Austin's POV

I open the door to the condo, which I share with my girlfriend. I enter the house and place my keys in the dish on the table next to the door.

Casey bounds down the hall and throws herself into my arms. She kisses my lips and pulls back. Looking into my eyes, she asks. "What are we doing tonight?"

Keeping Casey in my hood, I say. "I'm going out with the boys. You know we do that on Fridays at the beginning of the month."

"Damn," she opens her robe and shows me her body. "I was hoping that you'd fuck me all night."

Shaking my head. "No, it's not going to happen. I look forward to hanging out with my friends every month. We can do that tomorrow night."

She drops the robe on the ground and moves her hand south. Pulling her black thong to the side, she plunges her fingers into her pussy. Throwing her head back, she moans my name. "Austin, that feels so good."

I start to harden and let out a moan. "Fuck, Casey. You're going to make me late, but fucking you is going to be worth it." Moving forward, I pull her hand out of her thong and bring it to my mouth.

Putting her finger into my mouth, I look into her eyes and say. "You taste sweet." I quickly strip my clothes from my body and plant her against the wall.

Thrusting into her, I start fucking her fast and hard. "Fuck, you feel so good, Casey."

"Austin," She moans. "You feel so good in me. Fuck me harder and faster. Fill me with your seed."

Looking at the ground, I don't see the condom wrapper anywhere.

Fuck, I messed up not wearing protection with her. I have to pull out before I cum.

Thrusting harder and faster in her, I start to feel her clamp against my cock. "I'm about to cum, Austin. Are you nearly there?"

"Yeah, baby. I'm about to cum too."

Arching her back, she yells. "AUSTIN," she explodes on my cock, and I feel myself getting closer.

Pulling out of her, I say. "I told you that we should get tested before we go bareback, but you had to get me worked up that I forgot." I place her back on her feet and walk down the hall to the bathroom.

Opening the door, I step inside the bathroom and shower quickly. I grab the towel off the rack and wrap it around my body.

When I get to the bedroom, I see Casey on the bed, and she's playing with herself, trying to turn me on again. "Casey, I don't have time for this. Get in the shower and leave me the fuck alone."

She stands up on the bed and then slaps me hard across the face. "You're being an asshole, Austin. What the fuck has gotten into you?"

Looking her in the eyes, I say. "What has gotten into me is that you like to distract me. Especially when you know I have plans. You make me late to everything because you strip for me and then turn me on by playing with yourself."

Casey jumps off the bed. "I won't be home tonight, Austin. You've got a hand. Use that for the night." She walks into the bathroom and then slams the door.

Pulling out a pair of black denim shorts, I place them on the bed and search for a shirt to wear. I settle on a white shirt with a Harley Davidson on it.

Grabbing a pair of running shoes, I put them on and head to the door. I pick up my keys from the dish and leave the house.

When I get to Allusive, I see the boys in a booth, and they're all laughing.

Walking over to them, I say. "Hey, guys."

Ronnie fist-bumps me. "Hey, Austin. How's things?"

Sitting next to him, I say, " Work is going great, but things with Casey are..."

Dwayne scrunches up his nose. "You know we all hate that girl. She's nothing but a leech that's sucking you dry. I don't know how she can stay with you as long as she has. Are you still using protection with her?"

"Ah," I scratch the back of my head. "Tonight was the first night I didn't, but I did pull out before I could cum inside her."

Ronnie shoves me. "Are you ready to share that with us?" He stands up and looks around the table. "I have some news for you."

"I've been waiting for this," Leo says. "Is Nina pregnant?"

He shakes his head. "No, we got a puppy. She believes raising a dog will teach her patience before she has a child." Lowering his voice, he adds. "I've been doing my best to get her pregnant. I think she's actually onto me."

"When are you going back to Shelton Shores? Have you met her family?"

Ronnie's face pales. "No, I haven't met her family. We'll do that when we return for the high school reunion."

Leo and Dwayne smile. "We're going to the reunion too. I wouldn't want to miss all the drama unfolding there."

"What drama?" I ask.

All three guys look at each other before Leo says, "The one that will happen when Eliza and you see each other again. We all know how it was during high school. You, too, were perfect for each other, and then you had to ruin everything by coming here—never returning home to the girl you gushed about for many years."

"Have any of you been back to town since we left?"

Dwayne looks at the other guys, and when none of them say anything, he replies, "I've been going back on and off for years. Eliza's still there, and it looks like she's doing pretty well. Sometimes, she's at the bar helping her father, or she's at home with her mother.

"How's Wendy doing? I haven't seen her since..." I cut myself off and look at the guys. "Since prom. That was the last time I saw her before she had the stroke."

Ronnie places his hand on my shoulder and says. "No, wonder you're in shit with that family. They're not going to forgive you that easily for what you did to their daughter, and her siblings are going to hate you as well. They're all there for each other all the time."

That's not true. I know for a fact that Eliza's siblings abandoned her after their mother had a stroke.

Eliza was the one who took everything on. While her older siblings went back to their lives and the younger ones had school to attend, she had to help her mother around the house and sort out her father's books for the business. Then, she had to work at the club when her Dad wanted to spend the night with his wife.

Although I may not have been there when she needed me, my parents were always there to tell me what was going on in her life.

Leo raises his glass and says. "To go back in time to see our peers and how bad they turned out."

We all clink our glasses and take a drink.