Lust, Life and Death.

The next morning it was Grace's turn to be the only one awake. She woke up wrapped up in Toms strong arms. A bright smile hit her small face as she remembered the events of the night before. She gently leaned and cupped his cheek with the palm of her pale hand, being sure not to wake him. His light snores where the only noise to fill the room. A few moments later the snoring stopped and Tom moved his face to kiss Grace's hand.

"Good morning sunshine" Grace giggled before Tom opened his eyes.
He opened his eyes slowly, the second he did a smile placed itself on his perfect lips.

"Morning, love"

Neither of them moved for a few minutes, they simply curled up in each others arms. The pair stayed like this for a while, that was until a cat jumped up onto the sofa making them both jump out of their skin. The two got up a few minutes later and moved to the kitchen so
Grace could make them some coffee.

"Sorry, we don't have much in the way of breakfast." Grace frowned as she searched the cupboards searching for some food for her and Tom. After a long debate over what the two of them should do Tom had finally persuaded Grace into letting him take her for breakfast.

Tom couldn't help but watch as she walked away to the bathroom. He heard the door close but it did not lock. Tom smiled at the thought of following her in there. About what the two of them could do within the four walls of the shower. He though of it in such detail that he felt his jeans grow very, very tight.

Not long later he heard the water stop running and heard the sound of Grace hum to herself quietly. She opened the door in just a towel, her hair was pulled up on the back of her head and she had whipped off all her make up, Tom couldn't help but to grin at how beautiful she looked. Thoughts yet again swarmed his head of him ripping her towel off and throwing her down on her sofa but before he knew it she had smiled at him and made her way off into her bedroom.

Within ten minutes Grace was stood in the living room again, ready to go. She slipped on her favourite paid of shoes, at which Tom laughed at playfully, asking how exactly Grace was planning on walking in them. After a demonstration about how Grace could not only walk but dance, hop and run in her shoes the two exited the apartment. They went to Graces favourite Café. It was a small Café in the centre of town. It was hardly ever busy though, just filled with builders on their breaks and tourists waiting for their connections mostly.

Grace ordered her normal bacon sandwich with a coffee and Tom ordered an English breakfast with a coffee too. The two walked over to a empty cubicle and waited for their food.

"So this friends with benefits thing." Tom began.

"What about it?" Grace asked as their coffees where set down on the table. They both thanked the waitress and she left promptly.

"Explain it to me, please?" Tom looked up at Grace as he stirred his coffee.

"What is their to explain? I don't like jumping into relationships with people, I've tried it in the past and it sucked. I don't see why we shouldn't be able to just have some fun. We're young, we've got the rest of our lives ahead of us for the serious stuff."

"So your saying we should be able to just go around fucking whoever we want all the time, no relationships and nothing meaningful?"

"No, not at all. I'm saying that I don't like labels. I'm not completely comfortable with being someone's girlfriend."

"So what if you have feeling for them?" Tom asked between sips of coffee.

"Well then we'd see how it goes. I'd rather for a while keep it simple, no feeling to be heart." The waitress was back with their food. They shared a thank you and began to eat.
When they had finished they headed off towards the train station.

"I don't really want to leave yet." Tom frowned.

"You can stay another night if you would like?"

"No, it's okay, I a dinner with my parents tonight so, I should probably get going. Do you think maybe I could have your number and I could call you some time?" Tom asked scratching the back on his neck in nervousness.

Tom gave Grace his number and Grace walked Tom to the station, she gave him a hug and promised to see him soon before leaving and wandering back to her apartment. When entering her apartment Grace realized how very empty it was all be herself. A feeling on loneliness ran over her. She sat on the sofa before checking her clock. She had an hour till work. She sighed standing back up and walking to her room. She changed slowly into something more appropriate for work. As she was doing so she heard her phone buzz loudly from her bed. The number was unknown. She opened it and as soon as she did a bright smile hit her face.

'Hey, thank you for last night. T'was lovely. xx'

Grace replied urgently. She agreed with Tom and told him that they should do it again soon. The whole way to work she wore a bright smile on her face ­­, not letting it slide once.