Affair to Remember

Ten

Demi

"This isn't another one of your tricks, is it?" his eyebrows scrunched together as his curious eyes watched me. "I'm married, Jesse. I'm happy and I'm married. I don't need you trying to come between that" he briefly glanced to the floor.

"Not one of my tricks. I just thought you might want a friend" he shrugged as his eyes glanced back up to meet mine. We quietly stared at each other for a moment until his gorgeous blue eyes made me cave. I stepped out of the way and signalled for him to step inside. I kept my eyes down as I locked my front door, glancing back at Jesse who had already made his way into the living room. I leant back against the door for a moment and tried to calm down the pounding of my heart. I eventually made my way into the living room, freezing for a moment when I noticed Jesse staring at my laptop. It took me a moment to react.

"Hey, that's private" he jumped back as I slammed my laptop shut, my heart began to pound again.

"It's hot" my cheeks suddenly began to burn. "I'm assuming you have your inspiration back?" I briefly met his gaze and noticed the light smirk on his face. He leant back against the couch, resting his leg on his other. "I've started to read Red Kiss" my body instantly flushed. "6 chapters in and there's already been so much sex" I bit down on my lip as I rolled my eyes. He chuckled as I reached for the bottle of wine. "You're writing is incredible though, Dem."

"Thanks" I headed into the kitchen, my entire body was on fire. I grabbed out another wine glass and the corkscrew. I undid the bottle, poured some into the glass and then walked back into the living room where Jesse remained leant back against the couch. "So, you drink wine?" I held the glass out to him. He gently laughed as he took it.

"Yeah, an ex got me into it" I sunk down onto the couch and poured myself another glass of wine. "So, what we watching?" his lips twitched up into a smirk. I reached for the remote, clicked onto Netflix and then handed the remote to Jesse. The smirk on his face widened as he took it. "I'm thinking a horror" my own lips twitched at the corners.

"If your plan is to scare me so I cuddle into you, it isn't going to work because I love horror films" the smirk remained on my face as I lifted my wine glass up to my lips.

"Damn it" I bit down on my lip as I laughed, glancing briefly down at my lap. Jesse eventually picked a movie for us to watch, it did end up being a horror. We munched on snacks and sipped on our wine as we watched the movie. There were a few jump scares but it wasn't the scariest movie I've seen. I kept stealing glances at Jesse every so often, a couple times he noticed my stares and my cheeks burnt as his lips formed into a smirk. "There's been a lot of staring this evening" I suddenly began to flush, my face burning up. "Demi?" his hand very lightly caressed my thigh. I wanted to slap his hand away, my brain was wanting me to slap his hand away but my body wouldn't let me. I wanted his touch. My body suddenly craved his touch. There was so much I wanted to say but I couldn't even force anything out. I swallowed hard, my heart pounding against my chest as his hot breath hit my ear. "You want this, don't you, Demi?" I managed to slowly shake my head. I bit down on my lip as his hand dipped between my thighs. "How fortunate it was for your husband to be away?" I suddenly snapped back to reality. Fuck.

"No" I shoved him away from me and pushed myself to stand. "I-I need water" I stumbled into the kitchen, taking deep breaths as I grabbed myself a glass of water. I clutched onto the counter as I downed it. I turned myself around and leant back against the counter, closing my eyes and running my fingers through my hair. It took me a moment to realise that Jesse was stood in the doorway. My spine seemed to tingle at the way he stared at me. He slowly walked towards me, his eyes locked with mine, they held me captive. I was hypnotised. "Jesse..." I held my breath for a moment as he stepped in front of me, leaning over me as he took a hold of the counter either side of my waist. I could hear my heart thumping so hard in my ears. My lips suddenly burnt to feel his. My eyes danced momentarily down to his lips that twitched at the corners. I glanced back up to meet his gaze. "Jesse" he leant to press his forehead to mine. I wanted to push him away but I couldn't. I couldn't even force myself too. My eyes slowly closed as his lips brushed against mine, the entire surface of my skin covered itself in goosebumps. The way his lips moved against mine made something inside me stir. I began to lightly caress his jaw as his hand moved to rest on my waist. The way he kissed me made my knees weak, it made my toes curl. I don't think I've been kissed like this in...ever. The moment Jesse removed his lips off mine was the moment everything sunk in and I realised I'd screwed up, a lot. "You-You need to leave" I gently pushed on his chest until he stumbled away from me. I kept my eyes on the floor as I pointed to the door, my eyes having welled up with tears. I wiped my lips with the back of my hand unable to remove the tingling that Jesse's lips caused. "Please, just leave" a single tear slowly rolled down my cheek. I sunk to the floor once I heard the front door close, tears flowing down my cheeks as I curled into myself.

What have I just done?

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