The Prince of Mystic Falls

169. Trust Issues

Pairing: Keelin/Connor-Kai (F/mm) Jokari paddle

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Erik went upstairs thinking about the baby's heartbeat that he had just heard. He could still taste soap in his mouth and felt a prick of embarrassment at how he had acted in front of his dad. Connor should be used to him, he knew Erik didn't mean anything.

"Dude, what were you guys doing down there?" Matt asked suspiciously.

"Getting my ass beat and hang on, I gotta brush my teeth," Erik said ducking into the bathroom.

Connor came up short after and found Erik still brushing.

"You ain't getting that taste out so just forget it," Connor grinned.

Erik felt a faint heat in his face, "So you got your talk, I reckon?"

"Yup. You know, Dad went easy on you again, right? The next time you're really gonna get it and have no one to blame except yourself," Connor lectured as he leaned against the doorframe.

"I know. You know I don't mean nothing by it. You said Dad went easy on me but he didn't. It's just things are so different here that sometimes I don't know who we are no more. Everybody is so nice, sometimes I kinda wait for them to show their true colors," Erik admitted.

"Erik, they ain't acting. This is them. Look, even when we did do bad shit, no one curses us out or screams. We got a new mom now. Things are gonna be okay. When you gonna realize that, boy?" Connor grinned.

"I don't know. Cami is real nice. I heard the baby's heart beat...when she hugged me. Mama never did shit like that," Erik said meeting Connor's eyes in the mirror.

"Cause she was too fucked up. It don't mean she didn't love us. But Erik, we gotta move on now. Act better, do better. And what I did with Angela, that wasn't right either. Dad talked to me real nice about it, but I guess I took advantage of her looking me. I used her. That ain't the kind of person I want to be, you hear what I'm saying?" Connor said as Erik turned to him.

"Yeah, you're a pig," Erik joked.

"Yeah, seriously, it was a dick move, what I done. I just don't want you to think shit like that is okay to do," Connor said.

"I don't, okay? Can I go to bed now?" Erik inquired impatiently.

"Yeah," Connor said punching him lightly on the arm. "I can't believe you said 'fuck' to Dad. He should have sent you for a switch, little boy."

"Hey, you're the one that had sex in the woods!" Erik retorted.

Tyler came in, "What are you two girls doing? Each others' hair? Hurry up. Kai's freaking out about Uncle Kol."

"Kai, man, what's going on?" Connor said going back into the bedroom.