Good Intentions

Ch9: Trouble Train

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Nathan POV

"What do you mean?" I asked. I had been with the jackass all day and he hadn't said anything like that. Come to think of it, this might be the first time he spoke all day. How had I not noticed that? North raised up off the floor and walked over to his brother. He placed his hand on his shoulder and shook his head slightly. I couldn't see his eyes, but it looked like he was trying to convince him it wasn't true.

"Fuck Luke. Your morning wood is not the problem. How many fucking times do I have to tell you that. Your dick is not that big a deal man." Gabe laughed out causing a few others to chuckle as well. I tried to but it sounded more like a growl. Sang had told us this morning in her 'report' that Luke had been excited, but I tried to convince myself that she was just messing with him  because she was pissed. I told myself that he wouldn't react to her like that, that he couldn't possibly be interested in her like that. Like I was. Luke got girls all the time, he wouldn't want Sang. Right? 

"Wait, that really happened?" Kota asked. He looked shocked, and a bit angry. I swallowed as I watched his cheeks heat. Was he embarassed? Or angry? Or jealous? Maybe all three. The feelings I got when I heard about Sang jumping on Derrik while he was in her bed started rising up. Is that what he was feeling right now? How many of us truly felt this way about her? "Why the hell were you hard anywhere near Sang? And why was she able to tell?" Kota barked.

North stared at Kota blinking. I wasn't sure what he was thinking in that moment. He seemed like he didn't know how to feel about Kota's reaction. Gabe on the other hand was busting a gut. He was laughing so hard he might have been tearing up. Luke just looked at Kota half guilty, half incredulous. As uncomfortable as I was with the whole topic, I understood the look in his eyes. As if he could help it. I wondered then why Mr. B. had yet to say anything, so I looked over to see his hand covering his mouth. Was trying not to laugh? What the hell? 

"Kota, come on. Be reasonable." Gabe spoke through his laughter. "I guarantee not a single person in this room can claim that Trouble hasn't given them at least one boner, including but not limited to morning wood." He continued to cackle wildly and was joined by Sean. I could feel my own cheeks start to heat. I did not like where this was going. Kota was beet red, just staring at Gabe. He seemed to be at a loss for words. Gabe stopped laughing, but a vicious smirk took over his face. "Don't believe me? Okay then. Show of hands. If the beautiful Trouble has made your pants just a bit too fucking tight to be comfortable, lift em up." He raised his eyebrow, daring us to lie. Most of the room was blushing now, some more than others, but each of us lifted our hand. Some enthusiasticly, some reluctantly like my own. The last two hands to lift were Kota's and Mr. B's, and I am pretty sure the only reason they finally lifted their hands was because Sean whispered "Liars" grinning like a fool. 

I felt a little bit nauseous. Guys got hard. It just happened. We had very little control over it. Sometimes it happened for seemingly no reason. So it really wasn't that strange that a girl like Peanut could get that reaction from all of us. At least, that's what I was desperately trying to tell myself. But deep down, I knew better. And the knowledge was making me sick. It looked like Kota was turning a little green himself, but he was staring at Mr. B.

"Mr. Blackbourne?" Kota said softly. His voice was laced with accusations and what sounded a little like betrayal. I inwardly winced. Harsh. I shot my eyes over to Mr. B and almost gagged at the look on his face. He looked guilty. His eyes showed just how badly he felt about himself for seeing Sang like that. But why did he feel that way?

Third Person POV

"Don't you dare Owen!" Sean snapped and then turned to Kota. "And you. You better open your damn eyes Dakota Lee and stop acting like a controlling little brat." The ice in Sean's voice made everyone in the room but Mr. B. recoil. They had never seen him like this before. Kota froze, eyes wide mouth agape. "What is it that you think Kota? That you are the only one who sees how beautiful and smart and kind she is? That you are the only one who notices how perfect she is for us? That you put some type of stamp on her head that tells all the other guys in the world that she belongs to you, whenever you decide to man up and admitt you want her?" Sean could hear the venum in his voice and he was so dissappointed in himself for snapping like this. But he could not stand by and let Kota affect Owen in that way. Let Kota make Owen feel bad or dirty for loving her. He would not stand for anymore of Kota's projecting.