Small Town Flames(BOYXBOY)

Hidden Bruises

"Nyx, would you quit pressing down so hard? That hurts."

"I'm sorry. I'm trying to get it even, so you don't look weird." Nyxon was holding a sponge in one hand and a tube of concealer in the other. Colt rolls his eyes.

"I think it's hidden enough."

"You don't want people bothering you all day asking questions, do you?" Nyxon asks, focusing on covering the bruise on Colt's eye.

Colt huffs and crosses his arms over his chest. "No."

"Okay, then be quiet and let me concentrate." Nyxon sticks his tongue out of the side of his mouth as he applies the makeup over the dark black bruise. The swelling in Colt's eye had finally gone down, but the bruise remained dark and ugly.

"Boys, it's time for breakfast." Came Jack's voice from the kitchen.

"Be there in a sec." Nyxon yells back.

Nyxon takes a step back and looks at his masterpiece. "There! You're just as cute as ever."

Colt scrunches up his nose at the handsome model in front of him. Nyxon throws the concealer and the sponge in Colt's backpack, and they head towards the kitchen together.

"What do you think, Uncle Jack? Doesn't he look cute as ever?"

Uncle Jack smiles. "Nice makeup job, Nyx. It looks very natural."

Colt pulls out his cell phone and checks himself out with his selfie mode. "Do you really think it hides the bruise well?" He asks doubting Nyx's makeup skills.

"Hey, I was a model. I used to do my makeup all the time."

"I thought you had makeup artists that did that for you?" Jack asks with an eyebrow raised.

Nyx shrugs, "At shoots I did, but not to go out clubbing and out to dinners and shit."

Jack and Colt share a look before shaking their heads.

Colt sticks a piece of dried toast in his mouth and chews it happily, enjoying the playful banter between uncle and nephew.

"So, are you excited for your first day back after getting out of the hospital?" Jack asks, looking at Colt. He tried to hide it, but Colt saw the look of worry in his eyes.

Colt shrugs. "School is school, I guess."

"I'll look out for him, Unc. I won't let nothing happen, right, Tiny?" Nyx winks at Colt. Colt lowers his eyes to his breakfast plate and picks up a piece of bacon to avoid the question. His cheeks redden to a pink tint. Nyx grins smugly across the table. Colt glances over at Jack. Is he unbothered by the fact his nephew is hitting on me?

Nyxon drove Colt to school in the Charger. Nyxon waited outside of Colt's classrooms and walked him to every class the entire day.

"This isn't necessary. You're drawing attention to us." Colt whispers to Nyx in between second and third period. Nyx looks around nonchalantly and notices people stopping and staring at them. Nyxon decides to be bold and puts his arm around Colt's shoulder. Colt winces in pain. Nyx moves his arm immediately. "Shit, I'm sorry. Are you okay? Did I hurt you?"

Colt shakes his head. "It's fine. I'm still just slightly sore all over."

"When did the doctor say the pain will go away?"

"In a week or two." Colt says, giving Nyx a small smile. Since when did this asshole become so sweet? He hasn't teased me once since I got out of the hospital. Maybe he pities me? The thought made Colt's chest tighten. Is he just doing all of this because he feels sorry for me or because he genuinely cares?