(BL) Hunting The Field Guide novel Chapter 272

Chapter 272: A direct challenge

Kellen and Rhys continued drinking, well, Rhys continued drinking as the night sky deepened. Rhys wouldn’t let Kellen witness him as he reset himself, moving Kellen off of his lap every time he felt the need to do so.

It confused Kellen, since he was sure he could accept from Rhys, but Rhys clearly wanted to keep that to himself. Even if Kellen told him over and over that it was totally okay, Rhys just smiled, patted his uninjured thigh, and disappeared for a few minutes upstairs.

Kellen didn’t let that ruin his night though, and even if it was a nagging thought in the back of his mind, the two of them managed to have a good night, spent in each other’s company and Kellen woke up the next morning wrapped in Rhys’ arms.

It was a small, but welcome new reality.

The alarm blaring didn’t even phase him, but the man who had put away enough liquor to feed a whole group of Espers after a gate raid on the front lines wasn’t as pleased.

Groaning, Rhys grumbled, his arms which he had around Kellen’s waist, tightening and Kellen flushed as Rhys’ morning wood rubbed against his ass. Kellen felt his whole body stiffen as Rhys rubbed his nose against the back of his neck, his breath tickling his skin.

"Isn’t that too early? You aren’t going to attempt to go to the gym, are you?" Rhys’ voice was thick with sleep, sending a shiver down Kellen’s spine.

"U-Uh I just forgot to change it." Kellen murmured, and Rhys sighed, kissing the skin in front of him slowly. The soft texture of his lips against Kellen’s skin caused a happy shiver to run down his spine, spreading out from the area Rhys was touching.

"Good. We’re going back to sleep. I have a meeting with Gunther right away, and I need my Kellen body pillow recharge before that." He informed Kellen, his grip tightening around him and Kellen didn’t know what to say.

"Body pillow?" Kellen replied and Rhys chuckled.

"Yes. You’re my body pillow. Or I guess, my little spoon? Does that bother you?" Rhys asked, his lips brushing against Kellen’s skin as he spoke. Kellen lay on his side, his body frozen. He wasn’t sure what to do in this situation. Rhys’ cock was pressed against his ass, his hold was tight, and his lips and voice felt provocative, but at the same time this felt...nice.

This didn’t feel sexual, though he was sure everything should point in that direction. This just felt...nice.

"Not really." Kellen replied, his own voice deep with sleep. He felt his body slowly relax against the bed as he sighed. "I just haven’t been called a body pillow before." Kellen told him. "I’m too tough. Or hard." Rhys chuckled, pressing another kiss against Kellen’s skin.

"You could be harder." He murmured. "I hate that you’re working so hard that your muscles are fading. I don’t care if you have them, I really mean it, but I do like when you have them." Rhys was grumbling, clearly trying to make sure that Kellen didn’t take his words to heart. Kellen felt his shoulder’s shake as he laughed.

"I know that, Rhys. It’s fine. Just close your eyes and go back to sleep." Kellen patted one of the hands wrapped around his midsection. Rhys chuckled.

"You’re the boss." He said, before settling in closer to Kellen and the two drifted off together again.

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The day was going smoothly. Classes were easy, Casper and his new friend, Charlie, were getting along swell with Kellen’s Dad in the Medical Bay. Kellen’s Dad was recovering quickly, mostly to Taylor’s credit, but also due to his Mom’s care and his Dad looking after the other two Guides.

The contracts and background checks were being expedited thanks to Uncle Tom’s influence. Kellen didn’t ask, but his Mom got the text from Uncle Tom about it and she passed it along to him. Kellen didn’t thank him. He hadn’t asked for a favour, so he was just going to accept the help easily.

Casper had helped Kellen select the Guides. Kellen had removed where the Guides were from from their resumes when he handed over their files to Casper to look over, and it was surprising how Casper was able to just...select a few from each center without knowing. A little spooky, but then again, he didn’t have years of experience for nothing.

Kellen was sure he was never going to be allowed to use a training bot, not after his ’accident’, so this was the best they were going to get. Tragic, but he’d made his bed. Maybe if he ever felt like he wanted it enough to beg Rhys for it, he would consider it. As of right now? It wasn’t that big of a deal to him.