A better way to say hi to a friend

Alex flipped channels idly, realizing with every click that there is nothing good on TV when you have nothing to do. Defeated, she put down the remote and reached for her phone. After about a ring and a half she heard his voice.
“Hello,” Christian said with a bit of a laugh.
“I’m bored,” she said. “You should come over.”
“Well, the funny thing is, I am on my way to your place. I’ll be there in about a half-hour.”
She smiled. “Okay, see you then.”
Sometimes living alone made Alex feel isolated, so she did enjoy visits from friends, especially Christian. They were just friends, and had been for a few years, but there was something different with him. She went into the bathroom to see how she looked. Carefully, she freshened up her makeup and ran her hands through her short, dark hair. She was wearing a wife-beater and jeans. The effect Alex was going for was looking sexy but like she wasn’t trying to be. Hopefully, she accomplished her goal. Alex stretched out on the couch and waited for Christian.
A while later she heard a knock, she ran over to the door but tried to act nonchalant when opening it. Christian and Alex hugged as he entered her apartment. The hugs they shared always seemed more related to a handshake than a passionate embrace and Alex was never sure which one she would rather have.
“I brought some movies,” Christian said as they walked over to the couch.
“Okay. Put one in and I’ll get us something to drink.”
Alex watched Christian move. He wore jeans and a tee shirt, nothing special, but he looked good. No, better than good, hot. He was a little taller than her with pretty blue eyes, lightly tanned skin that covered his toned body, and dirty blonde hair. She turned away, trying to clear her mind of what he might look like with his clothes removed.
Alex got the drinks and sat down on the couch while Christian turned on the TV. He sat down and she lay down so her head rested on his knee. The previews began and they relaxed into each other. When the movie began his hand was playing with her hair, Alex tried desperately to focus on the film. As the movie went on Christian moved his hand more and more. First, to her neck, then his smooth caressing hand went to her arm. She struggled to not recall the times she imagined him fucking her. His hand on her skin wasn’t supposed to make her feel this hot. He wasn’t supposed to feel this good. They were just friends, right?
All thought went from her mind when she felt his hand close around her breast. She let out a sigh before she knew what she was doing. But this wasn’t right, this seemed so cliché. She rolled on her stomach and looked at him.
“Excuse me,” she said, sounding indignant. “What was that about?”
He went a little pale and opened his mouth, probably to say some embarrassed apology. Alex got up and straddled his waist, putting them very close together.
“Why did you think that you could go to second base without even touching first?” She said.
She leaned in and kissed him. Christian returned the kiss, opening his mouth slightly and she slid her tongue inside. The heat rose between them. She pressed herself against him and his hands roamed across her back and ass. This was by far the best kiss Alex had ever had. Fireworks were going off inside of her. Why hadn’t they done this a long time ago?
She pulled away and he looked at her with abandoned eyes. She tugged on his shirt until he helped her pull it off. His chest was flawless. He put his hands under shirt and moved them up, causing her shirt to come off. Christian stared at her breasts, which made her bra suddenly feel too tight.
“God,” he whispered with a smile. Then he covered her tits in deep kisses.
Alex ran her hands through his hair and felt more turned on than any other point in her whole life. Christian kissed her mouth again while he groped her ass. Her hands caressed his hips as she sucked on his neck. Alex ground her crotch against his and felt how hard his cock was. Even through two layers of jean, it felt unbelievably good.
“Come on,” Alex said. “I want to show you my bed.”
She got up and Christian followed. As they walked, they lost what remained of their clothes. Alex walked backwards so she could watch him remove him pants and boxers. He looked so incredible, it made her breath catch. When the backs of her knees hit the edge of the bed, she fell back onto it and Christian landed right on top of her.
Christian licked her already stiff nipples and ran his fingers in and out of her wet cunt. She writhed and moaned under him. They were kissing again and Alex’s fist was stroking his thick erection. Everything about him drove her crazy with lust. Even the weight of him on top of her was arousing.
“I want to be inside you,” he said.
“Uh-huh,” she grunted. It was so difficult to form words.
She spread her legs and he entered her slowly. Painfully slow. They were both panting by the time he was pulling out. The second thrust was quicker and harder. His hips pinned her to the bed as he pumped in and out of her. She wrapped her legs around his waist so he could slide deeper and deeper. Alex thrust her hips in time with his. Everything was so hot and wet. She felt as if she was melting into him and that was exactly what she wanted. The blinding white heat was starting to spread over her body.
“You have no idea how much I have wanted you,” Christian said.
“Hopefully as much as I have wanted you.”
Alex could feel his muscles tightening. All she could do was scream his name over and over. Her body shook with orgasm. Christian let out a guttural moan and burst inside of her. After a few heartbeats, he rolled off of her and they wrapped their arms around one another.
“You are so amazing, Christian.”
“You are so beautiful…,” he said then paused.
“What?”
“Alex, I love you. I really do.”
She knew at that point they could never go back to just being friends. Things had really changed. Or maybe they didn’t change; things just became what they should have been all along. Now Alex could do and say all the things she had pushed to the back of her mind and she knew that is how she actually wanted it. To have him, like this, was all she needed.
“I love you, too.”