Temptation

Chapter 13

LEXA POV

There is a knock at the door. Waking me up from my slumber. Checking the clock its just 8pm. I feel like I slept through the night.

Maybe I should just pretend I'm not in.

The knocking continues, sighing I slide off the bed and tiptoe around the housing searching for the keys, I know I threw them somewhere in the kitchen. After looking through the plates and bowls, found them on the counter. Just sitting there and watching me go crazy.

Pulling the door open, my sleepy eyes pop wide open. Could be a realistic dream, well I want to see where this is going so I step aside and allow the person to enter so I can lock us both in. will be stuck in this dream for a while.

Walking back to the kitchen so I can place the keys back on the counter. Her eyes are nowhere near my face, trailing my legs that are exposed since I am only wearing a shirt.

"Charlotte its late."

Snapping herself out of the daze she's in. "Right," she smiles. It throws me off for a moment because I still feel the sleep behind my eyes. "Let us sit down, please."

Good idea.

Walking to the couch, she decides to sit where I am. "I don't like the distance between us, I have been there, we already did this dance and I don't want to do it again." I could be sleeping right now. "P'fa I can't erase what happened, I don't want to give an excuse for what I did so I moved passed it but that doesn't mean I'm pretending. My feelings are real, have been real for a long time." She takes my hands into hers. Rubbing them gently.

"What if you wake up and decide I'm not worth it again?" because we've danced this song before. Her feelings can't be like a remote.

"That is why I want to show you how much I care." She chuckles, coming closer. "we can't change the past and we also can't live in it."

"I have a girlfriend."

"I know." She says.

"I didn't sleep with Sara." She nods,

"I know," really? The amount of lecturing I got was for what, this is what I mean, if she knew this and still treated me the way she did then what does it mean. I know how I feel, I'm just not sure if she knows how she feels.

Relaxing into the space Charlotte has created, "I just went to Singapore because I was upset and it just got out of hand."

Smiling even harder. "Okay."

"well you can't just be okay with all this."

"No, I'm not." Her hand trailing against my arm. "Sara is not a competition, she gets on my nerves yes but she's never caught your eye the way I did, now Pichy is slightly a threat because you have a soft spot for her. There is no way I will keep standing in the sidelines waiting for you to see me again while you can possibly fall for this girl."

Caressing her face, "I see you." That is some what true.

"Not like before."

"what happens when you wake up from this delusion of yours? When you realize that you still don't trust me."

"I can't give you an answer to something that won't happen." She bites her lips bring her face closer. I'm confused about this situation but at the same time I want to see where it goes. "it's been two years..."

We are very much caught up to the time line.

"I'm aware."

"Kiss me." She says, gently like we are not playing in hot water.

My face wants to crack up into a smile but I don't let it. I want to let her in so bad, she's...no, I don't want to get hurt again.

Running her fingers in my hair, tingles trail down my back, heat pricking my skin, I want her close. Closer than I want to admit. "Are you going to give me that kiss."

"Why should I?" She hums, nibbling my throat. Her kisses start to trail up my neck until I can feel her breath on my lips. Can't wait to feel those lips on me once again. Moving my hand onto her thigh. Charlotte is playing games, she's this close but her lips are not on mine. "If you're going to tease me I would rather go to sleep."

Yeah, I can play games to.

I quickly get up and head to my room. The scoff behind me, makes me smile. Charlotte won't hold on for long. When I reach the threshold, her limbs wrap around me, startling me a little. Smiling we walk into the room, hoping my heart won't shut down on me at the rate its going. As soon as her lips contact my neck, I hear a knock at the door. At first, I think maybe it isn't but the knock continues.

"Let's go. It could be P'sun." she doesn't appreciate being interrupted. I am thankful for him coming over because once again she has me wrapped on her finger. And she can't know that.

Charlotte decides to sit on the couch as I open the door. I smile but not because of excitement. This is my nervous smile. "Pichy, wow. Another surprise." Pulling her in for a hug. "Come in, its just me and Charlotte."

"Charlotte?" she says, checking her watch.