It All Started As Revenge

Chapter 3: Bloodshot Mornings

[Edited 29/7/2016]

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Kiss me on the mouth and set me free.

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I woke up in a completely foreign bed with silken sheets, fluffy pillows and a muscled arm draped across my waist.

My heart pounded in irregular beats as I looked around, panic making my vision shake. This definitely wasn't my makeshift bed in Christian's room, with its scratchy sheets and thin linen blankets-

I shoved the arm off my waist abruptly and sat up. The owner, thankfully, didn't stir.

I stared at the ceiling and the interior of the room, brainstorming ideas of why I was on this foreign bed.

I quickly realized that I was still in Christian's dorm room, its now familiar decor making my head spin with nausea over the rush of last night's memories in my mind.

Oh God. My cheeks blushed fire engine red as I unwillingly recalled the various dirty things I and Christian did last night, a wild symphony of wanton moans and very, very vocal pleasure.

I was suddenly aware of the fact that I was completely unclothed under the silken sheets on Christian's bed.

I turned my head just in time to see Christian stir. His toned shoulder gave me the impression that like me, he was completely naked under the sheets.

I blanched as Christian half-awakedly stretched, his bare skin brushing mine.

"Wha-" He sleepily mumbled as he also sat up. "Rose, why are you in my bed?"

His Ozera blue eyes widened as the rush of memories struck him. "We- Did we-" He stuttered out, pushing the covers off his stomach, struggling to get out of the cocoon of blankets we had made last night.

I slapped the covers back onto him. "Don't." I said, turning my head away.

"Did we use protection?" He asked, his face as white as mine.

I put my head in my hands, knees propped up to support my arms.

"Did we use protection?" He asked more forcefully, gripping my shoulders with his hands.

"No," I whispered, liquid fear like I've never felt before coursing through my bloodstream.

I felt Christian slump back into the bed. "I- I can't have a kid at this age-" He blurted, his breathing coming out in quick pants.

I immediately whirled around, my temper flaring. "And you think I can? My future as a Guardian, no matter yours or not, will certaintly be over the instant people find out!"

I took a deep breath. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have snapped at you."

He was silent, his eyes staring fearfully at me.

"Look," I began. "We don't know if anything's going to happen. We'll just wait this out- We might be clear,"

He took a deep breath. "Okay. We'll be okay," He muttered to himself like a mantra.

A sudden urge to hug him, to share my fear with him, struck me.

I tentatively wrapped my arms around him, resting my head on his shoulders. He sighed gently, and wound his arms around my hips. "I'm sorry I panicked," He said. "I just couldn't accept the idea of having a kid this young." I sighed, burying my head into his naked chest.

It just felt so right- feeling his bare skin near my face, the delicious warmth emitted from his body. I knew, in a way, that we were betraying our friends, but this small, insignificant moment had me wanting to never let go.

"So what happens now?" He breathed into my hair, resting his head on the crook of my neck awkwardly.

"I don't know, Sparky. I don't know," I answered honestly. "But something has to be done with the whole issue about Lissa and Dimitri."

A silence commenced, the only movement in the room consisting of us breathing.

After what seemed like an eternity, Christian drew back. "I'm breaking up with Lissa," He said. I looked up to him in surprise.

"Why?" I asked, immediately missing the warmth of his body.

"I've had my suspicions." He said, avoiding my gaze studiously.

I wanted to ask, but it felt like prying. He would open up when he wants to. Instead, I thought about Lissa and Dimitri. "But that seems... insufficient somehow- just breaking up with her. That's probably what she wants,"

He looked back up and said seriously, "And that is why I have a plan."

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Songs on loop during writing:

This Is What You Came For - Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna

All In My Head (Flex) - Fifth Harmony ft. Fetty Wap

Cold Water - Major Lazar ft. Justin Beiber & MØ

Cry Baby - Melanie Martinez

Closer - The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey