Master (MxB) novel Chapter 12

Corey's POV

Don't look Corey, just don't look, I keep repeating this to myself as I sit down at the kitchen counter to eat my breakfast that Hayden had cooked for me.

Today was my first day back to school after the attack and I was nervous as hell. I could already see the looks and hear the whispers from the other kids. Thank God for Tana, at least I will have her there to help me cope.

But now to get back to my current situation. I woke up, got ready for school, then came down to eat some breakfast before Hayden would take me to school on his way to his office.

The problem that I have to currently deal with was a very gorgeous Hayden standing on the other side of the counter in a pair of black trousers that hung low on his hips and a pale blue button up shirt, but the buttons weren't actually buttoned up.

It hung open, showing off his beautifully sculpted chest and abs, his skin tanned and smooth. Also, he was barefoot. The full image had such an impact on me, that I felt my breath lodge in my throat and I had to force my eyes to look somewhere else and remind myself to breathe.

While I sat at the counter, we made small talk but I tried my very best to not look at him directly.

I don't know why, but I was starting to think he was doing this deliberately. Since the day of the barbecue, he has been walking around the house in just his jeans or shorts, or like he was right now, with his shirt hanging open. The man was hot as fucking hell and he knew it too. He thought I didn't see his little smirks when he caught me sneaking glances at him, but I did.

The biggest problem I had, was figuring out why he was doing it. What was he hoping for? Just a quick lay, some sort of agreement for me staying here? I didn't know, so I tried my best to ignore it and pretend that I wasn't affected.

But if he carried on like this, especially after last night, I didn't know how much longer I would be able to hold on.

I got lost in my memories of last night and didn't quite realize that Hayden was still talking to me.

I had just finished my shower and gotten into bed, when he knocked on my door. I quickly glanced down at my bare chest, and my boxer briefs and pulled the comforter over my lower half.

I only ever slept in my underwear, I hated sleeping in a t-shirt or shorts. It usually wasn't a problem, as Hayden always says goodnight earlier in the evening, before I have my shower.

Unfortunately for me though, he had some things to sort out last night and I was getting very tired and knew I had school today, so I went for my shower and was just about to switch off my light to go to sleep

Anyway, after he had knocked and I had pulled the comforter over me, I called for him to come in, and that is when my heart completely stopped inside my chest.

He was practically naked! All he had on his entire body, was his trainers on his feet and a short pair of gym shorts. Thats. Fucking. It. That is literally all he had on.

I quickly closed my gaping mouth and looked down at my hands that were resting over my lap. I could feel myself getting hard and tried to will my erection to go down, but then the fucker came and sat down on the bed, right next to me.

"I see you are ready for bed, I won't keep you too long. I just wanted to tell you that Greg and I will drop you off at school in the morning, on our way to work, than I will send Greg to fetch you once you are done for the day and you can spend the rest of the day at my office, if you want. Of course, you don't have to if you don't want to. I can always get Greg to drop you off at home after school." He quickly rushed out and my eyes snapped up to his.

Big mistake. I caught his eyes moving over my exposed upper body, before he moved them up to my face slowly. He just grinned when he realized he had been caught out and his eyes were sparkling with mischief. I also now had the added hardship of trying to look in his eyes, instead of down his body, which was damn hard to do.

He wasn't in my room long, but he left behind some serious side effects, like my erection that just wouldn't go down. Needless to say my dreams were very steamy after that.

I was still lost in my memories, when I suddenly came back to the present when fingers clicked in front of my face.

"Orey...Corey, Corey!" I snapped back to the present and Hayden was looking at me with a worried frown on his face.

I looked at him in confusion, till he put a plate down in front of me. "You were so lost in your thoughts, Corey. What were you thinking about so hard?" He asked and my face flamed bright red.

"Um..um...just thinking how everything will be at school today." I quickly made up, although technically it wasn't a lie. I was worried about today.

He looked at me with a raised eyebrow, before looking down at his own plate of food, even though I caught the small smile pulling at his lips.

"Try not to worry about it too much. You will have Tana with you, as well as your assigned security, who will be in the school parking lot all day. So if anything does happen, just squeeze the pendant on this and it will send a signal to your guard, Ryan, as well as myself. It's got a tracking device so I know you are safe at all times." As he said this, he held out a beautiful gold chain, with a pendant, which was a cross. I absolutely loved it.

We had spoken a lot over the past few weeks, especially about Father and how scared I was that he would try something, especially after the incident with the guy that came into my room, so I knew he was doing this to keep me safe and I appreciated it so much.

I reached out to take it, but he pulled his hand back and walked around the counter, till he was standing in front of me. I couldn't help myself as my eyes skimmed over his abs and pecs as he came to a stop in front of me.

I forcefully pulled my eyes away from his body and looked up at him, only to realizes I had been caught out once again. He had a proud smirk on his face and I felt mine flush in embarrassment.

I quickly lowered my eyes and heard a soft chuckle rumbling through him and my flushed face went an even deeper shade of red.

"Don't hide baby, I really don't mind you looking" he teased. That's when I finally realized something fully, the fucker was teasing me, had been since last week.

Well, if that's how you want to play mister, then let's play, I thought to myself. I mean, how hard could it be, right?

I looked up at him and smiled at him as innocently as I could. "Well, in that case..." And I let my eyes run over his body, showing my full appreciation for the perfection that was Hayden Lawson. I didn't say anymore than that, but by the way Hayden's eyes almost bulged out of his sockets, I could tell he wasn't expecting such a bold move from me.

To be honest, I was a bit shocked by myself as well and just like that, my bravado disappeared and I blushed again, while looking down.

I felt his body heat radiating towards me as he stepped closer to me and I had to swallow down a whimper of need. I wanted this man with every fiber of my being, but I was so scared of being hurt again.

He took the chain and clasped it behind my neck, then running his fingers over the fine gold jewelry with a look in his eyes that I couldn't quite explain. He almost looked wistful and I was just about to ask him if he was okay, but he turned away from me and went back to the other side of the counter. I was left confused and maybe just a bit disappointed, but I pushed it aside.

I looked down at the beautiful cross, lifting it off my chest as I admired it. It made me think as I looked down at the pendant. "Do you ever think God really hates gay people, Hayden? " I asked. It was something I wondered about quite a lot.

Hayden seemed to think about it for a minute, before he smiled at me. "Why would God hate something he had created? He created all of us, so why would he hate you for who you are born to love? No one is born to hate, we love from the moment we are born, but we are TAUGHT to hate. Hatred is humanity's biggest flaw and it will eventually be our downfall."

Wow, I had never thought about it like that before and what he was saying made sense. I know what the bible said about man laying with man, but then again, the bible was written by man as well, so it made sense that the opinions might be a bit biased.

I shook off the somber mood and smiled at him. "Thank you, no one has ever explained it to me like that before." I mumbled, causing his smile to widen.