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Nicky had insisted that Alex accept the lift home after they finished their last drinks.

She was only home for about five minutes when the intercom buzzed. The little screen showed Nikita staring right at the lens. Alex told her to take the elevator to the fourth floor before buzzing her in. The rustic elevator rattled to a stop and Nikita stepped out. Alex looked at her from across the apartment. She was pretty with hazel eyes, a soft mouth and a great body.

"Nice place!" Nikita said, looking around, taking the unusual apartment in.

"Thanks" Alex said walking over to where Nikita had just stepped entered, placed her hands on the girl's narrow hips and gently pulling her closer. Nikita felt a rush of butterflies through her stomach as their lips met and she groaned softly into the kiss. She was starting to doubt whether she would be able to abide by the conditions that this electrifying creature had set but she was not about to forego this night for anything. It was clear that Alex was not interested in forming a long-term bond and somehow, she didn't care. There was an urgency carried on from the encounter at the bar and she followed Alex through the kitchen and living area and into the space on the far side of the open floor where a huge bed had a view over the lights of the city and the harbour.

Alex turned around, her green eyes playing over Nikita's body before reaching out and lifting the younger girl's top up over her head exposing her perky little breasts which Alex ran her hands over momentarily before stripping off the younger woman's pants which she stepped out of along with the flip flops she was wearing. It was suddenly glaringly obvious that only one person was naked and Nikita was astonished at how quickly this stranger had managed to get her into so naked and vulnerable – she normally dictated what happened in the bedroom but realised that she had met her match this time while Alex grinned at her and in a her gorgeously deep voice said "well look at you!".

Nikita made a concerted effort not to relinquish all control but shortly after removing Alex's clothes she knew that there would be no holding back when she found herself on her back, on crisp white linen looking into the most beautiful green eyes looking down at her. She studied the lines of the irresistible being towering over her, oddly wondering where she had the tattoo on her arm done. She half sat up, took Alex by the hand and pulled her down onto the bed with her. Their naked bodies were pressed together until Nikita managed to get the dark haired woman onto her back. She shimmied down the length of her body until she could nudge Alex's thigh away with her shoulder to allow unrestricted access to a world that she was dying to explore.

By the time that she had tasted Alex and felt her orgasms constrict the fingers that she had buried as deep as she could in the smooth, warm, wetness of this woman who seemed to make her universe shiver with every little moan of pleasure, she herself was so wet that Alex raised a questioning eyebrow at her when her deft fingers made their way to the younger woman's entrance and she felt just how wet she was. Too mesmerised by the feeling even to blush, Nikita just arched her back and drew a sharp breath as two skilful fingers slid inside her and kept moving with a steady rhythm. Alex's teeth grazed her left nipple – this touch seemed to be amplified as it went from one verve ending to another, triggering the shockwave that was echoed by her second orgasm for the evening.

As the sun rose over the bay, it illuminated the naked figure of a woman fast asleep curled on her side. A dark haired woman was sitting a small distance away, staring at the screen of her MacBook through dark rimmed glasses, sipping on a cup of coffee.

"Hey gorgeous – why don't you come back to bed?" came a groggy voice from the far side of the apartment.

"I have some work to do and… we had an arrangement." Mercenary as it seemed to do this; Alex was not going to give the girl a chance to wonder if the rule was still in effect. She could not deal with anyone needing anything more from her than what she could afford to give right now and the gentle intimacy of snuggling up for a morning in bed was way beyond the league in which this encounter was playing. Last night was all about release and for Alex to engage in anything more than that right now would take a miracle.

"Yeah, I have a flight to catch later, I should probably get going." She groaned as she got up, she walked to the bathroom which was separated from the bedroom panels of shutters that could be moved aside, the whole sleeping area could be closed off that way. She rinsed her mouth and washed her face. Put her clothes from the previous night back on and gave Alex a brief kiss goodbye as she stepped into the elevator.

"Where are you flying to?"

"Oh, back home to Jo'burg. It was good meeting you, she said with a grin, maybe our paths will cross again someday"

"Maybe… Have a good flight"

The elevator made its way down the shaft as Alex looked at the time - 7:30. "Too fucking early…"

Another two cups of coffee and a shower later, Alex had finished her emails and headed out for a quick breakfast at the artisan bakery on the corner of her block before returning to laze around the apartment with her book for the day.

She would have to get some sleep before the party she now almost regretted agreeing to go to with Nicky. Whether Abby would be there or not was not clear yet but she would bet on 'not'. Nicky didn't have much capacity for prima donna behaviour, a quality that Alex liked in her. Whenever they got the chance to go out together, it usually turned out to be memorable for one reason or another. What tonight's reason would be remained to be seen.