Alpha Hero - Hope Ford Page 0,34

know she doesn’t realize what she’s in for.

The doorbell rings and I take a deep breath. I open it wide, ready to send her on her way, and my mouth falls open. These last six weeks I’ve seen her in her work uniform and quite honestly, sweats and T-shirts. She and April were usually veging out and watching the baby at April’s house. Well, tonight, I probably wouldn’t even have recognized her if we were out on the street.

Her brown hair is piled high on her head and soft tendrils are framing her face. Her makeup is light, but her blue eyes are shining back at me, and her lips are kissable. I don’t know what she used, but I all I can think about is kissing them.

She has on black pants, a white shirt and a jean jacket. She looks absolutely beautiful.

I cross my arms on my chest and lean against the doorway. “This is a bad idea, Shannon.”

It takes every bit of strength I have, but I get the words out. Because looking at her, I know it’s a bad idea. I knew the first time I met her that she was going to be a problem. Well, now, looking at her thick body that is built for sin, yeah, I know it’s a problem.

Her eyes widen and embarrassment fills her face. “Uh, okay. I’m sorry. Yeah, okay…” She shakes her head and takes off down my porch.

I watch her for just a second and it hits me that she thinks I don’t want her. Fuck. I pad down the porch in my bare feet and finally catch her before she gets the door open.

I grab on to her hand and pull her around to face me. Her eyes are pooled and I know that she is about to cry. “I only meant I don’t want to hurt you. I don’t want to mess up what we got here. You’re a good friend. To me and April and Terry and to Ella. I don’t want to be the person that screws all that up.”

She takes a deep breath, pulls her hand from mine, and puts it on her hip. “Do you want me or not, Zach?”

I couldn’t lie to her right now if I wanted to. “Yes. I want you. But it’s only…”

She interrupts me. “For one night, I know, I got it. No relationship, no dating, no commitment. I understand that. But my question is, do you want to do this?”

I start to say yes, but I can barely get the words out. I clear my throat and end up nodding my head yes.

“Great. I don’t plan on telling Terry or April about this. As a matter of fact, I won’t tell anyone. And you need to do the same. Are we agreed?” She holds her hand out for me to shake, like this is some damn business deal or something.

I slide my hand into hers. “So this is like our dirty secret?”

She looks down at our combined hands and back up to me. “Yes.”

I mutter, “Agreed” to her but I can’t help but think I just sealed my fate somehow.

Shannon

I walk behind him back up to the house and follow him inside. He takes my jacket and I’m beginning to second-guess the tank top I have on underneath. It’s white and stretched across my breasts, leaving very little to the imagination.

He stares at my chest and for the first time, I can see his attraction to me. I’ve wondered this whole time, why is he agreeing to do this? Am I being too pushy? Well, now, I can see it in his eyes. He wants me.

I arch my back, pressing my chest out, and his eyes linger on me. I feel my nipples harden and I bite my lip to hold back the moan. Yeah, tonight will be the only night, but I damn sure plan on making the most of it.

Lifting my leg, I slide off my boot. I start to tumble, but he grabs on to me, holding me steady. Without saying a word, I lift the other one and do the same thing. He’s staring at me and I can see the challenge in his eyes. I don’t stop. Taking a deep breath, I unzip my jeans and pull the tight material down my legs.

When I’m bent down pulling them off my legs, I take a deep breath, willing myself to go through with this. In normal circumstances, I would have hoped for