The Reluctant Princess

Prologue

Chapter One

The sunlight streaming in through the bedroom blinds was hurting my eyes. I stretched delightfully, and rolled over, but instead of punching my soft, fluffy pillow, I accidentally punched a toned, flat chest.  

"Ouch!" A male voice yelped, and I jerked, wide awake. My flatmate Theo was propped up on one elbow, staring down at me with a smirk on his face. I slapped a hand over my eyes, and groaned. 

"I did it again, didn't I?" He snaked an arm around my naked waist. 

"We did it again, and I don't know what you're upset about, you had a great time last night." His voice smug was irritating me this early in the morning, and I clawed at his chest, trying to get free. He yelped again. 

"Good grief woman, are you trying to kill me?" I slipped out from under the covers, and stared in dismay at my clothes, which were sprawled all over the floor.  

"Sorry." I smirked, and started to pick up my underwear. Theo watched me from the pillows for a minute, but he soon got up and came over to join me. He slipped two arms around me, and nuzzled my ear.  

"Come back to bed," he breathed, planting kisses along my shoulder. I closed my eyes and tried to resist. I put my hands over his and tried to prise them off me, but Theo just moved onto my neck. Damn. He knew that was my weak spot. 

"Theo," I gasped, "Stop it, I have to go to work."  

"Call in sick." He murmured. I coughed, and broke free from his grasp.  

"No. I have to go."  

"Spoilsport." He muttered, before sitting back down on the bed. I just grinned, and slipped into my bedroom. Twenty minutes later, I was dashing to work, a travel mug of coffee in hand. 

My name is Molly King, and Theo is my flatmate. We've kind of got a friends-with-benefits thing going on. Totally cliché, but it totally works. I've just had a messy break up, and as for Theo he's never had girlfriend long enough to call it a relationship, so it suits us perfectly. No commitment, just fun. No complications.

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This is a new story I thought I'd start writing for a bit of fun...If you like the sound of it, comment and tell me, because I'm not sure if I'm going to keep writing it.

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