" Oh, Alexis! At last! I know I promised not to call your work, but I've sent hundreds of messages with no response. I was worried!" Not alright!" What happened? Did you talk to Shepherd?" Yes... " He realized that he had no voice to speak.Now that it was all over, she was shaky, nervous. So many sensations at once! And it was then that reality hit her: she was about to make her dream come true!" Please, honey, this is not the time to be monosyllabic!""Ethan…" she tried, but the words wouldn't come out. " I... " It was with astonishment that he felt tears running down his face.“Alexis? He sounded horrified. " You are crying? For God's sake, talk to me!"I'm…" To make matters worse, sobs began to shake her.“Oh, damn it! – he raged. "What did that slut do to you?" – he announced suddenly, decidedly. "I'm going over there!"" No! She almost screamed in terror. The last thing he needed right now was for Ethan to show up! " I am fine! " finally managed to formulate a whole sentence

Ethan bit back an exasperated sigh, placing two fingers over his eyes and his other hand on his hip. She looked ready to lose her temper, but that didn't scare her!" Alexis, it's been a long day, I'm tired, and I don't have the patience to put up with jealousy scenes..." Jealousy?! – She was exalted. " It's not jealousy! – Yes, it was jealousy, but I would never admit it! "It's self"preservation!" I've been in that apartment for hours waiting for you! I don't even know where I was!" I went with the office people to a little bar, something we can't do, can we? – he was sarcastic."And how can I be sure of that?" That you were only with your friends? – he accused, without noticing that he had raised his tone."Are you implying that I could be with another woman?"Alexis shrugged, not meeting his eyes."One thing you need to know about me, Morgan!" – now he also got excited, retaliating to her tone of voice. "I'm not a man to cheat!" If I'm interested in another woman, it's because th

“ Man, you're submitting to that for sex, I understood. " he sat in the chair in front of his friend's desk. "But that time has passed, hasn't it?" You don't even go out with people anymore! he repeated. "Why don't you admit it?" You really have a crush on this girl, don't you?Ethan gave his friend a sideways look. The truth was that if she almost didn't go out with her friends anymore, it was because she wanted to spend every possible second with Alexis. He remembered the last time he had left her waiting for him. He didn't even like remembering that he'd found her crying in her apartment. If it were within his power, he would avoid causing her similar pain again.“What do you want me to say, Eric? He was fingering the tabletop. " That I'm in love with Alexis?Eric crossed his arms, scrutinizing his friend. Ethan then cast a wistful look out the window:"I think that's pretty clear already, isn't it?" the other teased.“Dude, I think so. You know that urge to be with that woman, to

"Do you like it, Morgan?" he inquired, taking his hand between her legs, watching her gasp under his touch."Oh, yes, Ethan…" She forced herself to focus on his face, out of the haze of pleasure she found herself in."And what about that?" " in a quick gesture, he turned her on her axis, making her face against the cold wall.Alexis gasped in surprise. When she felt him part her legs and then enter her, long and slow, she held her breath for a moment. The feel of him filling her, possessing her, was delirious.“Tell me how much you like this, Alexis. he teased, whispering in her ear as he slowly thrust against her." Very..."And you want more?""Yes…" Squirming to look at him, she moaned at him. " I want it all!'Alexis, you drive me crazy!'Soon he was thrusting against her hard, rhythmic and powerful.He loved that woman, the way she gave herself, without fears and without reservations! She was his, just as it was hers!Moments later, they were sprawled and panting on the bed. The

She could hear the other's labored breathing. He knew he had provoked his wrath."Looks like you're not so irresistible after all!" I've just been notified that Alexis Morgan has entered this building. And if she's here, it's because she made a choice.Ethan's heart skipped a beat. His brain seemed to go numb. Alexis had gone looking for her? It couldn't mean what he thought it could...“And again, if she's here, it's because you weren't chosen, my dear!He closed his eyes, feeling every bone in his body go cold. She wouldn't! Would make?'You don't know Alexis Morgan as well as I do, my dear! " Shepherd's voice, cruel and unbearably sure, hurt in his ears. 'She's ambitious, and she's always envied me, she's always wanted what's mine!' Including you! And she would never, ever choose a man over her career! Even if that man is you, Ethan Marcus!“Why don't you go to hell and forget about me, Shepherd? – and hung up.It was only then that he released the air he had been holding in his lu