The Nice Guy (Book 1)

Chapter 4

Ae sauntered back to his dorm room, whistling. He was on top of the the world! Not only was that boy cute, but gay and single! Pete was going to be his and very soon. His pants started to tighten at the thought. 

They had made arrangements to meet the next day for coffee.  Ae was sure the other boy, Pete, only had coffee on the agenda and some chat but he sure didn't.  He knew where that boy belonged - naked and moaning his name!

Ae couldn't stop grinning.  He strutted into his dorm room as if he owned the world and flung himself on his bed. Pond glanced over and shook his head.  

"I'm so glad you solved your problem, buddy." 

Ae tried to hid his expression, for Pond did know him too well, " Not quite, but almost." 

Pond got that sinking feeling in his stomach. The same one he had in senior year when when Ae convinced them to go to a University dance and they all ended up in trouble. He walked over to Ae's  bed and poked him  with his toe. "Don't trust you, asshole, what are you up to?"

Laughing, Ae rolled over stared at Pond, "Nothing! Have you finished your homework? I have revision and a lab to do yet, so if you are, can you disappear?" 

Pond sighed and gathered a few things. "I'll be with Ping, he doesn't mind me talking. But I'm coming back in 3 hours, Ae. No boys over for sex!"

Pond swiftly ducked the flying pillow and left the dorm room amid curses and flying objects. Safely outside, he leaned against the door and sighed. "I need to start taking care of myself better but that prick needs an attitude change  even more or he won't make it to 25!"

Pete sat down to dinner with Putch as Auntie Jiew served dinner. Putch sighed as she stares again at the large bruise on her son's chin. "We should talk to the police about this."

"No, mom, I have everything under control." Pete sighed, thinking of what Tin could want for the information on Trump and how to stop the futile blackmail attempt. Tin, being THE Medthanan Heir, knew  all about these feeble attempts. 

Conversation moved on to happier events and Pete let it slip he had a date tomorrow. 

"Ooh, with who? Is he a nice boy? Handsome? What do his parents do?" Putch once again was wiggling in her chair. It had been a habit she just could not break since childhood. 

"Mom," Pete replied, giggling, "I only know his first name!" He thought back to how Ae looked as he helped him up. He was sure that was genuine interest in his eyes. "He's got dark eyes, and a very serious manner about him. To me, I think he's very handsome."

Putch smiled at her son. Hopefully, this love would be better than his first. If she ever found out who sent her that video, they'd better pray for their lives. Money came in handy for a few things. It's the main reason why she married that ass of an ex-husband.

Later that night, in his journal, Pete wrote: "Happiness is a double edged sword. I read that somewhere. I am beginning to understand why. I will choose to be excited about meeting Ae tomorrow instead.

Ae woke up full of different seduction plans to use on the new target, Pete. As the time came closer he realized that there was one major difference between the two of them - money. All he could really afford was either a meal or a cup of coffee. He needed to re-think how to woo Pete to his bed and fast.

Pond, Ping and even Bow noticed that Ae was out of it. They teased him merciless. At football, Techno, the Captain gave him a warning. It was so unusual that the whole team was worried. Can, who talked a lot came up and hugged him.  Ae was startled. Was he really this distracted by this?

Walking back to his room after that horrible practice, Ae landed on the perfect tactic! He wouldn't use any. It was brilliant. He had never just been his horrible, ugly, sharp-tongued self before. Either Pete liked him the way he was or he walked away, horrified. Ae was pretty damn sure that the attraction was not just one way... so if he treated him like one of the guys, it would be a-o-kay!

After showering (with Pond watching every little movement) Ae dressed a little nicer than usual. He skipped his black jeans with the tears in the knees, opting for black skinny jeans that usually replaced formal dress pants. He put on a nice black button down dress shirt and a quick splash of cologne and whistling, slipped his wallet in his pants. 

Pond called, "Ae, I think you've forgotten something." and as Ae turned, Pond threw a bag at his face. It hit him squarely in the chest with a thud and Ae caught it by reflex.

He opened it as Pond ran past him, laughing and yelling, "Have a grand time today. Remember to wrap all fresh meat!" 

Ae started to curse him as he opened the small bag. Inside was a bottle of lube and half a dozen condoms. What the fuck! Did Pond know for sure or was he still trying to confirm... Ae dropped the bag on Pond's bed with a note, "I didn't know you liked it up the ass, buddy! But it's good to know that I don't need Sun's take on it. I've got someone closer. I can't wait to tell Ping you bottom."

He then snapped a picture of it and posted it on Insta. Ping was the first response to his feed. Ae rarely used social media. He could have posted the picture on Facebook for the whole university to see, but Instagram was just for their friends. Ping wrote, "Asshole! I told you he's vicious. Now everyone thinks we're dating!"

Ae started whistling as he walked to the coffee shop. He was looking forward to seeing Pete again. There was something about those peach lips. He shifted his step slightly as his pants got tight. Fuck this. That, he had to do something about!