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Some time later Caius lay on the sofa and Arlette lay atop his body, her head on his chest as he trailed his hand across the smoothness of her back, smiling to himself at how she always reacted to his touch.
Arlette was sure she had certainly reached her limit and now she just wanted to lie right where she was, feeling Caius's body against hers and his touch on her while she tried to recover the energy she had expended.
At some point though, she trembled at the charge Caius's fingers caused to zap through her and she raised her head to look up at his face. Caius was looking down at her then as well so they crossed stares which caused her to smile.
"You know, breakfast must be over," she said, "Your classmates are likely in class now. Which means you're late."
"Nah, I'm sure there's still a couple of minutes left," Caius said, "I can stay lying here for a bit longer."
