(BL) Hunting The Field Guide novel Chapter 192

Chapter 192: When things feel too good

Kellen was worried that he was getting used to this.

Opening his eyes, he found himself wrapped in the warmth that the Captain provided, his alarm blaring beside his head. Again, he didn’t remember bringing up his phone which told him that Rhys brought it up at some point after he’d fallen asleep.

Flushing, Kellen groaned as he covered his face.

He’d been such a little drama queen yesterday. Who got upset because their bare ass was in the air? Kellen, obviously, and that only made him want to kick himself. _{ƒreewebηoveℓ.com}

Berating himself early in the morning, Kellen was surprised when the warmth wrapped around him shifted, grumbling as he pressed a kiss against Kellen’s bare shoulder.

"Turn off that racket, would you?" Rhys grumbled, his voice deep with sleep and Kellen’s heart skipped a beat. Turning, Kellen met the shimmery, yellow gaze of the Esper wrapped around him, slightly surprised to find him here.

Turning, he did as was asked of him before turning to stare at the Captain again. Rhys cracked a grin. "What? You look like you’ve seen a ghost. Did you not expect me to be here after you clung to me so desperately in your sleep?" Kellen’s cheeks flushed at being told what he’d done in his sleep before Rhys pulled him close again. "It’s alright. I didn’t want to leave either." Rhys told him warmly, and Kellen frowned but only because his emotions felt too big for his body right now.

He was overwhelmed with how easily the Captain was accepting him. Sure, they both liked each other, but Kellen didn’t really think that extended this far. He’d never been in a relationship before, and he’d been told almost his whole life that he was supposed to be worth more. That no one was going to settle for him.

He didn’t think that the Captain would be this easy on him.

Swallowing, Kellen gave the Captain a squeeze before slowly extracting him from around Kellen’s body. Rhys frowned as Kellen sat on the edge of the bed for a moment. Silent, still.

"Kellen? Is something wrong?" Rhys asked, and Kellen shook his head.

"No. I just need to go clear my head." Kellen said and the sheets shifted behind him.

"That doesn’t sound like everything is fine. Is it something I did? Are you still mad about yesterday?" Rhys asked softly and Kellen shook his head.

"It’s...not you. I promise. I’m just...having a hard time wrapping my head around everything. I’ll be fine once I work out enough to clear my head. It’s always worked before." Kellen’s voice trembled slightly, and he bit his lip away from Rhys’ view.

It was meaningless.

Rhys wrapped his arms around Kellen, pulling him back.

"It may have worked in the past, and I won’t fault you for continuing to do it, but bottling it up when it involves both of us isn’t going to do you any good, Sweetheart." Rhys pressed a kiss against Kellen’s cheek, and Kellen turned his gaze to look at him. Rhys’ eyes were still a little sleepy, but he was here with Kellen. "I’ll let you go today, but if you don’t feel better, you need to come talk to me. I’ll do the same if something pops up with me, alright? It’s not a one way street." Kellen nodded, emotion filling him.

"I...I’ll do my best." Kellen muttered, unused to feeling like this. Rhys pressed another kiss to his shoulder, giving him one more squeeze before releasing him.

"Alright. I’m going to get some more sleep. You head on out, alright?" Kellen nodded at his soft, warm words washing over him. Kellen got off of the bed and headed for the closet to get changed. The quiet sound of fabric sliding against his skin filled the air as he glanced over at the back of the Captain. In his bed.

Kellen had a feeling that Rhys had reset himself recently, given how he wasn’t as aggressive as he usually was. Kellen didn’t want to say jealous, but he just had a feeling inside of him that he wouldn’t have been this...chill about everything yesterday. But who was he to say? They hadn’t been around each other for two weeks, and as much as they had circled around each other for years, it was Kellen who had kept his distance.

Because he was afraid.

Like he was right now.

Kellen was very good at running head first into something. He could plan for the first round, manage everything and make sure everyone got out safe.