Chapter 9: 8

Retreat (ddlb)Words: 9891

Ezra's Pov:

I felt really nervous when Jayden suggested I try punishing Jasper, not because I thought it was embarrassing, but because I didn't want to scare Jasper off. Jayden isn't new to any of this and has had littles before so when he asked this question I know that he was being genuine and friendly. We had already been talking since we got here about what we knew and any experience that we had and while I knew things with no experience, he was basically an expert and seemed to be a really good dom.

But Jasper on the other hand, of course, was almost entirely new to all of it. So I have been taking things very slowly while still trying to establish how things work between a dom and sub, while making sure he wasn't uncomfortable.

"Oh-Uh, I mean we aren't partnered yet or anything..." I kind of rushed out some words, trying to keep Jasper at ease and it wasn't until Jasper turned and stared at me that I realized the implications that I had just said. At first I was scared, but then I realized that he seemed touched at this and I smiled back at him and we stayed like that for a few seconds without the others noticing and when we finally looked away and joined the conversation, I had this weird, warm feeling in my chest.

It turns out Jayden and Darien were talking about the coke again, and this time Jayden handed him his already open can. "Alright, just a few sips, bud." Jayden seemed confident in his warning, but Jasper and I knew right away that he had made a mistake and probably wouldn't be getting much back. Sure enough, as soon as he got his hands on the can he started chugging as Jayden's eyes widened and he tried to take it back, while Jasper and I started laughing.

By the time he managed to wrestle it from his hands, most of the coke was gone and Darien had a satisfied look on his face. "Little shit." Jayden was peering into his coke can before looking at Darien with a scowl. "We might have to talk about your soda issues in the future." I laughed and noticed Darien looking a little flushed, which was new to me, because I had only ever seen him trying to be a smart-ass.

We continued through dinner laughing and talking, and when it ended I stood up and took Jasper's plate for him which made his ears pink. I have observed over the past 24 hours that he did that a lot. I think it's cute.

When I was scraping his plate, though, I saw again that he only ate about half of his burger and not many of his fries. This kind of bothered me because he doesn't seem to eat much at all, and I planned on seeing if I could be his dom so this was a concern for me. I'm not going to force him to eat or anything but it can't be healthy and that would be part of my job, so I will figure out a way to ask him about it if/when we get partnered.

I turned around to go back to the others and upon approaching him I saw again that he got some ketchup on his sleeve. God, I know he's probably a little but I have never seen such a messy eater and he's not at all regressed yet!

I grinned at him, which made him ask me what I'm staring at, so I gently grabbed the cuff of his sleeve and held it up, which made him actually turn red again. "Fuck. It's all of your faults' for making me move around." He huffed and I felt slight fluttering in my stomach because he looked really cute. I took a mental picture and said sure whatever before asking to take him to the bathroom again.

This time, both of us it seemed felt sheepish considering what happened last time but I ignored it. We waited until our leaders explained the roaming rules about having dessert, staying in certain areas, and to be back by 9:30 for the subs to get ready for bed before heading that way. Darien and Jayden said that they were going to be in the game room, and we said that we would find them after.

We both walked back the familiar hallways to the bathroom and this time it actually felt slightly awkward, with this afternoon's events running through my head.

"Okay, no splashing this time. C'mere." I stood by the sink and waited for him, and I was a little surprised when he just walked over with no hesitation and no usual remark. It was a comfortable atmosphere as I attempted to scrub the ketchup out of his white jacket, which I'm surprised isn't already covered in stains.

"Is this a new jacket or something?" I asked him jokingly. "No, why?" He seemed confused until I grinned and he seemed to understand. "I don't usually get things on my clothes, you guys are just distracting." I smirked at him, feeling like he wasn't fully telling the truth. "And my mom is kind of an expert at stain-removal." He admitted this and his ears heated up again, which I thought was funny. "Well I'm sure she would have to be with you and your clothes at this point." I grinned as he gave me a sarcastic smile and turned my attention back to his sleeve, this time switching hands.

But while I was washing it I felt him get closer but I pretended not to notice until I felt him almost right up against me with his face facing mine. I stopped moving my hands as I turned my face towards his, knowing what he was thinking.

When I turned my head his nose was inches from mine with a stare that seemed to mean he really wanted something. "Can I?" This time I asked, feeling a new need to close the distance between us. He nodded and kept staring at me so I gently reached down and pulled him against me by his upper forearms. I pressed my lips against him and he lowered his hands down to my hips and grasped them firmly so I released his arms and raised them up to hold his head softly, with him leaning into the touch immediately. I took this as an opportunity to gently bite down his lower lip, making his whole body stutter. This made me more anxious to keep going as I licked his bottom lip as he opened his mouth without me even having to ask. This gave me a small sense of pride, knowing he was probably enjoying letting me take the lead like I prefer to.

We sucked each other using our tongues and our mouths and I felt myself taking and giving as he accepted greedily, and without really thinking about it I slowly pushed my fingernails into the back of his neck, causing him to hum into my mouth, as if he was trying not to moan. This startled me, because I hadn't even meant to provoke this kind of reaction from him, and especially not so quickly.

I started uncontrollably grinning through the kiss, which I could tell embarrassed him a little bit but that only made me more satisfied, knowing he couldn't control the reaction I had caused him. But then I felt him shift my hips with his hands so that we were pressed up against each other and I sucked in a breath, feeling like I should stop because I knew that we shouldn't get too carried away. So, painstakingly, I stroked my thumbs over his jaw before lowering my hands to his and bringing them up and placing them onto my shoulders before shakily separating my mouth from his, some spit dripping down each of our mouths.

He let out a breathy sigh and stood trying to catch his breath, seemingly still caught up in satisfaction while I placed my head on his shoulder and rested against it as I also fought to catch my breath. "Fuck." He both panted and muttered this word, making a part of me wish I hadn't stopped. I hesitated before rubbing his back, trying to get him to wind down. This seemed to help him a little so I continued this for a minute. "You know how to breathe through your nose, right?" I sarcastically remarked, making him whisper at me to shut up. I gladly did and we stood there, feeling strangely close in our bubble of space. I am still honestly very surprised that I feel so close to him, considering me just met and I have never clicked with anyone like this before. I don't know if he feels the same, but something tells me he does because he really doesn't seem like someone who gives over control often.

"Let's clean up." I gently raised my head from his shoulder and moved us closer to the sink, getting a paper towel and wiping his flushed face and mouth. He seemed to feel embarrassed again, as if he had woken up and remembered what he had done just a minute ago. I tried not to smile as I wiped the spit from around his mouth and since he seemed able to support himself again I handed him the paper towel and started to clean myself off. I stared into the mirror, seeing that both of us are in pretty rough shape and chuckled a little bit. He looked up and saw us and laughed back.

"Your neck okay?" I smirked, trying to tease him a little bit. He turned pink and looked away muttering a 'yeah.' "We should probably wait a minute before going back to make sure we look ok." He nodded and sat down against the wall and I sat down against an adjacent stall.

"Can we take a walk after checking in with the others?" I decided I needed to talk to him if we were going to keep doing this, considering it was technically against the rules. He thought about it for a moment, seeming to consider what it was about. "Sure. Let's go ahead and meet up with them." I nodded and we both stood up and headed out the door, and after a couple minutes we found the game room.

The room had decorated purple walls with colored lamps and lights and different shelves of board games, puzzles, and video games. Against one wall was a couple of actual arcade games and along another was a tv with a bunch of colored bean bags and a couch. It honestly seemed like a cool room, which surprised me a little bit. We told them we were gonna take a walk and come back here in a bit, and they seemed happy with that, considering this was their first time alone.

I decided to lead us outside and over to a bench under a tree near the main path, and suddenly I all of the things I had planned to say seemed to leave my head, so we sat there in silence for a moment before he opened his mouth to say something...

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