When Lexi eyes her boyfriend, Adam only sends a small smirk her way.
“Well then,” says Candice, reaching for the bottle of vodka and pouring the contents into three shot glasses. “How about we ease your nerves first?”
Candice hands one glass to Lexi and the other to Adam. The last one is for herself. They clink their glasses together and drink the shot in one go. Lexi feels the alcohol burn down her throat. She remembers Adam telling her before that premium vodka won’t burn, but it does, and she knows it’s because of her low alcohol tolerance.
“More, more…” Candice says, as she pours more vodka until the bottle is three-fourths empty. “Have some more…”
Lexi accepts the alcohol from Candice, drinks it, and suddenly feels a little woozy. She’s in between drunk and tipsy; she’s ready.
Adam scoots closer to Lexi on the edge of the bed and cups her face. He wants to start gentle, to ease Lexi into the experience. He gives her a peck on the lips, and then another, until he deepens the kiss. She responds automatically, lips moving in sync with his and her arms winding around his neck. She absent-mindedly plays with the strands at his nape while Adam sets her on his lap, so she’s straddling him. When Lexi starts pushing her tongue deeper and asking for entrance, Adam pulls away. He looks at Candice, and Lexi feels more nervous than ever.
Candice moves to Lexi’s other side, and slowly, the model hooks a finger under Lexi’s chin and tips it towards her. Then, Candice cups Lexi face in her hands, and just like that, Lexi feels a different sensation. Candice’s fingers are softer and more tender. It’s a different feeling being intimate with a woman, and the excitement builds up inside her.
When Candice and Lexi’s lips meet, Candice’s hands travel from Lexi’s face to her shoulders. The kiss starts slow, as Lexi tries to get used to the more delicate and feminine figure. She feels Candice’s breasts pushed up against hers, and in a moment of confidence, she pulls Candice’s top over her head and discards it on the floor.
“Hmm…” Adam says, as he removes his girlfriend’s shirt and throws it to the side as well.
Candice and Lexi’s bras go off at the same time, and as Adam massages Lexi’s breasts, Lexi’s exploring Candice mounds with her lips. She’s not sure if she’s doing it correctly. Tonight’s a one-time thing; they all know it, but the least she can do is give Candice a good experience and not waste her time.
“Yes…” Candice whispers, urging her on. “Yes…”
Candice’s fingers intertwine with Lexi’s as she guides her hand towards her free breast. In response, Lexi pulls away from Candice’s left breast and gives her right one a quick suck. Then, her fingers start to twist and pull at Candice’s taut nipples.
Lexi knows Adam’s getting restless. His hands are roaming her inner thighs while his lips pepper kisses on her nape and back. When Lexi pulls away from Candice for a moment, Adam takes the opportunity and starts assaulting the crook of her neck.
When Lexi opens her eyes, she sees Candice smiling at her mischievously. The woman then spreads her legs apart as her fingers fly to the waistband of her shorts. Lexi wriggles out of the denim, and Candice bites her lip at the sight of sheer underwear.
“I see you’re prepared for tonight…” Candice says, noticing the bare, smooth skin of Lexi’s pussy.
Lexi knows what to expect. Adam’s gone down on her too many times. She knows what fingering and receiving oral feels like…
Lexi bites her lip when she realizes she’s been wrong all along. Her expectations fly out the window when Candice starts eating her out and playing with her clit. There’s a gentleness with Candice, unlike with Adam who’s rougher and hungrier when it comes to foreplay and sex. Candice savors each moment and takes Lexi slowly.
“Ugh…” Lexi finds herself moaning at the feel of Adam assaulting her breasts and Candice eating her out. “Yes…”
After a while, Candice pulls her mouth away from Lexi’s pussy. Then Adam lifts Lexi up and on his lap, so she’s straddling him. They’re on the edge of the bed with Candice at their side. Lexi lifts her ass up from Adam’s lap until his erection is right below her entrance. As she pushes herself and feels the lips of her pussy envelop Adam’s throbbing dick, Candice lands a hard kiss on her lips and Lexi eagerly kisses back. Adam then starts to move up and down as he takes the lead. Lexi bounces with Adam’s every thrust as Candice fondles her breasts. With the multiple sensations spreading throughout her body, Lexi doesn’t know where to focus on. She’s not complaining. She loves everything that’s happening – Adam’s dick thrusting inside her, Candice’s lips on her neck, her hands on her clit, and Adam’s fingers teasing her breasts. It’s all too much – a great kind of ‘too much’, and when she feels Adam’s dick twitch inside her, she meets his lips with hers and smiles against the kiss.
When the sex is over and they’ve all cleaned up, Candice dresses up in the clothes she came in and bids ‘goodbye’.
“Thanks for tonight, hun,” she says to Lexi as she gives her a quick peck on the lips. “Hope you had fun.”
When Candice closes the door behind her, Lexi and Adam look at one another, and slowly, Lexi lies down on her back and Adam follows suit. All the while his fingers brush up and down her thigh.
“Now, I have you all to myself…” Adam says with a small smile playing on his lips, as he pulls Lexi closer to him.
“You do,” Lexi replies, and then, “I love you…”
Adam’s grin widens as his eyes start to glaze over for a minute. Nothing but Lexi can make him happy.
“I love you too.”
Chapter 7
Fuck. Lexi feels a million knots twisting in her stomach. She flutters her eyes open and feels a heavy lump in her throat. Fuck.
Snippets of last night’s events start flooding her mind. She remembers getting drunk with Adam and Candice, receiving pleasure from both of them, and spending the night drifting off to sleep in Adam’s arms. She can’t explain the feeling in the pit of her stomach. It almost resembles…regret.
She turns around slowly, trying not to wake Adam up. Her eyes roam the plane of his face – his long eyelashes, his pointed nose, his full lips, and then his jawline. He’s looks so peaceful asleep, and here Lexi feels like she’s drunk five cups of coffee. Her mind is on overdrive, and she feels more awake than ever.
Adam stirs a bit and mouths something inaudible before he turns silent and resumes his breathing. Nothing happened, Lexi reminds herself. The threesome was just a one-time thing. Candice and Adam never got intimate with one another.
Regret – she can’t deny it now – that’s the feeling in the pit of her stomach. She knows Candice never came in between Adam and her last night. But now that the alcohol’s rubbed off and she’s realized what happened, Lexi doesn’t like the idea of sharing an intimate moment with a stranger. She remembers all the places Candice kissed and sucked her; she remembers the magic of her fingers and her lips. Lexi loves it, but she knows it’s still wrong. Last night was only supposed to be between Adam and her.
Adam’s eyes start to blink open and Lexi feels his arms tighten around her waist. He pulls her closer to her and kisses the top of her forehead.
“Morning, beautiful,” he says, placing a feather-light kiss on her lips. “Hmm…”
Adam starts to nibble on Lexi’s bottom lip, and she sees him smile against her lips. But she can’t. Whatever Adam has planned this morning, she can’t. The knots are still in her stomach, and Lexi knows her insecurity is getting the best of her. She doesn’t want to share Adam with anyone else, especially when it’s something so sexual. She knows this is her personal problem, and she needs to fix it. She slowly pulls away from Adam’s kiss.
“Sorry,” she says, her voice weak. “I need to use the bathroom.”
Then, she leaves the bed and walks over to the restroom. When she closes the door behind her and sits herself on the toilet, she’s trying not to tear up. She hates herself for how selfish, insecure, and dependent on Adam she’s b
ecome.
Chapter 8
“We broke up.”
Tonight is the Fashion Saves gala, where high-profile individuals in the world of business and fashion gather together to raise funds for poverty-stricken regions. Lexi almost fell to the floor when Adam told her how much a seat in the ball cost.
“Will the food be made of gold?” she remembers asking Adam a few days ago.
“It’s for charity.” Adam answered then, and that ended the conversation as quickly as it started.
Lexi’s starting to enjoy getting dressed and looking pretty every time there’s a prestigious event Adam invites her to. She can’t deny the fact that she looks forward to what designer she’ll wear, from the clothes to the jewelry. She’ll never buy the pieces, but it’s always fun to dress up as a princess or celebrity for the night. What isn’t fun is bumping into an ex, as is the case with Adam and Yvonne.
Lexi can’t deny that the supermodel is one of the most gorgeous women in the gala. Here ivory satin gown is a scene-stealer, and anyone can see her from a mile away. Not to mention her tall and slender frame makes her stand out from the sea of women who can only dream of having her height.
“Oh…why’d you and Philippe break up?” Adam asks, tone taken aback at the news.
“Nothing dramatic. Our schedules were just too busy we couldn’t really fit a relationship,” Yvonne then says nonchalantly. Lexi presumes she’s over the break-up, and she knows a woman like Yvonne Lacroix can easily snatch a new man with a snap of her fingers.
“Ha,” Adam then says, barking out into a laugh as if he remembers something funny. “That’s almost the same reason we broke up. You were having runway shows in every part of the world, and I couldn’t keep track. I can’t say I’m sad that you and Philippe are broken up. You know how I feel about the guy.”
“Hate’s an understatement,” Yvonne says in reply, matching Adam’s enthusiastic tone. “I remember you used to rant about him back when we were dating. One of the reasons I may have dated him was to spite you.”
There’s a wicked grin on her lips, and Lexi doesn’t know if Yvonne’s being serious or joking.
“Oh, so it wasn’t the private jet?”
“Well, that too…”
The friendly banter carries on, and Lexi suddenly feels like an outsider. She excuses herself for a minute to get a drink, but only walks a few meters away before she stops. She wants to observe Adam and Yvonne from afar, and she doesn’t like what she sees. There are no flirty touches and googly eyes, but anyone can see how seamless and natural Adam and Yvonne act with one another. There’s even laughter in their eyes, and there hasn’t been any awkward silence. Lexi feels deflated, and she wants to mentally kick herself. First, she was jealous of sharing the bedroom with Candice. Now, she doesn’t like seeing Adam talk enthusiastically with another woman.
Lexi takes a glass of red wine before she walks over to the patio. Maybe some fresh air is what she needs to keep the jealous feelings at bay. She starts striking up conversation with a handful of people, but the chat never lasts for more than a few minutes. The caveat with events such as this is the more beneficial you are to a person, the more likely they are to talk to you. After a few pleasantries here and there with Lexi, the person excuses him- or herself and ends the chat.
Lexi knows it’s nothing personal – she isn’t a billionaire or a businesswoman – but her confidence and self-esteem can’t help but take another blow. Being Adam’s personal assistant is a position most people in the company dream of having, but now she feels like she isn’t her own person, that she’s living in his shadow. It doesn’t help that everyone knows she’s his girlfriend, and she knows what everyone’s thinking.
She just got that job because she’s sleeping with him.
“Hey you…” says Adam, coming from behind. Slowly, he snakes an arm around her waist and across her stomach, and Lexi leans her head on his chest. “Why are you hiding out here?”
“Adam…” she starts to say, and he knows nothing good can come out after hearing Lexi say his name in that tone. “I think we need to take a break…”
Lexi feels Adam tighten against her. She feels his chest tense up from behind her head. She feels his hands grasp the side of her waist a little tighter.
“What are you talking about…?”
“I’m sorry…” Then, tears start to stream down Lexi’s face, and she lets her emotions get the best of her. “It’s just…I think I’ve lost myself being with you. You’ve been nothing but wonderful and great, and I can’t ask for a more perfect boyfriend...” Adam stays silent, and he almost feels like his heart is about to plunge to the pit of his stomach. “You’ve been so great that I’ve become completely dependent on you...”
In an instant, Adam’s hands fly up to Lexi’s shoulders, and he turns her around. Now that they’re facing one another, Adam can see the fearful look in Lexi’s eyes, and she can see the disappointment in his.
“So what’s the problem?” he asks, eyebrows furrowing together. There’s a wrinkle on his forehead already; he’s surprised, stressed, and irritated all at the same time.
“I just want to be my own person,” Lexi then says. “The person you fell in love with, the person who didn’t need you but wanted you.”
Adam feels like the wind just got knocked out of him. There’s a tightness in his heart that scares the hell out of him. He can’t shake the feeling off that his heart is about to break into a million pieces any time now.
“No,” he says immediately, unable to go through with the break. “I love you now as much as I loved you then.”
“Adam…”
Before Lexi can say anything more, Adam takes her hand and leads her to the side of the garden opposite the one connected to the patio. There’s no one on this side which helps to keep away prying ears. Even the lamp a few feet away emanates the faintest of glows. The light is almost useless. The guests of the gala can only see their silhouettes. They’re too far away from the party now which is good. They can talk in peace.
Adam and Lexi then take a seat on the wrought-iron bench, but Adam never lets go of her hand.
“Seriously, Lexi,” Adam then says, his voice pained. “You have to come up with a better reason than that. Am I too clingy and demanding? That’s why you want to take a break from me?”
Lexi shakes her head. No. “No. It’s me…not you…”
Adam barks out a sinister laugh before he shakes her head. “You’re not using that on me.”
“I’m serious…” Lexi heaves a heavy sight before she speaks again. “Adam…you’ve been nothing but great. You love me and you spoil me too much…and I honestly can’t ask for anything more. You have to trust me when I say it’s myself I need to fix. That time we had a threesome with Candice? I felt sick to my stomach the morning after even if I was the one who asked for it.” Another pause. “You talking with Yvonne a while ago? I knew you two were just being friendly, but I couldn’t shake the jealous feeling off. I still can’t. Can’t you see? You’ve given the world to me, and I’ve made you my whole world. I hope you understand why I need some time alone to fix myself…”
Adam purses his lips together; he’s in deep thought, and the way he bites his bottom lip has Lexi tempted to break her resolve. Waiting for him to speak feels like an eternity, but Lexi just can’t leave the conversation in mid-air. All or nothing. There’s no in between with the two of them.
“Bullshit.” Lexi’s eyes widen at the reply. That she doesn’t expect. “I’m not letting you go. We can give one another space, but were not ‘taking a break’. Fuck that.”
And before Lexi knows what’s happening, Adams pulls her up and onto his lap. As she straddles him, Adam leads her hands atop his shoulders as his cup her face. He pulls Lexi’s head closer to his and starts to nip at her bottom lip. It doesn’t take long before he deepens the kiss, and Lexi matches his eagerness. She kisses and sucks and surprises Adam when she darts her tongue past his lips and begs for entrance. He smiles
against the kiss and opens his mouth until their tongues are in a tangle.
Slowly, Adam’s hands travel down from her face to Lexi’s breasts. With the wrap dress hanging loosely around Lexi’s frame, Adam pulls the strap of the dress down Lexi’s shoulders before the bodice pools at her waist. He pulls his lips away from hers and marvels at the sight of Lexi’s breasts out in the open. He’s lost count of how many time he’s seen her naked, but the fact that they’re in a public place adds a level of excitement that increases the sexual tension between them.
“Adam…” Lexi breathes heavily when his lips close around her hardened nipple and starts to suck and nip at it. One of his hands cups her free breast before he starts squeezing and massaging the full mound. “Yes…”
Lexi knows she has to control her moaning. As much as possible, she can’t even make a sound. Heavy and hard breaths emanate from her mouth. She’s so tempted to scream, and Adam’s making it all the more difficult.
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