I grab Alex's free shoulder for support. I can't believe we're doing this here, now.

"I can stop," he says roughly against my thigh, as if sensing my thoughts. "Just say the word, and I'll stop."

I know I should say it. This is wrong in so many ways. But I can't stop it. I don't want to.

"Don't stop," I whisper.

There is no stopping now. My body has been taken over by desire, and everything else has faded away. There's only me and him and ...