Hope's Chance(72)

This morning was seemingly like all the other mornings, except Chance was already in the kitchen. His ornery smile was flashing across his face, making me want to burst out in laughter. “Good morning Sunshine.” He said while still grinning.

“What’s with you and where is everyone else?” I asked.

Chance leaned into me and gently rubbed his nose against mine, before pressing his lips on my lips. “They had to go Christmas shopping baby. We are all alone.”

I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him again. “Well I wonder what we should do all day.” I joked.

Chance picked me up and sat me on top of the counter. He moved toward the fridge and started gathering items. “I am going to make you breakfast first. Then I plan on spending the rest of our day helping you study, in bed of course.”

“I don’t know how much I can learn if we are laying in bed Chance. To be perfectly honest with you I don’t think I can concentrate on anything other than you.” I confessed.

He continued to gather ingredients for our breakfast. “Oh we will study. I promise you will be fully prepared for those finals. I have a study plan.” He admitted.

“A study plan? You have really thought about this haven’t you?” I asked.

“Buffy sent me a text this morning saying that she and Mark decided to go out shopping last minute. I knew you had to study, but I miss you, so I implemented a plan that we could be together and study at the same time. Aren’t you curious about the plan?” He asked.

I started swinging my feet while sitting on the countertop. Chance did not have his face to me, but I knew he was smiling. He was dancing around as something fried in the pan in front of him.

“Okay fine! What is the plan, since I can tell that you are busting to tell me?” I laughed.

Chance turned around and caged me in with his hands on the countertop on either side of me. “So this is how it works. You will be thoroughly quizzed on all courses. When you pass all of the questions on each subject, I will remove one article of clothing. If you fail a topic, the clothes go back on. So, in order for you to have some of me today, you have to be prepared for all of your finals.” Chance had a huge grin on his face. He bit down on his lip while he waited for my response, still only inches from my face.

“What if I cheat?” I joked.

“Not possible! This study proposition is full proof. When you get your answers right you can have me, otherwise you gets none of this.” He joked as he pointed from his head to his feet.

I rolled my eyes. It sounded like a good plan and it was possible it would motivate me to try hard. I was in. “Okay fine. We can study your way.”

“Perfect.” Chance said as he turned around and put two pieces of toast and some eggs on a plate. “Here, you need to eat before we get started.”

I took a fork and put my eggs inside of the toast and made a sandwich. I loved watching the yolk run out of the sides then later dipping it back into my sandwich. Chance curled his lip up as he held his toast up and gently dipped it into his egg.

“You do realize that mine tastes exactly the same as yours does?” I asked.

“Whatever. It’s just weird. I prefer to dip. It seems more classy.” He joked.

I laughed. “Oh yeah, because eating an egg with toast is so classy. You are ridiculous.”

“You love me anyway Hope.” He said as he stuck out his tongue at me. He stuck his plate in the dishwasher and headed toward the door. “When you are ready to be schooled by all of my wisdom, head on over baby.”

“Maybe I will, or maybe I won’t.” I teased.

“Oh, I know you will Hope. You can’t resist this.” He lifted his shirt revealing his rock hard abdomen. I felt like licking my lips. It would have only let him know he was right about me not resisting, so I held my mouth shut.

“See you soon.” He said as I watched him walk toward the pool house.

I grabbed my plate and cleaned it before heading up to my room to change my clothes. Because Chance had acted so cocky about me not being able to resist, I decided to get a shower. The longer I took, the more impatient he would become. I knew that he was ultimately helping me, but I wanted to be the one who was irresistible.

When I got out of the shower, I looked out of the window toward the pool house. I could see Chance standing at the door. Just as I went to turn away, he waved to me.

“Son of a bitch! How did he know?” I said to myself.

Obviously, he knew me too well. I took the towel off of my head and brushed my hair, before heading in my room and putting on a cotton sweat suit. By the time I finally made it to the pool house, Chance was sprawled out on the couch. The textbooks were in front of him with paper surrounding them.

“There she is….Mrs. I always know what Chance is thinking and there is no way he has the upper hand on me.” He said.

“Shut up!” I said as I ran over and jumped on top of him. “You still love me, so who cares?”

“True. How about you hop off of me so we can get serious up in here.” He joked.

I rolled my eyes again. “Fine.” I removed myself from Chances magnificent body and sat down next to him. He pointed to the chair across from him. The chair where it all started.

“Get over there and do not get up until we are finished. Got it?” He ordered.

I shook my head and laughed as I headed over to the chair.