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“Hold on. I can tell you’re all new to this, so I’m giving you the same thing I did them.” Carl pulled out a business card from his pocket. “That’s for the store, but it’s got my cell on it too. If you ever need to talk about anything, don’t hesitate to call. We look out for each other in this community.”
“Thank you, sir.” Cory looked over the card before pocketing it, then he leaned forward to hug the man before leaving. “See you soon?”
“Hopefully.” Carl smiled as he left the booth. He had a good feeling about those boys.
Chapter 5
“Seriously? You’rebothbusy tonight?” Cory pouted from his seat at lunch.
“Yeah, sorry,” Derek apologized. “I forgot I told Tricia we’d see that new Greta Gerwig movie tonight.”
“And Ifinallygot Amy Palladino to let me take her out,” Nic added next. “Sorry, Cor, but there’s nowayI am passing up on a chance at that.”
Tricia Helfer had been Derek’s on and off girlfriend for a few years. She was tall with long, wavy black hair and was his usual date to school events and dances. They were both popular, from wealthy families, and incredibly attractive. It seemed only natural that the two of them would be together, though they were never quite serious enough to ever make it official. Amy Palladino was the blonde and well-endowed captain of the varsity cheerleading squad, and someone Nic had been trying to hook up with since she transferred sophomore year.
“It just sucks,” Cory explained. “You guys both told me we were hanging out tonight.” He paused and looked around to make sure no one was close enough to hear them. “It’s been almost a week since we’ve…” He trailed off.
After their visit to Good Vibrations last week, the boys quickly found their free time eaten up. Between school work, football practice, and unexpected family obligations, the only “intimate”time any of them could find were for hurried blowjobs during or right after school. And now with girls getting in the way too, Cory was horny and frustrated.
“I know, boy. I know,” Derek tried to reassure him. “We’ll make it up to you. Promise.”
“Okay.” Cory continued pouting from his seat.
He didn’t want them to make it up to him. He wanted them to spend time with him. He wanted them tofuck him.
“Cor, come on.” Nic rolled his eyes at the dramatic display. “It’s one night. Quit acting like a girl.”
“Yes,sir,” Cory forced out, his tone filled with false respect, making Nic raise his eyebrow but say nothing.
“Alright, later.” Nic nodded to Derek and then left, making a beeline for where he knew Amy typically had lunch.
“You’re walking a pretty thin line, Cor,” Derek warned. “Careful.” He took off himself, needing to hammer out the details with Tricia for their date.
Cory was left alone with his thoughts. It’s not like he was jealous. Hewasn’t. He was just pissed off at them for ditching him. To what, hang out with some chicks? What could they do that he couldn’t? Heknewhe was way better at suck—
“Hey, you okay, man?” The sudden question caught Cory off guard. Looking up, he came face to face with… Wait, who was this guy? Cory was pretty sure he was someone on the basketball team. He had seen him at some of the parties Nic and Derek would drag him to.
“Uh, yeah, thanks.” Cory couldn’t remember the guy’s name. It started with a J. Jared? Jackson? Jason? “I’m fine.”
“Sounded like your bros ditched you for some chicks,” J-whatever opined. “Pretty shitty of them.”
“It’s not that big of a deal.”What’s up with this guy?
Before J had a chance to respond, the bell rang signaling the end of lunch. Seeing a chance for a quick exit, Cory grabbedhis stuff, waved goodbye, and waded into the crowd of students headed to their next class. Too busy trying to get away, he didn’t notice the suspicious look in J’s eyes as he followed him through the crowd.
“I told you it was going to be good!”
“I never doubted that it would be.” Derek smiled at Tricia from across the restaurant booth. The movie had let out a little while ago, and the two headed to the nearby burger joint for some late-night grub.
“I know. I’m just so sick of having to hear from everyone about what a ‘surprise’ it was that the female-directed comedy wasactually good,” Tricia groused. “Why is it still a surprise that girls are funny?”
“Yeah, that’s a lot of bullshit,” Derek agreed. “In a few months, it’ll be some other movie, and we’ll be having this conversation all over again.”
He liked Tricia. The two of them always had a good time together, and she was easy to talk to. They had been “dating” on and off for most of high school. She was smart, funny, kind… They both ran in similar social circles, shared friends, and their parents even knew each other. The sex wasn’t half bad either. Not that Derek was in it just for the sex. Making things between them more official had been discussed in the past, but with so much going on at school and home, they both thought it was better to keep things casual. But now that things had slowed down… Maybe it was time to revisit things.
“Then I guess in a few months, you’ll have to take me out again,” Tricia teased as the waiter came by to drop off their drinks and take their order.
“Yeah.” Derek flashed his teeth in a smile. “Guess I will.”
