The Fraternity
Chapter 4
He awoke to a glow, no one next to him but a glow from his desk lap. He listened and heard the tapping of laptop keys. Since getting together Kelsi had taken to pull her all nighters working at his desk. She would fall asleep with him but then after a couple of hours slip out of bed and work though the night.
Tonight was no different a six pack of coke rested on the top of the desk, her notebook resting next to her laptop and a bar of daily milk with cruchie pieces on the other side. Her fingers flew across the keys as static black text appeared across the screen. Her head lolled forward for a second. Only second but he caught and she did she has she took a swing of her coke can. He waited until she had put down the coke can before approaching her.
"Kels," he whispered.
"No," she answered.
"You're tired and you know it," he whispered.
Kelsi shook his head and looked at what she was working on then he saw the date it was due the next week.
"Kelsi this isn't due for just over a week you need sleep or you're going to crash in class. Especially with the physically demanding movement lesson you have to take," said Ryan.
She turned slightly burying her head into his stomach. He took this as her signal for giving up and picked her up.
"You're going to bed," he whispered.
She nodded sleepily against his chest as he held her with one arm. His other hand saved and closed down her laptop before he carried her to bed.
When he woke at eight the next morning she was back at the laptop.
"Do you want breakfast?" asked Ryan.
Kelsi shook her head.
"Have you had breakfast?" asked Ryan.
Kelsi shook her head.
"Your class is at ten?" asked Ryan.
Kelsi nodded and Ryan smiled.
He got up and stood behind her nuzzling his head into her neck.
"Do I get a good morning?" he asked.
"Morning," mumbled Kelsi, as she typed.
"Kels you're going to run yourself into the ground," he said.
"I have a paragraph of this paper left," answered Kelsi.
"How long have you been up?" asked Ryan.
"Six," answered Kelsi.
"I wanna take you for breakfast," said Ryan.
"Nine?" asked Kelsi.
"I'll go get ready," smiled Ryan, pressing a kiss to her shoulder.
Half an hour later Ryan came back in showered and dressed and ready to go.
"Kelsi," said Ryan.
"Yeah," said Kelsi, looking up from her laptop.
"Ready to go?" asked Ryan.
"We said nine," answered Kelsi.
"It is," answered Ryan.
Kelsi nodded, saved her work shoving her laptop in her bag and checking she everything she needed for the day before heading out with Ryan.
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Gabriella Somerfield