Page 82 of Love Lessons

Dustin ground down against his body and Landon moaned. They were both erect, but it didn’t feel like there was any hurry. There wasn’t a scene, just the two of them together.

Landon kissed Dustin’s shoulders and along his neck, enjoying the salty clean flavor and warm skin wherever he could reach it. Then, Dustin slid down to leave trails of kisses across his chest and Landon tangled his hands in his hair.

They kissed that way, languid and sweet, until they were both panting and desperate. Then, Dustin wrapped his hand around both of their cocks, stroking them slowly together, until they came in a gentle flow, still breathing each other’s air.

Eventually they took a relaxed shower, washing each other and finally giving Landon more of a chance to explore. Dustin was gorgeous, and Landon couldn’t get enough of gliding his fingers over his soapy skin.

Dustin declared that it was going to be a lazy day for both of them, so they both pulled on pajama pants from Dustin’s drawer and ate cereal on the back patio. It was calm here, with birds chirping and grass in front of them. Landon idly wondered if he might move in. It was definitely too soon to even talk about it, but he could see himself here.

He walked out onto the grass and dug his toes in. It made him feel like stretching and dancing a bit, so he gave into the feeling. Dustin stayed at the patio table, but he watched him the whole time.

Eventually, Dustin called him over. I was thinking about a lazy day, but it looks like even on lazy days you still need to run. Is that right?

Landon might have felt self-conscious if someone else had noticed it, after years of being told to sit still, but with Dustin it felt safe. Like he was being taken care of. Yeah, it helps me a lot if I run each day. I think my body needs it.

Dustin stood and gave him a peck on the lips. Let’s go running then. We’ll make sure you go running every day. It felt like a promise.

The streets near Dustin’s house were tree-lined and filled with wide lawns and colorful flowers. They ran together about a mile along the streets, and then broke into a small park. It wasn’t huge, but there was a nice loop that they took several times, nodding at a few other runners and avoiding racing kids and baby strollers.

Their second round of showers were more perfunctory, and then Dustin suggested that they find something to do together. They eventually settled on a board game, and more or less figured out how to snuggle on the couch without showing each other their cards.

It wasn’t quite like Daddy-middle time, but it wasn’t far off either. Landon didn’t want to regress again until he had some time to think about it, but it was also clear that Dustin was structuring the day for him and planning things that he would enjoy.

When the afternoon rolled around, Dustin asked if he had any work that he needed to get done and Landon almost put on a pout. He didn’t quite want to ruin the relaxed feel of the day, though. Maybe he was feeling too happy to even be bratty.

So he just explained what he had to do and how long it would take. Unfortunately, as he started listing it, he realized that he had a lot more to do than he’d expected, since he hadn’t done any yesterday. It was probably enough that he should just go home right now and power through for the rest of the afternoon.

Alright, so maybe he was pouting. Ugh.

Dustin wrapped strong arms around him, and he relaxed a little bit. He told himself that he could come back another day. This wasn’t the end of the world, even if it felt a little bit like it.

Dustin pulled back so that he could sign. Let’s go get your stuff. We’ll pick up everything you need for work tomorrow, too, and you can stay the night.

Oh! That was much better. Landon suggested that he could just drive over by himself to get his things, but Dustin insisted on making the trip across town.

Dustin really didn’t intend to let him out of his sight. It was a heady feeling.

When they got back to Dustin’s place, it took him a little while to get into his work, but eventually he got absorbed and had to be pulled away from it for dinner. Dustin had brought him a snack earlier, but he was starving now.

They ate in front of the TV, legs pressed together.

Dustin got a text from Zhong and spent a while texting him back, which reminded Landon that he should text Ash, too. Ash had been an amazing friend yesterday, and he kind of wanted to tell him about how everything had worked out.

Eventually, he and Dustin were both texting more than they were watching the show. He would have felt guilty for ignoring Dustin, but Ash and Zhong were both funny, and they kept showing each other their texts. It felt cozy, snuggling up to Dustin and texting a friend.

Dustin got out a chocolate bar, some blueberries, and a banana. Landon had only mentioned that he wasn’t a big fan of sweets once and now Dustin always made sure that he had fruit for dessert.

So, they sat like that, texting and watching a show, with Dustin occasionally putting blueberries in his mouth. It felt more like home than anything had in a long time.

Zhong finally put them all in a chat group together, and then it was even more cute to sit in Dustin’s lap while their phones both buzzed at the same time.

At last, Dustin told everybody good night, and then threatened to take Landon’s phone away if he kept texting. Ash and Zhong were still at it, but Dustin had decided it was time for them to go to bed.

And Landon couldn’t really complain, since he’d be sleeping beside Dustin again tonight. He was finding that he craved this kind of caretaking. It wasn’t any kind of scene, just Dustin reminding him that he needed sleep.

As he snuggled into bed, Landon knew that if he could keep having days like this, he’d never need anything else.

Now he just had to hope that it would last. It never had before, but with Dustin, he really felt like it could be different.