I move my fingers between my legs causing a moan to escape past my lips. Feeling as though I'd be waking up a certain brunette who lived next door, I bite down on my lip to contain my whimpers. I use my other hand to squeeze my breast. Getting into a relationship meant less sexual activity than when I was single.

I didn't want Kathryn thinking I only wanted her for sex, but the woman was driving me insane. I could barely contain my urges nowadays. I was still turned on from the day she decided wearing a black and tight dress to school was a good idea. I honestly should feel ashamed of myself.

The ringing of my phone grabbed my attention and I groan. It was too late at night for anyone to be calling me. I try to ignore it as I continue thrusting my fingers into myself. My legs clenched together as I felt myself getting ready to cum but once again my ringing phone interrupts. I unlatch my hand from kneading my breast and grab my phone.

Without looking at the called I.D., I answer the phone. "It's like 2 in the morning, you better have a good rea--"

My voice immediately comes to a halt as I hear soft whimpers come from the other side of the line. I bite my lip before pulling the phone away to check who was calling me so late at night. My heart jumps into my throat as I spot Kathryn's contact. I swallow loudly and bring the phone back to my ear, to listen carefully.

The sound of a muffled moan grabs my ear. "Kathryn" I whisper.

She doesn't answer but the whimpering and moans don't stop. I squeeze my thighs together in response. "Kat... what are you doing?" I question. The woman groans and I hear her shuffling around on the other line.

"Casey, you ruined the mood" the woman complains. My heart clenches at the sound of her voice and I can't help but laugh. "What are you talking about? What mood?" I question slightly confused. Was she also masturbating? Had she been turned on because she could hear me? Or was this something that had been picking at her for a while?

"You forget our rooms are right next to each other?" I bite my lip as my fingers continue rubbing in between my legs. So she was doing the same thing, huh?

I moan into the phone, feeling slightly awkward. Kathryn has heard me moan before, but having her hear me on the phone was a different feeling. I felt self-conscious about it unlike I usually would. But I wasn't going to hold back, especially not after finding out her mind was in the same place as mine. "Oh, now you want to continue? What are you wearing Casey?"

I smile, "Nothing. I'm naked, maybe you should come over."

The woman chuckles, "It's a school night and 2 in the morning. All you're getting is my voice. Use your imagination."

I pull the phone away from my ear and put the woman on speaker as I spread my legs. My imagination? That wasn't easy. I needed something else to work with. "Should I send you a picture?" I question. I hear the woman swallow loudly on the line and it grows quiet. I use my thumb to rub my clit in circles, forcing whimpers past my lips. "Kat, I'm so wet, don't you want a picture?"

I feel my phone vibrate in my hand. I bring it closer to my face, seeing I'd received a new image message from my girlfriend. When my phone vibrates again, I see the same notification. I unlock my phone and check the messages, nearly dropping my phone onto my face.

My eyes creep all over the picture and I let out a low moan. Who cared if it was a school night? I needed this woman right now. I set the phone down and force myself away from my bed. I throw on a baggy t-shirt and shorts. I grab my phone and head outside my apartment. Once the door closes, I knock on my neighbors' door.

It doesn't take Kathryn long. I hear the door unlock but the woman doesn't open it. I inhale deeply and place my hand on the doorknob, turning it and entering the apartment. My eyes immediately take in Kathryn's nude body. I close the door behind me and follow her into her bedroom.

"I thought I said it was a school night?" the woman questions. I shrug my shoulders, "You really think I was going to leave my girlfriend in such a state just because it was a school night?" I throw my phone onto her nightstand and peel my shirt from my body. Kathryn bites down on her lip before pushing me onto her bed and crawling over my body.

"Don't complain to me later that you're tired. I tried to warn you" she hisses before connecting her lips with the side of my neck.

- - - - -

I woke to the sound of shuffling. My eyes tiredly opened and immediately found Kathryn moving around her room. I groan and roll over, not wanting to get out of bed. I felt something hit my body and turned to spot clothes on the bed. "Casey get up, we're late." I groan and turn towards the brunette. My eyes creep over her body, a bit disappointed now that she was partially dressed.

I scoot to the edge of the bed and throw my arm around the woman's waist, pulling her back into bed. She struggles against me with a sigh. "Casey, seriously. We're late" she complains. I shrug my shoulders and trap her body with mine, making sure she couldn't get out of bed. I shove my face in the crook of her neck, enjoying her scent.

"Did you shower?" I question kissing her neck. The woman groans, "No. I just woke up and we're late" she hisses. I kiss her neck again, ignoring her irritated state. "Let's shower first." The brunette groans, "Casey, what about 'we're late' do you not get? We don't have time for showers."

I close my eyes and the next time I wake up it's near the afternoon. I hop out of Kathryn's bed and head into the kitchen startled to find her in only her lace panties. I smile at the beauty and she frowns. She grabs her cup of coffee and moves around me and into the living room. I chuckle lightly and open the fridge, happy when I spot orange juice.

I grab the carton of juice and head into the living room with my girlfriend. I take the empty space beside her and throw my leg over hers. "What shall we do today?" I question as I drink some juice. Kathryn groans and sets her mug down, "I was supposed to be at work but someone decided after coming over last night she would make me miss it."

"Don't act like you didn't want me to come over."

The brunette laughs as her hands rub my calf muscle, "I remember I specifically told you over the phone that it was and I quote 'A school night', but you couldn't keep your hormones to yourself."

I gawk at the woman in disbelief. "Did you expect masturbation to solve all that sexual frustration?" Kathryn shrugs her shoulders with a small smile. I reach over and flick her nipple playfully, "Plus, there was no way I was having phone sex with you. It was awkward."

"Okay, next time we'll use two cups and a string" Kathryn jokes. I roll my eyes at her comment before standing from the sofa. I stretch, feeling her eyes on my body. I smile and glance at the woman with a smirk, "Have you showered already?" I question. The brunette shakes her head. I hold out my hand, waiting for her to take it so we could enjoy a shower together.

We leave our beverages on the coffee table and head back into her room, where she removes her panties. I admire my girlfriend, loving all of her including her flaws. We get in the shower, allowing the water to engulf both of us. I press my body against the woman before bending her over and biting my lip. "Really Casey?" she questions.

I nod my head and run my fingers along her spine causing her to shiver. "Why are you so sexy?" I groan as I move back to smack her ass. The woman bites her lip as she looks back at me with lust-filled eyes. I arch my brow with a smirk. "What?" I tease. Kathryn stands up straight and turns towards me, pushing me back until my back is met with the cool tile wall.

Her teeth sink into my neck and I feel her hands all over my body. My hands move to her ass but she quickly pins them above my head, "Don't touch me Casey" she threatens. I swallow the new forming lump in my throat as I arch my back off the wall. I challenge the woman by bringing my hands to cup her breasts.

Kathryn slaps my hands away. Her fingers crawl up my stomach and between my breast before landing on my neck. I bite my lip harshly as she grips my neck in her hand. "I said don't touch me, baby."

- - - - -

I glance over to the sleeping body beside me and smile as I make out the dark bruises on her neck. I roll onto my side, my fingers lightly grazing her bruised neck. I was too enthralled with watching her, that I hadn't noticed my phone ringing until her lips parted. "Stop staring at me and answer your phone."

I swallow the lump in my throat and eye the woman longer. Eventually, brown eyes move out from under her lashes and land on me tiredly. "Answer your phone Casey" she mumbles before rolling onto her side and having her back facing me. I nod my head and reach behind me, grabbing my phone from the nightstand. I answer after staring at the unfamiliar number.

"Yeah?" I question putting the person on speaker.

"Hey! It's Naomi, is it weird that I'm calling?" the woman says cheerfully. My eyes widen and Kathryn turns at the sound of her voice. I glance at my girlfriend before swallowing my saliva and answering the new friend I made a week or so ago. "No, no. What's up?"

I hear several other voices around the woman before she answers. "Well there's an event at Spire tonight and I originally planned on going by myself but I figured why not ask you... Are you busy tonight?"

I bite on my cheek as I glance at Kathryn. Why was my mouth so dry? I lick my lips and quickly glance away from the brunette. "I'm not sure. I'll have to ask my gir-..." I stop myself from admitting to the woman that I'm in a relationship and I don't know why. Kathryn turns in bed and I feel my heart drop as her eyes stare daggers into my skull. "I'll let you know later?"

"Ok. I would really love it if you could come by the way, I'm hoping that sways your answer. I had fun on our date last time."

God, Naomi stop talking. It wasn't like I was cheating on Kathryn, but somehow I still felt guilty of something. Maybe it was because I purposefully didn't tell Naomi about my relationship. "Yeah, we'll see. I'll call you later?"

The woman lets out a breath, "Yeah. I'll be waiting for your call." I quickly hang up the phone and shut my eyes, wanting my heart to stop slamming against my chest. The room grew silent and I waited for Kathryn to say something, anything really. "Why didn't you finish what you were saying?" she questions.

My heart stops. The world stops. Everything just stops. How was I to answer that question? It was a simple question, really. But I didn't have the right words for it. I didn't have any particular reasons why I kept a secret from Naomi. I wasn't going to cheat but I don't know, I felt like telling her such detail was unnecessary.

I wasn't going to tell Naomi about my relationship unless she'd ask or say she was interested in me. In a way that makes me seem like I'd be leading her on, but I wasn't. I viewed Naomi as a friend, so telling her I was in a relationship was irrelevant.

Kathryn waited for an answer that I had no idea how to give. So I settled on shrugging my shoulders. Brown eyes move between my own, waiting for a better answer but she gets nothing. She lets out a breath and chews on her bottom lip in thought. I quickly ease her worries. "Hey, nothing's going to happen between us. I've got a perfect girlfriend and I don't want anyone else."

"You should go with her tonight" Kathryn blurts and I frown. "Really?"

The brunette nods her head with a smile, "And I know you won't cheat on me. So don't worry about me." My brows knit together at her answer. I could hear the lie fall from her lips. All emotions drop from my face and I sit up, my eyes never leaving the woman I grew so fond of in such a short time.

"Kathryn, did you really think I was going to cheat on you?" I question. She sits up, allowing the duvet to fall from her nude chest. "No" her voice wavers. My heart falls at her answer. I grab her hands and bring them up to my lips, kissing her knuckles. "Kathy, baby, I might still be adjusting to the whole girlfriend thing, but I'm not going to cheat on you, okay?"

The woman clenches her jaw. I drop her hands and pull her closer to me so that she was sitting on my lap, skin on skin contact. "Hey, only an idiot would give up someone as great as you for some woman. Kathryn Elizabeth, you are gorgeous, smart, kind, so goddamn beautiful it should honestly be illegal. I'm not leaving you and I don't plan to for a while a really long while unless you want me to."

Kathryn smiles and wraps her hands around my neck, "How did you do it?" she questions. I eye her in confusion, waiting for her to continue. "How'd you get me to fall so hard for you in such a short time?"

I chuckle at her question and place my forehead on hers. "That's a question only your heart knows the answer to. But I guess I can take a jab at it" I laugh.

With my fingers, I count off possible reasons she fell in love with me so quickly. "Well, I am pretty damn attractive. I'm smart. I'm understanding. I can cook. I've never failed history. I'm a Gemini."

Kathryn laughs at me, "Gemini's are terrible" she teases. She boops my nose with a smile, "But you're the only Gemini who's tolerable."

I roll my eyes and lick my lips as I stare into her eyes, "I'm really good in bed." Kathryn's lips part as she eyes me carefully. My hand playfully crawls up her leg before stopping on her inner thigh. "Don't you agree baby?"

She hums in thought and I pout causing her to laugh. "You're okay I guess" she spits. Her response forces a smile to appear on my lips as I watch the woman laugh. It really should be illegal to be this beautiful. I knew it was too early of a thought, but I really wanted Kathryn Howard to be the woman I marry one day.

She makes my heart ache in a good fuzzy way. And she causes the butterflies in my stomach to swarm around every part of the day. There was really no black and white with this woman. My world was lit up because she was in my life. And suddenly, the life I thought I had where it was a fucking mess, seemed to vanish into thin air.

Suddenly I was happy that Kathryn was my next-door neighbor. That she had to hear me on that embarrassing night because if she hadn't I don't think we'd be in this position today. I'd probably be in bed with another woman, wondering when the love of my life would make her way into my life, completely ignorant that she lived next door to me.

"I always thought it took people years to fall in love" I mutter grabbing the woman's attention away from her ring. "It only took me a month."

Kathryn chuckles, "Can you tune down your cheesiness? I get it, you're not going to cheat on me. I just watched you have a heart-to-heart moment with yourself."

I roll my eyes at my girlfriend, "You ruined such a good mood I was in" I joke pushing her off of me. Our laughter dies down and Kathryn lets out a breath. "I don't care if you tell her you're with me or not. I'll tell her myself."

My eyes widen at her response. "You're going to come with me?" I question and she shakes her head. "I'm going to mark you in any visible spot there is, that way she knows you're off-limits."

I can't help but smile, having deja vu. "Remember when you had that date with that Alexander guys? And I told you that you should have the date with him because I was going to mark you?"

Kathryn smiles remembering the event. It was funnier to think about because, in the end, I didn't let her go. Now that the roles were switched, I wondered if she would let me go. "I guess you can call your little date and tell her you're free tonight."

I bite on my lip as I pounce my girlfriend. "I'll call her in a bit, right now I just want to hear you say my name."

"Casey," Kathryn says and tries her best to hold in her laugh. I roll my eyes and get out of bed causing her to laugh out. "Babe, I'm sorry. Come back to bed" she calls out after me. I do as told with a bit of attitude. The brown-eyed beauty kisses me a few times, "I love you."

I can't help but pout before responding. "I love you too."