(BL) Hunting The Field Guide novel Chapter 76

Chapter 76: Decorating the Captain way

The weekend passed in a blur.

Kellen spent most of it with the Captain. Something Kellen had always known, but had only witnessed from afar was that the Captain took care of those he considered his. Kellen had never considered that he would be a part of that small group at any point in his life, so he never considered how thorough that care would be.

On Saturday, when Kellen woke up, he was wrapped in the warm embrace of the Captain. Instead of ruining the moment, or amplifying the sexual tension, the Captain instead covered Kellen in light kisses until the two were laughing, sleep long forgotten and joy filling the air. Instead of letting Kellen cook, the Captain ordered breakfast for them from the cafeteria while they got dressed, made Kellen a cup of tea while they waited while he got himself a glass of orange juice, and when the food arrived, he sat Kellen down, cornered him really, and fed him breakfast by hand. Kellen would have been mortified if the Captain hadn’t been so pleased with himself. He hadn’t seen such a happy, open, and easy expression on his face, ever. So, even though he was sure he was going to pop a blood vessel in his face, he held his tongue. Even when a drop of syrup rolled down his chin and the Captain bent forward to lick it up. Kellen had frozen, thinking that this was going to head in a particular direction, but the Captain had simply grinned at him and continued to feed him.

Actually, Kellen was noticing that there were a lot of little touches, and slip ups that were making him more aware of the Captain. Any time one of these situations would happen, Kellen would wince, fully expecting that something would happen, but when nothing did, or the Captain brushed it off with a laugh, Kellen would grow confused. Kellen wasn’t sure if his body was conditioned to expect certain things, but it was driving him insane, and it only got worse as the day progressed.

The two of them hadn’t actually gotten dressed to eat breakfast, and when the Captain suggested that they spend the day around town, you know, to show everyone that they were totally fine, and the terrorists didn’t get to them, Kellen agreed. So, the Captain followed Kellen upstairs to his closet and watched over him as he selected a plain black t-shirt, and a pair of jeans to wear. When the Captain asked if it was alright if he looked through Kellen’s clothing selection, he found that Kellen really, truly, had very little when it came to diversity for outfits and clothing. Kellen, being the sweet boy that he was, had no idea what he had agreed to.

When they left the tower in a different, but equally fast sports car about half an hour later, Kellen felt underdressed. The Captain, always a man of style, wore a deep burgundy long sleeve shirt, with the sleeves rolled up his forearms, a nice pair of not quite black pants with faint pinstripes, a classy belt, a nice watch, and well matched shoes. He looked like he had stepped out of a magazine shoot, and Kellen realised he might have. The Captain was known worldwide because of his yellow eyes and his handsome look. He often was photographed, which was why Kellen had two fucking boxes of magazine cut outs of him hidden in his closet. He still hadn’t had time to hide them since the Captain had been with him all morning.

Either way, Kellen felt kind of foolish next to him in his normal clothing, especially sitting in the fancy car, next to the Captain of the Saturn Guild. He felt every inch the Freelance Field Guide that he was before this. The Captain, for his part, was happily humming away, pleased as punch to have the Guide in his car, and in his life. So happy that he wanted to treat him like the little prince he was. So it was to Kellen’s shock that they pulled into a part of town Kellen had never gone to. It was a district known for fancy boutiques, expensive handmade items, and the houses around this area soared into the millions. Kellen was actually pretty sure one of the condos sold for almost half a billion a year prior.

The Captain pulled into an underground parking area, and Kellen was surprised since it was under a huge complex of expensive condos. That was when he found out the Captain owned more property in town then he thought. The Captain had not been joking when he had told Kellen to dream bigger than buying an apartment, if he was able to afford a condo in this area of town on his salary without having direct rights to a gate yet. The security for the condos were almost reverent when they accepted the Captain’s keys for his car and told to keep it safe, while the Captain easily, and calmly, took Kellen’s hand in his and headed for the streets.

It was like walking with a celebrity, but everyone kept their distance. Kellen was in shock at all the cameras, while the Captain was as cool as a cucumber. The Captain seemed well known in the area. In fact, people were clamoring for him to come into their stores. Kellen, to his shock, was also well known, but for different reasons. There was a tension around the interactions others had with him, and he wasn’t sure why. The Captain also didn’t seem inclined to tell him either.