Paxton Flynn

I had to be extra conscious of my walk today. I was sore in places I'm certain people wouldn't want to know about and maybe its all in my mind but I think I'm glowing. Literally. I can't keep the smile off my face and even though I winced all the way to school on Sebastian's bike, I've never felt more alive.

Its safe to say that was the best fuck I've ever had all my life. I don't think it gets better than last night. Nothing beats that.

"You sure you're okay?" Seb asked for the millionth time today. In fact, I've heard my life share of 'are you okay?' from the Crown household. Yes, I had breakfast with them and the quads couldn't keep their eyes off me.

I flashed him a smile. "Do I look, not okay?"

He tilted his head to the side, watching me as we stopped our walk in front of the double doors. "Well, you look okay but you also look like you need to be carried around."

"Like a piggyback?" I ask with faux excitement. He nodded. "Would you?"

He frowned then looked around, "I guess I could..."

I couldn't hold my laughter in and he glared at my face.

"Who's the asshole now."

"I'm fine Sebastian, stop worrying about me." I said placing a hand on his bicep.

"Fine." He leans down and places a kiss on my cheek. In broad daylight. Out at the entrance of the school. I was stunned to silence and he winked. "See you around, boyfriend."

I watched him turn and walk around the corner, not knowing where he's going off too. It's not until he's out of my sight that I finally let myself grin, placing a palm over my recently kissed cheek. He's different. Ever since the store visit and being declared boyfriends, he's been freer, chattier and smiling a lot. Its like he's no more carrying a weight over his shoulder.

I love him this way but I'm also a bit scared for us. He was closed off for a reason, I just hope this all doesn't come back and bite us in the ass.

The first thing I noticed as I approached my locker that morning was Pamela Austin. She was dressed in her usual all black with a cap worn backwards on her short midnight black pin straight hair. After her cap the next thing my eyes were drawn to were her boots, I'd love have one of those spiky boots. Second thing I noticed was Ryder, my best friend. She had her back pressed on my locker, dressed on her usual attire, her curly locks falling around her face. Nothing out of the ordinary – is what anyone would think but I knew better. First off, WHAT?! Since when?

And then, being Ryder Tracey's best friend there are a few odd thing to pick out of this. One, her head was bent down and her thumb in her mouth as she chewed on the poor nail. Two, she was dragging her converse around as if trying to distract herself. And thirdly, Ryder was blushing. Blushing!

My jaw literally fell open as Pamela continued saying whatever she was saying and Ry blushed,  smiled, nodded but couldn't look Pamela in the eye. Oh my God. I guess there really is a first time for everything and miracles do happen.

"I'm I seeing what I'm seeing?" Landon asked, relaxing a shoulder on me as he too watched with wide eyes.

"If you mean Pamela Austin clearly hitting on Ry and Ry basking in it. Then yes, you are seeing what you're seeing." I say, a smile different from the smiles of this morning coloring my face.

Pamela moved way closer to Ry, saying something to her ear and Landon and I watched as she squeezed a paper into Ry's palm and smiled. They waved at each y and soon Pamela was walking away. I watched Ryder's chest fall as she released a breath, smiled to herself then casually turned around, our eyes locking.

Landon and I exchanged a look then completed the walk to my locker.

"I know that walk." Ryder said, her head slanting as she watched me with narrowed eyes.

"Don't even dare try to change the subject." Landon barked and for that I was extremely grateful. Ry's on to me.

"What subject?" Ryder asked confused. "We weren't even talking."

Landon wasn't fazed. "We are now. What was that? I knew you are hiding something. Why do this to me Ry?" He whined and I mentally face palmed. Ryder looked so confused. "Okay. Who was that with you just now?"

Realization dawned on her and I watched as her blushed showed clearly on her light caramel skin. "Um... Pamela. You know her."

"Yeah but what was she doing here?" Landon continued.

Ryder shrugged. "Just talking some things. We're done with a lab project."

"Bull." I said speaking for the first time and Ry glared at me.

"What did she give you?" Lan pressed on and Ryder groaned.

"Ugh. Is this an interrogation?"

"Yes." Landon and I both replied and even though she was glaring at us, I could also see her fighting a smile.

"Fine." She squeezed the folded paper out her Jean pocket handing it to Lan. I peeped in and on it was written an address.

"An address?" Lan asked clearly disappointed.

Ryder blushed again, turning to open up my locker. "Yea... To her house."

I think the entire hallway heard Landon and I exaggerated gasps.

"It's not that I swear." Ryder defended turning to face us once more.

"Its not what?" Landon teased. "A booty call?"

"Its not!" She sighed. "She just said I could come whenever I had a problem and needed to talk."

I frowned. "Why would she think that you'd have a problem and come to her?"

"Because I called her after the whole Spencer's shit." She grumbled.

"You called her before me?" Landon asked eye wide.

"You didn't pick your phone and Pax left with Seb." She wailed and I put a hand on her shoulder patting her.

"We aren't attacking you Ry. We're just being nosy buddies." I said and she pouted.

"Fine, time for my own nosiness." She smirked. "Did you have sex?!"

"Ryder."

"Paxton." Landon calls, throwing his hand up in the air. He gives Ryder back her note just as someone calls his name and he saunters away grumbling – "no one tells me anything."

Ryder giggles, turning back to my locker and switching my books. "You did didn't you?"

I blushed, pulling up my collar to hide the mark I'd noticed on my neck this morning. "Maybe."

She smiled. "With Sebastian?"

I turn to her. "Who else?"

She closed her lips tight to hold her squeal in. "Yes. Bump it." I rolled my eyes but nevertheless, bump my hip with hers.

"What about you?" I asked nudging at her. "Anything there with Pamela?"

She pouted turning back to my closer. "I don't know."

I nod in understanding. "Are you going to go to her house."

"I don't know."

I nod again. "Do you like her?"

Silence.

"Maybe."

My grin is face splitting. Ryder shuts my locker done with her task just as the bell goes off. She loops arms together.

"Don't you dare say a word."

"I won't."

"Now tell me everything." She squealed.

"About?" I was already dreading this.

"The sex of course. Is he big? Was he fast? Is he a talker? How many times did you---"

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"Why did you go all shy at the store?" He asked his breath fanning my neck as his leg tightened around me under the covers.

I sighed into him, loving the way my back was pressed against his warm chest. "I don't know. I've been out for a long time now and those kind of people don't scare me but they did then." I turned around so I could see his face. His eyes was open and he looked so damn beautiful and relaxed. "I guessed it had something to do with you."

His brows drew together and I immediately regretted distorting the relaxed face. "Me?"

I nodded, my fingers drawing invisible things on his face and tracing his jaw line. "I think we're beautiful. What we have. I thought it once impossible but here it is. It's wonderful and I want to protect it, you know. Shield it all from ugly stares and words. I don't want all those for me and you."

He kept looking at me and I blushed about to turn away. "Doesn't make sense I know bu..."

Sebastian held me in place. "Makes lot of sense. Thank you."

"Thank me?"

He nodded. "For wanting that and for being so fucking beautiful."

I smiled and he pulled himself closer until our lips were connected once more. I could feel his hands roaming my sides as he pushed up over me, kissing me like it'll be our last. My body started responding to him once more and the sounds starting coming forth. I felt him touch me between my thighs and I moaned, craning my neck to see the time.

"S-Seb it's three am."

"And?"

I didn't get to say much after that; I couldn't.

"Earth to you Mr Flynn!" Fingers snapped in front of my face.

I blinked, trying to focus my eyes until I could finally see the teacher.

"Uh...y-yea?"

She glared at me. "Are you alright?"

I nod. "Yes."

She eyed me once more before walking away. I turned to Ryder and she winked. I rolled my eyes and out of boredom, I grabbed her textbook off her desk and started flipping through.

While doing this something slipped and fell out of the textbook. I scrunched my brows and plucked the white paper off the ground. Flipping it over, my eyes popped out their sockets.

Staring right back at me was a clear picture of Sebastian and I kissing in front of my house.

I literally started shaking.

"R-Ry?"

"Yup?"

I turned to her barely registering her smiling calm face. "What's this?"

The shift on her face however, I clearly registered.

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And there's the shit that must definitely hit the fan.

We're drawing close to the end guys. Any requests? Any loopholes that should be covered?

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