Chapter 4
"I was wondering when you were going to wake up." Asha said calmly from her seat at the end of Alec's bed.
Trying to hide a smile Alec rolled over and opened his eyes. Staring at her openly, he decided to play along with her little game as he slowly pulled himself up to a sitting position, making sure to take his time so that she could get a better picture.
"I realize I'm wonderful and all but you don't have to stalk me. If you wanted something all you had to do was ask." he threw out flippantly, and yet still managed to sound suggestive and seductive. This was not what she had expected.
Sure last night it would have been nice, but now with her new resolution not to do anything stupid like sleep with him, his smothering looks and his teasing smile were doing something to her she had no control over.
And Asha didn't like it.
"Look, you looked like shit last night. I thought you might want a friend. You didn't answer your phone so I thought I'd drop by and see if you were okay." She threw out huffily rising to her feet.
Realising that Asha was not in the mood for playing games with him right now, he decided to take matters into his own hands. When he was through with her she'd be more then game for games.
Alec reached out and grabbed her hand pulling her back down to the bed. She sat just in front of him. He'd pulled her back far enough that she was forced to support herself using one arm, that conviently happened to be parallel to his chest, making her ear mere inches from his mouth.
"I thought you didn't have my number." he whispered into her ear mischieviously, sending a surprising shock through her system as his warm breath rushed across her cheek.
Coy smile in place, Asha decided playing back a little wouldn't hurt anyone. It might even be fun. And it had been so long since she'd aloud herself the privlegde.
"You didn't look very well did you?" turning her head to face him, she whispered back, her breath dancing across his lips. This time it was Alec who jumped at the electricity she sent out.
"What did you really come here for Asha?" he whispered deeply, once he'd regained his composure.
His eyes darkened.
Her blood ran cold. She had to get out of here before she regretted her actions, Asha realized as Alec started tracing his finger up and down the arm she was currently using to stabalize herself, tickling the inside of her elbow with his gentle touch.
His actions were making her very unstable on that arm and if he kept it up she knew that, that arm would give out and she'd fall directly into his waiting arms. Not someplace she wanted to be considering her very confused and messed up state.
Alec smiled at her hesitancy. Aparently she wasn't all to sure why she was here either.
"Are you always this pigheaded or am I lucky? I told you why I was here." she managed not sounding very convincing.
At her answer Alec grew bored of the game. She wasn't playing along anymore.
Asha felt him flop down on the bed behind her and heard him let out a sigh as he stopped carressing her arm. Quickly she resettled in her position so he couldn't get any ideas about grabbing her arm out from under her.
"You win." he let out with another sigh and Asha let herself relax. Turning to face him she couldn't help but gloat in her small victory. Alec answered her victory smile with one of his own. Maybe she wasn't done playing after all. "Don't think this is the end of the war though." he added, sending Asha a look that knocked her back into her previous uncomfortable territory.
"Whatever." she tried for cool. She needed control of this situation again and she decided teasing him might help in her cause, if she could knock him off balance as he was very effectivly doing to her she might have a chance. Placing her hand on his chest she started to draw random patterns, refusing to look him in the eye as she continued. "So what's on your mind?" she asked innocently.
Alec smiled devilishly and brushed his knuckles against her lower back as he answered.
"Your tattoo."
Asha grinned weakly. He was not making this easy.
"Cute. If you keep it up I'm leaving." She shot back, suddenly having found her nerve.
"Your loss." he offered, bored.
"Oh I don't think so." She answered tracing her hand down his chest, circling his navel with her finger, before jumping up from her seat and walking toward the door.
Alec could have sworn she'd scorched him with her touch.
"You're unique, you know that." he flew out to her back, for the first time in his life his quick wit seemed to have failed him.
"You say that to all the girls." she offered turning to face him with a glint in her eyes that spelled trouble. She was seriously reconsidering her resolution of not sleeping with him. "Somehow though, that doesn't bother me."
Asha left him speechless.
"I was wondering when you were going to wake up." Asha said calmly from her seat at the end of Alec's bed.
Trying to hide a smile Alec rolled over and opened his eyes. Staring at her openly, he decided to play along with her little game as he slowly pulled himself up to a sitting position, making sure to take his time so that she could get a better picture.
"I realize I'm wonderful and all but you don't have to stalk me. If you wanted something all you had to do was ask." he threw out flippantly, and yet still managed to sound suggestive and seductive. This was not what she had expected.
Sure last night it would have been nice, but now with her new resolution not to do anything stupid like sleep with him, his smothering looks and his teasing smile were doing something to her she had no control over.
And Asha didn't like it.
"Look, you looked like shit last night. I thought you might want a friend. You didn't answer your phone so I thought I'd drop by and see if you were okay." She threw out huffily rising to her feet.
Realising that Asha was not in the mood for playing games with him right now, he decided to take matters into his own hands. When he was through with her she'd be more then game for games.
Alec reached out and grabbed her hand pulling her back down to the bed. She sat just in front of him. He'd pulled her back far enough that she was forced to support herself using one arm, that conviently happened to be parallel to his chest, making her ear mere inches from his mouth.
"I thought you didn't have my number." he whispered into her ear mischieviously, sending a surprising shock through her system as his warm breath rushed across her cheek.
Coy smile in place, Asha decided playing back a little wouldn't hurt anyone. It might even be fun. And it had been so long since she'd aloud herself the privlegde.
"You didn't look very well did you?" turning her head to face him, she whispered back, her breath dancing across his lips. This time it was Alec who jumped at the electricity she sent out.
"What did you really come here for Asha?" he whispered deeply, once he'd regained his composure.
His eyes darkened.
Her blood ran cold. She had to get out of here before she regretted her actions, Asha realized as Alec started tracing his finger up and down the arm she was currently using to stabalize herself, tickling the inside of her elbow with his gentle touch.
His actions were making her very unstable on that arm and if he kept it up she knew that, that arm would give out and she'd fall directly into his waiting arms. Not someplace she wanted to be considering her very confused and messed up state.
Alec smiled at her hesitancy. Aparently she wasn't all to sure why she was here either.
"Are you always this pigheaded or am I lucky? I told you why I was here." she managed not sounding very convincing.
At her answer Alec grew bored of the game. She wasn't playing along anymore.
Asha felt him flop down on the bed behind her and heard him let out a sigh as he stopped carressing her arm. Quickly she resettled in her position so he couldn't get any ideas about grabbing her arm out from under her.
"You win." he let out with another sigh and Asha let herself relax. Turning to face him she couldn't help but gloat in her small victory. Alec answered her victory smile with one of his own. Maybe she wasn't done playing after all. "Don't think this is the end of the war though." he added, sending Asha a look that knocked her back into her previous uncomfortable territory.
"Whatever." she tried for cool. She needed control of this situation again and she decided teasing him might help in her cause, if she could knock him off balance as he was very effectivly doing to her she might have a chance. Placing her hand on his chest she started to draw random patterns, refusing to look him in the eye as she continued. "So what's on your mind?" she asked innocently.
Alec smiled devilishly and brushed his knuckles against her lower back as he answered.
"Your tattoo."
Asha grinned weakly. He was not making this easy.
"Cute. If you keep it up I'm leaving." She shot back, suddenly having found her nerve.
"Your loss." he offered, bored.
"Oh I don't think so." She answered tracing her hand down his chest, circling his navel with her finger, before jumping up from her seat and walking toward the door.
Alec could have sworn she'd scorched him with her touch.
"You're unique, you know that." he flew out to her back, for the first time in his life his quick wit seemed to have failed him.
"You say that to all the girls." she offered turning to face him with a glint in her eyes that spelled trouble. She was seriously reconsidering her resolution of not sleeping with him. "Somehow though, that doesn't bother me."
Asha left him speechless.