A light was reflecting on my closed eyes and I soon realised that it was the glare of the winter sun. My eyes opened slowly, adjusting to the glow. I came to realise two things very quickly. One, this wasn't my room, although I did remember last night and I felt so happy. Two, my back felt really warm.

My eyes roamed downwards and I noticed Jake's arm draped across my hip. I could feel his breath fanning the back of my neck and a shiver passed through me. I also realised that I was topless. My top was in the lounge and I found that I really didn't want to move to go and retrieve it.

I glanced at the clock on the bedside table and squinted to see the pixelated numbers. It was about 8am. Wait, oh how cow. I had a lecture at nine. I needed to get up. I had to get to the dorms, grab my work books and rush to class. Sue was going to kill me. I shifted slightly and the arm across my hip moved and gripped my side.

Apparently escape wasn't an option. I groaned and attempted to escape again. I didn't know whether Jake was awake, but I suspected he might be.

"Jake, let go. I need to get to my lecture." I hissed.

"Jake's asleep. Go away." He laughed.

"I'm being totally serious. I have never missed a lecture." I sounded so sad. Everyone had had at least one day off due to sickness. Maybe one day wouldn't hurt.

"Lighten up." He teased.

"Fine, you win. I need to phone the main office though, can I borrow your phone?"

I felt the bed shift and the phone was dropped in front of me. I smiled and grabbed it, rolling over to face him. Jake was watching me, resting his head on his hand. His eyes were sleepy and I couldn't help but smile at him.

I unlocked the phone and noticed the homescreen was a picture of us from the cafe. I keyed in the number and pressed the phone to my ear, turning away from Jake.

"Hello, University College London, how may I help?" The receptionist asked.

"H-hi, It's Dakota Kaplan. Can you let Sue know I won't be in today. I woke up feeling really sick." I almost faltered, plus I was terrified she wouldn't believe me.

"That's fine, Dakota. I hope you feel better soon." She said, breezily.

And just like that I had phoned in. I lowered the phone and sighed. That was the scariest thing I'd ever done. I had never lied to an adult before. I also remembered that my mobile was back in the dorms. I was such an idiot.

I felt Jake lean over and grab the phone. I tilted my head to see him holding down the button on top of the device. He set the phone down on the bedside table.

"Hey, don't you have any appointments today?" I asked.

"I booked today off," He grinned. "That phone call last night was just a confirmation of it."

"You totally planned this, didn't you?" I sighed.

"I guess you could say that." Jake replied.

I should have guessed that'd he'd planned this whole thing. I sighed, normally I'd start my day with a coffee and a bowl of cereal and today I hadn't even got up yet.

"I suppose we should get up." I said.

"Why? What's your rush?" He grinned, and my stomach immediately did that thing, like when you get really nervous and you can't stop it.

"Well, my t-shirt is in the front room." I pointed out.

I really got the sense that he wasn't listening when his lips claimed mine, Of course I kissed back and tried to ignore the way my tummy was doing back-flips. My lips parted and the kiss deepened. I suddenly realised something really bad and started pulling away.

"No, I have really bad breath."

"So."

I guessed I wasn't going to win this argument so when Jake kissed me again I didn't fight it. I lifted my hand and ran my fingers through his hair, enjoying how soft it was. I felt the mattress shift as I was rolled onto my back. I forced myself to relax. We had been like this on the couch last night and nothing bad had happened.

Jake's lips left mine and trailed down my neck, nipping and sucking the skin. I tilted my head, allowing for better access. My breathing was coming out in ragged gasps and a whimper escaped my lips when he traced his hand down my side, letting it rest on my thigh.

His lips moved down again and came to my collarbone, then moved past that and stopped at my bra. A gasp slipped out when I felt Jake's teeth nip the area where the lace of my bra met my skin. He did this a couple more times and it got the same reaction from me. I had no idea my skin was so sensitive.

I nodded, mutely when he sought my permission to lower the cups. I had never been so exposed to anyone before and I think my brain was just running on how amazing this moment was and how I could feel his skin against mine. Jake shifted towards me and pressed our lips together again. I felt his hand move under my body, unclasping my bra.

For some reason, when the bra was gone, I felt like I had to hide myself. I was reminded of how nervous I was and how inexperienced I was. Jake moved my hands out the way.

"Hey, don't hide. Never hide from me, ok." He murmured.

"Y-you might think I'm ugly, or too small." I stuttered out.

As though to reassure me, he leaned down and kissed my lips very gently. I smiled at the action and nodded. The next kiss wasn't quite as gentle as the first couple and I moaned as our tongues danced together. Jake's hand slid down my body and I jumped slightly when his hand came into contact with my breast.

It was like torture, the way his thumb moved in circles round my nipple and my body arched, silently begging for more. His lips left mine and he pressed kisses down my body, stopping at my breasts and then tracing his tongue around one. That did it. My head rolled back and a louder moan slipped out.

More moans slipped past my lips when he sucked the nipple and I whined when he bit down slightly. He moved to the other breast and did the same.

When he stopped and pressed his lips to mine in a teasing kiss I whimpered.

"No, why'd you stop?" I gasped, when he gripped one of my breasts, teasing the nipple.

"You like it when I tease you?" He smirked.

I was in no position to reply as the torture went on, but I would probably have to because when I didn't reply, Jake ceased his movements.

"J-jake." I sighed.

Admittedly, I was too embarrassed to say much else. My cheeks heated up and I gasped again when he resumed, moving onto the other breast. His lips met mine again, absorbing the sounds I was making. He pulled back and I tilted my head when his lips grazed my neck.

I yelped when he bit down and started sucking the skin. It hurt a little, but despite the pain, it felt really good. Jake soothed the area with his tongue and pulled back, stopping completely. I faintly wondered what I'd done wrong.

"D-did I do something wrong?" I whispered.

"No, but I don't want to push you too much." He replied, relaxing so our chests were pressed together.

His fingers brushed the hair from my eyes and traced my cheek. The sound of whining could be heard and I guessed it was the dogs. Jake got up and I immediately felt nervous again, covering myself.

While he went to feed the dogs and let them out, I dug around in his drawers and found a t-shirt. Slipknot, eh? I'd heard of them. Not really my sort of music. I noticed a door across the way and opened it. Luckily, it was bathroom and not a closet.

I walked in and lifted my head to look in the mirror. My hair was tousled and my cheeks were red. My eyes travelled down to my neck and widened when they saw the large, purple mark on my skin.

I left the bathroom and marched into the lounge. The dogs were quick to greet me. I fussed them and turned my attention to my boyfriend.

"What is this?" I said, pointing to my neck.

Jake stepped closer, gripping my chin and tilting my head to get a better look at the love bite.

"Yeah, try explaining that to your friends." He grinned.

"You are such a jerk." I giggled, trying to shove him.

His arm went round me and pulled me closer. I stopped trying to beat him up and hugged him. I was well aware that he was making coffee, but I stayed close.

"What are we going to do today?" I asked.

"Well, since you phoned in," He laughed when I tried to elbow him. "We could watch movies."

I did like the sound of that. We sat on the couch, drinking coffee and watching a few DVDs. I really hoped Shay wasn't too worried. I would definitely have some explaining to do. For now, I just wanted to stay like this.

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