(BL) Hunting The Field Guide novel Chapter 359

Chapter 359: The wheels have to start turning

When Kellen and Rhys got the knock from Brent that Taylor had arrived, both of them had calmed down significantly. Kellen had stopped crying, and Rhys had joked that he looked good with tears in his eyes.

It had taken Kellen a minute to get what he was implying, but when he did he had gotten flustered and smacked his shoulder. Rhys had laughed, and it was around that time that Brent had knocked.

The trio headed towards Kellen’s apartment, Brent silent, and his face unreadable. Kellen didn’t know what that meant, and that continued into his entering the apartment.

Taylor had Gunther sitting at the bar, her supplies spread out to tend to his wounds since she wasn’t allowed to heal the outside wounds. Her back was to Kellen and Rhys as they entered, so they couldn’t see her expression. Kellen didn’t think he needed to.

He could feel the anger radiating off of her.

Gunther’s face was hidden by the pillar in the kitchen, so he wasn’t able to see what she was working on either. What did surprise him was the fact that Casper was still hovering around. He was a few paces away from Gunther, a frown on his face, his arms crossed, and he looked awful. He probably looked the same way that Kellen had. Puffy, red and watery eyes, cheeks flushed but face pale.

Kellen wondered why Rhys liked to see him like that. Kellen hadn’t seen Rhys crying when they’d been together, and he wasn’t sure he’d be into it. He liked him in different positions.

Casper glanced towards them as they entered, and gave Kellen a weak smile before he turned his gaze back to Gunther. Kellen’s Dad was over with Charlie on the couch, the two of them speaking quietly to each other while both kept an eye on the situation. Kellen was glad that they were both here. It felt a little less stressful.

"Kellen, can I have a word?" Brent asked, and Kellen turned his attention to his right hand man. He stared at the unreadable expression on his face, before he glanced back at Rhys.

He had no doubt that the man wouldn’t run away, especially now that Taylor was here. She wouldn’t let him get away, S Class or otherwise. Kellen was curious what Brent wanted to speak about, so he nodded and gestured towards the upstairs.

"Is my bedroom okay?" Kellen asked and Brent nodded. Rhys reached out, squeezing Kellen’s shoulder and causing Kellen to turns towards him before he began to head off with Brent.

"I’ll be down here, like a good Esper. No need to worry about me." He assured him but Kellen blinked.

"Oh, I know you aren’t going anywhere." Kellen told him, and Kellen’s Dad nearly choked. Rhys’ lips froze, before he broke into a wide, goofy grin. He nodded repeatedly, chuckling. _{ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom}

"You know it." He agreed, his yellow eyes sparkling and Kellen didn’t know why he was so happy. Brent snorted, before grabbing Kellen’s hand and dragging him towards the stairs.

"You can flirt with Captain Thatcher later, alright?" Brent said and Kellen agreed. He could, and probably would flirt with him later.

He let Brent pull him up the stairs, and close the door behind them once they got there. He waited in silence for a moment, both of them standing and watched Brent as he watched him.

"I know this is the worst time to bring this up, but I...might have to go to the front lines sooner rather than later." Brent muttered, and Kellen frowned.

"Why? What’s up?" Brent had never brought this up before, so yeah, it was sudden, and he wasn’t sure where this was coming from. Brent sighed, raising his hand and running it through his hair. It was his prosthetic arm, and Kellen watched as it didn’t curl the full way. Brent frowned, before switching hands.