Page 94 of Love Lessons

What? Landon expressed his displeasure with a broad sign. But inside his joy simmered.

And if you’re able to be respectful and finish all of your chores and homework today, I have something special planned for you.

He tried not to look too interested, though he suspected that his joy was bubbling outside, too. What is it?

Daddy gave an infuriatingly calm shrug and left the room. Dammit. Whatever it was, he wanted it. And had his ten minutes already started or did it start now?

He hurried through his morning ablutions, even though peeing was difficult with his burgeoning erection. He added an extra pair of tight underwear under his shorts, feeling constricted and irritable and happy, all at once.

He was pretty sure he made it to the kitchen on time because he wasn’t reprimanded.

Daddy, he now noticed, was also wearing running shorts and his calves and thighs looked delicious. But even that couldn’t compete with his smile. Thank you for being responsible this morning. Please get yourself some breakfast and we’ll be leaving when you finish.

It’s OK. I’m not hungry. He often didn’t eat before he ran.

You didn’t eat last night, and I won’t have you running without protein and something to keep your blood sugar up. And you’ve told me that you get headaches sometimes when you don’t eat. So choose either cereal, yogurt, or toast and peanut butter.

Landon huffed, but inside he was beaming. Daddy wasn’t taking away his independence, but he was taking care of him and keeping him on a short leash. He chose a yogurt, because it was fastest, and Daddy gave him a kiss on the forehead.

He was doing well, and he could definitely earn his prize.

They ran about six miles, taking the route that Landon usually took through the park and chatting a bit as they ran. It was relaxing and Daddy had an easiness about him that he hadn’t had before.

Maybe because Landon kept calling him Daddy.

So he made a point of doing it more often. Every time he did it made his chest feel light and warm.

When they got home, Daddy teased him about being sweaty and told him to take a shower, so he didn’t smell. In any other context it might have sounded mean, but instead it felt affirming.

Daddy made it clear that he wasn’t going to give Landon more than a quick kiss, but he also showed in a lot of small ways that he didn’t want to shake Landon out of the middle headspace that he’d slipped into this morning.

It was even better when Daddy told him that he couldn’t touch himself in the shower.

When Landon got out and walked innocently past Daddy wearing only a towel slung over one shoulder, Daddy just laughed, told him to get dressed, and gave him a soft slap on the ass to get moving. He hadn’t realized how comforting it was to not have his seduction efforts taken seriously.

Or at least when he didn’t mean them, which he hadn’t that time. Daddy was hella sexy, but he mostly wanted to see what would happen.

While Daddy took his shower, Landon got to figure out his clothes. He could make it a Lena day, but he kind of liked who he was right now. He just wanted more of it.

He found a pair of jeans at the back of his drawer. They had too many holes for him to usually consider wearing when anyone would see him. And he should have thrown them away, but he kind of loved how they fit. They were cozy, but they also made his ass look good.

Then, he found a black mesh shirt from what would normally be the Lena section of his closet and pulled out two black, leather wrists cuffs from his kink bin--fashionable and functional.

He completed the look with heavy black eyeliner and checked himself out in the full-length mirror. The cuffs felt a little edgy and the holes in the jeans and tantalizing mesh made him feel sexy and wicked. Apparently middle Landon shopped on both sides of the aisle and was a little goth.

He liked how he looked. He really liked it. This was how he’d wanted to dress in high school but hadn’t quite been confident enough to.

He just hoped that Daddy liked it, too. It shouldn’t have been a big deal--Dustin hadn’t blinked when he presented as female, but Lena’s clothing was usually much more mature and elegant. And even though his typical Landon outfits weren’t so elegant, they were at least appropriate for a man of his actual age.

Right now, he wouldn’t look out of place at a club. But it was barely ten in the morning.

Out of the corner of his eye he saw the bathroom door opening and he rushed over to close his bedroom door. Maybe he should change clothes. Maybe this wasn’t what Dustin wanted at all.

Of course, a closed door didn’t actually keep Dustin out.

He only poked his head in at first. May I come in?

Landon jerked his head to assent, but he was clutching his hands together and couldn’t bring himself to look up again.