A Kiss At Midnight (Delilah and Caelum) novel Chapter 108

A GAME OF TWIST

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“Okay, whose bright fucking idea was this?” I stared down at the Twister mat spread across Kaia’s living room floor

Kaia raised her hand. “Mine.”

“Of course it was.”

She rolled her eyes. “You said you wanted something fun.”

“I meant something fun that didn’t involve me dislocating my hip.”

Caelum stepped onto the mat, looking far too relaxed. “It’s Twister, Delilah.”

“Yeah, and my body wasn’t designed for this shit.”

Kaia laughed. “You’re the one who insisted we play.”

Scoffing at this, I say. “I didn’t insist, I just marely suggested it..maybe.”

“You practically dragged us to the floor, Di.”

“If I can’t remember, then it didn’t happen,” she shakes her head at this before grabbing the spinner and giving it a spin.

“Right hand, yellow,” she placed her hand on the yellow circle and I followed.

“Left foot, blue,” I stretched my leg across the mat and placed my foot on the blue as Caelum glanced at the spinner.

“Right foot, green,” he moves into position without so much as a wobble.

My gaze shifted to him, in disbelieve and amusment. “Why are you so damn stable?”

His lips raises up to the side, before shrugging, “I’m coordinated.”

“I hate how annoyingly true that is,” I sigh, he was so good at this, while I was on the verge of trying to keep my body still, without breaking anything.

Maybe I should work out more..ugh..fuck this.

Kaia snorted, “I smell jealousy,” she says in a sing song and I scoff at this while she smirks. It been nearly two hours since we made our way back to her place, and in that two hours, we’ve had diners, played other games and chatted about random things.

And now, we were playing Twisters, which was the absolute fun of them all..not.

Kaia spin again, “left hand, red,” I reached for the red circle, only to realise Caelum’s arm was already occupying the space beside it.

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“Move,” I said a little sternly, giving a look that didn’t bite

“I can’t,” he made no attempt to move

“You’re in my way

Raising a brow as he stares at me, “You’re supposed to find another circle,” there was a hint of amusement in

his tone

“I don’t want another circle..”

“That’s unfortunate.” then his lips raise up slightly to the side.

Narrowing my eyes. “Caelum.”

He looked at me innocently, “What?”

“Move your damn hand.”

“I literally can’t.”

Kaia burst out laughing at our banter. “You two sound like an old married couple.”

“Shut up,” I said immediately, then groan “I’m going to die, my spine is filing for divorce,” she laughed so hard she nearly lost her balance.

I tried reaching for the red circle without stepping off the mat, my body twisted awkwardly. “Fuck!”

Caelum caught my waist before I could fall and for a second, I froze as his hand remained steady at my side.

“You okay?” He asks, his brow hitched in concern.

Clearing my throat, I nod. “Um.. Yeah.” I bite at my lower lips, ignoring Kaia’s gaze, knowing she was staring directly at me.

Caelum released me, and I immediately returned my attention to the game. “Spin.”

Kaia did, “left foot, blue.”

I stared at the remaining blue circles. “You’ve got to be fucking kidding me”

“Come on, Delilah,” she said between laughs. “You’ve got this.”

“I absolutely do not,” I stretched anyway, my foot landed on the circle and for exactly three seconds, everything was fine, then Caelum shifted.

My balance disappeared as I grabbed his arm and he grabs mine, while Kaia tried to move out of the way. Instead, all three of us collapse onto the mat in a tangled heap.

There was a moment of silence, till Kaia burst into laughter and Caelum and I joined, not being able to hold

back.

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Thus,” I sand between breaths is the stupidest fucking game ever invented

kara wiped tears from the corners of her eyes “And we’re playing again

I groaned Absolutely min

“Okay no more Twister How about a movie instead.”

Amen to that

said, getting to my feet, while others do the same, and Kaia drops onto the large couch. pulling a soft blanket over herself.

Following her, I curl up beside her, stealing half of the blanket and tucking myself against her side. She immediately adjusted it around both of us, and within minutes, we were comfortably buried beneath it with a movie playing across the television.

“This is much better,” I said and she hummed in agreement, her head resting against the cushion.

Caelum sat on the other side of the couch, looking far too comfortable for someone who had nearly watched us destroy ourselves minutes ago..

Stretching my legs out, I let them rest across the couch, then, because I couldn’t resist, I slowly placed my feet on his lap.

He looked down while I smiled innocently at the television, I wasn’t sure what I was expecting his reaction to be, but but a few seconds pass and then I felt his hands gently settle around my feet.

My smile immediately faded as I glanced down to see he wasn’t moving them away. Instead, his fingers began lightly caressing my foot, his touch slow and absent minded as though it were the most natural thing in the world.

A strange warmth spread through me as I gulped, knowing this had only been meant to tease him, now I wasn’t sure what I had been thinking.

I shifted slightly, suddenly aware of every point where his fingers touched my skin, his hands were warm, and the gentle movement of his thumb sent distracting little shivers through me.

My attention drifted back toward the television, atleast, I tried to. The movie continued playing, the characters talking and laughing across the screen, but I couldn’t tell you what any of them were saying, now when my thoughts had completely abandoned the movie.

Every time his fingers moved, my attention followed and I tried focusing on the dialogue, nothing. I has also lost the plot of what the movie was about.

Time slipped by without either of us noticing and the movie eventually ended, the final credits rolling across the screen while the room fell quiet except for the soft music playing in the background.

I was still staring at the screen when I heard it, a soft snore, causing my head to turn slightly toward Kaia. She was completely asleep, curled beneath the blanket with her head resting against the cushion.

A smile tugged at my lips and my lips, ready to call Caelum’s name for help. At the exact same moment, he turned toward me, cursing my breath to cease.

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