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didn't answer her, instead his lips found hers, and crushed against them. She melted at the caress and responded eagerly, her tongue tasting his for the first time. His mouth was just as warm as his hands were as they began to traverse the length of her body. His fingertips crept up beneath the hem of her blouse, sweeping it upward as he stroked along the slope of her stomach.
    Seizing the opportunity to do something she had been waiting to do since she first laid eyes on him, she snaked her fingers through the dark waves of his hair. It was just as soft and luxurious as she had expected, and the warmth of his scalp beneath tickled the palms of her hands.
    She encouraged the kiss by tipping her chin and diving deeper into his mouth. The kiss was both passionate and just a little bit rushed as there was the pressure of knowing that anyone could step outside the bar and catch them in the act. His muscular body pressed against hers, and his fingertips wandered further up along her sides, just barely grazing the curve of her bra. She shivered, and drew back slightly from the kiss.
    "Not here," she demanded, her eyes searching his for any sign of the spark of warmth she had seen in them earlier.
    "Anywhere," he replied, and returned to the kiss with even more determination. She groaned through the kiss as one of his palms cupped her breast and rubbed across her nipple over the silky material of the cup of her bra. Her heart was pounding, and her mind was spinning as she felt him lightly nudge her knees apart with his own knee. One of his hands began to lightly rub along her inner thighs, up and down, to the edge of her skirt but not beyond. She could feel the heat from his skin getting so close, and it made her entire body tremble.
    If anything, this man knew how to keep her on the edge and even though she was certain she did not want to have sex in that alley, her need to feel him inside of her was beginning to convince her.
    He had just started hiking her skirt up along her thighs when the sound of the back door opening startled both of them.
    "Nick, let's go," the biggest of his buddies said as he stepped out the back door. "We've been summoned."
    Nick cursed as he quickly smoothed her skirt back down and briefly met Alexa's eyes. He turned quickly to shield her from the view of the other men.
    "Whatcha got there?" the smaller of the three crooned as he tried to peek around Nick. "Don't you know you have to share?" he laughed.
    "No, I'm not sharing anything," Nick barked. "Just give me a minute, I'll meet you out front."
    "Aw," the biggest guy smirked at Alexa behind Nick's back. "Picked the wrong one sweetie, I'd give you much more than a minute."
    "Shut up , Lou," Nick snapped, and then suddenly lowered his eyes. It was clear from the reaction of the three men that Nick speaking up in such a way was a bit of a mistake.
    Alexa was regretting ever getting herself into this situation , and kicking herself for letting her libido make her choices for her. The guys seemed a bit rougher than she had anticipated and a whole lot less harmless.
    "I have to go, anyway," Alexa smiled sweetly, trying to diffuse the situation. "Thanks for the fun, Nick," she cast him a wink and started to walk past him toward s the door.
    "Now wait a minute," Lou warned as he blocked the doorway. "You can't just leave our guy hanging there, can she, Nick?" he laughed darkly and looked at Nick. "You want to tell me to shut up, now you're gonna watch me take her, got it?"
    Nick's jaw clenched and his muscles tensed. Alexa began to relax her stance, preparing for a fight. Nick opened his mouth to come to her defence but before he could, she was already speaking up for herself.
    "Listen, I'm going to give you guys five seconds to get out of my way, before I teach you a lesson," she said calmly and with such confidence that it drew the attention of all four men.
    "You're going to give us five seconds?" Lou shook his head and looked at the two guys that were