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Chapter twelve

Day Three

Normally, I woke up quickly, popping up like a jack in the box.

Yes, I was a morning person, even when I’d been drinking a little.

Admittedly, I had been tipsy the night before but not drunk.

But I still let Skyler run and hide in the tent after I kissed him.

Right.

But now?

I was warm and cozy, my body not wanting to get up and my brain still feeling a little hazy.

And a hard body lay beside me.

And poked me with a hard cock.

Shit.

Shifting, I realized that Skyler was pressed against me.

And his cock.

Yes, it was poking me.

It was so hard.

Ugh…

How had I even gotten on the ground beside him?

We were squeezed in between the air mattress and the side of the tent.

I had to be a gentleman, right?

I wanted to grab him and…

nope.

I turned over on my side to face him.

“Sky. Hey. Wake up.” I shook his shoulder gently.

He stirred, soft green eyes slowly opening.

“Oh—damn.”

“Let Daddy take care of that for you? No one will know.” I didn’t know what possessed me to say that, but I couldn’t resist.

He was so fucking adorable, half asleep.

“Mmm…like a secret?”

I nodded and whispered, “Yes.”

“Uh…okay?” He didn’t sound sure.

Or fully awake, to be honest.

And damn me, but I was going to take advantage of the situation.

I leaned in, mouth so close to his ear I could nibble his lobe, and whispered, “Daddy’s got you.” I slid down his body, reaching up his shirt to feel his hot skin, then smoothed my palms along and down to his hip bones.

He didn’t stop me.

Didn’t make a noise, even when I slid his boxers down just enough to let his dick pop out.

And it was as lovely as I imagined.

Probably more.

I squeezed his hip bones as I leaned in and licked over his crown, collecting the pre-cum that leaked out.

Skyler mewled softly, and I took that as a sign to continue.

I sucked his pretty cock into my mouth, swirling my tongue and sucking.

Skyler made more noises, but soft like he was holding back.

He didn’t want anyone else to hear.

I made it my goal to get him screaming.

Tugging his balls with one hand, I sucked him furiously.

All the way down and back up.

His cock was thin but long, proportioned similarly to his entire body.

Long and lean and sexy as hell.

His head hit the back of my throat every time I took him all the way in, but I could take it.

I couldn’t wait until the trust was there between us so I could let him fuck my mouth for real, but he wasn’t ready for that.

No, he hardly moved.

He needed to feel like this was happening to him and not that he was an active participant.

I’d seen that before with other boys.

At least in the beginning.

And with Sky being adamant that he hated me, it had to be all the more so.

And it did not stop me.

I took him down again and again, sucking steadily.

Until finally, Sky punched up with his hips and moaned, not loudly but louder than before.

And he shot out, coming with force.

I sucked it down, loving the taste, salty and tangy but not nearly as bitter as I expected.

I wanted to stay with him and snuggle and maybe get off myself after that, but Skyler had other ideas.

“Ohgawd. Shit-shit-shit.” He shoved at me, and I rolled away.

He pulled up his boxers and ran.

Right out of the tent, not even stopping to grab clothes.

Shit was right.

Ugh.

I didn’t know how this was going to play out, but he left me there so hard and horny I could probably blow off the top of the tent.

I groaned and pulled my boxers down to expose my super hard cock.

I needed relief—fast and dirty.

I licked my hand and stroked myself.

It only took a few strokes before I was leaking all over the place.

I rubbed over my cockhead, adding the pre-cum for more lubricant.

It felt good, but I needed to move.

I set one foot flat on the ground and moved my hips, fucking into my gripping hand.

I imagined Sklyer over me, holding on to my shoulders and riding my cock.

I would fuck up into him every time he came down.

I’d get to see his half-lidded eyes as he pleasured himself.

His mouth hanging open in a pant.

Fuck.

I came pretty hard, sparks behind my eyes and body seizing up with a grunt.

Laying there tired and huffing, I imagined what we could be.

Yeah, Skyler and I would be explosive.

I hoped like hell I’d moved him one step closer to that but feared the opposite.

There was no time for useless thoughts, anyway.

We had hiking on the plan for the day, and I needed to get dressed.

Lee and Danny came around the corner as I was getting my hiking boots on.

“Hey, Crow,” Danny called out.

“Don’t forget swim gear. There’s a swimming area off the springs for after the hike.”

“Trust me, you’re going to want to get in the cold water,” Lee added.

“Oh, right.”

“Tell Skyler. Okay?” Danny pulled Lee away.

“We have to remind everyone. See you at the buses.”

“Sure.”

I went back inside the tent and changed again.

I wore swim trunks under my shorts.

Then I tucked my wallet in my pocket and went to search for Skyler.

I was guessing he would be hiding in the bathroom and probably not sure how to get back to the tent in only his boxers when the whole camp was stirring.

It felt like my fault, at least in part, that he would be in that situation, so I went through his bag and grabbed shorts, a tee, and swim trunks.

After tucking them under my arm, I grabbed flip-flops and marched to the bathroom.

Inside, I called out, “Skyler?”

“Yeah.”

“Hey, we have the hike today and a swim. I brought you something to change into.”

He opened the stall, peeking out.

My heart did a pirouette at how adorable my boy was.

Wait.

Scratch that.

Not my boy.

Not yet.

I handed him the clothes and dropped the flops inside the stall.

“You okay?”

“Y-Yes. Why wouldn’t I be?” And that was how he was going to play it.

It never happened.

Right.

“Well, I’m here for you if you need anything.”

“I don’t need you.” He slammed the stall door.

Why did I keep trying?

We loaded on the buses and headed to the main Rainbow Springs Park.

They had a large facility with hiking trails, a place to put kayaks in, and a swimming hole.

All of it was bigger than the campground, but it was also completely open to the public, so it wouldn’t be primarily our group.

There were a lot of people there for the day.

We all hung around the entrance while Danny showed our camping credentials, so they would let us in.

It only took a minute or two.

We all split up into groups and headed out.

Some went straight to the springs to swim, but I planned on tagging along with Warner and Cody.

I looked around for Skyler but didn’t see him.

But after his little hissy fit, I wasn’t sure I wanted to be around him anyway.

I walked up a small hill and headed along the paved path.

The scenery was incredible, and I wished I had someone to share it with.

Hell, I didn’t even know where Warner and Cody had run off to—plan ruined.

I sighed, taking in the plants and flowers and little lizards darting everywhere.

One particular flower was shaped like a honeycomb and had rusty orange-red blooms that circled around.

Bees hovered over them and the lush foliage surrounding them.

When I turned the next corner, I heard the rush of water, and a little farther along the path, I found the source.

A huge waterfall.

Well, huge might not be the right word.

It wasn’t Niagara Falls, for sure.

More like a mini-me for the more famous falls.

But for Florida, it was big.

Perspective was everything.

It turned out there were several falls along the winding path.

There was even one that continued to flow under a bridge and into another pool with water so clear you could see the burping springs shooting up fresh water into the pond.

I’d never seen anything like it.

I wondered what Skyler would think.

But why should I worry about him?

I was coming around to the decision to leave him alone.

Every time I pushed him, he ran.

And this morning’s push had probably been too far.

I wasn’t going to keep throwing myself at him.

I wasn’t going to beg.

I didn’t think he really hated me, but he certainly didn’t like me much.

And maybe I needed to give up.

I moved on, and in a few minutes, I found Warner and Cody.

Or rather, they found me.

Warner put his arm on my shoulder and Cody bounced up and down.

“What’s going on?” I asked.

Warner smiled.

“We found something, and you have to see this.”

“It’s a zoo.” Cody bounced and walked at the same time.

I could see why Warner liked him.

He was cute and feisty.

“Zoo? I don’t remember hearing about a zoo.”

“Well…” Warner rocked back and forth.

“Kind of a zoo.”

We went up a short hill into the area of an actual abandoned zoo.

There were no animals.

A big fountain in the center of a wide pavilion had been taken over by plants and weeds.

To the side, cages with rusty fencing were falling apart.

“Hey, watch this, Daddy Crow.” Daddy Crow?

What was Warner telling him?

I glared at my friend as his boy ran down the path, but he was back in a flash, only he was inside the cage.

He waved and jumped around.

“We should swap places and have Cody get a picture of us in the cage!” Warner was clearly excited about that idea, though I wasn’t.

I would do it for him anyway.

“Whatever.” I went around to the opening with Warner.

The cage wasn’t more than fencing, much like anyone would have around their yard, but it went up high and made a roof of sorts, though half of it hung down inside the cage, and it had been set in stones that made a low wall.

According to a sign, the largest animals they kept were deer or bobcats.

I didn’t know what they’d kept in this thing, but it was strewn with leaves, Spanish moss hung over parts of the dilapidated ceiling.

And near the front, a big log lay across the ground.

Warner and I posed while Cody took pictures with his phone.

Some of our shots were normal, with us standing there smiling, but then Warner started acting like a monkey and cutting up.

With a little encouragement, I joined him.

So, who knew what kind of pictures Cody got of us.

Or worse—video.

After a bit, I tired of it.

“It’s freaking hot out here. Let’s go find this swimming hole.”

Cody jumped up and down again.

“Yeah! Let’s go swimming, Daddy.” When the three of us were back together, Cody grabbed Warner’s hand and tugged him back the way we came.

“Daddy, huh?” I had to give him shit, but we both enjoyed the daddy/boy dynamic in a relationship.

Oh.

I let that slip with Skyler earlier.

Maybe that’s why he ran so fast?

If that was going to scare him, I didn’t think we’d work out anyway.

But there was still something inside me that simply did not want to let go.

“Don’t act like you don’t know. Daddy Crow .” Warner mocked me.

“No need to get sarcastic with me.”

“Whatever.”

I had nothing else to say to that.

Or anything, really.

I was at a loss for what to do about Skyler and felt like maybe nothing was going to work.

I shouldn’t continue to pursue someone who obviously wasn’t a fit for me, regardless of potential.

With a long sigh, I shoved thoughts of him down so I could enjoy the day.

And the swim.