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Jan 19, 2015 02:04PM
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They headed toward the stairs, Mason turned off lights along the way, the light at the top of the stairs was soon the only other light on in the barn. When they reached the top Mason took his time turning back the covers and making sure there were equal amount of pillows on each side of the bed. He gestured toward know side for Cat, "So did you figure out what you wanted to watch? I have some movies saved on the dvr.. Or YA know we could just flip through the channels until we find something..." Mason turned the lights low before unbuckling his belt and letting his pants fall to the floor, he then slid between the quilt and sheets, in his boxers. He figured if she was going to stay comfy in her underthings then he could too. Mason fixed his pillows so that he was comfortable, then he handed over the tv remote to Cat so that she could figure out what she wanted, he also put one arm out, stretched over their pillows so that she would have the option to sidle up to him and put her head on his chest if she wanted to.
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Mason liked that Cat felt comfortable enough to get up against him and lay her head on his arm. He relaxed as she took control of the remote and began flipping through channels. There wasn't much on from what it looked like, thousands, okay hundreds, of channels with barely a thing on. She suggested two different shows, both worthy of watching. "Hmmm, I like both. Sam and Dean or the geek factory? Lets watch the big bang theory," Mason thought comedy would lighten the mood and do them both some good, plus then there would be no nightmares when they fell asleep. He wasn't sure if she would have them or not, but best not to chance it, right? Daisy jumped up on the bed and went to lie down next Cat, the dog took up the remainder of the bed. "Daisy not now, go lay down," Mason said with as much authority as he could muster, his voice only made the dog cuddle up further against Cat, on top of the blankets of course.
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Hey if she was okay with Daisy being there, well then it was okay with him. He had to keep from rolling his eyes though, Daisy was even more spoiled than usual. Cat turned on the show they'd agreed on, but Mason was promptly distracted when she asked if he had class in the morning. Well this was an interesting turn of conversation, and he hadn't exactly explained that he was a professor, not a student. Should he tell her now? No, no now did not seem like the right time to be telling her that he had been holding back on the full truth about his connection to the school itself. He would just be vague, yeah that would work. "Uh in a way you could say that." He hoped that would be the end of it, hopefully she wouldn't delve any further into it. "You?" There, now the attention was on her and not him.
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Wow she sounded sleepy, Mason glanced down at her, yeah she was pretty much out. Her eyelashes laid on her cheeks like half moons, he smiled and reached over to turn the lights off the rest of the way. Mason then settled down into the bed, bringing Cat closer and snuggling with her, and daisy, in the bed while letting his senses relax so that he could fall asleep himself. He had a class to teach the next morning, and he had to be there far earlier than his students. Mason's mind finally relaxed and he fell asleep next to Cat, and a sleeping Daisy as well. The events of the night were nothing but a memory after that....The sun crept in through the curtains, filtering over the quilt and Mason's face. Groaning he slung his arm over his face to try and block out the proof that morning had indeed come. He wasn't ready to be awake, he wanted to lay there, maybe get some more sleep, have morning snuggles with the girl beside him, and maybe share coffee and breakfast. It wasn't going to happen though, at least the snuggling part. Maybe the eating part would happen if he got himself out of bed. Mason uncovered his face and looked down at the sleeping girl in his arms. Damn if she wasn't the most gorgeous thing on earth. He brushed a light kiss over her temple just before slipping his arm out from under her, and out of the bed itself. He grabbed some clothes and went down to the bathroom, Mason didn't waste time in the shower, or on getting dressed. Within ten minutes he was finished up in the bathroom and walking out of it into the kitchen. He was wearing black jeans, a button down, cotton blue shirt, and of course his boots and belt with its belt buckle. He started a pot of coffee and got some pancake mix out to start making him and Cat some pancakes.
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Mason flipped a couple of pancakes on the griddle, bubbles had begun coming to the top, which signaled to him that they were ready to be turned over. He already had a small stack of them on a plate to his left. A cup of hot coffee was to his right, the steam was still coming off the top, Mason hadn't taken a sip yet because he was afraid of the scalding liquid for the moment, letting it cool seemed to be his best option. He glanced up from his cooking when he heard his name being called out in the general direction of the stairs. He saw her feet first, then the rest of her, as well as Daisy, came into view. Sleepy eyed, barefoot, and with pink cheeks, Cat looked better than ever. "Morning beautiful, just whippin' up some breakfast before I have to go in," He nudged his head toward the counter behind him, "Coffee is fresh. I'll be finished with these pancakes momentarily." Mason was efficient if nothing else, and he wanted her first morning to go off without a hitch. "I could drop you off at your dorm on my way? I have to be into the office by 9," Mason offered her, knowing that she would want to get a shower and change of clothes before class.
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Mason took a break from flipping to gaze at Cat, appreciating her in her mussed hair beauty. Yeah a man could get used to waking up with her in his arms every morning. She went around and ended up across from him as she sat down at the island. He flipped the cakes, then handed her a stack to get started on, as well as maple syrup, butter, and whipped cream in case she wanted it. "Eat up," He said good naturedly, Mason was trying to figure out how to answer her. Maybe he should just tell her then and there? It wasn't like he had lied yet, but he'd just skirted the truth. Women saw that just as bad he supposed, hell. "You must be talking about Ms. prim and proper Susan. Shes' the school's secretary, and has a lot on her plate I'm afraid," More pancakes went on the plate, Mason turned the griddle off and started making himself a plate as he talked. "I have to get some paperwork done and stuff before starting my class up," He wondered if that was a big enough hint? He was starting HIS class up, maybe she would catch on? He hoped so.
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Mason went around the counter to sit beside Cat, he drizzled maple syrup over his mound of pancakes, then began putting little mountains of whipped cream on them as well. "Its okay, its what happens every time we begin a new semester," He shrugged it off, cutting into the pancakes he managed a huge bite off his fork, and enjoyed his food. Chewing gave him time to go over his syllabus in his head, and all the things he would need to accomplish once at school. He swallowed down his food with a gulp of his now luke warm coffee. "So are you looking forward to your first day?" His mouth promptly became full with food once mor eas he awaited her answer. Mason was very much all about food, he was a guy after all, plus he'd never had qualms about eating, he ran often and exercised in other ways to make sure he stayed in shape. He appreciated that Cat wasn't one of those picky girls, that she ate real food.
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Advanced classes, Mason wondered just how advanced. Surely not his history class? No.... definitely not, the fates weren't that sick were they? Mason tried not to think about it as he finished off his food, it would seem that she was very excited for her first day. Mason had the feeling that her day would plummet so what if she walked in and found him teaching her class, hopefully that wouldn't be the case though, and they could talk later on that night, that was when he was planning on telling her he was a professor. "Sounds like you have a busy semester ahead of you, sure you're going to have time to see a country boy like me?" He teased, he knew what it was like to be in those hyped up houses, lots of responsibilities and events on top of your class work, it could be rough. Mason didn't want to mess any of that up for her, though he had a feeling that she could easily balance it all.
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Mason was surprised when her fingers touched his chin, she nudged him to look at her, which he did of course. His stomach felt like it might drop out from beneath him as he gazed into her eyes, She was saying about time and him, but really he couldn't make her words make sense because he was so caught up with just her. She closed the mere inches of distance between them, kissing him. Electric shocks seemed to go through his body as he put his hand to her cheek and enjoyed the passionate kiss while it lasted. Then she was gone, completely and utterly gone, disappearing behind a door. Mason sat there looking dumbfounded by the idea that she had just up and walked away. After about 30 seconds though he got his surroundings back and decided to scrub the dishes while Cat did her thing. It didn't take him long to get everything cleaned, he even had time to let the dog out, he was leaning in the doorway watching Daisy run back and forth in the field.
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The morning was bright, not a cloud in the sky, the air was cool, but not so much that Mason needed a jacket. Daisy was running back and forth in the field, sometimes lying flat as she could on her stomach, presumably trying to sneak up on some of the birds in the field. Problem was that Daisy liked to get excited too early and ended up messing it all up. Mason chuckled at her when a duck walked by Daisy, making Daisy curious as well as a little afraid. Hands came around him, and soon Cat's chin was on his shoulder. "Hey gorgeous," He gave her a smile before looking back at Daisy, "Yeah she's a keeper," He commented as he laid his hands on top of hers. Mason felt a lurch in stomach, this was all too perfect, something was bound to screw it all up. He hoped not though, because he could easily see himself standing just like he was, with Cat wrapped around him, and Daisy off having her fun. "Daisy! Inside girl," He called after a few minutes, it was about time to get going, they only had half an hour until 9.
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"Yeah I'm ready," Mason replied, he walked into the house and made sure that Daisy had food and water, he bid her farewell and locked up before heading to the truck with Cat. "After you," He opened the passenger door for her, after she got in he closed the door and ran around the hood to get in on the drivers side, he started the truck, pulled out of the driveway, and headed toward campus. "So I hope we can do this again sometime, maybe with less wine and more food?" Mason felt pretty sure that they'd hit it off despite the events of the night before. Mason wasn't too full of himself or anything, but he knew that he was a good guy. That had to make a difference, right? He'd seen the options on campus, they were terrible. Mason soon pulled onto the street that Cat's sorority house was on, he only had a little bit further to go and then he was parked. "I guess this is where we part ways," Mason got out, he walked around the truck and opened her door for her.
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Mason felt lost as he stared down into Cat's eyes, his heart sped up just a bit when she said she wanted to hear from him soon. Mason wrapped his arms around Cat as her lips met his, it wasn't one of those pecks either. No they were having a kiss so passionate that people should've been avoiding their gaze or telling the couple to do that in the bedroom not in public. The sparks were practically flying off, even a near blind person would have been able to see the chemistry between the pair. Mason wanted to have that moment imprinted on his mind for the rest of the day, until he could call her. After what felt like eternity Mason pulled back, his breathing slightly labored. "Yeah. I'll call tonight, promise," Mason kissed her cheek sweetly, "Have a good first day. Any bullies mess with ya, come find your cowboy," He grinned, teasing her. It was going to be a long day without her around, Mason squeezed her against him one last time before he released her and went back to the drivers side of the truck, he gave her a wave just before getting in and driving off, his destination was the staff parking lot.
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