Chapter 1

I blinked groggily as the alarm went off, jolting me awake out of a very pleasant sleep. That was the problem with this kind of arrangement I thought, as I looked over at the still sleeping woman that lay beside me.

Alexis was stretched out on her side next to me in my bed, her limbs tangled appealingly in the sheets. I had given her quite a workout and, coupled with the standard pulse of my ability that I liked to use to drive her over the edge, she was so exhausted that she didn’t seem to have even heard the alarm beeping away.

I had only been in my new apartment a few weeks, and I had caved in almost immediately to Alexis’ insistence that we find time to be together. Not that I minded of course - it wasn’t an onerous job to meet up and have sex with my lovely married ex-housemate. I seemed, by a combination of my ability and how I had seduced her, to have created an intense fixation on me within the woman.

Again, not that I really minded.

The problem was that there wasn’t really enough times that suited the two of us. I wasn’t exactly used to carrying out affairs with married women, but it seemed that it wouldn’t be a good idea for me to spend time at my old share house when there was no explanation for my being there. That left my new apartment - living alone certainly had its benefits - but it wasn’t easy to tee-up an encounter between both of us. It basically meant that we could only meet up on mornings that her little girl Rose was at daycare - and even then we only had a few hours before Alexis had to go to work.

Hence the alarm on my phone going off next to us.

I reached over and grabbed my phone - switching the alarm off and then letting my head hit the pillow. It was very tempting to let my eyes close and drift back off the sleep; Alexis was a warm and sweet-smelling presence next to me, and I very much wanted to simply cuddle her and sleep the day away.

Still, that wouldn’t be a very smart idea. My ability, now that I was no longer scared of using it, could be used for a lot of things but I wouldn’t be able to fix the fallout of that kind of indulgence.

I gently swatted Alexis’ curved buttocks, smiling to myself as she sleepily murmured and woke up. She stretched languidly and contentedly - making small and happy little sounds - I eyed her lithe curves appreciatively, remembering how it had felt to have her wrapped around me and moaning as I thrust in and out of her. Having a beautiful and devoted lover certainly had its perks.

“Good morning.” I said, smiling to myself. “Although it’s already past mid-morning so that doesn’t really work I suppose.”

“Morning, noon, or night - good doesn’t really cut it.” Alexis said, rolling over to face me and treating me to a smokey smile. “Great is a better description.”

“You flatter me.” I joked, reaching out for her shoulder and pulling her into me. She snuggled into my chest while almost purring, and I put my arms around her. “I feel pretty great as well.”

“I hope so.” Alexis said, her voice a bit muffled. She placed teasing little kisses along my collarbone. “I wish I didn’t have to go.”

“It’s alright.” I said, grinning to myself as I kissed her affectionately on the top of her head. I pulsed my ability at her gently and steadily, rewarded by the slight catch in her breath as the effects took hold. She seemed to melt - shifting to press and mould herself into me as closely as she could. “I set the alarm a little early.”

“Clever man.” Alexis said throatily as she craned her neck back so she could reach my mouth with hers.

“I aim to please.” I chuckled as I kissed her deeply, rolling us both over so that I was on top. Alexis parted her legs obligingly, and I settled myself between her soft thighs.

I lay in my bed feeling very satisfied with myself while I watched Alexis get ready to leave. After enough time had passed for her to recover, she had slipped off the mattress and walked, wobbly-legged but still graceful, to the bathroom. I traced her long legs and rounded ass with my eyes - a sight I would always be glad that I got to see.

I didn’t have to do anything for the rest of the day, so I got to just laze around and watch my lover get ready to leave for work. Alexis knew I liked to watch her walk around while nude, so she pointedly refrained from putting on clothes while she leant forward towards my bathroom mirror and put her makeup on. I was so intent on staring at her legs and ass, that I didn’t even notice that she was looking at me in the reflection of the mirror - a wry smile upon her face. She wiggled her hips playfully, making her bum shake - laughing when she got a reaction out of me.

“Haha - very funny.” I said, putting a fake aggrieved tone in my voice.

“Well you looked like you were enjoying the view.” Alexis said, smiling to herself. “I ‘aim to please’ after-all.”

“If you want to get out of the door in time I wouldn’t tease like that if I were you.” I threatened her, trying to keep the smirk off my face.

“Don’t tempt me.” Alexis said with a wink.

Belying her words, she reached over to her skirt that was hanging up on the towel rack and stepped lithely into it - shimmying it up her legs. I don’t know why, but watching a woman dress was almost as hot as watching them undress. Maybe it was because for most of my life I’d had so few interactions with women. Still, whatever the reason, I watched Alexis get fully dressed with great enjoyment - accepting the kiss from her when she walked back over and swiftly pressed her lips to mine.

“I wish I didn’t have to go.” She murmured, her lips brushing against my mouth. “I don’t know when we can do this again.”

“We’ll work something out.” I said soothingly. “I promise.”

“I hope so.” She sighed.

“Anyway, I’ll walk you out.” I said to her, getting out of bed finally.

“You better put something on first.” Alexis said, giggling to herself and relaxing. “You’ll cause a stir otherwise.”

“Fine.” I mock-sighed, grabbing a pair of boxers off the floor. “Damn societal conventions.”

“Societal conventions indeed...” Alexis said, her voice going small as she began to look a little upset.

“Hey now. Don’t look like that.” I said, pulling her to me in a tight hug. I kissed her cheek, drawing a little smile from her. “Come on, let’s get you going.”

My arm still around her, I walked Alexis through my apartment to the front door. I didn’t go outside with her - I was still only in boxers - but I stood in the doorway and gave her a swift kiss goodbye. She promised to get in touch with me soon so that we could figure out when we could meet again.

Alexis walked off - turning around to give me a shy little wave - and rounded the corridor out of sight. I had been fixated on her swaying rear as she left, so it was only after I turned to go back inside my apartment that I realised I had an audience.

The two girls in the apartment across from mine were standing just inside their doorway looking at me. Hanna, who was about my age, was standing in front and had an amused smile on her face. She was a fit and lovely blonde who I eyed with interest every time I saw her. We had never really spoken apart from a casual hello every now and then. Hanna’s younger roommate Sophie was standing a bit further in their apartment, and was peering around Hanna’s shoulder with a shy expression. Sophie looked like she was barely eighteen and was quite an attractive brunette in a ‘young and innocent’ sort of way.

“Uh, hi.” I said with a weak smile. I was acutely conscious that I was only wearing a pair of boxers. “I didn’t see you there.”

“That’s alright.” Hanna said with a wry quirk to her lips. “You seemed a little preoccupied.”

“I guess I was.” I said, forcing a laugh.

Hanna flashed me an easy smile, and very obviously flicked her eyes up and down my body. She paused her gaze on my crotch - there was no way she could miss the semi-erection I was sporting that Alexis had caused. Perversely, knowing that my neighbour was looking didn’t make me go down - much to my discomfort I started to stiffen into a full blown hard-on. Seeing my reaction, Hanna gave me a discreet wink - making sure that Sophie didn’t see her.

I didn’t have an excuse or reason for what I did - apart from wanting to. I pulsed my ability at Hanna; not strongly, but definitely so that she could feel it. She was enjoying teasing me so I felt it only fair that I returned the favour.

I got the familiar reaction - a flush rose in Hanna’s face and her eyes unfocused momentarily. Her body posture changed - she cocked her hip and looked at me challengingly, almost invitingly. My control had improved greatly since I had first began my experiments with my ability, and it seemed that all this whisper-thin usage did was heighten Hanna’s interest in me.

“Um, Hanna?” Sophie said hesitantly from behind her roommate. “Aren’t we going to be late?”

“What?” Hanna said, distracted. “Oh - yeah. Damn, you’re right! See you around I guess.”

Hanna gave me another discreet wink as she headed out the door. Sophie ducked her head as she passed me and gave a cute little blush and a smile - apparently she was so innocent that a man standing out in the open in his boxers was enough to embarrass her.

“Bye.” I said, shaking my head at myself as they left.

All in all it had been an interesting morning so far. I idly fantasised about what Hanna and Sophie looked like naked, before deciding I better start the day before I got distracted and it got away from me entirely. Along with my outlook on my ability, I had decided it was far beyond time to make some changes in the rest of my life as well. I had been stuck in a dead-end job for too long - and it wasn’t for any other reason than a lack of confidence. I had been so scared of losing control for all of my life that I had let myself sink into a rut; but now that things were different I thought it high time for a career change. In that vein, I was going to be doing job applications all day.

That afternoon, exhausted from researching and applying for hours, I decided that I would go for a run to clear my head. My new apartment wasn’t too far from a large park, so I got changed and headed out the door. I didn’t go for too long - I just wanted to stretch my legs - so within the hour I had arrived back at my apartment.

As I came up the stairs to my floor, I arrived at my door at the same time as my neighbour’s opened again. Hanna walked out, coming to an abrupt halt at finding me right outside.

“Hello again.” She said brightly. She took in the light sheen of sweat I was sporting. “Coming and not going I take it?”

“You’re right.” I said, smiling easily at her. Hanna shifted a little closer to me, and I wasn’t sure she even realised it. “What about yourself - coming or going?”

“Such a personal question.” Hanna murmured in a considering manner. She gave me a crooked smile. “That bodes well.”

“Oh it does, does it?” I laughed. This was ... nice. I was all relaxed from my physical exertion, and I had affected Hanna so lightly with my ability that it was barely noticeable. I seemed to have found the right level to engender a strong attraction within someone. I quite liked this casual flirting - I’d had so little experience with anything so simple.

“So, my place or yours?” Hanna said, with a sweet smile.

Then again, maybe I was wrong.

“Sorry, what?” I managed. Had I made a mistake? But she didn’t seem overcome with need like she would be if I had overdone it.

“There’s no need to play dumb.” Hanna said. “There’s something about you that I’d like to explore. I’m not sure what it is yet, but when I saw you earlier today I knew I would have to invite you into bed. Weird huh? I know you’re single - you’re usually alone in your apartment. And as for your ‘guest’ this morning...”