“Yeah, it’s me,” I said, rubbing my throbbing knee. I heard movement from the bed and then felt Ben's hands.
“I was hoping you would come down,” he said, pulling me onto the bed. Again I found myself completely mesmerized; I was under his spell. We continued right where we had left off. Our hands searching each other’s bodies—for what, I’m not sure, but I knew I had to feel every part of him. When we started to lose a little too much control, Ben pulled back. “Alex,” he said, cradling my face between his firm, tender, warm hands, “when I’m with you, I’m afraid that I may go too far. It’s so different with you. I don’t know. . . I just feel so alive around you.” He kissed me on the lips once more, but I pulled back.
“Ben,” I said, taking a deep breath and swallowing hard, “Libby
