Page 33 of Primal Urges

Over the next two weeks, Caden watched as Lucas came out of his shell. He seemed to be more comfortable and talkative, even laughing and joking with the guys at work. He still shied away from men who were big and bulky, but with people like Ace and Alexis, he really seemed to warm.

Caden, unfortunately, was still one of those people who Lucas got awkward around. He seemed to get tongue-tied and was never able to hold eye contact with Caden for very long. Seeing the boy blush and then quickly scurry away was both endearing and frustrating.

He wanted to get to know the boy better but found it difficult when he kept running away. Caden had half a mind to tie the guy down and force him to have a conversation… but with today’s forceful confinement laws, holding someone against their will was kind of frowned upon.

All joking aside, Cade tried his best to make Lucas feel more comfortable around him. He gave him head nods, tried to strike up conversations, and even went so far as to stay late after his shift to help the boy clean up the back storage room. All that managed to do was provide them both with thirty minutesof awkward conversation. No matter how hard he tried, each attempt seemed to end in failure.

He wasn’t sure what the kid’s issue was, but he hoped that with time, he might relax and let him in.

Monday nights were another slow time at the bar, so Caden and Nikolai rotated working the shift. Tonight was Caden’s night off.

Bored, Caden decided to walk down to Betty’s Diner and grab a burger for a late-night dinner. It was half past nine, and the place was mostly empty. Another slow night, it seemed.

Walking into the diner, Caden scanned the room, trying to decide where he wanted to sit. He pretty much had his pick of the place.

Just as he was about to sit down in an empty booth, he noticed a head of light-brown hair hunched over while reading a book.

Was that?

Smirking, Caden strutted on over to the table at the far end of the diner and stopped once he reached the table.

“Taking your book boyfriend out for dinner?” Caden asked, leaning against the side of the booth, arms crossed against his chest, biceps flexed.

He’d been adding a bicep flex to his stance since he was seventeen and realized that people were attracted to his muscles. He did it so often now that he didn’t even take gender into account when posing.

A confused Lucas looked up, mouth slightly askew as his eyes focused on the person interrupting his dinner date.

“Cade? Wh-what are you doing here?”

Was it surprise or disappointment that he heard in Lucas’s voice?

He hoped the first.

“Came in to do some laundry. How about you?”

He watched as the boy’s face became even more confused. It was only after a few seconds that Lucas suddenly realized that Cade was joking.

“You might have to wait a while. It’s pretty busy in here tonight,” Lucas responded with his own attempt at humor.

Caden looked around. Even the waitress behind the counter looked bored.

“Mind if I sit?”

Lucas motioned to the seat in front of him.

At least it didn’t appear that the kid was going to get up and run this time.

“So what’cha reading?” Cade asked, sliding his butt into the seat across from him.

Lucas flipped over the cover, revealing some tattooed muscle biker dude giving the reader a look that said he was about to bend them over and fuck them hard against his bike.

Cade gave an approving nod.

“Well, if you’re gonna fantasize about getting railed by a guy, best to make it a ripped biker dude. We got the moves and the stamina to make you see stars before you pass out from exhaustion when shooting your load.” Cade watched as Lucas’s eyes dilated. Clearly, the kid had a thing for built bikers.

“Umm.” Blushing, Lucas put his bookmark back in his book and set it face down on the table next to him. “I-I like the story,” he stuttered, looking like someone who’d just been caught watching porn instead of studying or doing their afternoon chores. “It’s got a really good… plot.”

“I’m sure it does. Any story involving an eight-inch cock and an eager young twink is bound to have a great…plot.” Cade winked, loving the way that Lucas’s cheeks flushed even more than they had just moments ago.

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