Chapter 1
Lucas Sits with Keylen at the end of the bed. Pressing on the temples of Keylen’s cheeks.
“So...?” Keylen says this while gently taking Lucas’s hand down and replacing it on his own lap. It has Lucas questioning his current predicament. He observes Keylen, who is undoubtedly not going to let this go. With an outburst of a laugh, Lucas tries to stay serious but is failing miserably. Keylen gives him a hard look.
“Im sorry!” Lucas says trying to catch his breath. “It’s just---You look so adorable when trying to get something out of someone.” He says this as Keylen lowers his head and fiddles with his fingers. “You need to stop trying to always be so uptight.”
“Im not uptight!” Keylen defends. “Just, I’m-” He stops and looks accusingly at Lucas. “Are you trying to switch the topic?” He asked plain-faced with drowsily looking eyes.
Lucas lets a nervous noise slip from him. “No...or. Yes. But...come on, I don’t feel right talking about it.” He says looking everywhere but Keylen’s eyes.
“Well, comfortable or not, You have to.” “It’s something I need to know.” Lucas looks down, again trying to avoid eye contact.
“Look, Lucas,” Keylen said, Placing an agile finger under the base of Lucas’s chin to make him look up at him. “Whatever you did got Naya this angry, I don’t think, you have a choice but to tell me.” He lets his finger drop and looks at Lucas.
Lucas shifts, spreading out his legs and then crossing them. “Fine.” He says looking toward Keylen. He takes in a shaky breath, Then starts. “I,” He hesitates. “I Kind of, Black-mailed Lariah to keep her mouth shut about a rumor that was going around about me.” He swallows hard, then continues. “But...She didn’t. I told her if she told anyone I’d---tell everyone she was in a relationship with a teacher.”
Keylen tilts his head. “And...was she?” he asked questionably. Lucas look’s to the left. “Yeah,” he said looking down, a crease forming between his brows. “Mhm.” “Im guessing whatever you did was as big as hers?” Keylen questions, and lays back to look up at the ceiling. He narrows down his eyes to look at Lucas. “Was it?” He asks again.
Slowly Lucas shakes his head ‘no’. That led Keylen to prop up with his hands behind him pressed against the bed. Confused and also not willing to let this go, he asked. “What?” He pushes up sitting forward in a hunch. “Sorry, If what you did isn’t as bad as what Lariah did, then why did you-?”
“No, It’s,” He struggles to explain, “That’s not what I meant.” He has this look across his face that show’s he’s not looking forward to telling keylen. “I might have...Been involved in a situation that included an investigation with students that revolved around mostly me, and-” He cuts off. Looking worriedly at Keylen. “Agh!” Throwing His head in his hands Lucas starts sobbing, the words Lucas Rambles hits Keylen with shock.
“Whoah Whoah. Lucas, it’s okay,” He scoots over and leaned Lucas’s head to his own. “Shhh. It’s okay.” Keylen offers a rubbing hand to the back of Lucas’s shoulder. Hearing Lucas Muffling words in breaks of heavy gaging coughs.
“I-I-I killed---Ugh--- Him.” He Whines while Keylen holds and puts his chin to the top of Lucas’s head rocking him.
