No easy way out by Elaine Raco Chase Page B

coming faster and heavier. Black pupils dominated her
diamond-bright irises and fastened hungrily onto Alex's
passion-dark eyes. Her left hand pushed aside his shirt, her
fingers splayed against his broad chest, tangling in the curly mat
of dark hair.
    Virginia's right hand lifted the sensuous fall of hair from her
neck. Her fingers found the thin silver ribbon that suspended the
mesh halter and pulled the restraining bow. The halter fell,
leaving her naked to the waist.
    The shadowy light cast her silhouette in an ethereal glow. Alex
slid his hands lightly up her slender arms to her creamy shoulders.
"You are so very beautiful." His hoarse whisper and ragged
breathing expressed the tightly leashed control that was ready to
snap.
    In a momentary suspension of time, with mutual unspoken consent,
they drew together like magnets. Virginia gave in to herself and
began to respond freely to her feelings. Her needs consumed her the
instant Alex's mouth devoured her lips.
    Mouths, lips, and tongues joined in explorative maneuvers,
provoking and stimulating. Sensations began to build inside
Virginia. Her skin felt hot and tingly, shot through with delicious
currents that snaked slowly from her stomach down her inner
thigh.
    Her fingers made erotic squiggles along his rugged torso.
Muscles flexed beneath his hair-roughened flesh as she found his
erect nipple buried beneath a furry mat. Her smooth fingernail
tormented the masculine toughness.
    Alex's hands languidly stroked her supple spine, pressing into
the creamy, silken skin. His calloused fingers nudged her body
chemistry into greater action. Virginia freed her lips. She kissed
his straight nose, his strong chin and his Adam's apple. His
responding quiver of pleasure enticed her. She grew bolder, running
her tongue lingeringly down the cord of his neck across his chest
to his left breast. His flesh was firm and slightly salty, his
heart pounded the frantic rhythm of her own.
    Alex's fingers blazed a tantalizing trail along her jaw,
followed the curve of her shapely neck to the scented valley
between her breasts. He rained kisses on her face and neck. He bent
his head; his large hand cupped her full breast; his thumb teased
the flushed, swollen peaks. The subtle nuances of her perfume
stimulated his appetite. His hungry mouth lowered to taste the
aroused tips.
    Fluttery, pulsating sensations invaded the nucleus of her
sexuality. Virginia became lost in physical pleasure. Her throaty
moans of aroused abandon intoxicated Alex. He dropped to one knee,
his warm mouth bathing the heated flesh of her stomach, his tongue
finding a home in her navel.
    Anxious for more, without losing bodily contact, they found
their way to the massive modular sofa. The cream velour moved
sensuously beneath Virginia's bare skin while Alex's virile length
provided more provocative friction.
    His dark hair felt like silk against her flushed breasts; his
lips toured the velvet swells. Her fingernail teased his earlobe
and made delicate little forays inside the sensitive drum.
    Virginia's right hand slid below his belt. Her fingers toyed
with the metal zipper pull while her palm stroked the growing
hardness beneath the taut material of his trousers. His growl of
pleasure acted like an aphrodisiac, intensifying her own carnal
desires.
    "Alex, darling, I want you so very badly." Her words tumbled in
a frenzied rush. Slow, seductive foreplay had accelerated into the
highest pitch of ecstasy.
    A door scraped open; light flooded the hallway; a minute later
the definitive sound of a toilet flushing invaded their intimate
world.
    Alex looked down at her, his forehead and eyes mirroring
bewildered confusion. Virginia's own eyes grew wide with surprise.
Then realization hit her. She was, after all, supposed to be
sharing the apartment with her twin. The hallway light snapped off,
a door slammed, and with it came the rapid descent of their
mood.
    "I'm afraid we must have woken my sister." Virginia managed the
lie as deftly