Page 9 of A Tall Order (Shade Grown Coffee Boys #1)

“What’s wrong?” I pull back immediately and watch as Austin’s eyes fill with unshed tears and his hands go to the tattoo that travels down his body. I realize I’d been unconsciously traveling that same path. During the entire bath, I wanted to ask about it. I know it’s something between him and Paul. The picture in the living room tells me that much.

“I’m sorry.” His voice is quiet and I move to sit beside him, I hand over the shirt I planned on dressing him in. It’s long sleeves and a pale blue with animal patterns on it. I help him into the shirt so he isn’t completely naked.

“You have nothing to be sorry for, Aussie. Do you want to talk about it?” I keep my voice calm and quiet. I watch his hand trace down his torso again. I’m not sure he even knows that he’s doing it. His eyes flick up to me and this time, a tear does slip down.

“The tattoo,” he starts, but chokes on a sob and I’m pulling him closer to my chest and holding him. He says the words against my chest, but I can hear them clear enough. “It’s for Paul. It was the path he would always kiss down my body whenever we… Did stuff. You asked about the picture before?” He sits back up and wipes the sleeve over his eyes. “It started as a joke between us. Just a fun, little thing. I… I tend to bite when I… Feel good. He said he always wanted a reminder of that because he thought it was cute.”

That’s new information. Of course it is, because while Paul was my best friend, he never shared the intimate details of their relationship. I pull Austin in closer to me once again.

“I’m sorry, Aus. I didn’t know.” I curse myself inside. I should have known that it meant something. I wasn’t even thinking a minute ago.

“You couldn’t have known,” Austin says. “I’m sorry for safe wording because of it.”

“Absolutely not.” This time I shift my body so I’m facing him. “You use your safe word whenever you need to, for whatever reason, Austin. No apologies for it.”

I hold him close, unsure of exactly what to say. I brush my fingers through his hair, still damp from his bath. I can hear his sniffles continue for several minutes. And then, so quietly, I hear him sigh before sitting back up. “There’s no chance of going back to the moment, is there?”

“I think we could both use some cuddles tonight,” I say gently. “Do you still want me to dress you?”

“Yes, please.” The words are soft spoken and I can see the pain and grief still in his eyes. I stand up and motion for him to lay back. He’s wearing the shirt already, but his lower half is still bare.

“I’ll be right back. Don’t move,” I instruct .

My first stop, quickly, is to move the box inside from the front porch. It takes some grunting and maneuvering, but I get it inside the door at least. Then I move to the playroom and grab the lotion sitting on the dresser. I want him to relax and a good lavender lotion will do the trick. I snag the first stuffie I can reach as well, Elle. Aussie is still laying on the bed where I left him five minutes ago.

“Alright, Aussie. Let’s get you sorted and we’ll read some stories before bed, okay?”

“It’s not even nine yet,” he complains. “I don’t want what I said to ruin the rest of the night.”

“Aussie.” I turn my eyes to him and fix him with a stare. “You did not ruin anything. I need you to repeat that back to me.”

I situate my hands under his armpits and shift him up the bed so he’s resting against one of the pillows. His legs are bent slightly, fallen open like he’s waiting for the diaper. I straighten his legs and reach for the lotion bottle. Austin is already cuddling with Elle.

“I didn’t ruin anything,” Austin says after a few seconds. “I’m still sorry for not telling you earlier.”

“It’s okay, Aussie. There are a lot of memories that you hold and you don’t ever have to tell me.” I sit down on the bed next to him and start at his feet. “Not unless you want to. And everything will come with time.”

I move from one foot to the other. Silence falls between us but glances up to Austin’s face tells me he’s not taking his eyes off me. I can see his cock fighting to get interested again the closer to his groin I get.

“That feels good,” he whispers when I lift his leg to massage the back of his thigh. “Thank you. ”

“Anything you need,” I say easily. I lean down just slightly and kiss the inside of his knee. I finally let my shoulders relax when I hear his laugh again. “You’re very ticklish, Aussie.”

I stand up to reach the rest of his legs. The room smells like lavender and I smile when Austin tries to hide a yawn from me. It might be early, but I have a feeling he’s going to crash soon.

Austin lets out a moan when I finally massage my fingers into the crease of his thigh. I use my other hand to wrap around his cock, giving him just a few teasing tugs before letting him go. He is average in size with a thin patch of pubes around his base. My hands push his shirt up and I massage another dollop of lotion over his stomach and ribs.

“Alright, baby, let’s get you dressed.” I reach for the diaper before turning back to Austin. “Do you still want this?”

“Um, yes please.”

I direct Austin to lift his hips and secure the diaper in place. It’s been a minute since I’ve done this and I realize how much I miss it. I help him slip the pants on next. He looks absolutely adorable in the pajama set and I tell him so when I help him stand up. He’s cuddling Elle in one arm.

“You look adorable,” I say before pressing my lips against his. He tries to deepen the kiss and I give in for just a second before pulling back. He’s pouting out his bottom lip and it makes me smile.

“Adorable enough to possibly have some ice cream before bed?” He bounces on his heels and I’m relieved to see he’s coming back from that somber mood.

I look behind him at the clock on the nightstand. It is still early enough .

“We can have a little bit,” I say. His smile widens further. “But you have to promise that you’re going to listen to me and go to bed when I tell you it’s time, okay?”

“Double pinkie promise!” His expression is full of excitement and I’m glad that he’s back to his giggly self he was during the bath.

“Well, let’s go get you some then.” I take his hand and lead him back toward the kitchen. I park him at the table with a chaste kiss. The ice cream is plain chocolate. I limit both of us to just one decent scoop. I sit the plastic bowl down in front of Austin but don’t let go. “I need my messy eater to be careful, okay? We just got you all clean so another bath isn’t in the cards tonight.”

“Yes, Daddy. I’ll be careful.”

And he is careful. What takes me four bites to eat, it takes him double. He doesn’t make a drop of a mess. I would have changed his clothes if he did get messy, but I’m glad he kept his promise.

“Good boy,” I praise him and he beams. I rinse the bowls but leave them to clean later.

Austin is mumbling something to Koka when I walk out of the kitchen. I'm not sure where Elle went. He stops and I can see the blush on his cheeks at being caught.

“Do I get to know what you told Koka?” I ask. His hair is finally dry from his bath and I run my fingers through it to tame the curls down a little. He tilts his head back and smiles up at me. My heart definitely does not skip a beat at that happy expression on his face.

“I was just saying that I’m glad you’re here.”

I’m so far gone for this boy.

I was supposed to just stay Wednesday night but now it’s Friday morning and I’m waking up in his bed once again. Austin is curled up around me, fast asleep with his lips slightly parted. He looks peaceful and the last thing I want to do is wake him up. But he has to get up for work and I have to get to another meeting at nine.

“Wakey, wakey.” I whisper the words to Austin. It’s just before six and the sun is no where close to be shining. It's the last week of October, the sun won't be up for another hour.

“I don’t want to,” he complains, still very much asleep. I smile and run my pointer finger down the middle of his face, booping the tip of his nose.

“One more day, baby. Then we can sleep in tomorrow.”

Austin lets out a sleepy groan, but rolls onto his back, away from me. If we had time, we could snuggle a little longer, but we both need showers and I want to make us breakfast. Austin let it slip that his breakfast usually consisted of something once he got to work. I’ve seen their selection— he doesn't need to be having sweets for breakfast every morning.

“You need to get in the shower and I’ll make us some food.” I push the blanket down, shivering slightly when the warm cocoon turns cold fast. Both of us are only wearing our underwear. He didn’t have any little time last night. Instead, I picked up Chinese take out for the both of us and we watched an action film, cuddled up on the couch. It was nice.

“Or you can shower with me,” he suggests, peeking one eye open. His smirk is contagious. “I mean, if you want to. ”

I lean over the edge of the bed and give him a closed-mouth kiss. “You have to get out of bed in order to do that.”

I laugh at the speed in which he moves. I honestly don’t know if we can both fit in his shower. I’m not the smallest of guys and his tub is narrow. The bathroom back at my place is much more spacious, which is where we are staying this weekend. Five minutes later, my thoughts are proven right.

Austin’s pout at the realization is absolutely adorable.

I wrap a towel around my body and step out of the bathroom. After the almost blowjob on Wednesday night, we've been more touchy but nothing has happened.

Do I want to get my hands and mouth on him again? Absolutely.

Am I okay waiting until he is comfortable with me touching him? Absolutely.

“Daddy!” The word rings around the house just as I’m about to cut up an apple for him. He might be a bit picky about his veggies, but he loves all fruit. I set the knife down and head back toward the bathroom. He doesn't sound in distress, but it’s instinct to be there when I hear the word.

“What is it, Aussie?” He’s completely naked, dripping wet. He’s standing on the bath mat, facing me. His hands are clenched by his sides.

He doesn’t say anything, but reaches out his hand toward me. Not for my hand, but the towel wrapped around my waist. Within seconds, it’s on the floor and Austin is knelt before me, looking up at me.

“Austin—”

I don’t get more than his name out of my mouth before his lips take my cock in his. I’m not hard, but the warmth and suction of his mouth gets me there within a minute. I hold a hand out to keep my balance. His enthusiasm is definitely there. The sensation of my cock growing as he sucks and bobs his head is mind numbing.

He pulls off and smiles up at me while his hand plays with my balls. A groan starting deep in my chest comes out in response.

“I’ve been thinking about this for two days,” Austin says. “Getting my mouth on my Daddy. Making you feel half as good as you’ve made me feel.”

“Baby,” I grunt out the word as his tongue swipes against my tip. He hums and locks eyes with me. “You don’t have to do this.”

“I want to,” Austin says. And his voice leaves no room for argument. “If you want it. Shit, I should have asked.”

I rest a hand in his hair and smile. “Yes, baby, of course I want this.”

Austin smiles before wrapping his lips around my cock again. The feeling is incredible. He hollows his cheeks and sucks, sending me into a frenzy. I do my best to refrain from bucking my hips further into his mouth. The sight of my cock disappearing into his mouth over and over is pushing me too fast to the edge.

One of Austin’s hands disappears from his body and I watch him start to jerk himself off. He moans around my dick and I have to shut my eyes before I come at the sight alone.

“Fuck, baby. You’re mouth is incredible.” I can feel my legs growing weak at the sensations. Austin’s tongue works me over, finding all the spots that send tingles up my spine and stars in my eyes. “Shit, Austin. Oh, yes, right there, baby.”

Austin, whether spurred by my words or close to his own orgasms, moans again around my cock and takes me further into his mouth. I’m not the smallest when it comes to size. I open my eyes again, not wanting to miss another moment.

“I’m so close, Austin. Baby, I’m com-” My hips jerk and I know my cock is leaking in his mouth. I growl out, “I’m coming. Fuck.” The last curse is moaned, stretched out as waves of my cum fill his mouth.

Austin takes it all. Not a single drop spills as he continues to suck me off. His tongue swipes all around, cleaning me off thoroughly. I sag against the wall, my legs close to giving out after that. I haven’t had a blowjob like that in… Ever.

“Daddy, I’m so close.” Austin’s whine brings me back to the present. His hand is jerking himself quickly. I watch as the head of his cock disappears into his fist over and over. I need to taste him too.

We lock eyes and I haul him up to his feet, spinning both of us and pressing his back against the counter. I sink to my knees, desperate to get him in my mouth. His cock isn’t thick, but he fills my mouth. I don’t waste any time taking him down my throat. Austin bucks his hips out of surprise and his moans immediately fills the bathroom.

His taste and smell overtake me. My nose presses to his pubes and I hold myself there, adjusting the angle to cut down on my gag reflex. I can taste the saltiness in my mouth. “I’m so close. I’m going to come.”

I do the same that he did and take him deeper. I fondle his balls, which are tight against his body. I lift one of his legs and toss it over my shoulder, continuing to bob my head, and let my hand explore further back. I press against his taint repeatedly and he cries out, emptying his load down my throat. I take all of it, closing my eyes to savor every moment until he’s crying out from the sensitivity .

His legs are shaking when I pull off his softening cock. I kiss along his inner thigh before I set his foot back down and use the edge of the bathtub to stand back up. Austin’s whole body is flushed, cheeks bright red, hair mussed. His eyes are shining and he’s smiling.

“That was amazing,” he says, sounding out of breath still. I laugh and he joins me.

“Definitely amazing,” I agree. I lean forward and kiss him deeply. “We need to get going or we’re both going to be late.”