Page 15 of Footlights and Forever

“I know that when you agreed to let me come back over, it made me really happy.” He turned his head till it faced mine. “I know that I’m more comfortable with you than anyone I’ve met in my life and that just lying here in bed with you is so fucking peaceful. But I’m scared.”

I stopped. “What are you scared of?”

“I’m scared that if I really try and describe what’s happening that I might fuck it up and it might go away, and I really don’t want that to happen.”

Fuck, I didn’t want that to happen either. Just him being here with me like this was beyond my wildest imagination, and I would take that over not having him here at all. Did I want to know what lies on the other side of the question? Sure. But did I want to know so bad that I was willing to lose whatever this was in this very moment? Fuck no!

“Well how about this then,” I resumed stroking the tense muscle in his back, “how about we don’t talk about it at all, and we just lay here and enjoy whatever it is?”

“Yeah?” A bright smile covered his face.

“Yeah.”

He rested his head back down, burrowing closer into my side. I squeezed my eyes tightly shut. As predicted, my steel hard cock was now pressed into the tense muscle of his chest. He chuckled lightly but made no attempt to move.

We didn’t speak for an hour. We didn’t move except for my ministrations and for the featherlight touches of his fingertips over my belly which he’d started fifteen minutes earlier.

“I like your stomach,” he mumbled sleepily as he began to drift back to sleep.

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“So what happened then!” Hailey’s fingers found my ribs.

I squirmed in my seat, a spray of coleslaw blowing onto my plate in front of me as I fought against the evil work of her fingers at my side. “Hailey stop!” I spluttered.

She pulled her hand away from me and gestured for me to go on. I didn’t want to be shouting to the masses about one of the most popular guys in school being almost naked in my bed cuddling with me, but Hailey was not just anyone.

“Nothing, we just lay there for a while and chatted.” I shrugged. “He went home in the afternoon, and I haven’t really spoken to him since.”

“Well you’re gonna get your chance,” Hailey said, looking over my head. “Austin, hi!”

I turned my neck sharply to see him smiling down at me. “Shove up.”

“Where?” I gestured to the wall next to me. “It’s a two-seat table.”

“We can share.” I slid as much as I could towards the stone wall as he slipped into the seat next to me. He flung his arm around the back of the chair to steady himself, his fingertips resting on my shoulder. “So how are you guys today?”

“Yeah good.” Hailey smiled, her laser stare focused on the fingertips currently stroking the thin fabric of my t-shirt. “I was just about to tell Dylan that I accepted Todd’s offer to go with him to prom.”

I reached forward and slapped her hand lightly. “You never told me that!”

“Well, we were busy talking about other things.” She side-eyed Austin and gave me a sly wink. “Anyway, I’m telling you now.”

“Todd’s a good guy.” Austin smiled, his fingers gripping my shoulder and giving it a squeeze, and my heart began to pound heavy in my chest.

“So, we are going to have to do some dress shopping, yes?” I asked her seriously.

“I was thinking I would just throw on something from my closet.” Her nose scrunched in disgust at the idea of dress shopping.

“Unless you want to go dressed as a truck driver or dock worker then we are going to need to go shopping.” I grabbed my bag from the floor and pulled out my class schedule, “I think we both have a free last period tomorrow, why don’t we go then?”

“Me too.”

“What?” I turned towards Austin, “You want to come dress shopping with us?”

“Well, I figure Hailey will be spending a lot of the time in the dressing room, so maybe I could come along and keep you company?” I couldn’t help the smile that overtook my face in that moment.Who is this guy?

“That’s really kind of you Austin,” Hailey interrupted my moment, “I think it would be a great idea if you came. Not only because you’re the only one of us with a car and you can drive either.”

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