After a brief second, I spoke.
“Hey Thorn,” I said.
“Hi. Don’t mind me. Just reading,” he said.
“Don’t worry about him. He’s always like that. he’s trying to get himself properly prepared for the matches,” Luca said.
“I thought you were the only one who did them?” I inquired.
“Nah, it’s Thorn’s baby, just if people piss me off, I’ll take care of them too,” he said.
He had an air of pride in his words, and it was quite interesting learning about these guys.
I thought working with the bullies would only make things worse between us, but the opposite happened. The brooding Thorn didn’t say much, and a part of me wondered why he acted that way. Did something happen to him?
I know his mother died, but something else seemed a bit off about him, and I wondered if there was anything more happening.
The night before the project was due, I walked to their dorm, and noticed that Luca was ready to finish things up. I also noticed Thorn looking at himself in the mirror, his attractive features augmented by the lack of facial hair he had.
“Hey, so I’m here to go over this one more time,” I sad to them.
“Sure, that would be wonderful,” Luca said.
“Where’s Phoenix?” I asked.
“Oh, he had to take care of a couple things. It’s just you and me tonight,” Luca teased.
Thorn waved but then walked off.
“Where’s he going?” he asked.
“Oh, to one of the boxing matches he has tonight. He’s facing off against one of his toughest competitions. Want to go check it out?” he said with a purr.
I wasn’t sure if I should do that. after all, weren’t we supposed to be getting ready for the project?
“But we have this project—”
“Relax Jules. Don’t be such a stick in the mud. Let’s run though it one more time,” he said.
“Alright.”
We went through it once more, and as we finished up, Luca smiled.
“Come on, let’s go,” Luca said.
We went to the car, and Phoenix and Thorn were back as well. Phoenix and Thorn sat up front, while Luca and I were in the back. I noticed the tall, dark and handsome man smiling at me, and as I sat next to him, I started to feel his hands creep closer to my waist.
A part of me wanted to move away, to get away from him, and to not fall into his trap. But…there was something about him that I couldn’t help but feel excited about.
“So who are you fighting?”
“Some guy from the rival school. He ain't shit,” Thorn said.
“I don’t think he is either. He’s definitely pretty weak it sounds like. Wonder whose all coming out,” Luca said.
“Don’t know. It’s a match that’s happening off the campus property, so we’ll see,” Thorn said.
Suddenly, I felt Luca’s hand move towards my jeans. I tensed up, feeling like I had all eyes on me. I wasn’t sure if the other guys noticed, but I looked at Luca, flashing him a look as he sneered at me. I wanted to shy away. How did this bastard get away with it.
But, when he rubbed me, it was almost like he knew immediately where to touch me. He continued to rub me, and I ripped the set, trying to keep calm.
“Have you ever been to one of these matches there Jules?” Phoenix asked.
“N-no I haven’t,” I said.
“Oh, well you’re in for a treat. Throne is the best there is. He’s so good at what he does, and he definitely is strong,” Phoenix said.
“Yeah, he and I sometimes fight, and he definitely is a pretty good fighter,” Luca said.
He continued to rub me through my jeans, touching me there, and I tried my best to relax, unsure of what else to do at this point other than to just take it as is? I looked at him, and I noticed that he was definitely teasing me on purpose. Luca liked this, and I was at the mercy of his whims.
“Well, we’re almost there,” Phoenix said.
I wondered if either of the guys noticed what Luca was ding to me, but as he continued to do this, he smiled, and I felt like I was in a whole different world. I let out an inaudible cry, and as I finished Luca grinned at me with a sneer. He pulled away, and I know for a fact that he was enjoying this as much as I do. I definitely could see the appeal that this man had.
When we got inside, there was a whole crowd of people. Some girls raced over to Luca, cheering and making sounds, but Luca simply just smiled. Phoenix walked over to the corner with me, and he looked at me with a smile.
“It seems like things never change,” he said.
“Seems like it too. Luca is something all right,” I said.
“Yeah. He’s powerful. And a good friend at times,” Phoenix said.
I felt shameful after what Luca did to me though. I can’t believe the bastard touched me like that. and I…I let him do it. I felt the lingering frustration, annoyed by the actions at hand.
When we got inside, Thorn walked in, as if he knew exactly where it was, he was supposed to go. I felt the frustration grow within me, but I also felt the lingering touches from Phoenix’s hand.
“I’m excited to see this fight. It’s supposed to be a pretty easy match, at least for Thorn,” Phoenix said.
“Has he always been interested in boxing?” I asked.
“Yeah. It’s his passion. I mean, sometimes you pick up different coping mechanisms after all you go through,” he said to me.
“Yeah, for real,” I told him.
We stood next to one another, and Luca same over too. He smiled at me as he looked at my jeans, and then started to walk off. I could tell that he was enjoying this.
I looked at Thorn, and he was smirking at me with a sly