A Kiss at Midnight (Delilah and Caelum) novel Chapter 15

Chapter 15

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1 kept the hood of my coat up as I made my way into the private study room at the back of the library.

The exact same room I had caught Caelum painting days ago. Only now the easel had been pushed to the side, half hidden with a dusted cloth ontop. While the large wooden table which had been in the middle was now covered with textbooks, papers, sticker note, pens, ruler.

Practically enough school supplies to make me want to turn around and leave immediately,

Because what the hell….

But then again, I couldn’t just up and leave, not after everything it had taken to get here. So I suck it up like any desperate person would do and pushed the door open further, making my way in side the room.

“You came.”

Caelum was seated by the large and only window in the room, a poetry book in his hand.

“Having doubts about me already.” I dropped my bag onto the table with a loud thud before sliding into the chair directly next to him instead of the one across.

He glance up at this, his eyes flickered toward me briefly before turning to the page. “Not really. I just didn’t expect you to be so willingly to stay after lectures.”

“Well, given the fact that my grades are currently rotting in hell, I would say I don’t exactly have much of a fucking choice.” I snorted at this. “If anything, I would say you’re the lucky one here,” I added lazily, and also because i felt the slight need to put him in his place, “you’ve been blessed with the pleasure of being stuck with me till my grades make a tremendous recovery from this depressing depleting state.”

“Just the thought only sound tremendously painful.” He wince, looking to hate the idea as he finally close the poetry book, before setting it down.

“That makes two of us.” I smirked at this, “since we are apparently committed in making this work, we might as well put our difference aside. What do you think?”

“Mhm…” he tone was filed with disinterest, causing me to narrow my eyes at him.

Ahh… you little piece of shit

Chosing to ignore his half ass response, I crossed one leg over the other, my skirt sliding up a bit against my thigh. And in that exact moment, I caught his eyes drop before immediately jerking back toward the table.

Then of course, came the quiet gulp he didn’t think I noticed.

Oh, this was still fun

His gaze drifted back down at the papers in front of him, before leaning forward a bit to grab one quickly like it was the most fascinating thing in the world, and I watched him carefully.

Taking in every little details, from the way his shoulders remained slightly tense, to the way he avoided looking directly at me. The more my gaze remained on him, the more I took note of other things as well, like the faint blush spreading across his face.

Subtle, but there

Even behind his glasses, his lashes, as long and thick as they were, remained lowered toward the paper as if making any eye contact right now would send him to an early grave.

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Hmm

He really was trying not to react to me. But this was only going to make me want to push harder.

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My eyes dragged slowly over his face before moving down to his hand, and against my own will, my mind betrayed me for a second.

I suddenly remember exactly what I had done after leaving him here the last time. How frustrated and worked up I had been, and how I had ended up sprawled across my bed with my fingers between my thighs trying to chase away the ache that stupid interaction and left behind.

Even thinking about it now made heat crawl back underneath my skin

And then a terrible thought enters my head

Did he do it too?

After I left, did he sit here afterward all flustered and desperate with his hand wrapped around himself trying to get off?

The curiosity clawed at my head

I tilted my head to the side, still watching him, before slowly leaning in, close enough that I could smell the faint scent of soap lingering on him.

My shoulder brushes lightly against his. “Curious, curious, curious…” I whispered softly near his ear, causing him to stiffen instantly.

His fingers tightens around the paper. “W…what.”

Ahhh, I guess we are back to stuttering.

He turns his head toward me, our face now ridiculously close, so close that I could the warmth of his breath even as he take in a sharp inhale.

My lips curves up to the side, and then I caught it, his eyes subtly dropping to my lips, lingering there for a second too long which only makes the smirk on my face stretch even more.

I tilt my head slightly to the side, not pulling back as I asked quietly. “Tell, Caelum, I’m curious to know just what you had done after I left you here that day.”

“What….what do you mean.” He sucks in another sharp breath.

“Did you jerk yourself off after I left,” I continued sweetly, getting straight to the point, teasing him a bit.

Why?

Because i was a fucking ass bitch and was not going to be the only one suffering through this ordeal.

And also mainly because i was curious, and it was hilarious seeing him all fluater.

“Or did you just sit here painfully thinking hard about it.”

The blush across his face deepens so fast that it was almost violent. “I..I think we should focus on tutoring.”

“That bad, huh.” I said in a mocking whisper. “Oh you poor thing.”

“We are n..not talking about this.”

“But I want to,” I leaned closer even more, “did you use your hand? Or did you hump into your pillow like a virgin in a

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coming of age movie?”

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Caelum lets out a chocking noise, physically choking on air. His eyes widened behind his glasses, his entire face is burned

red:

Holy shit

This was gold

I stared at him for a second before letting out a laugh. “No fucking way.”

“S..stop.”

“Now that’s a reaction.” I grinned,. “You totally did, didn’t you?”

I guess that makes two of us

“D..Delilah..”

“You are blushing so hard right now, it’s making this way too easy.”

“I..I think we should focus on…”

“Whose name did you scream when you finally came.” I interrupted smoothly, not at all done teasing. “Let’s take a quick guess. Olivia.”

This makes him suck in a deep breath, looking genuinely overwhelmed beside me now. Pink crawling all the way down to his neck, his breathing uneven, still trying to keep his focus, even with how close we were, on anything but me.

It was honestly adorable, in the most pathetic way possible

Пleaned back slightly, my eyes narrowed at him again as I continue to drink in every reaction he threw my way, and a realisation hits me instantly.

Wait

No fucking shitty ass way

My gaze harden at him, as the piece began to click into place, from the embarrassment, to the panic, and the incomplete inability to function during this conversation.

My jaw dropped slowly. “Was that your first time?”

He was completely frozen at the is point, and the silence that followed was so loud it practically screamed the answer to me.

“Oh my god,” I laughed quietly, “It was.”

“N..no, it wasn’t,”

“That’s is the most shitty ass lie I have ever heard in my life.” His face turned even more redder that it was, which honestly shouldn’t have been physically possible anymore.

“You’re telling me,” I continued, barely holding back my grin, “that was the first time jerking off?”

“Delilah,” he groans softly, mortified. I bit my lips hard to stop myself from laughing again.

This was way too entertaining

Caelum turned his gaze away from me, pulling back to create a distant between us as his jaw tightening slightly, while he

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stared down at the paper in his hold.

“We’ve got

“Can…can we get started now?” He cuts me off before I could even finish speaking, rubbing a hand over his jaw with clear annoyance now written over his face. “We already spent thirty minutes just for your amusement.”

Well, damn.

Looks who has gone from being all shy, and blushing to being freaking cranky in an instant. He looked to have gotten control of himself, though cheeks were still tinted red.

“Of course, sure, why not. It’s better than talking about,” my gaze drifted down to his pant, lingering there for a momen before drifting back up to him, and I grinned slowly, “other things.”

His eyes narrowed slightly behind his glasses. “You are unbelievably irritating.”

“Aww, thank you.” I said sweetly, “words after my own heart.”

He looked genuinely unimpressed, and honestly it takes a talent, to be freaking shy, and freaking ass dripping red, one minute. Then boom, back to looking emotionally constipated.

He gaze moved from me back to the paper in his hold again, only for a second before sliding it toward me. “Mrs Malachi already gave me a the list of subject you were failing.”

“Wow.” I placed a hand over my chest, being extremely dramatic. “Way to humble me immediately.”

“Won’t say that isn’t deserving of you.”

Bitch

If only you weren’t needed right now

“I’m sensing hostility here.”

“You’re falling more than five classes here, Delilah,” he states in a matter of fact tone, his gaze hard. “The last thing you need

is a pat in the back. So deal with it.” His tone cold as he nudged his head toward the paper in my hands now.

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