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"Yep. Now that we're down here, we can eat fancy." He winked.
"Damn, we're cool." I grabbed the top sandwich, and one of the paper towel sheets he'd brought as makeshift napkins.
Jesse was a man after my cheapskate heart.
"Better believe it. Coffee will be up in a few." His fingers skimmed my shoulder before he headed back to the French press and the huge coffee mugs he'd already gotten ready. He had a bit of an addiction to the stuff, but there were worse addictions to have.
By the timethe sun rose, we finally fell asleep on the table together. We'd gone through a grand total of three loaves of bread between the two of us, and devoured the entire chicken pot pie as well as two massive cups of coffee each.
My alarm went off at 6:30, only an hour after we fell asleep.
Jesse shut it off with a groan.
I didn't even lift my head, too tired to turn the damn thing off myself.
As I started falling back asleep, I felt a warm hand on the back of my neck...and another on my arm.
I lifted my head, confused at the contact. My eyes found Jesse passed out on the table, his hands tangled in my hair to rest on my neck and arm. I'd scooted closer to him at some point in the hour I'd been asleep, and my books and papers were scattered haphazardly.
"We should go to bed," I told Jesse.
He mumbled something I couldn't hear.
My fingers found his shoulder, and I shook gently. "Jesse. We need to go upstairs, to our beds."
He mumbled again, and I grabbed his arm. When I pulled it over my shoulder, sliding out of my chair and easing to my feet, he opened his eyes. His head jerked around the room, before tilting to rest against the top of mine as we headed up the stairs.
I hadn't been thinking properly. Jesse was still exhausted from his time in wolf form; I couldn't keep him awake all hours of the night with me. He needed rest. And I needed to look out for him, since he was looking out for me.
I helped him onto his bed, lifting the blankets so he could get his legs beneath him. I'd figured out that werewolves ran a bit warmer than humans, but it was pretty damn cold in the house.
After getting him settled, I tried to step away.
He was already snoring, but sleep-Jesse picked that moment to roll over. He landed up against me, and his arms wrapped around me.
I sighed.
I could’ve tried to leave… but my wolf probably wouldn’t take that well. And since I was still fully-dressed, a few hours of sleep next to him wasn't going to kill me.
I tucked my own legs up underneath the blankets, keeping them a bit away from Jesse's. After setting an alarm, I closed my eyes and was asleep again almost instantly.
My alarm wentoff at 11. I'd only wanted to sleep until 9, but my damned conscience made me give Jesse the extra two hours. Since I couldn't leave his side without my wolf taking over, I'd need to wake him up if I was going to get back to my homework.
I woke up curled against Jesse, my front to his. His breathing was steady, his body so damn warm I wanted to melt into him.
I'd never spent a night with a man before, but something about waking up pressed against those muscles made me feel a bit fluttery.
"Jesse?" I wiggled, but was pretty much completely trapped. "Jesse." I rocked against him.
His erection throbbed against my pelvis, and I stopped abruptly.
Shit.
WTF was I thinking?
"Jesse." I nudged his chin with the top of my head.
His lips curved upward in a hint of a sleepy smile.
