{ #3 } Twisted Moon (MxM || 18+)

Chapter 26 - A Very Persistent Friend

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Twisted Moon - Book 3 of the Black Moon series - Chapter 26: A Very Persistent Friend

(Camden's POV - Sun. 22 March 2015)

I wake up with the weird sensation that I am not where I should be and my guess gets confirmed when I open my eyes and see that I am in Noah's bedroom. I have always had easy awakenings and I immediately recall what happened last night. It was only two in the morning when Noah's screams pulled me out of my sleep and as I thought, he was having another nightmare. It didn't take long for him to calm down this time but I have a feeling that he didn't tell me the whole truth about his bad dream when I asked him to tell me what it was about. He was pressing himself against me, nesting his face into the crook of my neck and trying to elude my eyes, but I didn't want to stress him with more questions at that moment.

When he asked me to stay with him, his voice sounded almost desperate but I am not sure that he even noticed himself. I spent a large part of the night cuddling him and listening to his little whimpers... until I fell asleep, I guess. Rubbing my hands against my face, I sit up on the bed and realize that I am alone here. Noah's place is cold and Jess is no longer in his bed. The alarm clock displays ten o'clock! Fuck! I rarely sleep that late!

Well this has been another busy and stressful week so I am not surprised. It is much more difficult than I would have imagined to reconcile a busy professional life and take care of a youth. Especially a beautiful young man who keeps hitting on you when you know that you can't let that happen.... I have tried to put a bit of distance between us over the last two days, still feeling guilty for having kissed him back on Thursday, but his constant efforts to please me and to work harder and harder got the better of me and I yielded to the temptation to please him yesterday. Maybe it wasn't exactly what he would have really appreciated, but I think he enjoyed himself during our evening out.

For sure I did. Well, riding my bike is always a great pleasure, even if there is a little monkey clutching my back. I hadn't played bowling in a long time, but I was glad to see I didn't lose my skills there. This activity was one of my favorite when I was in college and it was mostly one of the things that kept me sane and allowed me to get rid of my anger fits. At that time, I no longer had my friends beside me to tame my temper and imagining that those pins were the sources of my anger, helped me to avoid getting into stupid fights. The shrink I saw at that time had told me to find an activity that would help me to relieve me of my anger and I have to admit that this one worked pretty well - and weirdly enough, better than martial arts - at least for a time.

As I walk down the stairs, the smell of toasts and eggs being cooked reaches my nostrils and makes my stomach growl. Jess must have heard my footsteps in the staircase because as soon as I reach the last step down, I see him run to my feet, yelping for some petting that I willingly give him.