To Catch Your Fall | Heathoah

13. What Is This?

Noah

It's nice, having a team this committed to the competition again. All of this a-troupe follows along enthusiastically as I go through the choreography I've come up with for them. The excitement of being able to go to Nationals again was still buzzing through me late into the night yesterday, so I've almost got their new semi-finales routine finished already!

"And great! Alright guys, we've been at this for a couple hours now. So, why don't you all go get some drinks and we'll meet back up here in a half an hour?"

They all nod appreciatively at this and start talking to one another as they head out. Glad they're all getting along. Well, almost all of them anyway...

"You not going down with them?" I ask Heath as he leans on the wall next to me.

"What? Hate my company that much?" He says it as a joke, but looking into his eyes, I can see a part of him is hurt.

"No, you know I love spending time with you." I try to make him feel better, and I hope the small smile he gives means it worked. "It's just, you've got a lot of new teammates now. Thought you'd want to get to know them."

"Eh, I might head down in a bit. The new guys, Ethan, Pete and Marcus aren't nearly as annoying Oswald and his friends. Wanted to talk to you about it first though. Glad you and Emily were able to pull all this off."

"Me too. Even more-so that you took my invitation to join."

"Your invitation? I would've shown up anyway. You didn't determine my decision at all." He smirks at me, and I feel a bit funny in the legs.

What the? I don't think it's that noticeable, but I pull my t-shirt down a bit to cover up the random semi-boner that came up. Thought those had stopped happening at this point.

"Oh really. You saying I should've just left you to fend for yourself with the wolves? Maybe I should've. Maybe one of them could make you stop being a brat for once." I play along with him, leaning in a bit.

"Wanting to see me get punished? Kinky prick." He turns to fully face me, and only then do I realise how close I have gotten.

His chest is almost pressed into mine, and our crotches aren't that far off. There is something in the way he widens his eyes. Maybe it's the way his face seems almost...pinker than usual. But no, he just came off from over a 2-hour rehearsal. His blood is just pumping.

Still, it's almost like I can feel the beat of his heart. Going faster and faster, like a mouse, and my own is in a similar manner. I can tell this isn't from the dancing. The pace of it doesn't make any sense in that context.

The muscles in my legs are almost locking, and that problem from before is becoming incredibly difficult to hide. When I shift a bit, I realise that I'm not the only one.

A gasp escapes Heath as our erections brush together. I'm almost tempted to let him lean his head on my shoulder and...play with him.

What are we doing?! Sure, I've been aware that Heath is objectively attractive for awhile now, but I never thought-

"Noah! Can you join Nick and I in the office for a minute?" We immediately spring apart at the sounds of Emily's voice. I'm panting so heavily now, and I'm lucky she doesn't look down.

Instead, her eyes just travels from one of us to another, and for some reason, she winks at me! What was that about?!

Whatever! Following her is still better than acknowledging whatever this weird moment with Heath was. I try to fix myself as I do, but it's hard when I can feel his eyes on me.

Only once do I look back. But, when I do and see that...gorgeous face of his looking back at me, mouth slightly agape, I can't help but wanting to rush back and kiss it...