"I'm so glad exams are over!" Alice announced, raising her glass in the air for a toast. The three best friends clinked their glasses and threw back the shots.

Darcy coughed slightly as the vodka burned on the way down. "Too bad classes start again next week." She sighed, but grinned when her friend reached over to fill all their shot glasses.

"How's that boyfriend of yours?" Alice smirked over the rim of her glass, looking pointedly in Darcy's direction. "Give us some juicy gossip."

Darcy rolled her eyes but smiled. "The only gossip I have is regarding my dad and his secret long-term girlfriend, but I don't want to talk about that." She had spent the 2-week break to revise for her exams at home and while she had forgiven her father, things got a little awkward sometimes. Especially when Stacey came over. Things were on the mend for them and for that she was relieved however, she was not over poking fun at the situation.

Delilah reached over and embraced Darcy in a light hug. "I'm glad Thelonious was there for you."

"Me too." She sighed, not aware that she was smiling at the thought. She hadn't seen him since uni closed for Christmas and with all the revision she had to do for exams, she hadn't made any trips up to London. While she did skype him nearly every day, but it wasn't the same. Now that exams were over and she didn't have classes again until Monday, they had made plans to spend the whole weekend together at the hotel.

Darcy grinned at the thought. She was really looking forward to some alone time with Thelonious.

"How's that friend of his?"

She glanced up at Alice and her eyebrows furrowed together confusion. "Which friend?"

Alice avoided eye contact and sipped at her wine, hoping to appear nonchalant even though the eager curiosity was evident in her voice. "Romeo. The one that invited us to the party."

"Romeo Bourne?" Her friend's silence answered her question. "I thought you didn't like him."

"I don't," she denied. "I just asked about him because he invited us to that party. It's only polite." She tried to reason and the other two weren't sure whether she was trying to convince them or herself.

"That the only reason why?"

Delilah giggled, slightly tipsy already. "She has the hots for him but refuses to admit it."

Darcy toyed a knowing smirk and turned to Alice. "You know he likes you, right? He asks about you all the time."

That caught her attention. "He asks about me?" She asked, but was quick to cover her slipup. "Not that I care, of course."

"Of course." Darcy scoffed. "I don't know why you're denying your feelings for him. He clearly feels just as strongly for you, if not more."

She rolled her eyes but pursed her lips, clearly fighting her feelings for her Romeo. "He's too young for me."

"That the only thing that's holding you back?"

Alice shrugged and sighed. "I guess I'm confused. I want a serious relationship."

"Did he say he didn't want serious?"

"Well, no." She denied, pausing to ponder over her own thoughts. "I guess it won't hurt to go out with him just once."

"He's asked you out already?"

A slow grin spread on her face. "He did, at the party."

"And you turned him down?"

She nodded. "What if he's changed his mind after I rejected him?"

Darcy scoffed. "You won't know until you speak to him."

Alice hummed but was quick to change the subject. Darcy let it go because she knew that her friend had some things to think about, and neither Delilah or Darcy were the people she needed to talk with. But that didn't mean they couldn't enjoy a few more drinks and some karaoke before she had to excuse herself, ready to spend the whole weekend with her lover after having not been blessed with the sight of him in the past 2 weeks due to exams.

She walked into the foyer and decided to head straight to the kitchen. As much as she wanted to see her boyfriend, there was some business she needed to deal with first.

"Hi, Mac!" She greeted the chef and one of Thelonious' best friends, reaching forward to give him a hug. "It smells delicious in here, as always."

He gave her a quick squeeze before letting her go, not wanting to take his eyes off the food for too long. "I've got a chicken pie with your name on it."

Darcy had to close her mouth to stop herself from drooling, bending down to peer into one of the ovens. "I'm going to come collect that chicken pie soon but for now, have you seen Romeo?"

Mac quirked an eyebrow in question and smirked, turning around to deal with a pot on the stove. "What's he done now?"

She leaned back against the kitchen counter. When she reached out to grab a breadstick from a plate, Mac smacked her hand away, a disapproving look on his face. "That's not for you." He reprimanded before gesturing to some that he had just brought out of the open.

She grinned and helped herself to one, not hesitating to bite into. "I'm trying to set Romeo up with a friend of mine. The sexual tension between them is thicker than your gravy." She shrieked and moved away before he could whack her with a dish towel for the underhanded comment.

"My gravy is not thick." He narrowed his eyes at her in warning, but couldn't help but laugh. "Alice?"

"Yeah," she confirmed. "How do you know?"

Mac smirked. "Our boy has it bad for your friend, but he said she won't go out with him."

"She thinks he's too young for her but now she regrets it, I think."

"Interesting." He mused aloud. "Thelonious has him cleaning out a store cupboard on the first floor. That wasn't too long ago so he's probably still there if you're planning on ambushing him."

She couldn't help but grin at the name drop at the name drop. "Speaking of Thelonious, how's my man?"

Mac snorted. "Grouchy without you."

She grinned and chewed the last of her breadstick and reached out for another one before Mac could berate her for it again. "Thanks, Mac! Don't let anyone eat my chicken pie."

Darcy rushed out of the kitchen before he could reprimand her again for stealing his food. She jogged up the stairs to the first floor, her eyes lingering on Thelonious' door as she walked past it to the end of the hallway where her prey was last spotted.

She leaned against the doorway and watched as Romeo kneeled on the ground, going through the contents of a cardboard box. "I thought I'd find you here."

He looked up and grinned when he spotted her. "Long time no see. Where have you been hiding?"

"Exams and revision." She shrugged. "How has college been for you?"

"Good. Better than before." He smiled and stood up, only to sit down on one of the closed boxes behind him. "But I know you didn't come to speak to me about college."

"You're right. I'm here to speak to you about Alice."

"Alice?" He voiced aloud, surprised. "What about Alice?"

"Is there something going along between you two?"

He frowned. "I wish there was but she made it clear that she wouldn't go out with me. What's brought this up?"

"Nothing." Darcy shrugged and attempted to hold back a smile. "But I have good reason to believe that she's eating her words now."

His eyebrows rose in surprise as he attempted to digest her words. "What do you mean?"

Darcy merely smiled in response, her response being answer enough for him. "I'm going to look for Thelonious." She said before heading back down the hallway and to the first door on the right.

Darcy reached for a key in her bag and slipped it into the keyhole before opening the door. She didn't expect to find Thelonious in the room since usually at this time, he could be found working in the dining room, making sure his guests were well attended.

Shooting a quick text to her boyfriend, she put her bag down and headed into the bathroom to freshen up. When she stepped out 5 minutes later, she opened the door and walked into the arms of the love of her life, a surprised squeak escaping her. "I've been looking for you," she mumbled into his chest, pressing her lips against the exposed skin where he had left the first two buttons of his crisp, white shirt open.

The slither of exposed skin was very much appreciated.

Thelonious groaned and buried his face in her hair. "I've missed you, you vixen. Life is so boring without you."

"I'm here now." She pressed her nose further into the crook of his neck. "Exams are over and I have no assignments due anytime soon. You have me the whole weekend."

"And what do you plan to do during that time?"

"I can name a few things." Her voice was low and her words laced with the promise of wicked things. "What do you say? You up for it?"

A deep groan passed his lips and he grabbed her hand, moving it down from his chest and towards his trousers. His hand returned to her ample backside, moulding it in the palm of his hand. His breath hitched as she quickly opened the button and pulled down the fly, slipping in her hand and caressing him through her boxers. "What do you think? Am I up for it?"

Darcy giggled before reaching into his boxers and jerking him closer towards her. He bowed his head and pressed his mouth just under her ear, his words coming out in a guttural groan. "You're going to have to go easy on me. I haven't had you in over 2 weeks."

She grinned up at him and pushed back on his chest. "Where's the fun in that?"

A low chuckled sounded before he reached forward and wrapped his arms around her thighs, lifting her up in the air as she wrapped her legs around his waist. She leaned down and captured his lips with hers, tugging harshly on his bottom lip.

He groaned and pushed her core further into his manhood. "I've missed you." He whispered against her mouth, walking backwards towards the bed. "I've really, really missed you."

A small pout played on her lips when he pulled his mouth away, but a quiet moan passed her lips as he sucked on her jaw, his mouth moving down the slope of her neck, leaving a trail of open-mouthed kisses as he went. When he felt the back of his knees hit the bed, he turned around and dropped her on it, his hungry eyes starved as he watched her bounce lightly, a crazy, wanton look in her eyes as she looked up at him.

He began unbuttoning his shirt before slipping his arms out of it, dropping it on the floor and tugging on his belt, the whole time his eyes assessing her form on the bed below him. "I need you out of those clothes, baby." A low murmur passed his lips and while she usually wasn't one to listen obediently, she felt compelled to do as she was told in the hopes of being rewarded.

He leaned over her and rested his forearms on the bed next to her head, essentially trapping her body underneath with the weight his. He pressed a hard, bruising kiss against her mouth and his tongue snaked out to tangle itself with hers. "I want you so bad." He moaned, grinding his throbbing erection against her bare core.

"I'm right here. Take me." She mouthed the words against his neck as she arched her hips and hooked her legs around his waist, pulling him closer towards where she really wanted him.

He reached out and slipped a finger inside her easily, moaning as he felt how slick and wet she was for him, her juicy trickling out of her. It had been a long time for them both. "You're so wet for me." He closed his mouth over her breast, sucking the peak into his mouth while he pressed hard into her clit with the other.

"Thelonious!" She groaned, her hands pressing against his bare ass. "I can't wait any longer."

He grinned against her breast and raked his teeth against the hardened nipple. He eased the sting by flicking his tongue over it and just as she opened her mouth, he pulled back before thrusting his rod into her weeping centre.

A silent moan passed her lips as she arched her back at having him fill her again. Oh, how she had missed this. Missed him.

"I swear you've gotten bigger," she moaned, moulding her mouth with his.

Thelonious had to pause to throw his head back and laugh at her confession amidst the throes of passion.

Darcy wasn't too fond of this. She arched her back and thrust her hips up. "Don't stop."

He laughed and leaned down to press another kiss against her mouth, circling his hips inside of her. Another wanton groan passed her lips as he pulled himself completely out of her, but she was quick to voice her thanks and agreeance as he thrust himself back into her, the tip of his cock banging against her cervix.

"I'm not going to last long," he mouthed against her neck, his erection throbbing as the walls of her pussy squeezed around him. "I need you to come for me, vixen." He pressed a finger between her folds and rubbed her bud. He rubbed harder when her legs around his waist tightened and she bit into his shoulder.

Her walls tightened around him as she came, tugging and milking him until his release followed soon behind.

Thelonious collapsed on top of her but moved to lie down next to her instead so as to not squash her under his weight. She curled up into his side and he hummed softly in satisfaction, rubbing his hand down the smooth skin of her back. He nuzzled his face against the top of her head, placing soft kisses there.

"I've missed you so much Thelonious." She pressed a kiss against his bare chest, throwing a leg over his hip. "I'm afraid you're stuck with me the whole weekend."

"I wouldn't have it any other way." He reached down and rubbed a hand up and down her leg, gripping her thigh in warning as her hand travelled dangerously down his chest. She merely smirked and skirted her fingers over his appendage, rubbing the pre-cum at the tip of his cock between her fingers.

"I warned you!" He pressed his head back into the pillow and groaned. "Vixen, I need you again. It's been so long."

She laughed and threw her leg over him to come to a straddling position, bracing her hands against his chest. "It's only been 2 weeks."

He groaned as he bottomed out in her. "2 weeks too long!" He threw his head back into the pillows and thrust up into her, his hands gripping her hips to help plunge her back onto him as she rose on her knees.

Coming down from her high, she leaned down and pressed a kiss to his lips as he continued to thrust up into her, his movements jerky as he unloaded himself into the rubber.

She moaned softly at the sensual movement of his hips as he finished, before he reached out and pulled the comforter over them both, a little protection from the rest of the world; their very own cocoon. "Next time, you're revising with me."

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04.05.2020