Chapter 22

Before I could say more his mouth crashed on mine. This is no sweet, gentle kiss. He kissed me hard, fast. He kissed like a man. All I could do was respond to the kiss. Our lips danced creating fireworks. As fast it started, it ended when we heard the tell-tale of the elevator sound. Anyone seeing us now could say that we are hardly composed. Our irregular breathing gives away the effect we had on each other.

Still not breaking eye contact Raphael said, 'I'll drop you'

'There is no need for that', I weakly protested not yet recovered from the kiss.

He just gave me the look; you know with the whole eyebrow thing (someday I'm going to learn it)

I sighed and followed him to his car. Not so surprisingly the ride was filled with sexual tension. I was so strung with an awareness that I couldn't speak a single word even if I tried. Very soon we reached my place.

Raphael stopped the car, but didn’t move to open the lock. His gaze was in my neighborho