Afterlight ✔️

chapter twenty-four

— Chloe Romano

The time had grown late as ever. I had taken a shower, feeling renewed as I walked out of the steamy bathroom into Justin's bedroom, taking a look into Justin's body mirror. I appeared utterly exhausted, the lack of sun has drained all energy from my face. I sported my bra and panties with Justin's black v-neck over it. Back home, when I was with my "ex boyfriend" Raven, I wasn't allowed to wear any of his clothes. But with Justin, I could see the stupid smirk on his face every time I throw on his shirts, probably boosting his ego even more. I continued to stare at my reflection, checking out how stressed I looked. My hair was going in different directions, and my skin was getting paler, and paler. Stratford wasn't the place to be, especially after coming from sunny Southern California, a place where I spent fifty percent of my time tanning in the hot sun. The thought of the heat on my skin was perfect, hence the fact that Brad would have me on lockdown.

I ran my hands through my unruly, blow dried hair as I felt a pair of arms sneak around my waist. I jittered, peering into the mirror to see a shirtless Justin behind me. After noticing, I moved my hand down from my hair, placing it on top of one of the hands on my waist. I felt his breath hit a spot under my left ear, biting my lip at the sensation.

"You no longer sleep in just your underwear." Justin rasped deeply in my ear. 

I shivered at his touch, and continued to stare into the mirror. "Yeah, your t-shirts are pretty comfy..." My voice trailed off in innocence.

"I'd rather have you in only your bra and panties." He chuckled lowly. "But, I can't deny that you look so fucking hot in my t-shirts."

Gently, he took his free left hand and slid it up to my left shoulder. He pulled down the sleeve to his v-neck, revealing my bare shoulder. He bowed his head down to the shoulder, beginning to leave wet kisses, inch by inch. After about eight little kisses, he motioned his lips over to the crook of my neck, sucking on my skin. I shut my eyes in comfort, no longer seeing the reflection of the two of us.

Abruptly, I felt one of his hands clutch around my right side, turning my body around. I shot my eyes open in surprise. He began walking closer and closer to me, as I started to walk backwards. I let out a small gasp as my back clashed with the wall. His breath fanned across my face, his lips only inches from mine as I wrapped my arms around his neck, pulling him closer. His lips grazed over my skin, trailing along my jawline until he finally covered my mouth with his lips. Our tongues flowed through each other's mouths, passionate as ever. It was as if it was a war between fire and ice. Our tongues were at a stalemate, and no one was actually winning.

Justin groaned in my mouth as he rubbed his crotch against mine, making my mind all cloudy. He began caressing my thighs with his warm hands, moving them up to my ass. He clutched my ass firmly, keeping his hands there as he lifted me up. I jumped along with his hands, wrapping my legs around his waist. He pulled away, swinging me off of the wall and walking me over to the bed. Gingerly, he laid me down on his bed, crawling on the mattress to hover over my body.

"You're going to be the death of me." He hissed, trailing his nose up my neck and placing a kiss under the right side of my jaw.

My mouth shot open in satisfaction, signaling that he had just hit my sweet spot. He began sucking on it, causing me to arch my back with pleasure, tugging at his soft hair. He started to tug on the shirt I was wearing, getting annoyed with the presence of it. I caressed my hands down from his hair, to his neck, finally dropping my hands to the bottom of the shirt. I slid my fingers through his, helping him get it off. Together, we threw it across the bedroom to God knows where. He moved his head down, placing several gentle kisses on my stomach. After awhile, he relocated his lips to the valley of my breasts, pecking them in delight, with not a care of where we were going with this. He proceeded up to my lips, sliding his tongue into my mouth.