Part Eight.
Unforgettable.
Kissing Soren was a new experience for Aspen.
First, she didn't imagine he would be so unresponsive.
It was like kissing a statute, a very hot, clearly breathing statute.
She imagined this fated kiss would be like something out of a sappy romantic movie, a lot of heated touches and moans, some amount of tongue, nibbles and maybe a cringe worthy sexy whisper of a innuendo inbetween.
But there was nothing.
Nothing at all. Absolutely nothing.
The music in the background changed as the seconds ticked by. Awkwardness set in quickly as her eyes blinked open and met wide open obsidian eyes staring right back at her.
Heat crept up from Aspen's chest, painting her entire face tomato red, her hands shook as the massive weight of embarrassment settled on her shoulders.
She thought it worked like this. She thought he liked her, she thought if she kissed him, he would kiss her back not turn into the statute of David by Michelangelo.
Did he not like her?
Did Rhys lie to her? Did Soren not like her like that?
So many thoughts coursed through her head and the hue of her red embarrassment brightened until it felt like her entire face was on fire.
Gulping thickly, she retracted from Still frozen Soren, her eyes falling to her lap. She couldn't even look him in the eye
Would you look a man who you just sexually assaulted in the eye?
She was going to murder Rhys!
She didn't even know what to say, how to frame her words, how to apologize….
"I-I-I" she stammered at first before trying to swallow down the lump situated firmly in her throat. She probably looked so stupid right now.
She jumped to her feet, her movement so sudden it made Soren flinch a little
Maybe she should just admit she was really drunk? Or maybe possessed by a sex crazed spirit?
"I-I… I didn't think…" she ran off, looking everywhere but at who her words were directed to "I shouldn't have, I'm sorry" she squeaked out, her voice barely audible over the music.
She should get out of here quick.
Swallowing she added just before she whirled to escape "Please don't sue me, I was temporarily insane" she paused to think "Because of the new vitamins I am taking, that should be it" she added a bout of nervous, embarrassed laughter before turning sharply on her heel and hurrying to the stairs
But before she could make it, a hand closed around her arm, stopping her.
Soren
She winced, not daring to turn around, not even when his smooth, calm voice reached her ears
"Turn around Aspen, don't leave"
Why couldn't he let her go and wallow in her stupidity? Her dignity was shattered, her pride was knocked out and her confidence had taken a permanent vacation. All she wanted to do was to sink into the ground and disappear.
"I have to leave if I want to catch the last plane to Hawaii, so I can drown myself peacefully in the ocean"
She heard him chuckle but overcame her temptation to turn around and glance at his beautiful mirth filled face. Nope, not today.
"I'm sorry but I think that plane has already left"
"I'll just catch the next one for Saint Helens and throw myself in a volcano" she countered in a weak voice
He chuckled, louder this time "Just turn around Aspen"
After a long sigh and a few seconds of steeling herself up mentally, she turned slowly, her eyes still glued to the floor "Why won't you let me leave with the shattered remains of my dignity?"
She felt his smooth, slender fingers slide under her chin and tilt her head up to meet his gaze. He had a soft smile on his face and his eyes were glinting weirdly. Not what she expected…
"Then I wouldn't be able to give you this" he breathed before his head descended, his lips landing on hers.
Now it was Aspen's turn to be shocked.
Her eyes were as wide as jade saucers as his lips moved against hers skillfully, nibbling, coaxing her to respond, to open….
And she did, after the initial shock settled and her eyes fluttered closed. Inside, she jumped, cheered, did back flips of happiness and splits of pure joy but outside a moan bubbled up from her throat as her lips parted and his tongue stroked hers, almost shyly, testing the waters before resorting to more bolder, gut wrenching strokes
Her hands were clutching the lapels of his blazer for her dear life as a powerful tingle ran through her entire being as he deepened the kiss, his hand cupping the back of her neck to keep her steady, because steady was the last thing Aspen felt right now.
Aspen felt hot, not the heat of embarrassment she had felt not moments before but a different kind of heat, one that originated from the bottom of her stomach and spread out to every part of her body, one that made the thoughts swirling in her head go Poof!, one that she hadn't felt in a long while.
He tasted like mint and oddly honey, his spicy scent enveloped her in a warm cocoon, he kissed like a dream and she couldn't be sure she fallen into a really realistic dream.
When his lips left hers, all the breath in her lungs had disappeared and she left light headed, very so that her limbs were tingling and a slow goofy smile was spreading across her face
"what that was?" she uttered out confusedly before shaking her head. That didn't sound right
What was she trying to say again?
Soren laughed softly, the sound tickling her ears as his lips brushed the delicate curve "Don't you mean 'what was that?'"
Aspen nodded, swallowing, his voice by her ear was husky and filled with bad intentions, it did weird things to her "Yeah, I mean to say that"
He pressed a light kiss to her neck, one that sent jolts down to the heated juncture between her legs "You did say if I gave you a kiss, you'd return my phone"
"Oh" she let out dumbly, the fog still dispersing from her brain
"but now" he continued, pressing another kiss to her neck, the space her pulse drummed an erratic beat "It seems my interest in it has waned, you've succeeded in catching my attention"
Oddly, that brought a huge smile to Aspen's face "Well, I am pretty attention worthy"
He responded by chuckling and nipping at her ear "Well you have every ounce of my attention now, the question is what do you want to do with it?"
Aspen took a tiny step backwards and beamed up at a grinning, heavy lidded Soren "I have a few ideas"
The paparazzi all perked up when they spotted the valet bringing a familiar luxury car around. Wasn't that the car Soren Ishida came in?
Does that mean he's coming out again?
As if to answer their internal question, the double doors of the club opened and out stepped the man of the hour, holding his lady friend's hand tightly
He wasn't wearing that annoying mask…and was he smiling?
Yes, it seemed like he was…
The pair were wearing similar smiles, like they were laughing at a private joke between them. They did look awfully chummy.
If they was some doubts about their relationship when they walked in a couple hours ago, they wasn't now..
They were obviously very close.
The paparazzi obviously had one collective thought 'This is totally going on the society pages tomorrow'
Meanwhile, some feet away, as Soren helped Aspen into the car, one hand on her waist, his heart thundered in his chest, beating faster than before.
This was happening, this was really happening, he wasn't just dreaming it…
After what happened in the store, after having those sinful thoughts, he thought it was best to keep his distance, to try to get her out of his head. He couldn't be sure she liked him and to be having those urges without no confirmation, it didn't feel right
Hence the constant texting…
To be completely honest, he wasn't even texting anyone important, he was just noting and sending some design ideas he had to himself and to his design manager
Anything to not think about her…
But he couldn't even do that right, even with her sitting beside him, her hand in his was a potent enough distraction
But now…
He didn't need to be distracted anymore.
She had all his attention
Still smiling, he closed the passenger side door and with quick steps rounded the car, ignoring the flashing cameras and slid into the car.
As soon as the door closed behind him, Aspen was on him, her hands in his hair, her soft, sweet lips kissing him.
She was really eager, he liked that, liked it too much infact.
This wasn't a dream right?
Smiling he responded to her, nibbling her bottom lip expertly, tasting and drinking her essence in. She moaned headily into his mouth and a thrill ran through him. She was a drug, a drug he was so scared to sample before but now after one taste, he couldn't get enough, he was addicted… so addicted
His tongue swiped hers, his thumb slid across her cheek and down, his hand curling around the back of her neck, to hold her even closer.
He couldn't get enough…
He didn't want this to stop…..
But she pulled away after planting a few small pecks on his lips, like she was reluctant to leave too
"Your place or mine?" he let out breathily, still dazed
Her smile was enough to send his heart thumping hard in his chest "Yours"
Soren's place it seemed, was the penthouse apartment of The Silver, the most expensive apartment block in the city
Aspen wasn't shocked when he pulled into the underground parking lot, to be honest she had kinda expected it, I mean super rich guy, ofcourse super luxurious apartment
It seemed fashion really paid.
But those thoughts flew out of her head the moment he pulled her into the elevator and backed her into the wall just as the doors closed.
His arms caged her in, his spicy scent invading her senses. Slowly she met his burning obsidian gaze and grinned up at him. He replied by smirking lightly before leaning down to claim her lips in a heated kiss.
Aspen melted into the kiss, the steadily building pool of desire between her legs drove her to open and accept his silken tongue, accept his sinfully erotic taste.
She had never felt this aroused before, with Caleb, with anybody. It seemed like her pussy had a heartbeat of its own.
This man was like a flame, setting her skin, her blood, her very being ablaze.
She moaned as he stroked down her back and cupped her ass through her dress, giving the soft globes a firm squeeze. His hands were hot, branding her skin through the fabric. She wondered how they would feel on her bare skin, stroking up her inner thigh, clamped around her neck as he pounded into her from behind..
His lips left hers and latched onto her neck, kissing, nibbling, leaving stimulating love bites that had Aspen squirming against him, her little squeaks and squeals of enjoyment ringing in the elevator car. Soren couldn't get enough.
This was everything he wanted.
The woman he's loved his entire life was in his arms, her breathless moan and little purrs of excitement were echoing in his ears, her dainty warm hands were in his hair, underneath his collar, stroking his chest.
He couldn't control his reactions to all these stimulants, it was like his body wasn't listening to his brain anymore as he pressed her more firmly against his erection, swallowing down the erotic moan she let out when he did.
This was heaven to him, like a dream…
This man was sex on legs, everything he did made her wet panties even more soaked through, the solid way he held her hips against his making his obviously huge erection known, the way his hot tongue slipped into her mouth, exploring and stroking against hers, even the way his delicious scent invaded her senses
She couldn't get enough.
She was wrapped up in his.
So much, she didn't even notice the elevator doors open. She only snapped back to reality when his husky, slightly out of breath voice whispered against her ear "Come on"
She followed him without hesitation, their fingers entwined as he led her down a lush, carpeted hallway to an ornately craved oak door. The excitement built up in her
She was doing this
She was actually about to have sex with Soren Ishida
What a weird day it's been.
But all those thoughts flew out of her head when Soren opened the door and pulled her through slamming the door behind them and backing her into it
Sexily, he grinned down at her, leaning close to press a small chaste kiss against her swollen lips. Involuntarily, Aspen felt her heart thump hard in her chest
"This feels like a dream to me" she heard him mutter as he pulled her closer to him until their bodies were flush against each other
Jokingly, Aspen let out "Don't tell me this is your first time"
His grin became even wider as he lightly pinched her side, making her yelp "You always have a retort"
"My mind is the sharpest of the fold"
He leaned down and pressed a small kiss to the crook of her neck, his hips rocking against hers, his crotch pressing against her lower abdomen
"And what is your mind telling you now?" he hummed in her ear, his husky voice doing pleasurable things to her
His voice was like an aphrodisiac, drawing her deeper and deeper into the inescapable pool of dark pleasure. It was like he was speaking straight to her clit
'Phone sex with him would be amazing' Aspen involuntarily thought
"A lot of things, like how if you don't touch me in the next five seconds, I might go insane"
The deep chuckle he let out sent shivers down her spine that had her hips jerking into his
"We wouldn't want that now would we?"
The next thing Aspen knew, she was been hoisted up her legs wrapped around his waist and he was kissing her again
The new sensations she felt made her moan, Soren's hot hands stroking her thighs, her erection now pressing firmly against her core
She wanted more, more of his skin against hers, more of his soft skillful lips, more of his mind boggling taste, more of his orgasm inducing voice
The wind shifted and suddenly, her back was pressing against soft, cool sheets and Soren was above her, his lips ravishing her as his hands explored her curves.
He kissed her until she was breathless, nibbling down her neck and collarbone, leaving tiny electrifying love bites in his wake
Aspen was shivering with barely restrained arousal when he raised his head and pinned her with his burning gaze "Are you sure about this?" he whispered, his eyes unblinking
She didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He had gotten her so turned on, now he was asking if she wanted it or not?
Ridiculous was too harsh a word to sprout so she just nodded "I am"