"I don't want to act like a concerned parent, but this is a C-minus." Coop sounded like a jerk, but this was not like Matty at all. He couldn't let it slide.
Coop couldn't believe the kid wasn't having a heart attack over the grade. He shrugged it off like Coop did to his B's. "It's okay. Really. There's a curve that added fifteen points."
"So you got a B with a curve?"
"It's fine." But it didn't sound that way. Coop hated to think that he was responsible for this. They'd been spending a lot of time together. Maybe too much.
"Matty, I remember when I first met you at the library. That Matty would not think this was fine."
Matty sat up and ripped the test out of his hand. "Relax. I get to drop one test a quarter. This was a warning, that's all."
Coop didn't know why this was affecting him so much. Deep down, he felt partially to blame, and he couldn't blame it on this being a job. Matty was acting cool, but this had to be killing him. "This isn't like you."
"It was one slip up."
"Haven't you been studying at the library?"
"Yes, I mean maybe not as frequently … "
Coop hung his head. "Matty, if we're going too fast, we can slow down. I know this is important to you. We don't have to go to Penn for the robotics expo."
"It's just one B, and it's getting erased from my scores. I still have the top grade in the class. Why are you making such a big deal out of this?"
"Why aren't you? This isn't the Matty I know. Are you telling me that you're okay with a grade like this?"
"No! But it's not the end of the world if Matty Kapoor doesn't ace a test, just like it's okay that Evan Cooper isn't some tough bad boy." Matty leaned forward, and Coop met his lips for a kiss felt in his knees.
"I don't want to hurt your future."
"You're not. You're making it better." Matty kissed his cheek. "I don't want to lock myself away from you in the library, but I may need to study more to get back to my fighting self. Is that okay?"
"Yes. Of course. Just let me know."
"I will. This is good. Honesty is key. I'm all about being honest."
Honesty was the best policy, except when there was one lie hanging over this relationship. No matter how close he and Matty were getting, there was that one wall between them. Coop had to learn to live with it. He couldn't tell Matty the truth. Hey Matty, I was paid to befriend you to ruin your grade, then I quit because I actually like you, but apparently, I still succeeded. Maybe it could be something they laughed about.
Yeah, right.
Coop pecked his lips along Matty's neck, smelling his fresh, clean scent. He ran his fingers through his lush, smooth hair. Their lips met, bouncing off each other's. Their kisses soon filled with their unique blend of lust and tenderness. His hand skimmed across Matty's hard cock.
Coop wasn't erect yet, even though Matty was massaging his crotch, too. That damn wall. He tried to get his mind to focus, but it kept focusing on the wrong thing. He pulled away.
Matty looked at him but didn't say anything back.
"Matty, I … " He had no idea how to begin this. Not when Matty's eyes were whole and round and hoping for good news.
"I want to keep going," Matty said, so tentative, so fragile. "I'm ready to do more."
"Are you sure? I don't want to pressure you."
"You're not." Matty held Coop's hand. "I'm ready. Not for everything, but more."
There Matty was, soul open and out there for the taking. How could people do this? How could they leave themselves so exposed, all hinged on another person?
Coop launched off the bed. He walked back and forth by the doorway. "Matty, I need to tell you something."
He was talking to the wall, to the desk. They were less scary than Matty's eyes. You wanted to say something, so say it.
"Sorry, this is hard for me. I'm not using to saying shit like this." Coop breathed in, breathed out. The room was getting smaller, the walls more pronounced.
"I think I know," Matty said.
"I don't think you do."
"Coop." He stood up and walked over to his boyfriend. "I really like you. I know it's still kind of soon, but I think I'm falling for you."
It was like a punch to the solar plexus. Boom. There Matty stood, naked and stripped in front of him, his soul ripe for the taking, and he wanted Coop to take it. Coop had never felt closer to anyone in this life. He hugged Matty until he couldn't breathe.
"I think I'm falling for you, too."
The walls around them were tumbling down. All except for one.
Chapter 20
Matty
The earth moved. There had to be a tectonic shift because he just confessed that he was falling for someone. Not just anyone. Coop!
Coop had never kissed him so passionately, like he was searching for a solution. Their tongues waged war in their mouths. Coop's hot breath made his skin tingle. Matty grabbed onto Coop's back and his tense muscles. They walked each other back to the bed and sat as they had been, before bombshells were dropped.
His cool façade was breaking down each day, and Matty got to see more of the real Coop, the Coop that he was falling for.
He reached down to Coop's hard cock. So thick and firm under his touch.
With a gentle but firm hand, Matty pushed Coop back on the bed. He rested on his back. His straining cock was a mound in his jeans. Matty took a deep breath. He was nervous, but he didn't want Coop to see or else he would end this. Matty could do this. He eagerly awaited Coop's dick.
He unbuttoned Coop's pants, unzipped, and pulled his cock out of his boxer briefs, which had more girth than Matty's. Coop shivered under his touch, and Matty liked having that kind of power over him. He stroked his dick, watching Coop react to each move. Matty had touched himself before, plenty of times before, but he had to get used to this angle and the feel of another guy's cock in his hands.
Coop didn't say a word. His body was doing enough talking. Matty licked his lips, moved them over the head, and slid down. Coop's heat filled his mouth, sending his own cock into new stratospheres of hardness.
Matty maneuvered up and down his cock. His tongue flicked at the head. He couldn't believe he was giving a blow job. Not just because it was a brand new sensation, but this whole experience was a whole new world for him, one he thought was constantly out of reach for him.
Coop squirmed on his blanket and let out short groans of pleasure. That motivated Matty to go faster while still savoring the experience. He licked his balls, taking in the sweaty, manly taste of Coop. His mouth and fist worked that thick cock with the same amount of effort Matty put towards his homework. There was a reason he had been valedictorian.
"Don't stop. Don't stop," Coop breathed out.
Matty sucked harder, fitting as much of Coop into his mouth as possible. He rubbed himself through his pants.
"I'm gonna come," Coop whispered, unable to speak louder, overcome with something strong, something all Matty's doing.
He released in Matty's mouth, his muscles tensing as he came.
Matty spit it into a tissue and tossed it in the trash. No mess. Coop didn't seem to mind or notice. He was in a world of afterglow.
He yanked Matty down to him and kissed him hard. Lust burned in his eyes with a determination that Matty felt in his core. He hugged Matty tight to his chest, his rope-like arms entrapping him.
Coop kissed Matty's salty lips, still slick with him. He rubbed Matty's chest and flicked at his nipples with his firm hands. Matty's cock was begging to be freed, and Coop heeded his wish.
Matty's cock stuck up in the air. Coop's mouth devoured it whole, down to the base. He immediately came up for air and coughed.
"Thought I could do that," Coop said, blushing. "Guess I need to slow down."
"Slow is good." Matty reached up and touched his arm. This wasn't a race. It was meant to be savored.
"I've never done this before," Coop said.
"That means I'm technically more experienced than you." They shared a moment of eye contact that was a direct hit to Matty's heart.
Coop blew Matty slowly and tenderly but with an underlying force, just like his kisses. Matty watched Coop bob up and down, his cock disappearing into that wet mouth. It was a surreal sight. It was a turn-on knowing Coop with his muscular arms and broad chest was taking his dick in his mouth.
Matty reared his head back and lifted his hips to meet Coop's mouth. Coop put a hand underneath and squeezed his bare ass, pushing those hips to meet his mouth.
"Yes," he said, barely audible. More for himself than Coop.
Matty did all that he could to hold himself back from coming right away. But to paraphrase Darth Vader, the orgasm was strong with this one. It clouded his vision and picked up speed as it ventured south. And just like that, it was over. He finished in Coop's mouth. He liked to think that he lasted longer than dry humping and hand jobs, even if only by seconds. Coop followed his lead and spat into a tissue that he tossed away.
He rejoined Matty in bed, spooning behind him, his half-hard cock pressed into Matty's ass. Matty could probably have gone another round, but he wanted to enjoy this moment of quiet.