Quinn's POV
I'd watched her run away from me a week ago after sharing a kiss with her. It hurt like hell to see her reject me and the chemistry brewing between us. Running away from me wasn't what had bothered me the most but the look of horror and conflict on her face when she did. I'd spent the rest of the day believing she'd come the next day so we could sort it out but she never did and not even for the rest of the week.
I'd been cranky all week, walking about like a part of me was missing. I felt so empty on the inside that I was beginning to realize how much seeing her cute face and pretty smile every morning meant to me. More than her smile, I missed the time we spent together every morning, just talking about anything and everything. The few times I've spent with her, I realized she had lots of dreams and aspirations but aside from that, she'd never let me in enough to know about her personal life. It was as if no matter how hard I tried, she was always going to raise her walls and keep them up, but I would make her understand that even that wouldn't keep me off. I've always loved a woman that gave me a chase.
It was Friday and I'd just finished the last session of the free yoga class. As promised, the full month of free trial had ended and from the next week, whoever was interested in more of the classes would have to pay for it and be assigned with a personal trainer. Although I was thankful for the work relief, I knew it also meant I wouldn't see Alexis again, but I couldn't let that happen. Thus, I'd left for my office immediately when the class came to an end, with just one motive in mind_to find her home address in the information she'd filled in while registering for the class. I could remember stumbling upon it a few weeks ago when I'd first met her.
After rummaging through a couple of files on my computer, I located hers and a satisfied smile claimed my facial expression. It was a good thing I'd requested my clients' residential addresses.
That evening, on my way home, I stopped at the address I'd seen in her files. It was an apartment building and luckily for me, they were numbered and she'd added the number hers to the information she'd filled into the form. Exhaling a gush of air, a rush of excitement ran through me, my chest clogging with different emotions at the thoughts of seeing her again, after what felt like forever. I climbed out of my car and headed towards the building, taking the stairs until I got to her floor. The moment I got to her door, I rang the doorbell and a few minutes later, I heard the sound of approaching feet at the other end of the door. The door was pulled open, to reveal Alexis dressed in gray sweats and a crop top. The moment her eyes landed on me, shock registered on her face, her eyes widening but as quickly as it had appeared, it was gone. She immediately tried shutting the door but I quickly wedged my hand between it, shoving it open.
A gasp escaped her lips as I let myself in, shutting the door behind me. She tried escaping but I caught on to her, pushing her against the door and caging her between the door and my body, with my arms placed on either side of her head, my eyes staring down at her in a mix of annoyance and satisfaction_at least, I had her where I needed her.
Silence ensued for a while, stretching on with her soft brown orbs staring into mine. I watched all of the fleeting emotions in them, as they moved from one to another, from shock to annoyance, with lust swirling underneath all of them, but not enough to cloud the rage that was beginning to brew.
"What are you doing here?" she finally asked in a snappy tone, breaking the silence.
"You haven't shown up at the gym in a week, Alexis," I growled out, frustrated with her attitude but at the same time, I knew I had to play it cool. The woman was a little firecracker and I had to calm her.
"Yeah, so you show up at your clients' houses to check on them if they decide they're done?" she cocked a brow but didn't even let me respond to her before adding, "it's even a free trial and I'm done. I have a choice to leave if I decide not to go on anymore,"
"And you decide to walk away on the last week, or right after I…"
"Don't." she snapped even before I could complete the words. "I don't want to hear it, Quinn. It's in the past now and it. Never. Happened."
"What? You're just going to pretend that we have nothing together?" I questioned, trying to keep my voice neutral even though her words were tearing at my heart. My hand beside her head moved to her cheek, softly grazing it with the back of my fingers before journeying down to her lips, and tracing them with my thumb, while I leaned in, practically pressing my body to hers, my lips close to her ear. "That you don't feel this insane chemistry between us?" my hand traveled further down to her shoulder, before wrapping my fingers around her neck and squeezing softly. A gasp escaped her lips from my touch at the same time as I flicked my tongue against her earlobe before whispering in her ear, "that you don't want me as much as you know I want you?"
By now, her breath was coming out in short quick pants, with her lips slightly parted, her pupils dilated. My eyes traveled from her eyes down her body to see the hard peeks of her nipples imprinted on her shirt, but that wasn't all. On each side of each hard nipple was another hard tip that gave it away_she had nipple piercings. My mouth watered, tongue sneaking out to wet my lips at the thoughts of having those rosy pink buds on my lips, and sucking hard on them with little whimpers of pleasure escaping her lips. Knowing what was underneath that flimsy top and also realizing that she had no bra on weren't doing very well for my self-control. My eyes traveled to hers and back to her chest, unable to look past them.
"Baby…" a growl escaped my lips as I felt my cock coming to life in my pants. My eyes traveled back to hers and she chose that moment to lick her lips. At that point, I couldn't resist the urge to suck on those soft pink plush lips, calling out to me. Slowly, I leaned in to seal my lips to hers but at the last moment, she placed her hands on my chest, pushing me hard.
"I-I I can't," she murmured in a strong voice, turning her head away and presenting me with her cheeks.
Hating the fact that she was avoiding my eyes, I grabbed her chin and gradually turned it until our eyes met.
"Please," she muttered in a barely audible voice, shaking her head in disapproval.
Swallowing down the lump in my throat, I took my hands off her and moved away, with a nod of my head. For a moment, I turned my back to her, unable to look at her, hence I wouldn't be able to control myself. After releasing a deep breath, I turned around to see she was still in the same spot, with her back pressed to the wall. I took in the sight of her small form, my eyes dragging from her face down to her feet and back again.
She looked adorable in her comfortable home wear. Her long brown hair was pulled into a messy bun with a few stubborn strands falling to her forehead, as usual. Out of habit, I reached to tuck them behind her ears, and surprisingly, she let me.
"Am I the reason you decided not to complete the last week of the yoga class?" I questioned in a soft tone, after dropping my hand.
For a while, she remained quiet, licking her lips. My eyes stayed on hers until she subconsciously reached for the waistband of her sweats, her fingers sliding in to arrange and pull them down to her waistline. My eyes widened, lips falling open when her innocent actions revealed the diamonds of her navel piercings. Like a moth to a flame, my eyes were drawn to them and I couldn't look away.
"You like it?"