Alexis
Alex and I sat close, our faces inches apart, wrapped in the gaze that could melt everything around us. His eyes burned, intense with desire, making it clear he wanted more, but I held back.
I wasn’t ready yet; I needed to move slowly, and I needed to make sense of the guilt still eating at me. Byron was technically still my husband; I couldn’t ignore that, even if he’d been a hollow shell of a partner. But that didn’t stop the fire in Alex’s eyes or how he leaned in as if I were the only thing he saw.
He started the car, breaking the moment, and I glanced around, taking in where we were. “Did we really just do all this in a parking lot?”
Alex chuckled, his voice thick with amusement. “What? A little parking lot fantasy too wild for you?” He gave me a cheeky grin. “I told you t
