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“Thanks,” I said, glancing his way.
“I know how it is with him.It’s impossible not to fall in love with Aiden Yamada.”
“Holy shit, are you in love with him?I never considered it.”
Parker chuckled.“Not anymore, but for the better part of 8th through 11th grade, I was.He’s so dreamy!”Parker batted his eyelashes.
“What made you fall out of love with him?”
“A fantastic dicking from the guy I dated through the rest of high school, if you must know.I realized that there are tons of hot guys out there, and Aiden isn’t really special.”
I chewed my bottom lip, biting back tears.“He is, though.Really special.”
“Fuck, man, you have it bad.What happened?”Parker reached out and rubbed my shoulder.
“I may or may not have confronted his grandfather about letting him study forestry science or ecology.”
Parker whooped, pumping his fist in the air.“Oh, damn.That’s awesome.You’re a braver man than me.And better for him than me.Hell, maybe you’re exactly what he needs.”
“If only he could see that,” I said.
“I’d offer to pull his head out of his ass, but only he can do that, my friend.His stubbornness is his number one annoying trait.”
I smiled, shaking my head.Parker wasn’t wrong about the stubbornness.For someone who seemed so carefree, Aiden was firmly set on certain things.Once he got something into his head, it was nearly impossible to change his mind.And apparently he had it in his head that I’d turn into an awful person if I was around his family for too long.
Which made absolutely no sense.
Needing a change of subject, I picked up a plastic replica of a severed leg and raised an eyebrow.Parker burst out laughing and showed me where he planned to hide it.We spent most of the day preparing the prank, laughing and joking as we draped fake cobwebs in every corner and rigged the lights to flicker unnervingly.He had a small laser-activated speaker that was programmed to make a creepy sound every time someone passed between two of the beds.It felt good to let loose and focus on something other than my heartache.
As we worked, I couldn’t help but steal glances across the camp, searching for any sign of Aiden.I spotted him a few times, always alone and looking lost in thought.Our eyes would meet, and for a moment, I’d see the same longing in his gaze that I knew was reflected in mine.But each time, Aiden would quickly turn away, leaving me wondering whether he was truly ready to face whatever had driven us apart.
“Jay,” Parker said, snapping me out of my reverie.“You’re doing that thing again where you stare off into space.”
“Sorry,” I mumbled, turning my attention back to the task at hand.
“Give him time,” Parker advised, his tone gentle.“Aiden’s been through a lot, and he needs to figure out the mess in his own head before he can be a good boyfriend to you.”
“Patience has never been my strong suit,” I admitted with a wry grin.“But I’ll do my best.”
“Good,” Parker nodded, clapping me on the shoulder.“Now come on, we’ve got some unsuspecting campers to scare the shit out of.”
I laughed, allowing myself to be swept up in the lightheartedness of our prank.And as we put the finishing touches on our haunted cabin, I couldn’t help but hope that Aiden would find his way back to me soon.
Parker’s distraction and Ben’s book only lasted so long.Eventually, I had to go to sleep, and as I lay in bed, the soft glow of moonlight filtering through the curtains, worries about Aiden came back to me.
“Damn it,” I muttered under my breath, pulling the covers up to my chin.My mind kept wandering back to those intense dark eyes, that warm, inviting smile.I wanted Aiden here with me, to feel his strong arms around me as we drifted off to sleep together.But he remained distant, leaving me feeling empty and yearning for the connection we once shared.
Ben thought I should be furious, but I hadn’t yet summoned anger.Instead, I felt empty and lost without him.I rolled onto my side, gripping the pillow tightly.My heart ached with the need to hold Aiden close, to press my lips against his and lose myself in the passion we’d always shared.As my thoughts continued to drift toward him, I felt my body responding to the memories of our lovemaking, the heat between us igniting a fire within me.
“Shit,” I whispered, my hand sliding down beneath the sheets and wrapping around my growing arousal.I knew I shouldn’t indulge these desires, not while Aiden and I were still so uncertain.But the longing for him was too powerful to resist, and I couldn’t help but seek some small comfort in the memory of his touch.
My fingers moved slowly at first, tracing the length of my erection as I recalled the way Aiden’s hands had felt on my skin.I remembered the heat of his breath against my skin, the roughness of his tongue as it explored my cock and balls, then lower.I bit my lip, imagining the weight of his body pressing down on me, pinning me to the bed as he drove into me with a passion that left us both breathless.
“Fuck, Aiden,” I moaned quietly.My movements grew more urgent as I chased the memory of his touch, pressing my middle finger against my hole as I pumped my cock with my other hand.The pleasure was bittersweet, tainted by the knowledge that he wasn’t here with me, but it was all I had to cling to in this moment of weakness.
As my breathing grew heavier and my hand moved faster, I couldn’t help but wonder if Aiden was feeling the same ache that consumed me.Did he lie awake at night, tortured by the memories of our love?Or had he found some way to move on without me?
“I’m an idiot,” I whispered into the darkness, my fingers slick with my pre-cum.With one final, desperate thrust of my hips, I surrendered to the memory of Aiden’s touch, my body trembling with release as the tears prickled at the corners of my eyes.
