Page 54 of The Longest Wait

Not Alex’s problem.

“Yup. She just graduated. Her and my sister are best friends. The

stories these girls have about finally being old enough to drink. Youknow what? Now that I think of it, I’m pretty sure someone was lookingfor you in the kitchen.” He felt her anger fuming off her as she tensedsitting next to him.

“Uh, sure. I should probably see what I’m requested for.” He stoodto leave, presumably to the kitchen, taking the queue his advances onSofia were unwelcome.

Sofia glared at him. “Is everything okay, or do you enjoy ruiningmy good time?”

Alex was fighting a downhill battle. It was like every pull he felttoward her over the past four years bubbled over. “If your good timeincludes having Melvin, who is fifteen years older than you and hecouldn’t take his eyes off your tits the entire time you sat with him, thenyes, I get off on ruining your good time.”

Sofia crossed her arms, which only put her breasts on more display.Fuck, he had to get her out of here.

She said in a sultry voice, “Maybe I like older men.”

That was the final straw. Alex gripped her wrist and pulled herout of the chair. She licked her lips, and he knew their dynamic wasabout to change. “You’re twenty-one,” he growled. “You have no ideawhat you like.”

THAT WAS IT. That was the moment Sofia had been waiting forand there was no way she was letting it slip away. It was her chanceto show Alex she was an adult. An adult who wanted him. “Do youplan to show me what I like?”

Still holding her wrist, he walked swiftly out of the backyard party.A couple people waved goodbye, but outside of a quick head nod, Alexdidn’t stop. He didn’t make a single attempt to talk to any of his friends;he didn’t bother to say a word. Not that it mattered. It was pretty clearwhat was going on. They had to know what was happening betweenSofia and Alex, from the way he was dragging her out of the party. Thetwo of them together were screaming sex.

They finally made it to the sidewalk for the short walk back toAlex’s house, rather his parents’ house. She was basically jogging to keepup with this six-foot frame. Her heart raced. Alex was all she wantedfrom the moment she first laid eyes on him when she was eighteenyears old.

Once they got into the house, they didn’t even make it into a room,the rush was exhilarating. Sofia felt like her body was on fire. Alexpushed her against the wall in the hallway, his hands tangled in herhair, pulling her head back so she had no choice but to look at him.His whiskey-colored eyes were clouded with need. Sofia had never seenanything sexier.

Sofia wanted Alex like she wanted to find a job post-graduation.It was frantic, needy, and almost downright pathetic.

“You’ve been driving me crazy,” Alex rasped, only turning her onmore. She nodded because she was unable to speak.

It was finally going to happen.

“If we do this”—his eyes were intently on hers, and he spoke likehe was trying to change his own mind—“it changes everything.”

Alex had no idea he was all she dreamed about. She didn’t wanthim to back away now. “It doesn’t have to.”

His ran his thumb across her cheek, making her knees feel weak.“You have no idea,” he said lightly.

Actually, he had no idea. She thought about giving him a clue, butif he was hesitant now, he was sure as hell going to walk away if shetold how she felt about him. He would dart if he knew how importantthis was to her.

Alex and her having sex was bound to change everything. Ofcourse it was. She didn’t care. It was the longest wait for Alex to seeher like this, for Alex to want her the way she wanted him. No waywas she letting him stop now.

“Let’s make a promise, we don’t tell anyone.” Sofia was close tobegging. Close, but she wasn’t the type to beg for anything, let alonesex. “But you did put on quite the show when you made us leave yourfriend’s house. I’m sure some people assumed we left to have sex.”

FUCK, SHE WAS so cavalier about it, like having sex was nothingto her. His grip in her hair tightened at the thought of all of the datesshe had already gone on this summer. A zap of jealousy hit him at thethought of Sofia being in any situation like this with another man.

He dropped one of his hands from her hair and trailed his fingersover her collar bone, to the side of her breast, to finally landing on herwaist. They stood so close to one another, both of them breathing heavy,the sexual tension thick in the hallway.

His lips came close to hers as he leaned his hips into her, letting herfeel how hard she made him. He had never wanted someone the wayhe wanted her. Fuck all the others guys she constantly talked about.For this moment, it was only them.

“You’re mine, Sofia.”

Before she could argue, his mouth devoured hers in a rough,demanding kiss. She matched his need, giving it right back to him.

It was overwhelming, the fireworks that went off once they tastedeach other. He lifted her up and she wrapped her legs around him. Hewas desperate for her, and they fumbled through the house until theygot to his bedroom.

They let go of each other, only to rip off their clothes. Standing

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