Sleeping With The Enemy (BoyxBoy)

Chapter Twenty Six

--Lucien's Point Of View--
I slept fitfully through the night with nightmares of Emmett being taken away by the council and thrown into the slaughtering games for the spots in the Defensive Force and being one of the fallen that was brutally slain by stronger demonoids, I woke up again at around four in the morning covered in a cold sweat forming over my already dried tacky skin from dried sweat.

Emmett was still peacefully asleep nearby curled up with the sweater I had thrown off last night when I was getting too hot, I carefully slipped out of the bed trying not to wake him and tiptoed over to the dresser where I had kept the beach towels neatly folded in one of drawers.

I made sure to lock everything up although I was only going a few metres outside of the doorway, I dropped my towel down onto the sand and stripped off my pants and shirt leaving my boxers on not even considering any skinny dipping today. I dove right into the waves rolling in the freezing water washing away all the reminents of my nightmares from last night, I made a habit of this whenever I was feeling sub-par.

I poked my head up from the waves to catch my breath when I spotted Emmett walking down the banks towards the beach wearing a long baby blue cardigan flapping in the morning wind with a white shirt over his flannel pyjama shorts "You're gonna catch a cold like that" He smirked sitting down in the sand next to my stuff.

"I get used to it, It's too cold for you to be out though" I scolded snatching up my towel and drying myself off with it.

"Nah, I've been in worse with less clothes than this" He shrugged climbing to his feet and dusting the sand off of his legs.

"I guess Cressida will want us for breakfast I guess" I sighed tugging my shirt on and pulling my pants on over my damp boxers.

"Yeah, but Vincent is there so at least try to be civil" He warned turning to run towards the stairs scaling them in almost two steps while I dawdled along behind.

"Goood Morning Emmie! I made a whole ton of food for us!" Cressida grinned throwing his arms around his shoulders before pushing him into the dining room, Vincent was sitting at the table playing with a pile of scrambled eggs on his plate.

He smiled warmly to Emmett as he walked past but hesitated when I sat down "Emmie! You must try my fruit salad, it's actually so good in the morning" Cressida smiled dumping a spoonful of fruit onto his plate, I let Emmett sit beside Cressida so that he could do his morning rambles on someone else for a change.

I picked at the toast and eggs accompanying my bacon while Emmett was chatting to Cressida, I looked up for a split second to catch his pained expression before he was gone from the table almost immediately. Cressida blinked a few times before getting up to go after him leaving me alone with Vincent.

"Why didn't you go with him?" Vincent asked scowling at me through his mug of coffee.

"I froze, then Cressida went after him" I shot back poking at the rasher of pig meat on my plate.

"My bad guys I'm sorry, I didn't notice the strawberries in the fruit salad and I am allergic to them, makes me sick to no end" Emmett muttered sheepishly massaging his stomach before slipping into his chair.

"That's dangerous Emmett, that sort of stuff can kill you" Vincent tsked stealing the remaining strawberries from his plate.

"Yeah but they taste so good" He whined getting up from his chair and changing into the one next to me "Just like this guy here" He smirked poking me in the shoulder.

"That's not what you said last night" I muttered downing the last of my coffee "More along the lines of 'Take me My Lord" I sat back in the chair as his mouth dropped open and his face flushed beetroot red and Cressida was laughing so loudly that he was crying.