Love against all odds.

een treated to a total.silence since they got in his car. At this poin

nd the rumble of his voice caressed her back with something equally hot and

se arguing with him. He

ld you I had a boy

ng you, honey. May the best man win." He finished and Athena flushed at the use of the endearment. Athena noticed she wasn't repulsed b

into her voice. Like she wasn't actually trying to still he

avorite music. The deep natural hollow in his cheek appearing as he smiled. Athena wanted to run he

oing on in your head." Lucas asked but someth

t's me" she said instead and sil

nt of her house. They had been soliciting each other with tiny touches and stealthy

hority he wore like another part of his skin. It was the ideal and the iron will barely concealed under the exterior of blithe unconcern. But she wasn't fooled. She could feel his physical ene

inning back at him and started walking towards the house. She was probabl

was small but sufficiently furnished. Cream and purple walls painted by Athena herself enhanced the purple floral couch in the living room. A blue tiled kitchenette adjoined the living room. There is an hallway opposi

into her flat. He looked big, larger than life in her apartment but

ed as he settled i

f coffee in hand as he said, "I must say your w

my work?" She couldn't keep

en't

How did you know?" Colo

like you." She was falling deeper and deeper into this blissful abyss he was creating. No one had ever said that to her before and she

he didn't know what else to say so she t

d and pulled her into the couch beside him. He tugged her close

lip with the tip of his thumb. Her breath hitched in her throat. "I really wanna kiss you.... So bad." His voice was hoarsed. "Can I kiss you?" He asked. So

o, maybe more than he did. God hel

d on her lower lip, tugging hard before releasing it and sucking her upper lip. "I knew you were gonna taste sweet but you taste so fucking delicious, like a favo

Interwining his tongue with hers. And Athena almost exploded as she savored him, he tasted like champagne and mint and him, she basked in his flavor. She moaned out loud whe

still affixed to hers, grazing the roof

ply this time jerking his

on't you want me?" Had she been r

id to me." He said and hurriedly returned her hand to her lap like she burned him. "But we ca

his point but s

first." He got to his feet. "

emple and Athena's

he floor before striding out the door. And she looked down to discover she'd dropped the coffee on the floor. Now