You feel her breath on your neck, quickly followed by her lips. Once, twice, three times in quick succession. Your arm finds her waist an you pull her closer.
"Morning." She lifts lifts her head slightly and places a light kiss on your lips. "Man, we did last long with 'The Plan'." Her head falls on to your shoulder.
You grin. 'The Plan' had been to keep this, you and her, a secret. 'Not for long' she had said. 'Just a little while?'
You had agreed, her argument was reasonable. Mathew. 'He ruins everything. There'll be questions and looks and I don't wanna deal yet. I just wanna...be.'
It had been a week since his birthday. A week of secret glances, stolen kisses and 'I'm just hanging at Lyds tonight' with a failure to return home.
However, last night had been different. You'd been to dinner and an unexpected downpour had lead you back to Truncheon, where a mix of wet clothes and memories of kissing her in the rain and had swept you both up.
"You've crashed here before." You tell her and you feel her smile against your shoulder.
"Not naked." She quips.
You laugh and press a kiss to her head. "I'll get you a shirt." You push yourself out of bed and watch as she rolls over on to your pillow.
"God, this smells good." She sighs and leans up on her elbow.
"What?" You pull on a t-shirt and sweatpants and then throw her the same.
She pulls the t-shirt over her head. "It smells of you." She smiles and untucks her hair from the neck of the shirt. You smirk as she sort of shimmies into the sweatpants as you bedroom door knocks.
"Jess? You up?" Mathew pushes open you door, a cup of coffee in hand. "Good, here." He hands you the cup and then spots Lydia. "Hey Lyds."
"Morning." She waves.
"What are -"
"We were caught in the rainstorm last night." You interrupt. "Here was closer, so she just crashed."
"Right." She nods and gives you a small smile.
"Oh, okay. You want tea?" Mathew asks and she shakes her head.
"No, I should get going."
"Okay. You're coming tonight? Book launch for Victor."
She frowns. "The quiet guy with the hat? Sure I'll be here. I never miss a party."
"Good. Jess we need you downstairs soon as. We've a lot to do."
"Yeah, I'll just grab a quick shower."
"'Kay. Bye Lyds." He turns to leave, closing the door behind him.
"So, wanna join me?" You smirk.
"No." She shakes her head. "I should go. Mind if I borrow some clothes?"
"Take my car." You nod towards the keys on the desk.
"That's not a car. It's rust. I'd be less embarrassed doing the walk of shame." She tells you as she pulls off the sweatpants and puts on a pair of your jeans and turns up the ends of the legs. "I'll bring them back later." She rakes her hand through her hair in an attempt to brush it and then gives you a smile. "See you later."
You reach for her and pull her into a kiss. "Keep the jeans. They look better on you anyway."
"Kay." She sighs.
"You okay?"
"I'm fine. Just tired. I didn't get a lot of sleep last night. I'll see you later." She reaches up and kisses you but pulls away before you can deepen it.
