More Than Friends With Benefits

Chapter Seven

Bella was in the middle of an exam she looked down at the page her eyes blinking rapid fire, the letters on the page jumped around dancing to and fro her palms sweaty Bella did her best to focus she never failed in any test before, she doesn't want it to mess with her GPA. She looked around the lecture hall, rows and rows of empty seats shimmered from white to black, she wondered why nobody else was taking the test seriously.

Her eighth grade gym teacher, Mr. Smith stood in front of the blackboard. The letters on chalk danced like the ones she had on her paper. Mr Smith held a glowing stopwatch in his hand, veins protruded along his forehead they looked like pipe networks leading to his Temple, she was so mesmerized by them that it took her moments to register that he was yelling, he was calling out how much time she has left, she never understood why he did that he use to strain just as much in gym class.

She heard singing..Bella was sure of that to be specific Janelle Monae singing she turned to ask Mr. Smith if he hear the songstress too bit he was no longer in the lecture hall in his place was the real Ms. Monae she stood there, holding the same glowing stopwatch she fixed her eyes intently on Bella, even though she was at the front of f the class her voice sounded as if it was next to Bella's ears "Can you hurry up?" I have a gig to get to"

Disoriented Bella pulled the covers back, the darkness of her room made her realize it was late, she sat up and searched for her bonnet and phone but she only came back with one her phone which began to vibrate,

"Hello?" She said her voice still carried the headiness of sleep. "Thank God..!" Dean's voice came through in pops, bursting with concern.

"Huh"

"I have been calling and messaging, I was going to give you one more call before showing up on your doorstep, puzzled Bella checked the phone's display and it was 1:45Am she had seriously overslept. "Damn..Dean I'm so sorry I didn't realize I was sleeping that long"

"I knew I wore you out but damn this is the best endorsement",

"It was some good sleep too" she kissed her teeth "I should have known"

"It's cool normally I won't have been worried but when you didn't answer..and you said keke was away.." Dean's tongue flubbed over his words, he felt like a school boy calling his crush.

"Can't believe I slept that long Bella unapologetically emitted a loud yawn " Well am up now" a low and steady rumble fluttering in her belly "and am hungry"

Laughter flowed through the phone "You hungry..? Nothing new"

"You up come get me, and let's go get some burger"

Dean tamped down his sudden excitement "The spots ain't open this late"

"The one by you may not be but the one by me is"

"Oh s**t, I forgot your bougie area have the late night spot"

"See ..?you are welcome"

"I never said I am coming by Bella"

"Or better still call in a pickup, I want the #7 with curly fries, a milkshake and a drink, milkshake stay making me thirsty, oh and a side of chipotle mayo."

"Is that all.? and why did I got to call.?"

"Because you are driving there and I want my food fresh, order 20 mins before you get there."

"Hmmmm..is that the only reason you invited me over..? So I can bring you food.?"

" Duh..! the uber surcharge this time of the night alone is very astronomical".

"Figured"

"Send you $20. Don't be long with my food"

Whatever brat I will text you when I have the food"

Dean jumped off the bed and headed into his closet, once putting his shoes on he brushed his hair, he laughed to himself knowly, if he took long Bella will hungry text, as he passed his bed a dark cloud passed through his face he gathered the papers he had been looking at and tossed them into the trash, he didn't want to deal with it right now not when is was about to see Bella, he grabbed his keys and headed out he didn't realize he was singing to himself until he caught his reflection on the rearview mirror.

"Do you know what it means?"

"No, but I be having weird dreams all the time"

"That is true" Dean said c****d his head to one side " I have had dreams of Janelle too but they were all nasty"

"Today on information I didn't ask for, but deep down I already know"

"Ooh maybe your soulmate is Mr. Smith and you are to go find him with the help of Janelle Monae," his words were met with silence as Bella ignored him, "hey it would make sense in a rom com"

Bella nodded her head in agreement, they spent a few more time building the plot and location setting for their crazy rom com, she stretched across the couch her legs bumping into Dean's hip.

"Hello hi?"

Bella muttered a "Yeah" around a mouthful of fries.

"You just gonna invade my space?"

"Boy this is my space, the space of this apartment trumps your space"

"Oh so can I use that same logic when you come to my house?"

"Nope!"

"Why not"

"One I came up with it, two you can't assert your space over my comfort"

"OK then don't assert your space over my own comfort"

He traced his fingers along her big toe Bella jerked her leg back

"Stop that"

"Not my fault you are ticklish"

Bella stuck her tongue out at him making Dean laugh and feel oddly peaceful,he like spending the moment with Bella, how they vibed it reminds him of how he talks to her as a kid, he had felt different from the other boys, the quiet orphan boy who loved anime and french movies, they teased him about that and he wasn't good at basketball. Marcus had showed up that day from nowhere and defended Dean. His parents had moved him and his sister to the school district and he and Dean had become best of friends since that day, when he met Bella and discovered that she also loved the things he loved Dean had never felt more normal. His talks with Bella had been some of his happiest teenage moments.OK maybe I am caught up wanting to be around Bella nonstop, he thought but maybe their history was why the feeling didn't make him anxious, it was the opposite all he wanted was more of the same things.

"Have I told you today that you look sexy?"

Bella pulled some fries from her mouth "You think eating fries is sexy? I knew you was a freak"

Dean put his burger on the coffee table and sitting back he reached for Bella's feet. She yanked them far from his reach, far enough for her body to be in fetal position, he smiled.

"You don't trust me?"

"You just tickled me there"

"I promise I won't tickle"

Bella didn't say anything just held his gaze with her eyes full of doubts then she slowly uncoiled her legs until her feet was in his hands, Dean kneaded her foot with the heel of his palm, after several stroking Bella coo wafted over from the other side of the couch, he watched her moving her food out of the way, smiling Dean quietly went back to his task, he started with small circular motion with his fingers, he then moved to work on her heels, Bella was now breathing heavy she stretch her fingers up her body they walked into her hair and she tugged on them, the massage felt so good, Dean lulled her body into the couch, she felt tingling warmth spreading up to her legs.

"You know how you said earlier that you knew I was a freak?"

Bella wanted to say "yes" but all her mouth could manage was a drawn "hmmm" Dean robbed his thumb into a groove that made Bella tremble like thunder, his hands moved to her toes one by one he rubbed with undivided attention.

"Well I do like feet"

Bella felt her leg lifted and the warmth of Dean's mouth on them, his tongue licked her toes just as thoroughly as his hands has worshipped them, he placed her ankle on his shoulder kissing and licking them, his hands followed her leg down to the V between her thighs but didn't stop until Bella was writhing and cooing his name, he used his free hands to put Bella's toes back into his mouth the muscles in his mouth hollowed while it held Bella's foot captive.

"Dean shit..!"

Bella's waist was undulating on the couch, her head dug into the arm thrashing back and forth, the noises that Dean and her body emitted had Bella high, she shifted her ass to give him more access.

"I'm gonna c*m….yeeees"

Dean zipped the tip of his tongue along her baby toe, his lips curled around it as he gave it a sharp suckles, he twirled his fingers s simultaneously a groan bubbled from the back of his throat and reverberated through Bella's toes, she felt ready to shatter.