Chapter eleven

'You're not going to flip out again, are you?' Cade asked as they lay side by side under his covers.

Blair had her eyes wide open, staring up at the ceiling. She didn't really have an excuse to freak out this time. She knew exactly what she was doing.

Not that the others times weren't consensual, but this time it felt like she had made the decision to have sex with Cade with a clear mind.

'You're freaking out aren't you,' he said dryly with a roll of his eyes.

'Nope,' Blair replied in a small voice turning her head slightly to look at Cade who was lying with his head very close to hers on his pillow. 'Just thinking I may have breached some tutor-student rules by sleeping with you.'

Cade laughed loudly and Blair omitted a small smile.

'You want to know what I think is odd?' Cade asked her settling back against his pillow with his arms rested casually behind his head. The sudden movement caused the blanket to slide down his chest falling to just under his belly button and Blair's eyes darted back and forth from his toned chest to his eyes

'That Jane gets called by your teachers when you do something worthy. Why don't they call your parents?'

Blair shrugged awkwardly, 'I guess they got tired of leaving voicemails on my parents phones. One day I remember a teacher asking me if everything ok at home, because apparently no one had heard anything back from my parents in weeks. Eventually I got tired of people asking so I gave them Jane's mobile.' Blair smiled faintly, 'She didn't mind, its not like I ever got into trouble in school. It was always good news.'

Cade raised an eyebrow, 'Bit of a goody two shoes are we? I would have definitely guessed that.'

'Yes, and I'm proud of it,' Blair replied haughtily. 'You're not getting into a good university with a record full of detentions and truancy's.'

Cade was tempted to call her out on still using the word 'truancy', but somehow he thought the joke might be lost on her. Instead he settled with climbing out of bed and walking across the bedroom to get his textbooks. He collected them and headed back to the bed where a clearly embarrassed Blair was trying to look everywhere but his naked form strutting across the room without a care in the world.

'You can't possibly be embarrassed,' he chuckled as he clambered back into bed. 'You were loving it ten minutes ago.'

'Oh shut up,' Blair retorted quickly pulling the covers up over her breasts tucking them in firmly to prevent any slips. 'So you want to continue the tutoring in bed? Like this?' She asked a bit hesitantly.

'Why not?' Cade shot her an easy smile leaning back against the headboard of the bed not bothering to place the covers back over himself. He had no shame. And why should he?

'Alright then,' Blair sat up opening the book back to the page they were on before the sexual tension got the better of them. They worked fairly silently for the next twenty minutes, Blair noted Cade seemed a little more switched on and relaxed. He was well able to tackle the problems and took everything she said positively. She could honestly say she was surprised, she didn't expect tutoring the usually moody and rude boy would be so easy.

'You seem surprised,' he commented as she checked his last problem and realized it was correct.

'I kind of am.'

'I'm not stupid, I told you we were only a bit behind at home!'

Blair hid a smile, he was getting a little annoyed with her she could tell. 'Whatever you say Cade...' She trailed off knowing exactly how he'd react.

He practically growled at her, 'Shut up princess and put some clothes on, you look a little cold.'

She glanced up quickly at him and noticed his smirk, what was he talking about? Then she followed his gaze down to her chest and gasped horrified at her 'headlights' being on, so to speak.

'You're a pig,' she muttered reaching for her jumper pulling it over her head quickly. She rummaged for her pants, shuffling into them and slipping out of his warm bed. She was annoyed at herself for letting her guard down, thinking Cade might actually be a decent person.

'Oink,' he grinned at her discomfort.

Blair threw him a glare while she collected up her textbooks and shoved them into her bag quickly. She felt a little dirty now, leaving the naked, sated Cade in bed while she did the awkward dance collecting all her belongings

'Oh calm down, I'm joking around.' Cade jumped out of bed, raising his hands in peace and walking over to her. 'You're too easy to get a rise out of Blair.'

'Well you're an ass, you make me feel so uncomfortable. It's not like I feel bad enough losing my virginity to someone I don't even like, but now we're doing some sort of friends with benefits thing – you can't blame me for feeling a little put out!'

'Friends with benefits eh?' Cade rested against the wall thoughtfully.

'Well actually I'd hardly call us friends,' Blair rolled her eyes at the thought of being friends with Cade. She could barely stand him a week ago.

'True, but we are rocking the benefits side of things,' Cade smiled at her.

Blair couldn't help the blush that surfaced and she looked away cursing his damn affect over her. Stupid beautiful Cade and his damn sexy smile!

'Anyway, you better get going,' Cade started to get dressed suddenly loosing interest in the conversation. 'I have a party to get to.'

Blair rolled her eyes already halfway to the door, 'whatever Cade.'

'Hey Blair?' he called out just before she could leave the room.

She turned around hesitantly, 'Yes?'

'Good hustle today.'

He winked and laughed as she stormed out of the room in disbelief.

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'So how was the tutoring?' Hailey stifled a giggle at the look she received from Blair. 'Didn't go so well?'

'Tutoring wise it was actually ok, Cade's pretty smart,' she admitted as much as it annoyed her to say. 'But his social skills could do with some work.'

'We already knew that,' Hailey smiled. 'Although I thought he was on the verge of a break through lately...'

'A few nice words does not mean he's a good person,' Blair argued thinking about the way his mood so easily switches.

'I suppose, although Mum truly believes he's a good person. She's not usually off with her perceptions B... Maybe he needs more time?'

'All the time in the world wouldn't help that jerk becoming any lesser of a jerk,' Blair shook her head.

'I hope you're not talking about anyone I know,' Cade interrupted the girl chat as he entered the living room, crossing it to enter the kitchen. In hindsight Blair and Hailey probably shouldn't have been talking about him so out in the open.

Hailey's eyes widened and she held in a laugh, 'what bad timing,' she mouthed at Blair who also smiled. It was plain as day Cade knew they were talking about him. Oh well it wouldn't hurt him to be taken down a peg or two.

They could see Cade pottering about the kitchen making himself a sandwich, and Blair noticed he was dressed very well. He was wearing a pair of dark denim jeans, a black and white band tee with a cool black jacket over it, with his hair actually done and looking decent. Overall he was looking very decent.

'I can feel you perving on me Blair,' he sing-songed from the kitchen.

Blair's eyes widened and she turned to Hailey, who to her relief burst out laughing.

'Gross,' she giggled. 'He is so obnoxious sometimes.'

'Yeah, be back in a second,' Blair stood up and stalked into the kitchen, she was going to kill him.

'Hey my benefitting friend,' Cade greeted her, his eyes twinkling in amusement.

'Shut up,' Blair hissed, her eyes darting from the living room door to Cade. 'Hailey will hear you!'

Cade rolled his eyes, 'Well I'd love to stay and chat...Actually that's a lie, I'd rather pull my hair out. Catch you later.' He took off towards to the door leaving Blair standing there wondering why the hell she'd even come into the kitchen in the first place.

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