Marked Me Like a Bloodstain - 18+

I woke up just in time, now I wake up by your side

A/N: Wednesday! Manon and Lilly head into town to see Alan Bloomgate. It's a short visit, and then they visit Lilly's parents. Lots of romantic/sexual tension between Manon and Jake that is resolved at the end. It's got a good amount of plot with some fun times too!

It's a monster of a chapter, even for me, haha!

Thank you for continuing to support this story, I honestly couldn't ask for better people to interact with here. Truly, I love ya!

I thought you deserved a nice long chapter since you were so patient with me and let me work on my other fic without worrying you'd think I'd abandoned this. And it's a biiiig chapter, grab snacks and get comfy!

"Inescapable
I'm not even gonna try
And if I get burned
At least we were electrified
I'm spilling wine in the bathtub
You kiss my face and we're both drunk
Everyone thinks that they know us
But they know nothin' about

All of this silence and patience
Pining and anticipation
My hands are shaking from holding back from you
All of this silence and patience
Pining and desperately waiting
My hands are shaking from all this

Say my name and everything just stops
I don't want you like a best friend
Only bought this dress so you could take it off
Take it off
Carve your name into my bedpost
'Cause I don't want you like a best friend
Only bought this dress so you could take it off

And I woke up just in time
Now I wake up by your side
My one and only
My lifeline
I woke up just in time
Now I wake up by your side
My hands shake
I can't explain this"

Dress - Taylor Swift
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Manon

She finally got to have her hot bath and felt like a new woman when she emerged from the bathroom the next morning. She'd taken the time to do her makeup and hair even though she only planned to go to Alan today. She was wrapped in a towel, secured under her arms, as she picked out what she wanted to wear that day and settled on simple black trousers with a white shirt. Wanting to look professional but casual.

She laid them out on the bed and grabbed her body lotion off the nightstand before dropping her towel and slathering it on her legs. She could feel Jake watching her, and it might've taken longer than needed to finish smoothing it into her skin. She glanced at him and smirked when he looked away. They'd been too busy and worried to give in to the lust that simmered whenever they were alone. They shared a bed every night and teased each other with fingers and tongues, but she craved him deeply now, an empty ache inside her core that nagged at her. She knew he felt the same, and her heart skipped as she imagined them tangled up and sweaty. Tonight, she promised herself. She wouldn't wait any longer for it.

She got dressed, inconvenient lust banked for now, and Jake smirked when she winked at him as she buttoned her trousers. She wore nothing underneath and let him see it so he'd think about it all day. She had to go into town and meet Alan soon, she knew she had to take someone with her, and she was going to ask Jake. But he'd been busy all morning trying to organize their evidence so she could take it to Alan. They'd agreed to keep Richy's video to themselves so they could observe their friends a bit closer before dropping it on them. If any of them had been aware... She didn't know what she might do. She shook the thought away and went over to Jake and bent at the waist to kiss his cheek. He surprised her and turned his head, catching her lips in his.