{ #5 } Eclipse Of The Moon (MxM || 18+)

Chapter 10 - Mutual Gratefulness

Eclipse Of The Moon ~ Book 1 of Aaron
Chapter 10
Mutual Gratefulness

⚠️ This chapter mentions unprotected sex ⚠️

Thursday 22 August 2002

"Snap!" I say as I turn my top card and see that it matches the one Andrew puts beside mine.

"I want to do it..." he whispers softly.

Today is our last full day at the camp, already, I am close to say, but I won't because I am eager to reunite with my friends in Jersey. Since all the youths have been assigned with tidying and cleaning up all the equipment this morning, the Sponsors and the Director have given their permission for a free afternoon. Only partly free, though. It just means that nothing special has been organized and they have just allowed us to spend the afternoon at some sort of natural beach by the Cowpasture River, under the surveillance of three Sponsors. The other option was to stay at the camp with the other adults.

"Do what?" I reply absent-mindedly.

The weather is so freaking hot today, and I am tempted to drag Andrew to the river where some of the other youths are bathing while others enjoy various activities on the beach. A few are napping, some are playing soccer, others are discussing spiritual matters, and Andrew and I are playing cards. I wish the Director had left us a totally-free afternoon, but he said it would be too complicated to watch over everybody if we all scattered in too many places. This is understandable, but I would have really liked a last moment of privacy with Andrew.

"You know what..." he answers in a meaningful tone that makes me flick my eyes to him.

I peek around us very quickly, glad to see that we are out of anybody's ear-reach, before my attention returns to Andrew. He is blushing right now, and he casts his eyes down, staring at the stack of cards in his hand, but the red on his face confirms the little doubt I may have had regarding what he meant.

Over the last ten days, our relationship hasn't been able to bloom as much as I would have liked it to. Unfortunately, that dumbass of Isaac-The-Jock has been a pain in my ass – not literally, obviously. Ever since the day we crossed his path after the treasure hunt in the forest, he has been following almost our every move, staring suspiciously at us or making sure to belong to our group during afternoon activities. He never speaks to us but the way he squints makes me uncomfortable, as if he guessed something was going on between Andrew and me.

This is just annoying not to know what he really thinks, but I wouldn't ask him anyway. Andrew also noticed, and we agreed to be particularly cautious and keep some distance in the presence of others. If any of the adults at the camp had found out about our relationship, we would have been in serious trouble. I'm not only talking about the confessions, lecture and penance we would have had to go through at the camp, but as much as Father Nicolas would have to keep our confessions secret, the Director would have totally been able to report us to our parents and that would lead to serious drama.

I just can't begin to imagine how my father would react should he find out that I'm gay, or what he'd be capable of. Just thinking about it has me shuddering.

"I thought you were not ready for this..." I reply in a low tone.

All the same, despite our lack of freedom of action, Andrew and I have had several opportunities to spend time together, either during chores or afternoon activities. The blowjob thing only repeated once on a day we were tasked with finding wood in the forest for the campfire, but other than that, it has only been kisses and groping. Anyway, through our numerous conversations, Andrew has told me how he wasn't ready to go any further, and although I would have loved to, I entirely respected his hold.