Austin had woken me up last night to eat, I'm not sure what time it had been. At first I had refused and asked him to just let me be, because even if I had been hungry, I still preferred to rest instead of letting my sleep disappear over food. So he had brought it over to bed and urged me to wake up for a short while. In the morning I hadn't even been sure whether it had happened, I thought it was some dream, but on asking he had told me it had, and he complained about how stubborn I had been. Saying he had literally had to feed me himself. I didn't know why I was getting more exhausted as time went by. But I knew it was probably because of the late night shifts at the store, I didn't get the owner. He had increased the closing time but there were hardly any customers who visited past ten. People didn't go out in the middle of the night to buy album covers.
I was seated up in bed, trying to make my mind become more active. Austin was still lying in his back next to me, but he wasn't asleep asleep either. He was rather on his phone, and by the looks of things, whatever he was looking at was clearly very amusing since he couldn't stop smiling. And when he laughed I casually snatched the phone from him and tried to figure out what was so intriguing. His behavior was rubbing off on me and I wasn't sure how I was supposed to feel about it.
I realized he had just been chatting with Miles. The guy was like five minutes away, what was the point of them always talking to each other?
" It's just Miles, " He explained, stretching out his hand so I could hand him back the phone, and I did.
" Can you believe he invited us to church, he says he wants us to suffer together, "
" You used to go to church sometimes, " He grew serious for a second, then he smiled again and nodded.
" I did, didn't I?"
His mum would drag him along with her whenever she went. I had joined them twice and I had actually liked it. But he had always complained about how boring and uninteresting it was.
" Wanna go?" He asked and I shook my head,.I just wasn't feeling it anymore I guess. I mean, I had my faith, but I knew how most of the people who went to church would react if they found out about my sexuality. Suddenly all their teachings on kindness seed to just disappear. Besides, I had to meet up with Reign in a few hours and I wasn't cancelling those plans for anything. And I had repeatedly offered Austin all the reassurance he needed so there was no reason for him to be mad about me meeting up with him.
I looked around the room, noting the books on the dressing table which I assumed Austin's dad had bought for him. And they were still completely new, which meant he had never even flipped them open. He had given me a laptop so I could study better, but he didn't even care about his own education. And I recalled the decision I had made, that I was going to make sure he at least tried to study. Even once, maybe if I helped him out and did it in an efficient way he would be tempted to put some effort into it. And why wait till later when we currently had time.
Standing up, I went over to the table and looked at the titles, one was Calculus, there was no way I could teach him that without a workbook and some other materials, so I just settled for Biology. It was a fun subject and with a little motivation from me, I was sure he'd be able to grasp something. He was frowning when I turned to him, looking disappointed.
" You wanna study again? Can't we just stay in bed and chat for a while?"
I smiled and walked back to the bed, sitting down next to him with my legs crossed and tapping his chest, urging him to sit up as well. He didn't understand why, and when I told him we were going to study together he just turned over and faced the other side, bringing the covers over his head and completely blocking me out. And when I asked him not to be like that he totally ignored me.
" Not interested!" He firmly stated when I insisted he give it a try.
" Why not? It's just gonna be for a few minutes. Twenty at most. "
" I'm good, but you can go ahead and knock yourself out. "
" Austin, "
I pulled the covers off of him, then I decided to try and approach the situation differently, leaning down, I hugged him from behind.
" Please?"
I was sure there was no way he hated books more than he loved sex, and I wasn't usually that petty but lately I was starting to lose sight of who I actually was. Because the Kyle I had been before Austin's appearance was way different from the Kyle I currently was. I was grateful that he was still shirtless, his bare skin gave me a lot of advantage over him. I sucked his lobe into my mouth as I lightly trailed my fingertips over his chest, stopping at his nipples just to tease.
" What're you doing?" He asked, his tone implying that he knew exactly what I was doing. But he didn't stop me.It meant there was room for me to strike a bargain. It would be so satisfying to watch him grab a book and actually try to learn something, how certain was he that he would have a successful career as a racer. And how much would he regret it if he failed to graduate and ended up being miserable. I mean, I knew it was unlikely for him to ever lack anything given his background, but I wanted to see him try for once. I'd still support him and his dreams but that didn't man I was gonna be okay with him wasting away his potential.
" What if we make a deal?" I asked, my hand going lower to gently caress his length over his sweats. He audibly swallowed and shifted to face the ceiling.
" This is sooo unfair, " he managed to say past his quickened breathing. And when I asked him why he thought so, he said I was intentionally bribing him because I knew he wouldn't be able to turn me down.
" Is that a yes?"
He kept his eyes on mine. That dark gaze was something I loved. It fueled me to go on, and when I slowly dipped my hand underneath his sweats and held him in my hand he squeezed his eyes shut and let his lips part. And I leaned closer and captured them in a kiss,he hadn't expected it but he kissed me back.
" You'll study with me for an hour when I return?"
" An hour?! That's way too-" I began stroking him slowly and he immediately kept quiet, And when I asked him again, I quickened my strokes, there was no way he was going to turn me down when his brain was high on hormones. And he would know that if he studied. I wasn't even used to being on top of him,but I was willing to comprise just this one time. He had already placed his hand on mine and I retracted it and pinned it above his head, I hoped Khloe's room was nowhere close because he wasn't being at all cautious when it came to noise. His moans filled the room, but I stopped just as he reached the brink and smiled at him the same way he always did when he taunted me.
" An hour, " I repeated, taking a second to take off my own shirt before I began kissing my way down his chest. And when I got to his groin I looked up at him and tried to capture his attention past the daze of arousal he was openly portraying.
" Deal?"
I wasn't really giving him a say in the matter, and when he vigorously nodded I couldn't help but chuckle. I couldn't believe that's what it took to get him to study, but I was hoping that after that one hour he'd get the zeal to read even more. It's not like we could make out everyday just so he could attempt to learn something. Seconds later, I was on my back with him on top of me, and if I were being completely honest, him studying hadn't been the only reason I had provoked him in such a manner. Me craving his touch also played a great role in my actions. Because when it came to him,it just could never be enough. And it had been a while since I felt like I had nothing to worry about with our relationship. I just hoped it lasted this time around.