Lie With Me

Complications

"Your staring," Alex suddenly pointed out.

I immediately feel heat in my cheeks and advert my gaze to my laptop screen. "Don't flatter yourself."

"Don't lie."

"I'm not," I say trying to suppress the smile coming across my face.

"Don't contradict me Ana."

I don't respond. I just finish typing an email. Within a second Alex presses the lip of my laptop down. "Alex!" I look up to find a smirk on his face. He starts to slowly cage in on me like I'm his prey or something. I was just sitting there awkwardly with my arms to my sides. This moment felt like such a movie scene moment.

His hands were on either sides of me gripping the couch. "What are you doing?" I ask trying not to sound weak.

"You find me attractive."

I roll my eyes. "Doesn't the whole world?"

"Don't roll your eyes at me."

"Its a free country."

"Your mouth is going to get you in trouble."

I laughed. "Trouble? Are you going to punish me or something?" I joke calming my nerves.

"If I have to," Alex replied.

"You can't be serious." I quickly duck always from him and I'm standing up by now.

Alex stands up and walks toward me. I don't back up because I'm not going to let him intimidate me like that.

"I am doll," Alex whispered in my ear.

"Yeah, that's never going to happen mister."

"You'd like it," he winked.

Kill me now. Please. Alex suddenly pulled me into my waist. He put his head in the crook of my neck and I thought I was about to lose it.

"You smell so good. I've missed touching you."

Alex was intoxicating. And I was losing my head. I had to remind myself that I needed to take it slow. I slowly distance myself away from Alex so I could think clearly. "Slow," I reminded.

He smoky smiled. "As you wish."

As the day went on, I found myself wanting Alex to touch me and kiss me. I think I could literally feel the tension in the air. Throughout the day, Alex hadn't tried to touch me or make a move at all. I was starting to rethink this whole taking it slow thing. I mean why take it slow? We already knew each other, it's not like we were strangers. But then again, he broke up with Ainsley like two days ago. Who knows when it was the last time he kissed her.

I received an email pulling my mind out of the gutter. It was from a Luke Gibson. He introduced himself as one of Aiden Dosen's assistants. He said he would be here at four to drop off the tickets for the fashion show. He asked him time to meet him in the lobby because he said he had multiple errands he needed to accomplish. The show had totally slipped my mind. I checked the time and it was 3:30. I decided that I should just go and wait down there for him so I could think a bit clearer. Alex didn't even notice me leave and I didn't want to bother him when he looked completely engrossed in his work.

There was a corner in the lobby where visitors could sit and wait so that where I wound up. My mind cleared up some. I didn't feel the constant urge to kiss Alex anymore which was improvement.

I was ten minutes until four when I saw a man around my age walk in the front doors and right towards me. His hair was an artificial orangish red that was neatly styled.

"You must be Anastasia Stratford?" This man asked while looking at me with his large sleep deprived dark blue eyes.

"You must be Luke Gibson," I said while shaking his hand. He was tall. Taller than Alex.

"Yes, and here are your tickets," Luke handed me two tickets.

As I read the tickets I almost screamed. "Oh my god, these are for Garrish!"

"I'm guessing your a big fan?"

I nod. "I love his work!"

A smile took upon Luke's boyish face. "I would love to stay and talk about fashion but I have to run lots more errands."

"Thanks for your delivery service Luke."

"Bye, enjoy the show." He waved.

As the elevator doors slid open I was greeted with Grayson's face. I smiled at him and walked passed him trying to avoid conversation. I felt guilty about kissing him.

"Ana, wait," I hear Grayson call out.

Damn. I turn back around and force a smile. "Did you need something?"

"I was wondering if you would like to grab dinner with me tonight?"

"I'm actually going to a fashion show with Alex tonight."

He frowned. "Are you still angry with me?"

"No," I stated simply.

"It doesn't seem that way."

Okay Ana, time to set this straight. "Grayson, you're such a wonderful person and any girl would be lucky to have you but that girl isn't me."

"Why are you saying this? I thought me and you really connected?"

"I'm sorry I gave you that impression. I tried to fool even myself."

"Are you really telling me that you didn't feel a thing when we kissed?"

I didn't want to lie. I mean when I kissed him, I thought I liked him at the time but I think I was just trying to cover up the fact that Alex had hurt me. I'm such a terrible person. I let my feelings get the best of me.

"You kissed him?" I hear Alex's voice behind me.