This is a short story which continues the plot of Getting back at the Quarterback ch 2.5. I hope you enjoy. Please leave a comment, favorite this story, rate it 5 stars, and follow me on here as all of those help motivate me to keep writing these stories. Thank you and enjoy.
All characters are over the age of 18.
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Justin woke up excited for the weekend, only to end up disappointed when he realized it was only Thursday. Given everything that had happened to him in the last two days it felt like it should be the weekend already, but it wasn't. So instead of getting ready for his date with Clark instead Justin got ready for school, wondering as he did what it would be like to see his former bully and current lover in that context again.
He got his answer almost as soon as he walked into the building, as there if front of him was Clark, walking by in the hall, as handsome as ever. Their eyes locked and unspoken thoughts flowed between them, but neither dared say a word. In fact neither of them dared acknowledged the other at all.
Justin didn't like it but knew he was powerless to do anything about the situation, so he headed off to class alone. He watched as the other couples engaged in the kind of open and overtly sexual public displays of affection that could only come from the raging hormones of high-schoolers. He longed to be able to walk up to Clark, pin him against the locker, kiss him fiercely and passionately, then rush off to trigonometry. Hell he'd settle for just having an excuse to walk up to Clark and touch him. Nothing too obvious, nothing too gay. Just something small and casual, something just for them. Yet Justin didn't dare.
The long walk to class became a slow trudge through a day seemed to drag on forever, as thoughts of melting clocks filled his head. By the time he was heading to third period Justin was in a dark mood, thoroughly upset at the injustices of the world, equally angry, sad, horny, and annoyed, a cocktail of emotions common to most high-school students, but amplified by his unique situation. All he wanted to do was go home and take a nap. Or take a nap with Clark. Or do something else much more fun with Clark.
Then as if summoned by his thoughts, once again there in front of him was the quarterback, right there in the hall. Once again their eyes locked, and Clark could see the dark emotions Justin was struggling with clearly written on his face. Justin tried to soften his expression, to let Clark know he wasn't mad at him, but he didn't know how well that came across. As he watched Clark reached up to his neck and pulled the blue ribbon from beneath his shirt, flashing it to him for just a second before hiding it away again with a smile.
Justin smiled back.
Everything felt a little better.
They went their separate ways, rushing off to two different classes across the school where they stayed until finally it was time for lunch.
On the way to the cafeteria Justin couldn't help but fantasize about what it would be like to actually be able to sit down and share a public meal with Clark. The cafeteria wasn't exactly 5 star dining at a fancy restaurant but still, such a simple thing shouldn't be out of reach for them.
Justin got his food and walked over to his usual table. It was one of the busier corners of the cafeteria, filled as it was with clusters of his friends who were gathered together playing card games, arguing about anime, and sharing the latest news on upcoming video games. In short it was a table full of nerds, and Justin fit right in.
After a few minutes siting among his friends Justin started to feel a little bit better, a little less alone. In fact he'd almost managed to stop thinking about Clark when out of nowhere he heard his voice, loud and clear, as if he were right there in the room with him.
"Hey nerd!"
The entire table turned to look, including Justin who couldn't believe what he was seeing. Clark really was there, standing with a pile of books under one arm.
"You didn't forget did you?" Clark demanded.
"N-no?" Justin stammered, confused.
"Good." Clark said, turning around. "Get your stuff and come on."
Justin had no idea what was going on, but he also didn't have much of a choice if he didn't want to make a scene, so without another word he shoved the rest of his sandwich into his mouth and gathered up his stuff, following Clark out of the cafeteria.
"What the hell is going on?" Justin demanded in a fierce whisper as they stepped into the surprisingly silent hallway.
"I told coach that I needed tutoring and that you could help." Clark whispered back.
Justin nodded appreciatively and followed after Clark, who led the way with a confident swagger that reminded Justin of the man Clark had been pretending to be until a few days ago.
"Where are we going?" Justin asked.
"Coach's office." Clark explained. "He said we could use it while he's out at lunch."
Justin nodded again, lost in thought.
When they reached the office, Clark held the door open for Justin. It was a small cramped space full of all manner of sports equipment and stacks of seemingly random books and papers piled high on every surface, including the big wooden desk that took up most of the room. Not that Justin had much time to look around before Clark closed the door, tossed his books onto the table, and turned around, pressing himself up against Justin, kissing him hungrily, desperately, greedily.
"Oh god." Clark moaned. "I'm needed this so bad. Seeing you all day, thinking about you, fantasizing about you. It's too much."
Clark reached for Justin's belt, trying frantically to undo the clasp, only to be stopped when Justin's hands came down and grabbed his wrists.
"Wait, stop."
Clark looked up at him, surprised and confused.
"Stop?" He asked uncertainly.
"You want to do this here?" Justin asked. "In school?"
Clark smiled.
"I remember someone said something about risk-"
"Yeah but-"