LINDSEY'S POV:
The next morning I awoke, Freddie's arms wrapped tightly around my waist from behind. Smiling as I realised it wasn't just a dream, I turned to face him, I ran my thumb across his cheek, my smile widening as I took in how beautiful he looked when he slept…
"Stop watching me" he whispered, startling me as I began to run my hand through his hair
"How long have you been awake?" I questioned, pressing my lips against his softly
"Not long. How did you sleep?" he asked, opening his eyes, locking them with mine
"Better than I have done in ages" I admitted as I moved away from him to sit up "I wish I didn't have to get out of bed"
"You don't" he informed me as he sat up and climbed out of bed, pulling his jeans onto his body "I'm gonna make you breakfast in bed and you're gonna relax until you have to go to your exam"
"I should really cram in some last-minute studying" I replied, going to move from the bed
"What did I just say?" he asked, stopping me as he moved to my side of the bed "stay there. Pancakes a'la me do you?"
I nodded my head, signalling yes, sighing contentedly as I snuggled down beneath the sheets again. Kissing my forehead, Freddie left the room…
FREDDIE'S POV:
I was in the process of making Lindsey and I breakfast when her intercom started to ring. Turning the heat on the hob down, I made my way over to it… "Hello?"
"Is Lindsey there?" the voice outside the flat building questioned
"Who's asking?" I asked
"Nick, I'm her lecture partner" he informed me "is she in or not?"
"Yeah, come in" I replied, pressing the accept button to let him into the building "Linds, there's someone here to see you"
"Who is it?" she inquired as she walked out of the bedroom a moment or two
"He says his name's Nick?" I questioned
"Oh yeah, he's my lecture partner" she informed me, smiling at me warmly as she made her way to the door to unlock it as he knocked "you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine" I replied "so I guess breakfast in bed is off then?"
"Sorry" she stated, smiling at me apologetically "I totally forgot he was coming over"
I reciprocated her smile and turned back to the cooker as Nick walked into the flat…
LINDSEY'S POV:
"So we've got our health and social care lecture straight after the exam, and then health care sciences, and then we've got to spend the afternoon in the IT suite working on that presentation we're giving later in the week" Nick informed me "you okay with all that?"
I glanced at Freddie who was stood in the kitchen… "Do you think we can maybe slim the schedule down a bit? My boyfriend's here and as you know I don't get to see him that much so I really wanna spend some time with him"
"You didn't tell me he was coming" he sighed "I've spent ages working on this for us"
"Why should she have to tell you?" Freddie questioned "and not that it's any of your business, but I came up as a surprise last night, so if Linds asks you to slim the schedule down so we can spend some time together, just do it, yeah?"
"Freddie" I proclaimed, shocked at his attitude
"I'm gonna have a shower" he informed me, leaving the room, making his way down the hallway to the bathroom
"Sorry about him" I sighed, turning back to Nick
"No worries. I'm surprised he let me in at all, considering what happened" he admitted
"He doesn't know, and I want it to stay that way. You do too unless you want a thump" I informed him
"We can't just forget it happened, Linds" he replied, entwining his hand in mine
"We can" I assured him, pulling my hand from his grasp "that man in there, he's my boyfriend, the man I want to spend the rest of my life with, so while he's here you need to keep your mouth shut. You made a move on me when I was upset, you've seen the size of him, so how do you think it'd go down if I were to tell him?"
"I should go" he sighed, quickly collecting his things together
"Yeah" I replied, watching as he made his way to the front door, slamming it shut behind him
FREDDIE'S POV:
I heard the bathroom door open and smiled warmly as I saw Lindsey make her way inside. Shutting the door behind her, she began to remove her clothes, smirking at me as she noticed me checking her out. Climbing into the shower with me, she pressed her lips against mine…
"I thought you'd be angry at me for how I treated your friend" I admitted
She shook her head, signalling no… "He goes too far sometimes. He deserved it"
I smiled at her warmly and pulled her closer to me… "So, Miss. Butterfield, any particular reason you're in here with me?"
"Well, seeing as though we didn't get the chance to last night as we were both shattered, I was thinking we could make up for lost time?" she suggested, raising an eyebrow at me as she ran her hands down my chest "what do you say?"
I captured her lips in mine, moving us backwards until her back hit the wall, moans escaping her lips as my fingers moved down her body, beginning to tease her wet folds…
So Nick made a move on Lindsey when she was upset – but why was she upset and how long will it be till Freddie finds out?