A Regretful Realization

Chapter 5: An Opportunity

When I walked into the store, all I could think about was Felix. Whatever I did, I had to make sure he was safe from his mother. She practically wanted the poor little guy dead. After a short while I emerged from the grocery store with his soda and my groceries. He was still waiting patiently in the car.

As I approached the vehicle I realized his clothes looked a little small on him. I put the groceries in the trunk then went to the passenger side to hand him his soda. "Here ya go bud." I smiled at him.

"Oh, thanks Blake." It seemed I'd interrupted an important thought. I could see it fading in his eyes.

"Uhhhh.....Felix? Couldn't help but notice you....well.." I scratched the back of my head. "Your clothes..they look a little small on you. Wanna go see if we can get you some better fitting ones?" I gestured to the Under Armor clothing store. This was the definitely worth asking since his bright blue eyes lit up with excitement as he nodded happily. I let him out and locked the door to my car as he went inside. I couldn't help but stare. He caught me of course.

"Quit daydreaming and come on!"

Felix POV

"Quit daydreaming and come on!" I yelled in excitement. Little did I know what he was daydreaming about. 'What's he even thinking about? Perhaps where I'm going to sleep? He's probably being a bit of a perv.' You'd think he'd like me he was being so friendly, but who knows how many girls he's been with. There was no way. No sooner did I walk into the store did my jaw drop.

There were so many awesome clothes it was crazy. From colorful and comfy looking stretchy shirts, to shoes, to jackets and soft cotton shirts. They had anything you could think of. I wanted to stay here for awhile. Blake walked in with a smile on his muzzle. "So what do you think?" I guess I couldn't hide the fact that it was my first time here very well.

"It's amazing!” Was all I could manage. Blake giggled as I got lost in all the clothes. I came across a matching set that included a black and red hoodie, a red elastic shirt, and black sweats. The shoes that came with it were black, red, and grey with what seemed like a heavy duty nylon for shoelaces. Purple of course.

Blake POV

I couldn't help but stare at him without his coat on. 'Been doing that a lot lately…' Felix had very lean muscle tone that matched him well. My face started to burn slightly. At the time I was making it way too obvious. It was so bad I rushed to pay for my things then gave him the money to pay for his before running to the car to wait for him. I was going to practically explode from embarrassment. He walked out smiling and thanking the clerk which gave me enough time to at least try to recover.

When he got in next to me he stuttered, "S-so..where do you live?" Felix asked. I told him and he nodded. It was about a 15 minute drive. The rest of the drive was silent, save for the music playing on the radio. Never really had a preference for genre.

Felix POV

I looked at his house in slight awe. It was two stories high with a light tan paint job with a white door and window frames.

"Wow.." I got out and helped him take the groceries inside. When I set them down on the kitchen table Blake led me to where I'd be sleeping. It had a queen sized mattress with all white walls. I was pretty happy. I'd never had anything bigger than a single since I was an only child.

"I uh.....I gotta shower." Blake said suddenly then rushed to the bathroom. I heard the lock on it click as he left me to my thoughts.

"Wow....he's nice and clearly has a bit of a liking towards me." I said aloud to myself. That's when a lightbulb went off in my head. I could use him..he has enough popularity to ensure I never get picked on again....I have a place to stay so I'll be nice to him. Appropriately so of course.

'But I'll have to keep this as real as I can..' I thought as I heard the sound of the bathroom door open. My ears perked slightly. I could hear Blake go to his bedroom. After a few minutes I decided to catch a few Z’s. I made myself comfortable on the large bed and went to sleep.

Blake POV

I walked into Felix's room to check on him and found him fast asleep. Very quietly, I went to the bedside to tuck him in. After applying a maternal kiss to his forehead and turned to leave. ‘Wait why did I do that?’ My head turned to look back to see him smiling up at me before nestling back into rest. 'Oh he is just so cute when he sleeps..' I walked out and went to make supper. Hopefully he likes tamales.