Chapter 35: Aftermath

"What do you mean?" I say, struggling up into a sitting position. The shirt falls down into my lap, revealing my breasts again, but I don't care. "I want this. I...I'm enjoying it."

"That doesn't mean it's the right thing to do." Alex seems to be looking everywhere but at me. "I'm sorry, Mae. I shouldn't have let it get this far. I didn't think... I guess I just assumed you would have stopped me long ago."

"I didn't want to stop," I say. "I don't want to stop." In fact, my body feels suddenly cold without him on top of me.

"We need to stop," he says. "And now I'd suggest we both go to bed - to our own rooms - before we do something we regret."

He doesn't wait for my response. Instead, he walks around the couch and back toward his bedroom.

"Alex!" I call after him.

He pauses at his doorway. "You'll thank me for this in the morning. Goodnight, Mae."

And before I can get in another word, he goes into his room and shuts the door behind him.