diff --git a/src/reportmonster_client/client.py b/src/reportmonster_client/client.py
index ae787b4..ac015c7 100644
--- a/src/reportmonster_client/client.py
+++ b/src/reportmonster_client/client.py
@@ -41,15 +41,21 @@ class ReportMonsterClient:
 
     async def connect(self):
         self._socket_reader, self._socket_writer = await asyncio.open_connection(self.host, self.port)
-        identification = await self.read()
+        identification = await self.read(wrap=False)
         return identification
 
-    async def read(self):
-        content = await self._socket_reader.readuntil(b"\n> ")
-        return content.decode().rstrip().rstrip(">").rstrip()
+    async def auth(self):
+        response = await self.write(f"login {self.username} {self.password}")
+        return response
 
-    async def write(self, message):
+    async def read(self, wrap=True):
+        content = await self._socket_reader.readuntil(b"\n> ")
+        stripped = content.decode().rstrip().rstrip(">").rstrip()
+        return ReportMonsterResponse(stripped) if wrap else stripped
+
+    async def write(self, message, read=True, wrap=True):
         await self._socket_writer.write(message.encode())
+        return self.read(wrap=wrap) if read else None
 
     async def disconnect(self):
         if self._socket_writer: