"Wake up, beautiful." She heard a voice trying to penetrate her consciousness.

Her eyes remained close, but she did recognize his voice. She wondered if she was dreaming. Well, Dani wished she was not. She liked for him to continue to whisper sweet nothings to her.

Slowly, she felt his lips grazed down her earlobes, down to the side of her neck, teasing her to awareness. Finally, she opened her eyes to the beautiful view of his eyes gazing down on her. She would prefer this to any dream.

"Why did you stop?" She complained as she pulled him back to her to finish what he started. She devoured his lips with hers, not caring anymore about whether she was sporting a bad breath.

She had finally felt more comfortable around him, ever since the day that he raised her confidence about herself. Although there were still moments that she felt a moment of hesitations, most of the time, she had become bolder and bolder in her actions.

"Oh, we need to stop because I already plan something special for us to do today." He tried to pull himself away from her, but she did put in a fight.

When he finally managed to unhook himself from her grasp and stand up, he looked at her as disappointment spread across her face. She was not thrilled with his plans. He could tell.

"What is more special than me?" She pointed out as she stretched her body in front of him, revealing her body covered by her flimsy nightgown.

The first time she seduced him with this tactic, she had failed. But she would try again and see if she learned a thing or two from that experience.

"You are not playing fair." This time, it was his turn to protest. He moaned out of frustration as he debated between his plans and the one already laid before him.

He already mapped out their activity for the day, but he wondered if he could control his response to her temptation. He believed that she had managed to improve from her last attempt. Now, his ability to think straight had just gone out the window.

"Oh, is that so? Is it working?" She teased him more by pulling her hair up above her head, running her fingers on her exposed neck.

She let her fingers continued their downward path, allowing

his gaze to roam all over her body, remembering how he had enjoyed kissing it earlier.

"I think I just created a monster." He seriously uttered, using a mild tone. He followed it with a manly laugh as he jumped into the bed and started tickling her as payback.

After a few laughs, he pulled her towards his solid body, trapping her in his embrace. "I will blame you if we did not eat any breakfast today."

"I'm sure with that body. You'll survive a little starvation." She played with his muscles, using her fingers to trace its lines.

"Enough talk." He covered her lips with his to silence her.

He felt he could not control all his pent-up need for her anymore. For a week, he had restrained himself from touching her, giving her time to recover.

But now, seeing the same hunger in her eyes, there was no way he could deny them of their satiable need to feel satisfied. He covered her body with his and peppered her body with his tender kisses.

But he still made sure to consider not to hurt her foot with unnecessary movement. After all, he still believed that it was still raw despite her claim that her foot had fully healed.

"Oh, I miss this so much." She voiced her longing as her hands continued to explore his body, giving pleasure where she could reach and touch.

She knew that he was only thinking of her condition. But she believed that she was well enough to do strenuous activities. He was too much of a gentleman to force himself on her. So, this time, she was making her move.

"You don't know how much I want you in my arms again. How much I wanted to possess your body and make it mine again." He whispered to her in between their ragged breaths. "Only mine." He continued in such a low tone that she almost missed it.

She had seen that he was not immune to jealousy at how he handled her friendship with Troy. But she contemplated if he was the possessive type. It was not the first time that Alex spoke of owning or possessing her.

But sometimes, she also spoke of nonsense in the heat of passion. She disregarded what Alex had said and concentrated on the sensation he was giving her.

He continued his expert ministration on her body as if she was an instrument that he could easily manipulate to create the right rhythm. Then, at the end of it all, they would produce a perfect melody.

"That was great." She breathily mumbled as she felt her world shook from its intensity.

In her mind, she believed it was not the best sex they ever had. But it was indeed the most explosive, probably because of the waiting. However, it was only her opinion since she was not an expert.

Eventually, both of them caught their breaths after indulging their yearnings. Alex pulled her to him until her head laid on his chest. He started running his hand on her hair, caressing its softness in his fingertips.

"Yeah, it was." He suddenly remembered their first night together. He was slowly seeing the girl he met that night in her. Her confidence had grown, and she was ready to take what she wanted.

Then, silence befell them as they were both lost in their thoughts. Minutes passed, and all they could do was feel each other's heartbeat and hear each breath they took, staring at nothing but the blank space in front of them.

"I…" He was not sure what he was about to say. But he had to stop himself from saying it because he was doubtful if he was ready for that.

He did not know why it suddenly entered his mind. Was he feeling that, or was it just a spare of a moment thought after the tremendous, passionate encounter they shared?

"I think you outdid yourself." She taunted him as she continued to run her fingers on his chest, not being able to find the right words to say after such an experience.

"You too." He responded with a chuckle, finding her words a bit funny as he kissed the top of her head. "I think it is time to hit the showers. We better hurry because I am starving. I think you are too." Hearing her stomach started to growl.

He tried to divert their attention from his thought. He was glad that Dani did not seem to notice his fumble. But he had to seriously think about where their relationship was going and what he felt about her.

The clock was ticking for the both of them. Alex was already questioning if his latest decision would help him or not. Maybe it could help prevent him from marrying too soon. Maybe not.

But he had his fingers crossed that it would not backfire and bite him in the ass.