Home Field Advantage

Chapter 14

I am going to kill Noel Lane.

When I woke up the next morning, in my own bed, to get ready for school I noticed dark red and purple hickeys around my neck. 

Hickeys, plural.

I didn't know what to do. Of course I needed to cover them I couldn't just leave them out for everyone to see. These were worse than the bruises from Halloween, they were on my neck, everyone was going to know immediately what they were but more importantly they were going to question who they were from.

I didn't own a turtle neck even though that would the most ideal way to cover them up, so I threw on a plain white shirt with a high neck, not high enough, and paired it with an oversized denim jacket. I popped the collar to cover my neck a little better, from a distance it's not that noticeable but if you payed close enough attention you could see it. I just hoped no one did.

When I left the house neither of my parents said anything about the stained kissed on my neck, nor did Liam or Olive.
I held my breath all throughout the car ride and as I walk into the building. But nobody seemed to notice or care even.

If it wasn't for my exam distracting me, I would've gone crazy worrying about exposing my hickeys. But, by the end of second period, I wasn't worried about them anymore, I had statistics 4th period, that was my top priority now. I spent all next class going over the notes I took with Noel trying not to think about him and focus more on the work we had done.

I tried not to think of his studying techniques or his stupid game. I also refrained from thinking about his hands on me, draping themselves across my chest and hips squeezing at the curve of my body with such neediness.
And I especially tried not to remember the taste of him in my mouth or the feeling of the tip his cock hitting the back of my throat with force, his fingers grazing through the wild waves of my dirty blonde hair and how he'd tug at it when I'd gag.

I blinked my eyes quickly trying to fight the images out of my mind. I needed to block him out, block him out at least until after my exam.
But I hate how things ended with him yesterday. I replayed the scene of me practically running out of his room not even daring to spare him a second glance. If I had, I probably would've seen a look of confusion and concern that could've killed me.

The total hopelessness of his face and the regret he must have felt was making me uncomfortable even though it completely my fault. I know I needed to apologize, to give him an explanation but all of that could wait. I will cross that bridge when I get to it, right now, I needed to pass this exam.

Walking out of that dreadful classroom was the only relief I'd felt all day. My brain was completely fried but I felt this weight being lifted off of my shoulders that make me feel like I could breathe again. I slowly strolled to my locker to put away my notebooks when Erik leaned against the locker in front of me with an effortless grace. He wore a pleasant smile to which I met him with a "fuck off" look.

"So how'd it go?" He asked in an sing song voice. I stared back with an irritated expression.
"I want to kill myself." I groaned, closing my locker. Erik laughed slipping his arm around my shoulders.
"Let's get some food in you first, can't die on an empty stomach." Erik says leading me towards the cafeteria.

We took our usual seats at our table with the others after getting our food. I seat myself between Erik and Ben while everyone sat in their usual seats as if they were assigned. I realize just then when I saw Ben's cheshire cat grin that my last interaction with him I was being dismissive and secretive and Ben's not the type of person to let that go.

"Hey DiCaprio, long time no see." He said as I settled down.
"Yeah, Ben, long time since home room." I said sarcastically. I heard Kyle snicker from across the table.
He smacks his lips unimpressed.