delighted that she sought to please him as
well. He skillfully moved her to situate himself on
the bottom.
Alex straddled his hips and placed soft kisses on his
cheeks above his beard. She moved her hands to
the soft fur that covered his chest. Alex stroked
his nipple with the soft palms of her hands and
lowered her head to taste his sweet flesh. James had watched while she explored his
body. He threaded his fingers into her vivid red
hair and played with the strands as they
surrendered their bodies to the love they
shared. Alex moved her hips, still clothed in her
underpants against his rigid member. She skillfully
moved his hands lower towards his abdomen, while
placing kisses where her hands had been.
"If I do something wrong tell me," she said.
"You couldn't do anything wrong," he reassured her
as she returned to ministrations.
Alex slid her hands and hips further down so that
her hands were resting on the edge of his
underpants. Cautiously, Alex reached inside and
loosed the primal being housed there. James inhaled, smelling her perfume and their
passion, as she rubbed her hands over the pulsating
member. Together, they shrugged off their
underwear and laid naked on the couch entwined in
each other.
"Alex, I want this done right," he whispered to her,
"I don't want to take you here on the couch like
high school kids. I want you so bad right now I
could burst. But here is not right. "
Alex giggled softly knowing that the evidence of his
passion throbbed against her right thigh trying to
gain access to a warm place.
"Let's move upstairs," he said, standing and handing
her his shirt to prevent her from being chilled. Alex
took the shirt gratefully and let him lead her in a
semi-nude parade through the house. James led Alexan
dra by the hand back down the
entrance way to the stairs. He paused to lock the
front door and kiss her lips.
Alex was shocked by the bareness of the
house. The bedroom was efficient almost
lonely. The mattresses seemed brand new as
Alexandra laid herself down and watched James
move around the room, dimming the lights and
putting a soft station on the radio.
"You look like Cheshire cat. Do I please you,"
James asked as he noticed the smile on Alex's face.
"Yes, you do," she replied honestly, "I like the
affect, but the mattress is a little stiff." A frown creased his face, "I don't sleep here. The
bed is too large for just one. I wanted the king
size, I got it and now it's too large. "
"Did you, I'm sorry, did you buy it for Jean?"
"Yes, I thought the house and bed would make her
happy. I was wrong. "
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have asked. "
"It's okay," he said crawling in between the flannel
sheets, "Can I ask you about Grayson?"
"It was spontaneous. I didn't expect it. And it
could have been prevented with a cold shower."
"Did you enjoy it?" "Not really. I couldn't stop thinking of you," she
answered quietly, shifting away from him, "Maybe
this isn't a good idea."
"No, stay," he pleaded reaching out for her.
James drew Alex back towards him and began to
will be no turning back. If it's only for tonight, this
one time, I need you stay.”
James turned her around to face him and reclaimed
her lips. Alex didn't protest as she adjusted herself
to lie against him on her side.
James drew the shirt away from her and brought
her to a quickening. Alex felt James caress her
exposed hip and ease her onto her back. His rough hand stroked her inner thigh and Alex
instinctively arched her hips toward him.
James pushed his hand between her thighs and
stroked the hot, moist recesses of organ; as she
began to moan in ecstasy as his mouth still sought
her kisses. James stopped his caresses only to move
on top of her. He pressed his kisses on her throat,
breasts and trailed kisses to her lower
abdomen. James' beard scratched at her thighs as
his mouth sought to replace his fingers. His
tongue flicked into her darkness and Alex threaded
her fingers into his hair has his hands reached
underneath her and brought her hips against his
mouth. James felt her reaching her precipice and
rose to sheath himself in her. James and Alex's
hips soon found a rhythm and they reveled in their
simpatico. James felt the tightness and wondered how many
lovers she had had. It was a heady sensation for
him to bed somebody that felt like a virgin. Alex
stroked James' back and her hands slid down to his
buttocks feeling the dimples that lay just above
it. She trailed her nails along his back, creating a
roadway of white lines.
James continued to pump his hips into her feeling
both of them coming to the edges of their
excitement. He continued to nuzzle at her neck
and lips, while she moaned his name in passion.
Alex cried out with pleasure finally as she wrapped
her legs around his waist to receive more of his
hardness. She screamed in ecstasy as she and
James sailed to the glorious heights that their
lovemaking had produced. James rolled away from Alexandra and reached for
a sheet to cover them. He wasn't concerned that
she was cold, because he could still feel the heat of
their passion emanating from her skin, but for
modesty. Alexandra rolled to her side and
welcomed his inviting arms as she cuddled against
his damp chest.
James stroked her hair away from her face and soon
discovered that her rapid breathing had given way
to the rhythmic sounds of sleep. Not wanting to
wake her, James tried not to be uncomfortable in
the bed. He had spent so many nights on the
couch after Jean left that the bed felt too stiff to his
back.
As he slowed his own breathing, James found
himself drifting off to sleep fraught with concerns about tomorrow and the days to come. He
realized that had not finished discussing the
attraction that had brought them together.
James cursed the sunlight as it penetrated his
eyelids, forcing them open. He rolled over only to
discover that he was alone in the bed and the cool
sheets meant that Alex had left early. Glancing at
the bedside clock, James sat up in frustration. It
was well after nine and he had promised Harry he
would help set up for the barbecue at his house.
Deciding to forgo his usual coffee, James grabbed a
quick shower and ran downstairs to feed the dogs
before leaving. He was halfway down the stairs
when the smell of coffee hit his nostrils. Smiling, he went to the kitchen and found a pot of coffee
brewing and his mug sitting beside it. Pouring the
hot liquid into his cup, which he noted she had
washed, he fed and watered the dogs and left the
house.
James drove as calmly as possible to Harry's
house. Every taste of his coffee reminded him of
Alex and her ability to anticipate his needs. He
hadn't asked her last night if she was still going to
Virginia for the holiday and thought about calling
her when he got to Harry's to check. Shaking his
head and deciding against it, James pulled up in
front of Harry's split level, took a last swig of the
coffee and went to help move the tables and
barbecue the steaks. It was gonna be a long day. Alex had quietly slipped out of the bed at 3:30
leaving James sleeping. The ramifications would
have to be dealt with later. It took some time for
her to find her clothes in the living room without
the lights, but she didn't want to take the chance of
alerting the dogs by turning them on. She was still
missing a sock, when she tried to creep out of the
house. Sheeba met Alex in the hallway and after
making nice for ten minutes slipped out of the
house.
Alex dumped her stuff in the living room and
collapsed on the couch. Thinking that the worst
was yet to come, Alex grabbed the blanket off the
back of the couch and dozed off.
The shrill sound of the telephone ringing beside her
head, made Alex jump with a start. Looking at the clock on the wall, Alex realized she had been asleep
for several hours and needed to get on the road to
Washington soon.
"Hello," she answered hoarsely.
"Alex," said the voice on the other end.
"Yeah. Who's this?"
"It's Rachel, honey. Were you still sleeping?"
"Yeah. I was. What's up," she asked rubbing the
sleep out of her eyes. "I'm so happy I caught
you. I need to cancel the barbecue. Dan's dad
died last night. "
"Oh,
Rach, I'm so sorry. Is there anything I can do?
Do you want me to still come down and help?" "Thanks, but no. Dan's parents moved to Florida
six months ago, so everything is being done down
there."
"Okay. Give Dan my best and call me so I know
where to send flowers and stuff. " "I will. Thanks,
Alex."
Alex said goodbye and hung up. Sighing, she went
upstairs to shower and wondered if going to Harry's
party would be a good idea. She could be close to
James, where she wanted to be anyway, and have a
good time. As Alex showered, she remembered
the night before and James' touch on her skin. Her
body trembled at the memory of his mouth and
hands on her breasts, belly and thighs. Shaking
herself out of her revere, Alex called Suzanne to let
her know she was going to be at the picnic. "Hello," answered Suzanne.
"Hi. It's Alex. Do you still have room for one
more?"
"You're coming? That's great. Of course, we do. "
"Great, what can I bring," Alex asked.
"Just yourself," Suzanne smiled into the receiver.
"I'll bring something," Alex responded laughing and
hung up.
Putting on a pair of shorts and a half shirt, Alex
quickly mixed up a favorite summer dessert,
grabbed the bottle of Stoli from over the kitchen
sink and headed out the door. Alex arrived at Harry's just as Grayson, Morgan and
JR showed up. The three of them claimed her in
the drive way, and escorted her around the house
into the back yard.
James saw Alex walk into the back yard and almost
dropped his beer. She had put on a pair of black
shorts and a red half shirt that rested just below her
breasts. James remembered the feel of her skin
on his chest last night as he made love to
her. Turning his head slightly, he saw that Suzanne
was watching him watch Alex. She smiled at him
as Alex approached her, said hello and unloaded the
food that she didn't need to bring.
"Alex, I told you you didn't need to bring anything,"
Suzanne said shaking her head and laughing. "I know. But I couldn't get a bottle of wine
today. Damn liquor stores are closed. "
"You want some orange juice for that," Suzanne
asked pointing to the Stoli in her other hand.
"Sure. "
Suzanne led Alex onto the deck to get some ice and
oj for her drink and sat down to chat. "Somebody
is watching you," whispered Suzanne
conspiratorially.
"Who," asked Alex looking around the yard finding