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Will

I studied the rest of the night only stopping to go downstairs and eat dinner. Thankfully Gage had cleaned the house and our parents were unaware of the wild party he had thrown the night before. By now he's a professional house cleaner and sometimes even I forget if he had a party the previous night.

Dinner was uneventful, but as we leave the table I can't resist nodding at Gage "is uh...Mason coming over tonight?"

He shrugs "I don't know after his hook up with Felicia Rivers last night I wouldn't be surprised if he headed over there" with that he turns leaving me in the hallway.

I'm frozen on the spot. Mason hooked up with a girl last night? I mean I know he hooks up with a lot of people. It's no secret Mason Moore has and will hook up with anyone interested. Guys or girls, although he tends to stick to the latter.

As the rumour has it his male partners only occur after a heavy night of drinking...one like last night. I cringe at that thought, would Mason hook up with me? Obviously not, not even on a night like last night when he was piss drunk. He'd rather Felicia. I cringe as the thought grows in my mind; he slept with her and then spent the night in my bed.

I head upstairs and pull my sheets off my bed. Originally the thought of keeping Mason's scent on my sheets had enticed me. As pathetic as it is I thought that perhaps I could imagine him sleeping next to me, but knowing he got with Felicia before he came in my bed just makes my stomach turn and suddenly Gages comment about catching something seemed believable.

I happen to pass Gage on my way to the laundry room and he chuckles "good plan. Masons the biggest man hoar around, I love the guy, but no way I'm letting him contaminate my baby bro" I force a chuckle but cringe the minute I turn away.

I'd let Mason contaminate me any day he wanted. I shake the thought away, I can't keep thinking about Mason. This makes me sigh, if only I could stop.

I find myself slightly...okay maybe more then slightly disappointed when 2 hours later Mason still hasn't shown up. Mostly due to the implication of him not being here, I force the thought of him and Felicia out of my head and get my sheets out of the dryer. I make my bed and shower before deciding to just go to bed.

The rest of the house is quiet and thankfully even if Gage is not asleep his bedroom is in the basement while mine is upstairs. Meaning lucky for me I'm not subjected to his incessant hard rock or loud gamer shouting.

I'm only asleep for around an hour when suddenly my door opens and I sit up "what?.." I pause "Mason?" He grunts "go back to bed" I blink utterly confused "uh why are you?" He rolls his eyes and pulls his shirt over his head making my mouth dry "I need a place to crash" I swallow trying to avoid looking at him "oh uh the couch or Gage..." he rolls his eyes "I'm not fucking sleeping with Gage" his hands move to undo his pants and I choke immediately turning my head the other way my cheeks flaming.

I hear his belt hit the floor and he grunts "chill out I'm not stripping nude" I don't respond focusing on evening my breathing. I finally turn and Masons in my bed next to me. His chest rising and falling steadily.

I push on his shoulder "Mason!" I practically hiss "you can't sleep in my bed!" My anxiety at the situation is suddenly through the roof as I imagine all the possible scenarios. The most concerning for me being that I get a boner, a very obvious boner. I shake my head my cheeks hot at even the thought.

He grumbles "Will, I swear to god shut the fuck up" I bite my lip whisper yelling "no! I..you this!" he sighs and turns so he's looking at me "it's fine it worked out last night" my eyes are wide and I shake my head "last night you were drunk!"

I slap a hand over my mouth when I realize I full on yelled. I cringe and my face pales when I hear someone on the stairs "Will?" My eyes widen its Gage. I look frantically between Mason who looks perfectly relaxed and the door.

I jump out of bed rushing toward the door "yeah sorry I was talking to Jenna!" Gage speaks and my heart rate spikes he's right outside the door!

"This late?" I cringe "yeah she was ranting about her uh...her crush on Mason again!" Gage pauses "wasn't that like 2 years ago?" I bite my lip trying to continue my lie "uh yup! She can't believe she ever had a crush on a guy like him, I mean c'mon Mason seriously...?" Gage doesn't say anything and I keep rambling my nerves shot.

"Like really? Mason is just so... well a man whore for one and I mean totally just a dick! Sleeping in other peoples beds without asking! And on more then on.." suddenly someone's hand clamps down over my mouth and my eyes widen but I quickly stop any reaction not to alert Gage. However, I then become hyper aware that my back is pressed against Mason as he holds his hand over my mouth.

Gage however just coughs "um okay...it's too late for this shit. I don't really care just came up to make sure you weren't dead..and your clearly not so goodnight"

I let out a sigh of relief and Mason removes his hand from my mouth so I can call back "yeah okay...goodnight" I cringe and turn around glaring at Mason who rolls his eyes at my expression "it's fine can we go to bed now? I don't know about you, but I'm fucking tired"

I blink "are you kidding?! Gage just almost found you in here. In my room!" He crosses his arms lazily "but he didn't" I shake my head throwing my hands up "and if he had?! I say what? 'Oh sorry Mason invited himself for a sleepover'?!" Mason sighs "are you done? At this rate it would have been easier to just go to fucking Fionas"

That shuts me up and I bite my lip "Fiona?" He grunts "some chick I hooked up with last night" I tilt my head "Felicia?" He shrugs "yeah whatever" I nod and walk slowly back to my bed. He'd rather sleep here in my bed then Felicias? Despite it only being for a place to sleep I can't help the way my stomach twists at the thought of Mason choosing me.

I run my hand through my hair "fine. Sleep here, but you can't keep doing this" he gives me a look "what will you do?" I pause meeting his eyes "what?" He leans back against my bed "if I keep coming what will you do?" I open and close my mouth suprised by his question, I hadn't thought about it.

"I...I'll.." he chuckles humourlessly "your not going to have your parents or Gage force me out too many questions right? So how about we just go to sleep" I cringe because he's right and what could I do? Did I really mind? Besides the anxiety it brings to think Mason might be caught in my room by my brother or my parents his presence in my bed doesn't bother me. Of course it may cause me my own set of problems, but if I wake up first I can hopefully avoid that kind of encounter.

I look at him bravely "fine, but first tell me why?" He licks his lips and sighs "why what?" I don't meet his eye "why do you want to sleep here?" His gaze darkens but he answers "sometimes I need a place to crash and I don't always want to fuck for it" my eyes widen "you sleep with people to have a place to sleep?!" My thoughts go a mile a minute is this the secret to Mason the Man Whore?

He shrugs "yeah sometimes, sometimes I just want a quick fuck" I cringe, I guess not.

However, it still bothers me. The thought of Mason sleeping with people just to have a bed to sleep in.

My mouth speaks before I can think "is it because of your dad?" Masons entire body tenses and he grunts "not always. Are you done your fucking interrogation?" I cringe but nod slowly "yeah sorry" he doesn't say anything and instead turns climbing in my bed.

I get in slowly trying to keep as much distance between us as possible. We lay like that for a couple moments before Mason mumbles "you washed your sheets..." he pauses "they don't smell like you" despite it being a fact my cheeks blush and I don't look at him, I just correct him "they don't smell like you" he chuckles lightly "you won't catch anything from sleeping with me, that'd only happen if I fuck you" I curse my breath for catching at his words and turn away from him not bothering to answer, whispering into the dark "goodnight Mason"

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I wake up and look over surprised to find Mason gone. I hadn't heard him leave, although his scent still lingers so it couldn't have been that long ago. I check the time and get up heading to my closet and find myself something to wear.

I'm only in the bathroom long enough to brush my teeth and take a leak before Gage is banging on the door "Will! You better not be showering, guaranteed I smell worse then you!" I chuckle at his words and even though I showered yesterday and don't need one this morning I pretend I do, to annoy him.

"You can shower after practice" It takes a moment for Gage to process before he starts yelling "hell no! I don't have time before class! C'mon Will!" I laugh and swipe on some deodorant before pulling open the door "I'm kidding" he glares shoving me out of the way "your an asshole" I just roll my eyes before heading downstairs.

My mom smiles at me as I come into the kitchen "good morning sweetie how was your night? Rambunctious with all that studying I suppose?" She smirks at me and I give her a smile back, maybe not from all that studying, but definitely from the boy who snuck into my room at 2 in the morning.

"I made muffins last night, oatmeal chocolate chip" I smile, my favourite "thanks mom, is dad gone to work?" She nods "yup left just a bit ago but he'll be back for dinner" I nod and pack my backpack while I eat my muffin.

I finish and check my phone cringing, if Gage doesn't hurry up we'll be late. My mom nods "what's your brother doing?" I roll my eyes "showering" she nods "late start this morning?" I nod "yeah I guess so" she sighs "I think he was up early, I heard someone out and about around 6:30am" my eyes widen "o oh" I cringe at my stutter. Knowing there's no way Gage was up at 6:30 and it was more likely Mason leaving was what woke up my mom. I cringe what if she had seen him? I shake my head Mason can't keep sleeping here not only is it risky, but it's confusing as well.

I'm knocked from my thoughts as Gage runs into the kitchen snagging a muffin "let's go! We're going to be late!" I roll my eyes grabbing my bag and yelling a goodbye to my mom as I follow him to his car.

We get in and he starts speeding down the road "Jenna ready?" I check my phone seeing Jenna's usual quirky Ready when you are text and nod "yup" he sighs "thank fuck if Masons not outside I'm leaving his ass home"

I cringe, despite it being extremely unlikely I had hoped Mason wasn't coming, worried I won't know how to act. How to pretend our incredibly awkward encounter didn't happen.

We pull up to Jenna's and she hops in immediately "hey!" I give her a tight lipped smile "hey" she tilts her head silently asking me what's up but I just shake my head. I'll talk to her after. She nods knowing she'll get it out of me at school and turns to Gage "running late I hear?" He grunts "we're not late yet are we?" She chuckles and I shrug "still have to get Mason though" Gage rolls his eyes "you know I could just leave you two to take the bus right?" We both shut our mouths after that and we pull up to Masons shortly after.

I climb out of the front and close the door to the back just as he comes out of the house. It's immediately apparent he has no problems neglecting what happened last night.

He nods at Gage "hey man" Gage grins "you didn't end up coming over" he wiggled his eyes brows "how was your night?" He chuckles and Jenna cringes "ew if your going to talk about girls please wait until I'm out of the vehicle" Gage rolls his eyes "you want to get out?" Mason chuckles "it's fine I didn't get with anyone last night"

Gage's eyes widen "what?! C'mon no Felicia?" Mason shakes his head "nah she was a good fuck but clingy as shit can't spend nights with girls like that" Gage nods "smart man" Jenna makes a face of disgust and I laugh slightly at her reaction.

Mason nods "why you so late?" Gage rolls his eyes "probably because my annoying little brother kept me up late on the phone with Jenna last night" my eyes widen and I shift my gaze to Jenna who looks confused. As soon as she opens her mouth to speak I interrupt "no! You liar someone woke up late!" I force my voice to stay calm and teasing but it's slightly strained and Jenna can tell her eyes narrowing.

I shake my head once and thankfully she nods so I know she won't rat me out, but I'm still on edge. I look to Mason and note how he looks tenser then he did a minute ago. I smirk lightly good maybe he'll see how I feel.

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