Chapter 5

I heaved a sigh of contentment and indulged myself in a long stretch - knowing there was a satisfied smile on my face and not caring in the slightest. I glanced over at the gorgeous woman snuggled against my side and put my arm around her affectionately. Alexis had snuck over this afternoon for an unexpected visit and we had immediately jumped into bed together.

It had been a few days since my last encounter with Hanna and Sophie and nothing had happened since then. There wasn’t anything wrong - it was simply the fact that I had been too busy lately to do much at all when I got home apart from going straight to sleep. When I did have some free time and was in the mood for some fun with my lovely next door neighbours they hadn’t been available. I knew that I could have forced the issue regardless of their schedule, but I didn’t feel like being so selfish as to do that. Warp their sexual needs and desires sure - but not screw up their actual lives. It was a weird line to draw in the sand, but there it was.

Hanna had been keeping a low profile lately and I was getting the impression she was quite conflicted by the new desires within her now that the heat of the moment had worn off. I had decided to let her stew and work it all out for herself; resolving not to give her any more nudges with my ability - I wanted to see what she would do and if it was possible for her to justify the burgeoning lust for Sophie that was developing. I had promised Hanna that I could arrange for her to have even more chances with her younger housemate and the feverish light that had appeared in her eyes at my words had been something to see. Now that some time had passed though she was trying to fight it. Sophie had told me - completely oblivious to her role in it all - that Hanna had been acting strangely around her as well; not talking as much and trying to not be in the same room as her overlong.

Even though I hadn’t had time to have sex with Sophie either, we still saw each other every day. The teen was quite taken with me and made the point - regardless of how busy she was - to stop by and see me each morning before she left for her classes. It was yet another example of my being able to recapture my lost youth; I had never been able to have a girlfriend growing up, let alone indulge in public displays of affection. Now I had a gorgeous girl show up at my door each day, throw herself into my arms, and kiss me with all the passion of an otherwise inexperienced youth.

I have to admit it was quite nice - even though I would have preferred to do a lot more with her. Still, it was hardly a trial to have Sophie pressed up tightly against my chest - smiling infatuatedly up at me in between kisses.

Even though I had resolved to wait - to see if Hanna would cave and come to me - I was missing the regular sex. In fact, I had been considering giving in and forcing the issue when Alexis had dropped by.

As soon as I had seen who it was who was knocking on my door, all the unknown tension I was carrying left me immediately. It was lucky that Sophie wasn’t due to arrive home for a few hours yet, but to be honest that thought didn’t really cross my mind. I opened the door with a genuine smile and ushered Alexis into my apartment.

She didn’t have all that long to spend with me - apparently she had used the excuse that she wanted to go shopping for some clothes to get the time away from her husband - and we didn’t waste any time.

We were laying in bed together afterwards, recovering from a somewhat rushed and over-eager bout of sex; and both feeling very relaxed and content. Alexis was sprawled on her stomach while resting her head on one elbow as she looked at me smiling. She had been full of tension when she had first arrived - tension that was now nowhere to be seen. Our quiet moment of contentment was broken though when the sound of her mobile ringing shattered the silence. Alexis looked at it like it was something dangerous - which I guess I could understand considering she was currently naked in a bed that with someone that wasn’t her husband.

Alexis picked up the phone with slightly trembling hands and I could see her face already going a bit pale.

“Is it-?” I asked, without bothering to say more. I was fairly certain I knew who was calling going by her reaction.

“Yeah.” Alexis said, taking a deep breath to steady herself.

I saw a somewhat forced smile appear on her face as she got herself ready, and then she answered the phone.

“Hey, Ben!” Alexis said, her voice cheery on the surface. She wasn’t looking at me, instead staring blankly down at the floor.

She listened for a moment or two to what was being said.

“No, I’ll be home soon. They didn’t have what I was looking for.”

Some more unheard dialogue.

“Because I didn’t like how anything fitted.”

A few seconds more of hearing Ben’s muted voice.

“I wasn’t wasting my time - I like shopping.” Alexis said, her voice gaining a slight edge to it. “Yes - even when I don’t end up getting anything.”

She listened to him on the phone for a bit more and I could see her shoulders sagging.

“Look - do you need something?” She eventually broke in over the top of him. She listened to his response. “Okay I want be long. Do you want me to pick up anything for dinner? Okay, see you soon.”

She turned off her phone and stared at the screen for a while without talking. I wondered what was going through her mind - it had to be a lot to take in. Before I had meddled with her - even though the first time had been completely unintentional - Alexis had had a reasonably happy marriage with Ben. Even I liked him well enough for my part - although I had only got to know him through my friendship with Alexis - however I had begun to distance myself from him when I had started to wrestle with the idea off pursuing something with his wife.

Whatever I told myself, I had irreparably changed Alexis’ relationship with her family. We had never actually discussed what she wanted out of me; I didn’t know if it was because I had used my ability to stoke her desire for me, or if it was something else. She had been interested in me before all this had happened after all - to the point where something may have happened between us even if I had never given in to the temptation of my ability. I had never asked her what she wanted out of us because ... I wasn’t sure.

Was I afraid of the answer? I’d never really thought about it.

That said, being here with Alexis felt ... good. Regardless of everything else I had going on in my life. These brief moments I spent with her eased something within me that until it was gone I never really noticed.

I was suddenly very much over the fact that I got to spend so little time with this woman. Even when we had lived together in the same house I’d never got to spend as much time with her as I wanted. We were friends at first, and then ... everything had happened seemingly all at once. We were together and yet not. Even though I had originally intended that I would end things with her when I moved out of her house, that was no longer something I wanted. I didn’t know if I wanted her to leave her husband for me or anything like that - but I definitely wanted to have more time with her apart from these stolen moments.

“Hey.” I said softly, putting my hand on her slender shoulder. “You okay?”

“Yeah.” Alexis said eventually. She turned to face me and gave me a slightly brittle smile. “I’m alright.”

I pulled her closer to me and and she gratefully turned to bury her face into my chest - rolling over until she was half laying on top of me. I gently stroked the smooth skin of her back, trailing my fingertips along her spine; her body trembling at my touch. Holding Alexis in my arms felt fantastic, and I was suddenly reminded of our first time together, when I had finally let got - using my ability consciously for the first time in my life. Because I had been living a life of fear and repression up until that point, kissing and touching her that night had been one of the most intense moments in my life.

“I have to go.” Alexis said eventually, her lips tickling the skin of my chest when she spoke.

“I know.” I said. “I wish you didn’t though.”

“Me either.” She sighed, nuzzling her face into me and pressing her lips to my skin in a soft kiss.

She didn’t seem to be in any hurry to get going, and her warm skin and beguiling scent was beginning to get me hard once more. I slid my hand down her lower back until I could cup the smooth curve of one of her buttocks, and squeezed her ass suggestively.

“I really shouldn’t.” Alexis moaned softly. I still hadn’t seen her face, so when she tilted her head to look up at me I was surprised to see unshed tears in her eyes.

In that moment I was completely nonplussed and didn’t know what to do in the slightest. On one hand she was naked and lovely - pressed up against me and even starting to touch me back; reaching down between us to grip my hardening cock in her slender hand. On the other, regardless of how eager she was acting, the way she was blinking constantly to avoid shedding the tears in her eyes told another story entirely.

Despite myself, I gripped her ass tightly and pulled her into me harder. Alexis moaned, giving me a trembling smile, and shimmied her body along mine. She started to slowly work her hand up and down my cock - something that felt fantastic no matter how concerned I was with the fact she was obviously upset.

“Alexis -” I began, shivering as she gripped me tighter in her hand. “What’s wrong?”

I was genuinely worried I had somehow broken her - that the mixed and pent up emotions of cheating on her husband had finally taken their toll.

Alexis shook her head and looked away from me. She leant down and kissed my neck as she started to jack me off faster.

“What’s the matter.” I insisted in a strangled voice. If she kept on like this I didn’t know how much longer I could hold out. “Tell me.”

“I just want you.” She said eventually in a small voice, speaking into my chest.

“What?” I said, surprised.

“We never have enough time together.” She continued. “We are aways sneaking around.”

Was that really all she was upset about? It couldn’t be all of the reason. She looked up at me - her eyes shining and watery - and kissed my softly on the lips. Alexis parted her thighs and slid one of her legs over my hips - gripping my now rock-hard cock tightly in her fist and pumping it steadily. She looked so close to crying that I was on the verge of panicking myself - I had no idea what I was going to do if she broke down - particularly with the added confusion of being aroused at the same time.

Her welling tears finally won the battle and made silvery tracks down her lovely face.

“Maybe we could arrange something - plan something.” I said, somewhat desperately, my voice hoarse.

“What do you mean?” Alexis asked, the pace of her hand-job faltering as I distracted her from whatever was going through her head.

I took solace from the fact that she had perked up slightly at my words, and even though her eyes were now red-rimmed from her silent crying, she was paying attention to me.