Chapter 41: No Stopping Now

Hearing Alex admit that he wants this makes my heart start to gallop. The rest of my body feels frozen.

"I want it, too," I whisper.

I'm not sure if he even hears me over the band, but he seems to know my answer either way. His hand moves again, skimming over the tender place where my thighs meet before sweeping back up my stomach again. His head dips lower, and his lips press against the bare skin next to the shoulder strap of my dress. I try to twist my head, to kiss him on the lips, but his arms tighten around me, keeping me where I am. His mouth brushes against the place where my shoulder meets my neck, then against the side of my throat.

My legs are starting to go wobbly, but his grip keeps me upright. His hand is moving up my body again, toward my chest, but once again he stops just short of my breasts.

"Not here," he says into my ear.

I nod. Even if I were okay with having an audience, there's not much we can do pressed up against other people like this.

He releases me, an