the hammock (lashton au) hiatus

chapter 5

(semi-unedited)

I barely paid any attention the whole day. After Luke's little episode at the diner I was having trouble focusing.

I had nearly choked to death when he said what he did.

My eyes almost shot out of my head and some pancake went down the wrong tube causing me to choke and flail around coughing frantically.

Luke of course found this whole thing hilarious.

Falling back into his seat on his side of the table throwing his head back and covering his mouth trying to keep his loud guffaws down.

Once I finished hurriedly gulping down my glass of orange juice and shoving the rest of my pancake in my mouth, we left.

I decided to blatantly ignore the fact that a very unwanted me had gotten curious and excited at the prospect of being punished by Luke.

I dragged a breathless and giggling Luke out of the diner, shouting at one of the waiters who knew us as regular to add it to our tab.

I was practically silent on the way to my house. I was to caught up in my thoughts.

I was also half hard in my pants and still flustered.

How did Luke get me like this?

It was probably just the thought of being punished, not him.

Although I have nothing against people who are, I'm not gay.

I keep my gaze directed at the window as I awkwardly cross my legs.

The entire car ride is spent in an awkward silence.

I keep silently willing my semi to go down and I was making progress until we got my house.

Before I could get out, Luke reaches over and places a hand on my thigh.

Dangerously close to my manliness.

"You sure you wanna go today? I can tell you're tired. I just don't want to go at all. We can stay here and I can take care of you."

I can take care of you

This, along with the way he's rubbing his thumb in soothing circles on my thigh are not helping at all.

I flush. He's still rambling on in a careless tone, but i stopped listening awhile.

I look away, nodding and muttering out an "I'm sure" before jumping out of the car and running in the house.

By the time we'd made it school my "little problem" was mostly gone.

I was just tired and ready for the day to be over.

After a painfully boring second block and an equally horrific third, lunch finally rolled around.

I find Calum sitting at our table in the corner of the cafeteria. We always sit by ourselves, except for Calum's friend Michael, who occasionally sits with us. I don't know why Calum hangs around me. He could hang out with anyone he wants and have tons of friends but instead he hangs out with me.

"Hello Cal pal"

I say sliding into the seat across from him.

"Hey"

He looks up at me before glancing down and realizing I don't have a lunch, and pushes his tray towards me. I thank him before astealing his fries and half his gigantic cookie.