"It is if you have nowhere to masturbate," he admitted and was amused to see my flushed face.
"Y-You're so honest in bed."
"Glad you love it," he replied. "Now let's go again."
"No." I laughed and slapped his chest. "Give me a damn minute or two. I didn't expect that."
"Didn't think I'd have the stamina?"
"I couldn't even think that far, period," I admitted which made him chuckle.
"Is that after-sex brain?"
"There's no such thing!"
"Is too."
"Liar!"
"Can we go again?"
"It hasn't even been a minute!"
"Sure, but I'm impatient."
I couldn't stop myself from laughing and he soon joined in, the two of us giddy with happiness.
"I love you, Brianne Marie Harlow," he whispered.
"I love you, too, Finnick Rosedale."
We shared a loving kiss that ignited another force of energy, and I found the two of us beneath the sheets as he whispered, "Now?"
"Impatient," I purred but kissed him for wanting my permission. "Now."
I'd let myself enjoy this blissful night and worry about what was approaching later.
It's just me, Finnick, and the starry sky above. That's all I need.
Where There Is Darkness There’s Always Light
"So all I have to do is fight my opponent with my weapon of choice and win?" I concluded.
"Yes, but remember. If it gets too difficult to win, all you have to do is survive until the timer is up," Connor emphasized.
"So surviving whatever comes my way without losing consciousness would be deemed as a win, and if I beat my opponent, it's also a win. Cool."
"Why do I have a feeling you're going to go the ruthless route and try to win instead of just surviving?" Finnick asked. His arms were crossed against his chest while he lifted an eyebrow in a look of pure judgment.
I gave him a look and flipped my long orange locks on purpose.
"Because that's exactly what I'm going to do."
The two of them sighed and shook their heads.
"Can't stop Red from doing what she wants," Finnick concluded.
"At least we can trust her to not do anything too crazy," Connor admitted.
"True," Finnick agreed.
"I heard that." I waved my hands to emphasize the fact that I was still here. "What if Kaito doesn't get here on time?"
"Professor Phoenix will give him until the end of the day. Bonus points if he does show up," Connor revealed. "I hope he makes it."
"Me too," I whispered.
"He will." We looked at Finnick to see his wide grin. "I know he will."
"Your recent growth of confidence actually makes me want to believe you," Connor said with a head bob. "I'm impressed."
"Hey!"
I snickered as Finnick walked over to punch Connor in the side. "Ow! Abuse!" Connor said while chuckling. "Bri, baby! I'm being attacked."
"You don't even sound the least bit worried." I giggled as Finnick rolled his eyes and gave him one more light punch to his muscled bicep.
"That's because he has all this damn muscle on him. Like jeez. I never see you work out but you're buffer than you were in the summertime!"
"Gotta work hard with the championship only a few weeks away," Connor reasoned as he rolled his shoulders. "Added bonus is the fitter I am, the easier it'll be to seduce Brianne to bed."
"You realize she doesn't need to see you naked to get in bed," Finnick pointed out.
"You have a better method?"
"Ya. Get her chocolate and put it on the headboard," Finnick declared.
"You know...that's actually smart," Connor replied and tapped his lips with his finger. "Let's do that!"
"Seriously?" I looked at the two of them and shook my head. "Hurry over here and give me a good luck kiss so I can go kick some ass and we can all go celebrate."
They rushed over to me. Each of them gave me passionate kisses before we hugged, and I took a steady breath. "Where's Jax?"
"He went to piss," Connor replied.
"He always has to pee like ten times when he's nervous," Finnick whined.
"He's only nervous because every exam we've had has been far from normal," Connor defended.
"Essentially." Finnick let out a heavy sigh. "But the campus has been searched and there's security clearance into the exam hall and in front of each testing room, so we're good."
"Let's do this," I encouraged, "Tell Jax he owes me a kiss when I win."
"Got it," Connor replied.
"Don't break a leg because that would really be a pain in the ass," Finnick reasoned.
"It wouldn't be too bad," I offered as I reached the door. "You'd carry me everywhere."