Eventually, he leaned in again, capturing her lips. He asked, “Still want me to leave, or are you having second thoughts?”
With affection in her gaze, Alexis smiled back at him.
Playfully, he ran a hand over her shoulder and joked, “After all those rounds, my legs won’t carry me home. I’m stuck with you.”
Blushing, Alexis shot back, “If you’re not keen on leaving, stay put.
Shouldn’t you be ashamed of your dirty talk?”
A grin spread across Leonel’s face.
Softly brushing his fingers against her lips, he planted a tender kiss before placing his forehead against hers. With a gentle tone, he remarked, “You weren’t this shy when you did it with me just now.
What’s this? Are you trying to knock down the Ladder?”
Trying to turn away, Alexis was caught in his gaze. In the bedroom’s soft glow, he stared at her with playful intensity.
Clarity shone through his eyes.
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His eyes spoke of both love and desire.
Surrendering to his gaze, Alexis leaned over his shoulder. Whispering, she pondered, “Are you really Leonel? Feels different somehow.”
Young Leonel was nothing like this.
Even after returning from Acoiclya, he wasn’t the same.
A sense of unreality crept over Alexis.
Leonel’s heart skipped a beat, a mix of bitter and sweet emotions washing over him.
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Perhaps they had been involved with others at different points in time, but the truth remained that, after all these years, they found solace only in each other. The destiny he had once attempted to evade still bound Alexis to him.
Unexpectedly, Leonel pulled Alexis into a tighter hug.
However, Alexis was making an effort to distance herself from him.
Yet he lowered his head and kissed her once more. The impulsiveness of youth often led them to lose control, capable of making out until dawn and then rising to face the demands of the workday.
At the crack of dawn, as Alexis sat down for breakfast, she noticed a soreness in her lower back.
Pondering, she mused, “Am I showing signs of age?”
Across the table, Leonel, neatly groomed, sat in front of her.
He gazed intently at the space between her fingers, where the diamond ring he had gifted her was proudly adorned. Alexis showed no hesitation in wearing the ring.