"Don't thank me. I did nothing." I shake my head.
"That's not true. My wish was to see them on my birthday, and they didn't come. I was so angry, but now I feel much better. And that's all because of you."
For a couple of moments, we simply stare at each other. And then she licks her lips, chapped from the wind. I look at them and fight the urge to kiss her.
"It's not the only wish you have, right?" I ask, my voice hoarse, and my gaze goes lower to her cleavage. "Do you have any other wishes?"
She doesn't respond. When I look up to see her eyes, she only smiles shyly, and her cheeks instantly go red.
Chapter Eighteen
Gabi
I turn away immediately so he won’t notice my embarrassment. I feel my cheeks burning, and my heart is beating at a crazy speed. I shake my head silently, unable to lie to him. No way I'm gonna answer that question.
"And why don't I believe you?" I feel Alex's breath on my skin next to my ear while he whispers those words to me, and goosebumps immediately cover my skin.
He moved closer intentionally, so I could feel it. And after saying those words, he didn't pull back, staying inches from me. But I still can't force myself to look at him nor tell him the truth.
"This spot was made for confessions," he continues, and I feel his hand touch my hair and move some curls behind my ear. The shiver throughout my body intensifies.
I close my eyes and grab the edge of the rock so I don’t fall when my head starts spinning. It's too much. He's so close to me, it's too much...
"When I first saw you here, I decided that this was the time to tell you the truth about myself," he continues, his fingers trailing down from my cheek to my neck, barely touching my skin. "And I don't want to change that, do you?"
I shake my head once again, still turned away from him with my eyes shut. My fingers hurt because of how hard I’m clutching at the rocks.
"Gabi..." He whispers my name, and it sounds like a prayer from his lips. "How can I make your wish come true if I don't know what it is?"
His fingers trail lower, stroking my back from my shoulder blades across my spine and down to my lower back. My body is shaking, and this trembling does not go away, becoming more and more intense with every move of his fingers.
"Please," I whisper, unable to recognize my own voice.
"What are you asking me for?" His lips touch my earlobe as he whispers into my ear.
I don't know. I'm not sure. Am I asking for him to stop? Or to never stop?
His hands stroke my back, and the need between my legs grows to the most intense level I have ever felt before in my life. I involuntarily press my legs together.
"Your nipples are hard, Gabi." His lips trail down to the top of my neck right behind my ear.
I'm wearing a tiny khaki bikini that perfectly matches my olive skin, and I knew that when I dressed, hoping that maybe Alex would see me when he came home. I didn't think it'd happen so soon; I thought he’d gone to school already. I simply wanted to sit at the edge of the rock and think about my miserable life.
Life now seems a little less pathetic.
His hand reaches my lower back and touches my bikini bottom, and I shudder, scissoring my legs.
"Please," I beg once again, holding my breath, afraid that I might ruin the pleasure if I even move a little.
"Please what? Stop? Continue?" His fingers trail across my hip to my abdomen, stroking my skin so lightly that I could almost believe I imagined it.
I stay silent even though he’s waiting for an answer. I'm too afraid to say anything.
"I need you to tell me what you want, Gabi, so I can make it happen." He touches the corner of my bikini bottom in front, and my pussy starts burning with need.
And then he stops, his fingers freezing in place. His lips aren’t touching my skin anymore. I involuntarily express a displeased moan and then open my eyes and turn to face him.
"I want you so much that I can't think straight." He continues looking straight at me, his eyes going darker with desire. "Tell me that you want this too, tell me that no one has ever touched you like this, tell me that no one has ever kissed you like I did..."