CONSUME

[06] caught

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"What... What did I even just walk in on?" Austin looked at me, observing my appearance, looking at my shirt, and bare legs and feet. I crossed my arms over my chest, trying to look anywhere but at him.

"Um- I don't- It's," I began, furrowing my eyebrows as if I was thinking intensely for an answer, "We weren't even, like doing anything. I just needed to like-"

"Dude, can't you knock?" Axel finally spoke, his face looking extremely red and he was blushing so hard his chest almost looked like it was blushing a shade of pink too. His expression was painted with anger, as if Austin had just interrupted the most important moment of his life. 

Austin nearly began to laugh, "Well, sorry, I didn't know you guys would be having morning sex at 5 o'clock AM with the door unlocked," he clutched his stomach, now really beginning to laugh.

"We weren't-" I began, but he cut me off.

"And by the looks of it, it seems like you were going at it all night too," He looked at me specifically when he said that, gazing at the bruises I forgot were on my neck. I reached my fingers up as an attempt to hide them bashfully.

Even if we were going at it all night, it's not like I remember any of it anyway. A lump formed in my throat and I tried to swallow it away dryly.

"Bro-" Axel tried to interject but Austin wasn't finished. 

"I mean, you two? Really? I just never saw that coming," He leaned against the doorframe, running his fingers through his blonde hair, "And forget full-on fucking, since when do you guys even like each other? Like- at all? And Axel," He kept going. 

Axel perked his head up and bit the inside of his cheek, clearly pissed at his brother. 

"I mean, how could you not tell me you lost your virginity? Let alone had your first kiss. Seriously dude, not cool keeping that from me. That too with Kameron? Talk about IRONY--" 

I stiffened up when Austin said that. 

Axel's a... virgin? 

"OKAY!" Axel cut his brother off, chuckling awkwardly and avoiding eye contact with me, walking towards Austin and gripping his shoulders. He turned Austin's body around and pushed him out the door, "I think you've said more than enough," Axel noted, before slamming the door on Austin's back. 

"Alright but keep it down in there please! I'm trying to sleep! I don't need to hear you two breaking the bed frame-" Austin's muffled voice grew quieter as he walked away behind the door. 

"SHUT UP!" Axel yelled at him, and he seemed really angry actually. I didn't really say or do anything, but just watched Axel blush once he saw me standing awkwardly. 

I cleared my throat and tried to muster up a half-assed smile, but I think the situation was way too awkward to save. 

"I think I'm gonna," I nudged my head in the direction of the bathroom, and grabbed my clothes from last night off of the bed. 

"Yeah," Axel pursed his lips together and crossed his arms over his shirtless body, "There's towels in the, like-" 

"Yeah I'll find them. Thanks," I nodded my head and slithered into the bathroom, closing the door behind me.

I can't even believe that actually fucking happened. 

I showered, using Axel's Eucalyptus and Mint scented body wash, his usual fragrance making sense to me now.  

As I enjoyed the sensation of the hot water hitting my skin, relaxing me after the intensity of everything that just happened, I let my mind wander over to what Austin said. I mean-- Axel? A virgin?