Free The Not Gate (Tom and Alice #1) by Tammy Bench Page A

on,’ Tom grabbed her hand and pulled her arm hard.
    Follow him.
    He moved fast over the rough terrain, she stumbled a few times but said nothing. She watched his powerful legs cutting up the distance as they reached the clearing that housed the activity store, supply shed and teacher’s chalets.
    Tom let go of her hand and looked over one of his broad shoulders. His face was set, eyes determined, commanding that she follow him.
    There was no light from any of the rooms and Alice was sure it was must have been after midnight. He stopped outside the shed and fished a bunch of keys from his coat pocket, found the right one, inserted it and pushed the door open with his shoulder.
    He stepped inside and pulled a small cord that hung by the entrance. It cast a dull orange light over a really small room lined floor to ceiling with shelves of pillows, blankets, sleeping bags and first aid supplies. Alice stepped in behind him.
    She didn’t know what was happening anymore?
    ‘Sir?’ Alice whispered as she closed the door behind her.
    She swore she heard a low growl from his chest.
    ‘No, Alice not sir,’ he turned to face her and his eyes were swimming with lust, ‘you want me to kiss you?’ he asked.
    Fucking hell…
    ‘Yes,’ she breathed.
    He grabbed her arms and swung her around hard against the shelving unit. Lifting her slightly, he slammed his body against hers. Grinding her further into the hard edges of the chipboard. Alice was suddenly aware of how large his body was compared to hers. His face lowered and his lips captured her forcefully. The feel of him was almost too much for her to understand. He moved his hands slowly from her arms to her face, holding her in place as his lips began to move over her. She tentatively copied what he was doing. His full lips parted and his tongue pushed into her mouth. It was the most sensual experience of her life, she felt overwhelmed with the unrecognisable passion that was building.
    Alice opened her eyes and watched his face so close to her. His strong masculine features, so transfixed, feeding from her.
    This was the man that called her name at registration, marked her homework and he was lost in this kiss with her, holding her through it, but taking what he needed. He didn’t move his hands from her face and hers dangled at her sides. She wasn’t sure if she was supposed to hold him? And if so, where?
    God, she was a total beginner but she really didn’t want him to know that. She had kissed a boy last summer. A five second moving of two sets of lips… nothing like this.
    Tom held her lips with his strong full mouth, his tongue found hers and began a slow, intense dance. He pushed and demanded, his teeth nipped at her bottom lip and she shuddered again. Her body was sensitised and her mind couldn’t take it in. She was ready for more though… she knew that much at least. Whatever he was doing, everything he was doing was readying her body for more.
    He slipped one hand into her hair and massaged her scalp with his strong fingertips. She opened to the kiss more and as moments passed she felt a slow growing painful emptiness, an ache deep inside her, as some strange instinct began to take over. She moved her lips faster and he followed. She wanted to press her face closer to his, she needed more contact.
    She needed him inside her to still the ache… but wasn’t sure where the thought had come from and it both shocked her but also drove her on.
    She raised herself up on her toes and placed her arms around his neck, pulling him to her. Alice heard a rumble escape from his throat as he took her ponytail into his hand and wound it quickly round his fist, tilting her head back more as he pulled at it gently.

K.I.S.S.I.N.G
    Wednesday 8 th November
    T om held Alice in his hands. He was kissing her and he suddenly realised what a crazy dickhead he really was.
    All that he could bloody think of as soon as they had made it into the store was kissing her beautiful mouth, he