Chapter 150
"I didn't miss much, did I?" Jessica asked casually as he made his way over to the table in front of us, placing the bag down.
"Nope," Layla answered, and we smiled at each other.
"Alright, so, I got some shit for our little rebel over here," Jessica gestured to me and I did a small bow while Layla chuckled.
"Oh shit! I should've asked you to get more Pop Tarts," Layla thought out loud and grunted. I saw Jessica smile and laugh to himself as he took stuff out of the bag, which made me smile to myself. They were cute.
"Okay Rocky, give me that hand," Jessica said to me and I held my hand out to him, looking back up at Layla.
"So where's Jake tonight?" I asked her as Jessica started securing the ice onto my knuckles. I cringed at the freezing cold on my tender skin.
"He's actually staying at a friends house tonight- he gets sick of me from time to time," she told me with a chuckle and I nodded. Then I finally realized something.
Oh.. oh wait... they were planning on performing some shenanigans tonight, weren't they..
And I had the audacity to spoil it. Ugh.
"There ya go," Jessica told me when he finished, "this is some of my best work."
"Well thanks doc," I joked, bringing my hand back and observing his 'work'.
"Actually, so um, I forgot I have a class tomorrow morning so I think I'm gonna go back to my dorm," I told them, not wanting to intrude on their little scandal.
"Oh- are you sure?? You can totally crash here no question," Layla assured me, but I shook my head.
"Yeah, I'm sure, I'll let you two nerds get back to your calc," I held back a mischievous smile and instead flashed a nice one. "Thanks for the first aid," I said to Jessica.
"Anytime," he replied, "oh and take that off in like 20 minutes."
"Sure thing," I replied and leaned over to give Layla a hug goodbye. "I'll see you guys later. Tell Jake I said hi."
After I hugged Jessica and we said goodbye, I grabbed the clothes I had arrived in and headed out the door. It was pretty chilly out, and I had taken a pair of Asmodeus's sweatpants and a T-shirt, so my arms were kind of cold. Once I jogged to my car, I threw my clothes onto the passenger's seat and started it.
Something about going back to my dorm just didn't sit so right with me. Once I was in my dorm, that would be one thing. But I would have to drive into the campus, park outside my building, and walk in. There were too many spaces in there for bad things to happen.
After a few moments of consideration, I decided to call Asmodeus and see where he was at.
"Hey," he answered, sounding sleepy.
"Hey, sorry did I wake you?" I replied, letting a small smile spread on my face at the sound of his voice.
"Maybe.. but I'd rather hear your voice than sleep, anyway," he told me, and I chuckled.
"Okay I definitely woke you up.. you're at your cheesiest when you're tired," I said, and he let out a light laugh that made me smile even harder.
Just picturing his dimples when he'd smile and how his eyebrows would slightly draw together when he'd laugh made my heart feel so warm. I imagined his hand in mine, and the beating of his heart, and I felt transported into a peaceful serenity.
That's one of the weird things about love. You go throughout your day knowing that you love someone, but then once in a while it hits you in it's full glory and all you can think about is how much you genuinely LOVE that person. It's a euphoric feeling; so rare yet so infinite.
"So you're in your dorm?" I asked him, keeping the smile on my face and pushing my other thoughts aside.
"Yup, and you got to my house okay?" He asked.
"Yeah I did," I replied, "hey don't go anywhere, okay?"
"Uh, metaphorically or literally?" He questioned, and I chuckled.
"Both, preferably," I answered, "just stay in your dorm, I have a suprise."
"And what's the surprise?"
"Well if I told you than it wouldn't be a surprise, du-m-b-as-s," I replied and he chuckled.
"You have the sweetest nicknames for me," he said and I grinned.
"You haven't even seen your contact name yet, which is surprising," I told him with a chuckle of my own
"Why- whats my contact name?"
"Byeee," I replied and laughed, hanging up. I could picture his frustrated face on the other end when I hung up, and this made me laugh again as I started driving.
I took the stuff off my knuckles around when Jessica told me to, and I listened to some calm music on the way there. My wallet sure was hurting after all this gas I was using, but in the end of the day I'd rather have a night spent with the love of my life than the extra money in my pocket.
When I finally arrived at his dorm building, I parked and smiled softly to myself in anticipation of seeing him. I really needed him right now.
I wasn't able to go into the building, since I didn't have a student ID card to scan and it was after hours, so I had to call him to come let me in. When I saw him coming towards me through the glass doors, I smiled at him.
As soon as he opened the door for me he brought me into a warm hug, and I hugged him back tightly. I always felt so protected inside his arms. It felt like I hadn't seen him in centuries for some reason. He rubbed my arms as he pulled away from the hug.
"I normally hate surprises but this one's won my heart," he told me and I chuckled.
"Told you you're cheesiest when you're tired," I grinned up at him, putting my right hand on the side of his face and kissing him.
He kissed me back, and we pulled away after a few moments. He took my hands, presumably to hold them, and I couldn't help but wince when he touched my raw knuckles. His eyes flashed me some concern before he looked down at my knuckles and his jaw dropped a little.
"Holy shit, C," he said, bringing my hand up closer to him so that he could look at it. I gently pulled my hand away from him, sending him a reassuring smile.
"I'm fine, really," I told him, but he didn't seem to buy it. I didn't know if I bought it, either.
"Look at you kicking ass," he said as we started walked towards the elevator, nudging me with his shoulder. I laughed.
"I definitely let him have it," I said, thinking back to when I was letting myself go way to far- before I got pulled off of him, that is.
"That's my girl," he replied proudly and slung his arm around my shoulders. I smiled and held onto his arm as we stepped off onto his floor.
"Nice outfit, by the way," he complimented me, and I looked up at him, biting back a laugh.
"Why thank you, I got it from my favorite store- my boyfriend," I responded and he chuckled.
"Well, it looks great on you," he told me and I couldn't help but blush and give him a kiss on the cheek.
We stayed quiet when we got back to his dorm, not wanting to wake Trevor up. Once we were in his bed all cozy together, he spoke softly to me.
"I love you," I heard his low voice say, and I smiled against his chest.
"And I love you," I replied, getting even closer to him.
It was still crazy to me how much better Asmodeus could make me feel just by being near me.. it never ceased to amaze me.
I felt so warm and bubbly, even as I drifted into a peaceful, safe sleep. And I tried my best not to think about all the shit I was going to have to deal with after this sleep.