Casters Book Two: Shadow Caster

Chapter Forty Nine

"Are you seriously reading right now?" Vega pouts as she runs her fingers through my hair.

"What? Come on, cut me some slack here. I haven't left the bed at least." I set the book down and turn to her.

She giggles and takes the book from my hand and sets it to the side. I pout. After our less than PG activities, she fell asleep. I grabbed some books while she was out and started reading in bed, waiting for her to wake back up.

When she woke up from her nap, she was still out of it, half-awake, half-asleep. And she just cuddled up next to me while I continued to read. I guess she's finally fully awake now. I don't know normal after behavior for this sort of thing so I was just winging it until she woke up. I didn't want to leave the bed and she get offended or something.

She pulls the covers down a little and exposes my bare chest. I blush.

"I wish we could stay like this forever." She pulls me into her arms, our bare bodies once again pressed into each other.

"You just like looking at me naked." I tease.

"Guilty as charged. Damn, you're even hotter without your clothes on." she admires my body.

"Stop," I blush harder and playfully smack her in the shoulder.

She giggles.

"Can I get up now? I was waiting for you to wake up, I didn't want to be rude. I don't know what I'm supposed to do after..."

She laughs, loud and hard.

"Don't laugh!"

"Oh my god, that's priceless." She says.

"Stop!"

"You are too cute sometimes."

"Vega!"

"For the record, there is no proper protocol for after. It all depends on your partner. I personally like naps and cuddles after sex, some people just go on with life as if nothing happened. You decide what you like for after." She says.

"Well, I wasn't really sleepy, and I didn't want to just bail on you."

"You weren't sleepy because I did all the work."

"I didn't know what I was doing! I tried my best." I pout.

"You did very good for your first time and I'm happy you stayed with me in bed. I would have been sad if I had to wake up alone." She cuddles me.

"So do I get a passing grade?"

"Yes, C+" she kisses me.

"C?"

"You bit me," she rubs her breast at the phantom pain. 

"Ugh, don't bring it up."

"It's a sensitive place, don't just bite."

"Okay! I get it, C+" I pout.

"But with lots of study sessions, I am sure we can bring that grade up to an A," she rolls on top of me and kisses me again.

I wrap my arms around her and deepen the kiss.

We both flinch when we hear the front door to my dorm close extra loudly, and then lots of noise making from keys jingling to loud footfalls. Joni is making it obvious she's back, which makes me wonder if she came back before when we were busy and heard something she shouldn't have.

I think I'll just die of mortification now.

Vega sighs and pulls back.

"We need to eat dinner anyway," I sit up.