AN; I know this is a pathetically short chapter! But I just wanted to give you guys something to tide you over until I can get some big chapters ready! I work at the hospital, and as you can imagine - it has been insanely busy! x
CHAPTER 39
Cate awoke when she felt the bed dip beside her and a hand moving slowly over her bare shoulder. She opened her tired eyes, blinking the sleep away to see Juice's face smiling down at her.
"Good Mornin' beautiful.." He greeted her with the compliment and Cate couldn't help but smile. She closed her eyes as she stretched out, hiding her face with her hands.
"Sure.. All bed hair and morning breath." She joked from behind her hands. She felt him grab at her fingers, pulling her hands away from her face. She looked up at him again and he didn't say anything, he just leant down and pressed a gentle kiss to her lips. It was the sweetest thing and it left Cate with a belly full of butterflies. She smiled against his lips and returned the kiss, reaching up with a hand to rest on the back of his head. Banging on the door broke them away from each other.
"Juicey boy, are ye gonna work today or what?" Chibs' loud Scottish accent shouted from behind the door.
Cate laughed quietly and Juice groaned at the intrusion.
"Got cars to fix? Or trucks of stolen goods to protect?" She teased but Juice's expression suggested that he thought she was being serious. His jaw dropped and he stammered momentarily.
"I'm workin' on cars babe!" He stressed, looking flustered that she'd say such a thing.
Hecate grinned and shook her head, sitting up and pressing another kiss to his lips.
"You're too easy to wind up." She told him against his lips as she took a brief break from the kiss, before resuming it again. He reciprocated hungrily, his fingers entwining in her hair.
"JUICE!" The same Scottish voice from before, followed by further banging on the door.
"Fuckin' cock blocks.." He grumbled, tearing himself away from Cate and rolling out of bed.
Cate laughed and shuffled to the edge of the bed, planting her feet on the ground and resting her hands on her bare lap as she watched Juice get ready for the day. At that moment, he was shirtless and she couldn't help but stare as he got ready, his muscles rippling beneath his skin with each movement. She was so incredibly attracted to him - in fact she couldn't remember the last time she fancied someone as much as she fancied him.
"You enjoyin' the view?" His voice brought her out of her daze - she'd been caught.
Hecate rolled her eyes and pushed herself up off the bed.
"Don't flatter youself.." She teased, kissing his cheek as she passed him.
"You're cruel." He retorted as she reached for his hoodie on the back of the door, which she pulled on and zipped right up. Fortunately, it hung quite low due to their difference in size, so it covered enough of her legs for her to consider it safe to go out into the Lions Den.
"I know, but that didn't stop you did it?" She bantered, flashing him a smile as she turned to face him, watching as he pulled a white t-shirt on. Why he chose to wear white when working with cars, she'd never know. He looked at her then and his expression changed from that of a smile, to a serious look. "Are you ok?" She asked, noticing the change in his demeanor.
"You just look so hot in my clothes.." He admitted in a low voice as he took a few steps towards her to reduce the space between them.
"Is that right?" Cate smiled, slyly reaching for the door handle behind her as she maintained eye contact with his dark eyes. "Imagine how hot i'll look out of them." She dropped the bombshell before swinging the door open, springing out into the hallway, leaving a gobsmacked Juice in the room behind her.