Obsession, Loving An Alpha Male(23)

The woman walked past me, looking around, clearly not really looking for an answer from me.

“Oh my goodness, isn’t this sweet?” she said as she looked at my fruit and cheese platter I made. Then, she chuckled and gave me the same once over I gave her. “Cute dress,” she said to me, and I knew the moment she opened her mouth I wasn’t going to like her. “You know, Sweets… That’s what he calls you, right? Sweets? So cute, by the way… Anyway, like I was saying; Sweets, I just think it’s really sweet of him, you know… keeping an eye on you considering…”

What? I frowned and crossed my arms over my chest.

“Anyway, I hope you don’t mind me barging in on your night. There are some things I need to speak to Josh about, but I’m sure it won’t take too long.”

I finally found my voice and my anger and said, “Oh no, it’s not a problem. As a matter of fact, I was just leaving.”

“To go where?”

We both turned to face a very unhappy looking Josh. I thought at first the look he was giving off was for his co–worker, but in fact, it was geared towards me.

I gathered myself quickly…I didn’t pay attention to his very defined, very toned arms or his very muscular chest that was still hidden under a tank style t–shirt. No, I concentrated on his blue eyes that were turning darker by the second.

“Sweets, where are you going?” he repeated.

Finally, I said, “You have company, Josh.”

All that time he stood there his eyes stayed on me. When he finally noticed the other woman, the frown on his face deepened.

“What the fuck are you doing here, Paula?”

Ah Paula… that’s her name.

Paula, to her credit, didn’t jump from the vibrato in his voice like I had. She just smiled at him and popped one of the carefully carved fruits in her mouth.

She said finally, “Coming to talk to you.”

“Yeah well, you see I have company, so let me show you the door.”

Josh moved toward the door, but I stopped him.

“You know what, that’s not necessary. I had something to do today, and actually if I’m going to make it across town, I should leave…”

“Yeah, I don’t think so… not until you answer my question,” he replied

Um excuse me?

I shook my head and replied, “I don’t have to answer your question, Josh. I told you yesterday I had something to do today, and if I don’t leave now I’m going to be late so…”

“What do you have to do that requires you to leave right this second, Sweets?” Josh asked again.

“Clearly, Josh, she has a date…” I heard Paula say behind him.

What I really wanted to do at that point was tell her to mind her own business, but I didn’t. She gave me an out, and I took it.

“Yes, I have a date…”

“With who?”

I noticed the change in him instantly. The anger seemed to rise from the tight fist he had at his side to the rise and fall of his chest to the holistic look of pure rage in his eyes.

I swallowed hard and tried not to look directly in his eyes when I said, “It doesn’t matter who it is…”

Josh moved to stand closer to me. “You’re right, it doesn’t matter because you aren’t going anywhere.”

The hell with that. I went to the dining room table, grabbed my purse and walked toward the door without another word spoken.

“Sweets,” Josh called after me, but I kept walking.

The nerve of him speaking to me like that. He really hadn’t spoken to me in days, and now that I’d said I had a date he wanted to act like he owned me. Well forget that…

“Damn it Sweets…” Josh admonished.

I turned just as I got to the door.

“No, you’re full of shit, do you know that? One minute you’re this amazing guy who seems to really be into me then all of a sudden nothing. Now what because I have a date now you fucking care?”

“Tell me who you’re going out with?” he asked as if I hadn’t said a word.

“I would just let it her go, Josh,” I heard Paula say, which pissed me off so much so that I, well… I decided to piss Josh off even more, so she could be stuck with a royally pissed off Alpha.

I folded my arms and said quickly, “Stanley, if you must know.”

Josh laughed at me. “Stanley…”

My eyes narrowed on him.

“Yes, that’s right, Stanley… do you remember Stanley? My ‘oh so hot neighbor’ with the spectacular body, yeah him.”

Josh’s eyes burned as he said to me, “You’re not going out with Stanley…”

“Yes, I am.”

“No, the fuck you’re not… First of all, I know for a fact he didn’t ask you.”

I folded my arms in front of me, “Oh yeah, why is that? You think I’m not attractive enough? You think he wouldn’t find me attractive. I’ll have you know he’s hit on me multiple times since he’s moved in, and you know, at first I told him no, thinking I had someone who really felt something for me, but I guess I’m mistaken so…”

I turned to leave when Josh shouted my name. Trying to look aloof and not completely turned on, I turned and looked at him.

“We need to talk,” he said very calmly, which surprised me

“I’m done talking,” I replied back.

At the same time, Paula called out to Josh.

Frustrated to no end, he looked at Paula and said to her, “First of all, I don’t need you saying shit else. Mind your fucking business…”

I added because, well, I needed to.

“Yeah, take your own advice…”

I cringed inwardly after I spoke. My comeback was weak but that was all I had.

To Paula’s defense though, she didn’t need me to say shit else as she said to him, “Look, clearly she wants to go, and I don’t understand why you just don’t let her go. It’s not like you’re lacking in replacements.”

My mouth dropped… that bitch…

Okay, so yes, I had enough. I didn’t want to hear them go back and forth, and as I said, he and I were done, so I moved toward the door again.

Josh growled… and yes, he literally growled at me and said, “Sweets, so help me, don’t you dare fucking move. Paula, get the fuck out of my apartment.”

Josh moved toward the door, opened it wide and met Paula’s deathly dark eyes.

“You’ve got to be joking,” she replied.

“No, I’m not. I didn’t ask you to come over here, but you did. If you have shit to say to me, you can say it at the office. Now I’m asking nicely, but best believe I won’t ask nice twice.”

Reluctantly, she started moving toward the door. Once she was through it, Josh simply closed and locked it then looked at me.

He walked to me, but I started walking around him and headed for his door. I wasn’t staying here a moment longer. I don’t know what I was thinking coming here dressed like this.

“Sweets…” He said my name as if pain rocked his body.

I stopped but didn’t turn around. I didn’t want to stop. I mean, I had my hand on the doorknob. But I don’t know, there was something about the way he said my name that caused me to stop.

I heard him sigh, but I still didn’t turn around to face him.

He said calmly, “Just give me a few minutes to say what I need to say and then after that, if you want to go, I won’t stop you.”

I said softly, “There’s nothing to say, Josh.”

I closed my eyes as I felt him close the gap between us.

My heart started to beat faster, and butterflies invaded my stomach the moment I felt his hand move to my hips. He softly caressed me from my hips to my stomach, then moved me closer to him. “I disagree,” he said, ever so softly.

This man was night and day.

Josh lightly kissed my shoulders, tickling me, sending my nerves into overdrive. I was getting weak. My resolve was dissolving with every sensual bite he would give me on my shoulder. He moved up my shoulder kissing me, sucking me, making me lose my mind. My knees were starting to shake, and I swear my g–string had evaporated from the moisture pooling between my legs.

I wanted to turn around. I wanted to feel his lips on mine… I wanted… shit… he was now kissing my neck, and of course, I involuntarily moved my head to the side to give him better access…. My body was abandoning me and giving in to the desires that I knew were starting to take over. Traitor…

I placed both my hands against the door to brace myself. My breath quickened with every touch from his lips, and the need for him was slowly taking over. Keep it together, girl, you can do this, I thought to myself trying to stay focused…

Josh said to me, “Are you really going on a date?”

“Mmmm–Hmmm,” was all I could say as my eyes rolled to the back of my head.

I bit my bottom lip to stop myself from moaning…

“With Stanley?” he asked close to my ear.

“Uh–huh.”

Josh put one hand on the door above me, and I felt his other hand travel down to my hips and move to go underneath my dress…

“You wore this dress for him then?”

“I uh… wore this dress for my date, yes.” I gasped suddenly as I felt his hand touch the front of my panties.