“To hell with it,” Edward muttered. He moved closer and put both arms around her. His mouth covered hers in a warm, wet kiss. The feel of those lips against hers was as thrilling as in her fantasies. She fell back on the cushions and tried to prop herself up by the elbows. He deepened the kiss, and her arms give way so that she fell on her back beneath his weight.
Gladys didn‘t know the last time she‘d enjoyed a kiss so much. His lips were hard and soft at the same time and his mouth a warm haven. When she felt his hands around her waist, she placed her palms on his chest, felt the heavy pounding of his heart through his T-shirt. It aroused her deeply to know how much he wanted her. It thrilled her that he could desire her so much that his hands slightly shook as they caressed her bare arms.
“I want you.” He said in a whisper against her lips, his eyes darkened with passion as they held hers. “I‘ve wanted you for months, since the first time I saw you.”
His words brought her back to where they were. She lifted her hands from him to run them through her braided hair. “Edward,” she sighed. “We can‘t do this now.”
“Maybe not here,” He lightly stroked her neck his fingers, moving down to the cowl of her neckline. “But it‘s so hard not to go further. Having you alone here is torture.”
Gladys sat up and shifted a little. “Anyone can come in…”
As if on cue, footsteps sounded on the steps and in the next minute people were joining them in the room. Edward kept his arms around her and continued to send heated glances her way but she feigned ignorance and smiled as she chatted with Kanayo and the others. Still, he stole a long sweet kiss when he dropped her off at her aunt‘s place after the party.