A Kiss At Midnight (Delilah and Caelum) novel Chapter 56

Chapter 56

Chapter 56

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Have you ever had a mental shutdown, where your brain just completely stop doing the one thing it was suppose to do and all you do is sit there trying to process everything that had happened.

Yep, that was us after Ryder had retreated in the house, leaving the two of us alone once again.

Caelum had moved away from me and had left for a second, leaving me here alone. His face had been tinted red, now shy after his display of dominance. While I under other hand couldn’t help but think of the fact that he had made me come like his bitch in heat, and he had done all that with just his fingers.

Now I was seated on the worn out couch with my own little puddle of you know what and I wasn’t sure if I wanted to get up just yet, probably because I was worried I might have my juice fillings up the couch.

I knew there was no way my mind could ever recover from this, at least not in a day or week. Even right now, it was all I could think about. The first that Caelum had fingered me, and boy, was he talented.

He had given me the best orgasm I’ve ever had just with his finger, I honestly handn’t expect him to be like, at least not in his first time touching a pussy.

I still couldn’t wrap my brain around he dirty talk, the dominance and the aggression in his movements. It was like he was a totally different person, there no sound of him stutter, nor the sight of blush on his face.

Like, how ccan he completely change his demeanor so suddenly

And now that I have gotten a taste. I wanted more, there was nothing stopping me from getting what I wanted.

A few moments later, footsteps echoed through the room, and I looked up to see Caelum had returned with a disposable towel was clutched awkwardly in his hand.

The moment he noticed me looking at him, some of that confidence disappeared, his shoulders stiffened, gaze darted away.

“H..here.” he held the towel out, “you can use this to…uh..clean yourself,” the slight stutter in his voice made my lips twitch.

A second ago I had been questioning whether the confident version of him had even been real, now he could barely meet

my eyes.

“Thanks,” I took it from him, our fingers brushed briefly and he immediately pulled his hand back.

“There..there’s a mirror over there,” he pointed toward the far side of the room and I followed his gesture.

“Right.” Pushing myself to my feet, I walked over, the mirror was mounted against a faded concrete wall. It was old, probably older than both of us with a crack that stretched from the upper right corner, splitting across the glass like a spiderweb.

Despite that, it still worked, staring at my reflection, and the slightly messy state I had somehow managed to get myself into. With a sigh. I began fixing what I could, straightening my hair, smoothing my clothes, cleaning off things that were in need to be cleaned of, while trying to regain some sense of composure.

The entire time, I could feel Caelum lingering behind me, just patiently waiting. When I finally glanced up again, our eyes met through the cracked reflection, and for a second neither of us spoke.

The silence wasn’t uncomfortable, If anything, it felt heavier than words, like there were a thousand things sitting between us that neither of us quite knew how to say.

Hen looked away first, for some reason, that small victory made my heart beat a little faster.

My attention drift back to the mirror again, and my brow furrowed causing me to lean forward slightly, letting out a gasp

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when I saw my reflection my neck. A fucking hickeys.

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Dark brown marks were scattered across my chest and neck, and all I could think was when the hell did he give me hickeys. I was so lost in the damn moment that I didn’t notice him sucking and biting at my neck.

This wasn’t the first time I had gotten a hickey, but something about this felt different. And I found my thoughts wandering, wondering if he was even a virgin.

I mean, virgins can’t be so perfect at everything.

I stopped myself from thinking further into this, I needed to stop over thinking it all, It was bound to happen and it did feeling was out of this world.

When I got back to where his stood, his gaze sweep down to the thin material of my top that hanged low to my cleavage before moving down to the mini skirt I had on.

“Are you sure you’re a virgin?” I asked on impulse, my mind wandering back to the dirty talk, the perfect movements, the hickeys.

“I am a virgin.” He laughed, his face tinted red as he looks away and I couldn’t help but be swoon at how cute he looked.

“Um… there is no way I’m letting you fool me. What you did wasn’t virgin..”

“I got more books,” he cut me off.

“Huh, what.”

“I said I got more books like the one you gave me, reading everything I could lay my hands on. So…um, I can of picked up on some of it, you can say, I haven’t been so much of a saint, and I do watch porn, to know how to do..other..stuff.” he blushed again and scratched the back of his nape.

If smut can make a guy talk like that then all males in this damn world might as well start reading right fucking now.

He took in a breath, frowning. “I.. think I owe you an apology for the things I said the other,” he says, snapping me out of my thoughts and taking me by surprise. “I don’t think of you as a mistake, or think you lack any sense of responsibility. I do admit that my words has been uncalled for, and for that I apologise.”

“Its fine, all in the past. You don’t have to apol..”

“No, it doesn’t make what said right.” He cuts me off. “I was pissed not just at you but at myself as well. But I shouldn’t have taken everything out on you that day. Like I said, it was highly uncalled for.

My gaze drifted back up at him, brows hitched together as a small smile plays on my lips. “If you’re apologize, then I should too. I said a lot of stupid things that aren’t true at the heat of the moment. And for I know we aren’t exactly friends, but I really don’t think you’re the worse person to hang out with.”

“Is that a delight to know,” he says, and there was a hint of sarcasm in his tone, causing to playfully hit his shoulder when he he grabs my wrist, pulling me towards him, causing me to squealed as my hand came in contact with his bare chest, my gazes rested on his.

“You..erm..your makeup is a bit…” he lifted his hands hesitantly, his thumbs brushing beneath my eyes as he wiped away the smudged mascara.

My breath caught at the fact that he was touching my face like it was the most natural thing in the world. “Thanks,” I whispered.

The moment he finished, he awkwardly dropped his hands back to his sides, a faint pink tint crept up the back of his neck.

“So..” I dragged out, looking away from his stare. “The quiet genius who also happens to secretly box. Way to break the

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stereotype.”

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A laugh escaped him at this. “Yeah, I guess,” he said, pulling back for a bit as his hand rubbed the back of his neck, “that doesn’t mean I’m one of those guys who’ll break your nose if you look at me the wrong way.”

Tilting my head to the side, I stared at him, intrigued. “So why did you start?” I asked, It was something I genuinely didn’t

understand.

I had never seemed him interested in sports, not while in school. He was happens to spend his time reading, studying and leeping to himself. Which was why the idea of him voluntarily stepping into a boxing ring felt completely absurd.

Caelum looked away for a moment, as if he was gathering his thoughts. “When my dad finally started spending more time at home a couple of years ago.” he began, “he kind of went through this phase where he became obsessed with making sure I wasn’t locked away in my room twenty four seven.”

I frowned slightly. “What brought that on.”

He shrugged. “I don’t know, maybe he realized he had spent most of my life traveling for work,” his voice remained casual but something about it felt rehearsed as if there was more to the story, but I decided not to push.

“Anyway,” he continued, “he bought decided to turn the garage into a somewhat gym, basically forcing me to here.”

“That sounds about right,” I let a small smile play across my lips.

“He said he was worried,” he said, rolling his eyes, “according to him, I was spending all my time reading, studying, and avoiding people, which was unhealthy.”

“Was he wrong, though.” I said, understanding slightly were his father was coming from since I barely knew how there relationship was like.

He shot me a look, almost like a glare, but it had no edginess to it, making me grin. And after a second or so, the corner of his mouth twitched before he continued.

“I hated it at first, then I started boxing and realized it actually helped.” his gaze drifted toward the ring across. “whenever I got stressed or frustrated, I could come here and clear my head. Everything just felt lighter afterward.”

I watched him carefully, taking in the softness in his expression I didn’t see often, “I guess somewhere along the way I started enjoying it, the muscles were just an added bonus.”

My eyes instinctively flickered to his chest, then immediately away. Shit. Fortunately, he didn’t seem to notice, or maybe he was pretending not to.

“I wasn’t really focused on any of that,” he continued. “I was more interested in feeling better mentally. I used to come every day after school.” he said, “now I mostly come on Fridays.” A small smile appeared on his face.

I found myself smiling too, not being able to help it, knowing he wasn’t the type to talk about his feelings.

“You said you didn’t really have guy friends,” I rememberednsnd he nodded nodded.

“Yeah?”

“What about Ryder'”

He raised a brow “What about him?”

“You two seem close this earned a snort from him

“Thats because he’s incapable of leaving me alon.” I laughed. Fair His expression softened slightly, though as he adds. “He’s tantly we’ve always been around each other.”

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“Sounds like a friend to me.” His lips parted but no words came out, then after a second he sighs.

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“Didn’t really think of it like that, since I have been so used to having him around.” He tells me with a subtle nod.

A domfortable silence settled between us as my brain desperately tried processing everything that had happened again today. Finding out Caelum boxed and how he was ridiculously good at it, getting him to agree to tutor me again, and then having a ground breaking orgasm.

It had been an absolute emotional rollercoaster, one I didn’t mind. Not in the sligtest.

“But what about the guys who keep picking on you?” the thought suddenly hit me, causing him to frown.

“What about them?”

“You said you’re not the kind of person who breaks someone’s nose because they looked at you wrong.” I crossed my arms. “but you’ve literally got the ability to defend yourself.”

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