Luke had been enjoying an evening of reading for an hour or two when Gage called and he picked up immediately, his pulse picking up at the sight of Gage’s name. "Hello, handsome," he greeted Gage.

"Hello, yourself."

Luke could hear his smile. "How are you doing today?"

He'd been worried about Gage and Sean since leaving their house last night. he'd almost texted Gage a million times and deleted every one. What could he say? Run away, join my pack! Gage had already told Luke his reasons he felt he couldn't. Luke hoped he would be able to convince Gage his fears were unfounded, but he needed time to do that. Hopefully before Mark pushed him into running. Thanks for the great time? Okay, that might have worked, but what if Gage thought Luke was only interested in his body, not his problems? Luke was very interested in his body, but it was more than that. He already cared about Gage and Sean. He could see them becoming something more someday, craved it with every drop of his being.

"I'm actually doing great. I wrapped up the last few things on my project this morning and then hung out at Jess and Cole's house. And now Sean's staying the night at their house..." Gage trailed off and Luke picked up where he was leading.

"Do you want to come over?" Luke asked, his voice breathy with anticipation. 

"Absolutely."

"I'll text you the address."

After sending Gage his address, Luke rushed around, picking up his scattered mess. Books and papers were pretty much everywhere. He was able to corral everything into at least an organized mess, and then rushed to the bathroom to brush his teeth and put on some fresh deodorant before he heard the knock on his door.

He had been trying to think of what to say when he opened the door. Something smooth, but not too distant. But he didn't have the chance to say anything. Gage stepped in with a smile and pulled Luke to him, kicking the door shut before claiming his mouth in a fiery kiss. Hell yes.

Gage pushed Luke up against the wall and Luke reached up to bury his fingers in Gage’s hair. Gage tasted like mint, the cool, crisp bite of it a sharp contrast to the smooth, burning heat of his tongue teasing Luke’s own. Luke sucked gently and Gage pulled his legs up around his waist, their rock hard erections rubbing with delicious pressure.

They paused for a breath, Gage's forehead resting on Luke’s shoulder, their chests heaving.

"I didn't think we'd get a chance to do this for a while," Gage said.

"I'm glad we do." Luke hesitated before asking, "Do you have to go back home tonight?"

"Only if you want me to."

"You're never leaving, then. I'll just keep you chained to my bed."

"That's the second time we've talked about someone getting tied down. I'm starting to think that's a thing." Gage leaned back and Luke released his legs to stand. 

"I'm all for experimentation." Luke took Gage’s hand to lead him to Luke’s bedroom. 

Even with their jokes about some light BDSM, this time they went slow. They had the whole night before them and Luke relished the chance to explore Gage's body without rushing. Luke pushed Gage down on his bed and rucked up Gage’s t-shirt, tracing Gage’s abs with his tongue. He smelled like a summer morning in a pine forest after a light rain, clear and fresh, evoking the kind of feeling that today, anything was possible.

"You're a tease," Gage groaned, his eyes starting flash yellow.

"If you're not familiar with foreplay, I have some teaching to do."

"Oh man," Gage said. "I just realized I'm basically fulfilling all of my childhood teacher fantasies. You don't have a pair of glasses do you?"

Luke laughed against his skin. "No. And weren't you homeschooled? That sounds awkward."

"Hey, I had the internet and porn. That's where most of my fantasies were born."

Luke popped open the button of Gage’s pants and pressed his hand hard against Gage’s swelling cock. "Tell me more about this teacher fantasy." Luke started peeling off Gage’s pants and boxer briefs.

"Mmm. Th-there's a desk. And you, but you totally in glasses. And of course I've been a bad boy. Bad grades. Something."

Luke breathed lightly over Gage’s calf, knee, and inner thigh as Luke rose, hovering over Gage’s sac as he said, "I bet you're failing my class. And you want to see if there's some... extra credit you can do to make it up." Luke licked him from root to tip before sliding smoothing over the head of his cock and taking Gage all the way to the back of his throat.

"Ho-leeee—" Gage shouted, cutting himself off.

Luke pulled off slowly and raked his hands down Gage’s thighs. "Just to make this so not weird for me when I go back to school, let's just say you've failed a few grades and are totally legal, okay?"

Gage laughed. "Instead of grossing you out with my childhood fantasy, then, why don't we just pretend we're two guys with a serious hard on for each other, sparked by an instantaneous attraction that makes it hard to think rationally?" He grabbed Luke’s hands to pull him up and Luke lay on top of him, Gage’s hands kneading Luke’s ass.

Luke’s heart had stuttered at Gage’s words. He knew Gage had been as attracted to him initially as Luke was to him. That's how the whole mate thing worked. But to know it and hear him confirm it, especially with how slowly Gage had taken things, were two different things.

"I suppose I could pretend that. Pretend I'm attracted to you, I mean." Luke bent down to kiss Gage before he could protest. Luke moved his lips against Gage, relishing the occasional brush of Gage’s stubble.

And then Gage’s hands were at Luke’s pants, unbuttoning, unzipping, and then they were off. 

Luke made quick work of Gage’s pants in return. He tried to take a moment to appreciate Gage’s long, pale body, but then Gage was pressed against him and he was feeling too much for any thinking. Gage’s hot erection was like a brand against Luke’s hip and he was already thinking of that thick cock inside of him, stretching him.

Gage went back to kissing Luke, but his hands wandered down Luke’s body, exploring every dip and curve. He slid his hand between their hips and tugged at Luke’s balls, not so hard as to be uncomfortable nor so light as to be ticklish, but as if he’d found a small lever that provided just enough distraction that Luke wasn’t able to focus fulling on the kissing nor on Gage’s hand, but splitting his mind between the two, one minute immersed in the soft heat of Gage’s mouth, the next in the pressure of Gage’s hand, his focus switching so rapidly, his hormones spun into a whirlwind from the motion.

Gage rocked his hand back, coating his knuckle’s with Luke’s slick, then he reached up and broke the kiss to taste. Then he offered his fingers to Luke and Luke sucked them in immediately, his eyes locked on Gage’s so he was able to see every explosion of desire as Luke tasted his own slick and twisted his tongue around Gage’s fingers as if they were his cock.

Gage adjusted his stance, sliding his cock between Luke’s legs, and began thrusting. Each movement caught Luke’s sac, teasing him with the nearness of the head of Gage’s cock to his hole. Luke’s head rolled back as Gage’s cock became covered with slick, sliding more smoothly between Luke’s legs.

“I’m not going to last long no matter what we do,” Gage said. Luke could feel the edges of his claws growing where Gage’s hands gripped Luke’s back and his eyes were gleaming yellow.

“Then you better get inside of me,” Luke said. “Condoms are in the side drawer.”

Gage pinned Luke with a blistering kiss before he tore the drawer open and snatched a condom, ripping it open and sliding it on as fast as he could. Then he flipped Luke over and smoothed one hand over his back while he carefully slid a finger into Luke’s channel to prepare him.

Luke had tensed in anticipation of Gage’s sharp claws, but Gage must have concentrated to pull them back, and Luke felt no pain with the first finger, just the pleasant stretch. Gage took some time leveling up his fingers, but after Luke’s body comfortable accepted his third finger and he had Luke panting and rocking back onto them, Gage took his cock in hand and slid into Luke.

For the first time that evening, Luke felt the twinge of something too-large pulling him apart, but Gage waited once he’d bottomed out, and soon the pain had faded and he began fucking himself on Gage. Gage quickly rose to the challenge, and before long he was pounding Luke’s ass like a piston, grazing his prostate just enough that it was a surprise every time. As Gage came close to losing it, he reached forward and began sliding his hand along Luke’s cock in time with his thrusts.

Then Luke was coming, spilling cum all over the bed cover, his muscles clenching tightly over Gage’s cock. Gage gave one final thrust, his knot stretching Luke too-far again, but then Luke’s body was shaking and clenching more intensely, drawing Gage’s orgasm from him with a groan. His hips stuttered in small twitches as he unloaded into the condom. When the tremors subsided, he rolled to the side, taking care to keep Luke out of the pile of jizz and they lay in quiet satisfaction.

"I want to take you out," Gage said suddenly.

"Like, take me out in the woods and bury me out, or a date out?" 

He poked Luke in the ribs. "A date, you doof."

"Well, I suppose." Luke’s tone was nonchalant, but he was grinning like a fool. "When do you have to leave?"

Gage stretched out, giving Luke a good look at his... everything. Luke ran his hand up and down Gage’s chest in appreciation.

"Sean is going to Cole's parents' tomorrow with Jess and Cole. She said she'd call me before they headed my way, but I would imagine not until after lunch. Longer, if Jess can manage it. She kinda kicked me out this evening and told me to call you."

Luke perked up. "You told your sister about me?"

Gage groaned. "I'm going to sound like such an ass, but it wasn't me, it was Sean. He just blurted it out in front of everyone. Now you're in for it." He put on a long suffering face. "I was just trying to protect you."

"Sure, you were." Luke laughed. 

"What about you? Any siblings I need to worry about?"

"No siblings, just my mom. My dad passed when I was about eight, so it's just me and her. But she's a sweetie. Be careful, though, she'll start harassing you about kids first thing."

Gage's eyes widened in alarm. "Won't she at least wait until you're mated?"

Luke shook his head. "Nope. She's been on my case for years. I'm just glad I'll have someone to share it with now."

Gage curled into Luke’s side. "You'll just have to protect me."

Luke wrapped himself around Gage. "Poor big alpha, scared of my mother. I'd like to say I'll take care of you, but... sorry bud, you're going to be on your own."

The teasing turned into a wrestling match, which turned into another round of sex that left them limp and satisfied on Luke’s bedroom floor. At Luke’s urging, they pulled themselves up to Luke’s bed and under the covers and they quickly fell asleep, wrapped around each other.