"Ex-girlfriend?" I asked as he opened the passenger door for me.
"Hardly." He smiled as he walked around and got in the car. "Just a girl I met at a party a couple of years ago."
"Must have been some party." I grinned.
"I did a lot of stupid things in my youth."
"I bet there's a lot of Carlys out there," I said, shocked by my own boldness.
"I think you've been talking to Evan."
"He may have warned me about you." I laughed. "But I didn't listen."
"Good girl. I don't need Evan scaring you away."
"It'll take more than Evan and a few random hook-ups from your past to scare me." I wasn't sure where I was finding the confidence to be so honest with him, but I was glad I did.
"Happy to hear it." He took my hand and gave it a gentle squeeze.
Alex changed the subject to my science project with Evan. We discussed that until we pulled up to my house. He must have already asked Evan about it, because he knew exactly what we were working on and how much we had left to do. He offered to help us. I took him up on it, 'cause science wasn’t my thing, and I could use all the help I could get.
He put the car in park and turned off the engine. I wanted to invite him in, but I knew Max would still be up, lounging in the living room, probably watching some sporting event, and I didn't want the three of us sitting there together. It would have been too awkward, and Max would’ve found a way to embarrass me.
"So, tomorrow then?" I asked.
"Yeah, is four okay?"
"I work until two on Saturdays, so that'll be great." I reached for the handle of the door. He quickly grabbed my hand and pulled my body closer to his.
"Where do you think you're going?" He smiled. "I still have ten more minutes with you."
Ten minutes?What did he want to do with those ten minutes? He ran his finger down my cheek and rested it at the corner of my bottom lip, then took my chin and gently pulled my mouth to his. Before I knew it, his lips were on mine. They were warm and soft, and he was so tender.
I closed my eyes and sighed against his mouth. He didn't try to deepen the kiss; he just continued to move his lips against mine as he slipped his hand up my neck, tangling his fingers in my hair. I inched closer to him, pressing my lips against his.
I had never kissed a boy before, and technically, I still hadn't, since Alex was a man, but even having nothing to compare it to, I knew he was a good kisser. The tingling in my stomach that radiated down between my thighs proved as much.
After a few more moments, he stopped moving, but didn't take his lips away from mine. I opened my eyes and caught him looking at me.
"Did I do something wrong?" I whispered against his lips.
"No," he whispered back, and then gently kissed me one last time before pulling away. He seemed stunned, but I couldn't figure out why. There was no way that kiss meant anything to him. He’d probably done it hundreds of times with lots of girls.
"I better go in before Max comes out and starts banging on the window or something," I mumbled.
Alex came around and met me as I stepped out of the car. He took my hand and walked me to the porch.
"Thanks for dinner. I had a really good time."
"Me too." He quickly pulled me toward him and wrapped his arms around me. I looked up into his emerald eyes; they seemed so intense now. He looked as if he was struggling, but I had no experience with men, so I had no idea what could be wrong.
"Good night, Alex," I whispered.
He lowered his face to mine and slowly found my mouth again, but this time it was different. He urgently moved against my lips, causing me to part them so he could slip his tongue inside my mouth.
Wow, that was sexy!
His tongue was warm and slow as he rubbed it against mine. My knees quivered, and that strange feeling I’d experienced between my thighs when he kissed me in the car grew more extreme. My panties were wet.
