Our Safeguard

Chapter 39

Chapter 39

~Nolan~

       Whenever there wasn't school, Jerome would be awake before me. I just liked sleeping in, especially on the nights where it took me a long time to fall asleep. It especially helped that my room was freezing cold in the winter, so it was extremely comfortable to be bundled up under loads of blankets.

       Today, however, I ended up waking up before Jerome. I was glad I did. I wanted to, but I didn't want to set an alarm to wake me up since it could possibly wake up Jerome was well.

       I rolled onto my side to face Jerome, seeing him fast asleep. He looked so peaceful. It would be such a shame if someone were to wake him up right now.

       I thought about the ways I should wake up and in the end, decided that I should go with the simplest option. Possibly because I was too lazy to move too much. I scooted close to him, resting my chin on his shoulder so my lips were close to his ear. He didn't move at all, so I said, "Psst," right in his ear.

       Jerome jolted awake before realizing it was just me. "Geez, Nolan. You almost gave me a heart attack."

       "Then we're even," I said.

       Jerome furrowed his eyebrows. "How? I never wake you up suddenly."

       "I know," I said. "But you give me a heart attack every time I look at you because you're so hot." I rolled on top of him, resting my arms across his chest with my chin on top so I could look at Jerome. I gave him a small smile. "Happy birthday."

       Jerome smiled softly, running his hand through my messy hair. "Thank you."

       "You're welcome. Let's have sex."

       Jerome chuckled. "I should have known that was going to be one of the first things you say to me. Unfortunately, the answer right now is going to have to be no. I'm certain your family is still home and I would rather not have them hear us."

       "Shower sex. Easy solution."

       "So... You don't want to go to a hotel later tonight like we planned on your birthday?"

       I sat up, straddling Jerome with my legs. "We've had sex more than once in a day. What makes you think we won't be able to have sex tonight if we have it right now?"

       Jerome sat up, resting his hands on my thighs. "What's it going to take for you to not be so horny? Because I swear, having sex just makes you more horny."

       "That's your fault," I said. "You're the one who kept saying dirty things to me. Now it's, like, engraved in my head. Also, you're hot. Kind of hard not to be horny."

       Jerome smiled before pressing his lips onto mine. Both of us weren't too fond of morning breath, so it was just a simple kiss before I got off of Jerome. I was about to get out of bed, but Jerome pulled me back to him so we could snuggle for a bit.

       "Now that you're twenty, you know what you can do?" I asked.

       "Not much," Jerome said. "Although, I feel like you're going to say have sex since that's the only thing you like thinking about."

       "That's not what I was going to say at all," I said.

       "Then what were you going to say?"

       I stayed silent, mostly because Jerome was right. Honestly, I didn't see anything special about being twenty. Sure, you were no longer a teenager, but you also started doing adult things two years prior. It was just another age.

       Jerome laughed knowing he was right about what he was going to say. He hugged me tighter. "You're just a cute, horny person, aren't you?"

       "I have no regrets."

       "Neither do I."

       Jerome and I stayed in bed a bit longer before we decided to get some breakfast. Most of our day was spent just hanging out with the two of us, doing whatever Jerome wanted us to since it was his day. 

       And, of course, we really were going to go to a hotel later since, like Jerome said, I was a horny person. But before we left, I wanted to give Jerome his present.

       I led him to our bedroom and sat him down on our bed. "Close your eyes," I said.

       "I feel like you're going to do some kind of strip show," Jerome said as he closed his eyes.

       "Nope, that will be saved for the hotel," I said as I walked to the closet to grab the present I made for Jerome. Even though I knew he wouldn't have snooped for it, the closet was the best place for me to hide it. Ever since we turned it into a sensory room for me, Jerome didn't go in there unless I was in there and let him in.

       I grabbed the present before walking back to Jerome. I placed it in his hands before I sat down beside him. "Can I open my eyes now?" he asked.

       "Yeah," I said. "I hope you like it..."

       Jerome opened his eyes, looking at the painting I made of him dancing. His eyes immediately lit up as he smiled, looking over every detail of it. "Nolan, it's beautiful," he said. He gently placed it on the bed before wrapping his arms tightly around me. "I am so grateful to have such an incredibly talented boyfriend. I love you."

       "I love you too," I said. 

       Jerome pulled away from the hug, only to press his lips onto mine. As much as I wanted the kiss to last for a very long time, Jerome ended up pulling away. "Okay, before we head off to the hotel, there's something I have to know."

       "Is it sexual?"

       "No, Nolan. Not everything is sexual. I was just going to ask you about your university application. Any news yet?"

       I sighed. "No. Thanks for reminding me about it. Now I'm worried I won't make it."

       "Hey..." Jerome placed his hand on my cheek. "There's no way you're not going to be accepted into the art program. You are the most talented person I know. You're so talented that the freaking mayor wanted you to make multiple murals for the town. She saw your artwork and requested you."

       "Okay..." I said slowly since I wasn't all that sure. "Since you're so confident, I say we make a bet. If I do make it, I have to have sex with you. And if I don't, then you have to have sex with me."

       "So either way, we'll be having sex?" Jerome asked.

       "Huh. I didn't think of it that way. That's so weird. Well, I already said it, so you can't take it back."

       "You're so cute." Jerome kissed my cheek before standing up. "Alright, let's get going."

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nolan will never not be horny lmao.

there's one scene i really want to write in here, but it will be a few months away :( (months in the book, not irl. that would be torture)(the best i can do is have a few time skips. idk we'll see)

OH also happy canada day to any of my fellow canadians reading this! my family is going to spend the day at the beach even though i hate the beach :D i just hate summer in general.

it's currently 1:30 am and i have to wake up at 9:30 to get ready, which doesn't seem bad. except for the fact that i'll probably end up being in bed by 4 since i'm watching part 2 of stranger things 4 lol. i'm not risking being spoiled.