Chapter 23

HIS LIPS WERE so soft and warm and I froze. Nick immediately pulled back.

"I'm so so sorry," he apologised. "Alex-"

I don't know what I was thinking, heck I don't think I was thinking at all. I cut him off by placing my lips on his and kissing him. He froze as well but soon began kissing me back. I didn't know what to do or how to move my lips but he seemed to know what he was doing as I let him lead the way. For whatever reason, my hands instantly found themselves in his silky black hair.

He pulled back and placed his forehead on mine. "You have no idea how long I've wanted to do that," he said breathlessly.

"And how long is that?" I asked breathless as well.

"Three weeks ago," he replied. "If someone told me I'd be here kissing you, I'd have laughed at them and dismissed them as being delusional."

"Why?"

"When I first met you five weeks ago, I actually didn't quite like you because you reminded me so much of someone I lost. And each time I