Rude Awakenings

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Voices murmured from the other side of the thin wall, the bedsprings creaking beneath the weight of bodies. She prepped her pillow to be her earmuffs for yet another night. After their altercation yesterday, the last thing Kate wanted to do was give Colton another reason to pay her a visit. A girly giggle broke through, quickly turning into moans and groans. Kate grimaced in revulsion as the woman insisted on telling Colton over and over and over again just how big he was.

As the moans slowly turned to wailing, Kate felt her patience growing thin. Flipping to face her clock, she gritted her teeth. They had been going at it for twenty minutes now. Surely he was doing this just to piss her off. He'd gone and found the loudest fucking woman at the club and brought her home. She started to scold herself for her thoughts before she stopped. That is exactly what Colton would do. He was an asshole.

Just as Kate was questioning just how much commentary on Colton's size she could take, a loud banging rattled against her bedroom wall. She growled, springing from the bed and storming through her apartment. She flung open the front door, stepped across to Colton's, and began pounding on the old wood with as much force as she could muster.

Her fists pummelled into the wood, frustration turning to anger. How the hell had she ended up living next door to the world's worst neighbor? He was just so fucking inconsiderate.

The door opened, a slightly disheveled man standing on the other side. Blonde hair was sticking up everywhere and his blue eyes were heavy with sleep. Large biceps bulged beneath a crinkled white shirt, while his legs were hidden beneath a pair of black sweats. Even half-asleep, he was incredibly handsome. For a split second, Kate completely forgot why she was there.

His gaze traveled her slender frame before narrowing in on her face, "Colt's already got one tonight. Maybe tomorrow though, love."

He made to close the door, only to be stopped by Kate's insistent fist once more. "Excuse me? I have zero interest in Colton."

Letting out a chuckle, the handsome stranger rubbed a hand over his face, "I don't think I've heard those words before." He paused for a moment, taking in her furrowed brow, "So if you don't want Colton, then why are you banging on the door?"

"I live..." Kate trailed off, taking in his sleepy figure, "Were you seriously asleep?"

"Uh, until the crazy lady started beating the shit out of the door, yeah."

"How can you possibly sleep through that?" she asked, raising her eyebrows in disbelief.

"Through what?" As he spoke, a loud moan echoed through the apartment followed by the familiar description of the length of Colton's manhood. "Oh that?" he laughed, cocking an eyebrow. "You just tune it out after a while."

Kate scoffed, shaking her head in bewilderment, "I've lived next door for three months now, and there is no way anyone can tune it out."

"You live next door? I've never seen you before."

"And I've never seen you," she let out a small smile, glancing over his shoulder to the bedroom where the loud moans and groans were only escalating. "Do you think he'll be finishing up anytime soon? Sleep would be nice at some point tonight."

"Probably not, and if he heard you banging on the door like a madwoman, he'll probably go for round two, just to piss you off."

Kate groaned, rolling her eyes and rubbing her weary face with her hand, "Great."

"Look, I don't think I'll be able to get back to sleep after being so rudely awoken," he laughed. "And you're awake, so how about I come over your place and we can hang out?"