“About me wanking?”
“Yeah.”
“With this hand?” Levi gave his best attempt at crazy eyes and launched his sweaty palm towards Danny’s face.
In a fit of laughter Danny stepped backwards into the hallway. “Gross, take your hand away.”
Levi dropped his dick-stained hand and smiled. “You’re too easy, Danny. Too bloody easy.” He wandered back to his bed and sat down to put his shoes and socks on.
Danny hovered in the doorway and pointed at Levi’s bag sitting on his bed, the one that was still waiting to be packed. “Are you going away somewhere?”
“Yep. It’s Josh’s birthday and we’re going up to his dad’s place overnight to go fishing.”
“Cool.” Danny nodded. “Will there be girls there?”
“Nope. Just me and Josh. And his dad.”
“Then how come you have a box of condoms beside the bag?”
Shit.
“It’s best to be prepared. You never know who you might bump into.”
“According to you it’s just Josh and his dad.” Danny smirked.
Levi laughed, shrugging off the boy’s joke, even though it was dangerously close to the truth. “No, smart arse. We will be fishing along Rapanui Beach, and who knows, I might bump into some hot nude sunbather.”
“In your dreams.”
“You’re probably right, but even if I don’t run into some sunbathing goddess then I’ll at least have them for when I get back.”
A lingering pause settled over the room.
“Do-do you go through lots of them?” Danny asked warily.
“What? Sunbathing goddesses?”
Danny chuckled, sounding embarrassed. “No. I meant do you go through lots of… lots of condoms?”
“Quite a few.”
“Really?”
“Yeah.
Danny nodded like it was no big deal, continually staring at the box of rubbers like they were a priceless heirloom.
“You can take some if you want,” Levi offered.
“Oh, no, I wasn’t meaning I wanted any.”
Levi finished tying his laces and grabbed the box of condoms. He walked over to Danny and opened the packet. “Here. Take some. They might come in handy the next time you visit Kaleb.”
“I’m not gay, dork.”
“I’m just joking.” Levi rattled the box. “Go on, take some. I don’t mind.”
“Are you sure?”
Levi nodded. “A stud like you should always carry one ’round with you just in case.”
Danny blushed again, his cheeks and ears roasting with embarrassment. “I’m not exactly what you’d call a stud.”
Levi tilted his head and gave his stepbrother a thoughtful look. “Yeah, you are.” He pulled three condoms out of the packet and put them in Danny’s hand. “Just don’t tell ya dad I gave them to you.” He paused and gave Danny an amused look. “Actually, change that. Do tell your dad I gave them to you.”
Danny sniggered, excitedly putting the condoms in his pocket.
“Did you wanna come down and challenge me on the Xbox?” Levi asked.
“Umm, I might get going back to Mum’s.”
“Oh, come on. I’ll let you beat me again.”
“I always beat you because I’m better than you, Levi, not because you let me win.”
“If you say so.”
Danny fidgeted with the hem of his t-shirt, looking impatient to be gone. “Tell Dad I stopped in, and I’ll see you all next weekend when I’m back.”
“Okay. Take it easy.”
“You too.” Danny gave an awkward wave and raced off downstairs.
Levi laughed to himself. Danny never turned down a session on the Xbox, but then he figured the boy was probably in a rush to get home and try putting on one of the condoms. Levi knew they’d probably all be used before the day was over. The moment Danny was alone, the boy would no doubt lock himself in his bedroom and spice up his non-existent sex life by having a series of wanks with the novelty of a condom wrapped over his knob. Levi knew this from personal experience. He had done the same thing a few times-until he lost his virginity on his sixteenth birthday and no longer had to live in the realm of imagining what sex would feel like.
While masturbation was still a regular part of his life, it didn’t carry the same level of excitement it had when he was a virgin. He’d even written an entire blog entry on his own history of wanking, and some of the weird shit he used to get up to: wanking outdoors, fingering his own arsehole a few times, even sniffing panties he’d pinched from his hot neighbour’s clothesline. It had proven one of his more popular posts, since so many men could identify with that ridiculously horny time in their lives when they would fuck their own mattress just to get off.
Levi looked at the mess on his floor and decided it was time to pack his bag. He sifted through his clothes and picked out some shorts, extra shirts, and shoes to take with him. He didn’t need much. Clothes were not the most important item on the list. That honour went to the condoms and lube, and the copious amount of alcohol he was yet to buy.
Yep. This would be a trip to remember for sure.
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***
After he’d finished packing his bag, Levi went downstairs to grab a can of coke from the fridge and sat outside by the enormous, heated swimming pool, lazily admiring the oasis of his family’s backyard. The yard was humungous as far as suburban yards go, and thanks to the many shrubs and large trees lining the boundary there was a supreme amount of privacy.
The section was mostly pristine lawn with the occasional flower bed and old gnarled fruit tree sprouting apples and pears. Tucked away at the rear of the section was a finely-manicured hedge which fenced off his mother’s own meditation area, a small pavilion fronted with an oblong pond. It had originally been a tennis court but Mark had converted it after Levi’s mum said how much she wished she could have her own spot in the garden to pray and meditate.
Levi had tried telling his stepfather it would be an utter waste of money since his mother changed her spiritual tastes more often than she updated her expensive, well-fed wardrobe. But no, Mark didn’t listen. Whatever Levi’s mum wanted, she always got.
Levi shielded his eyes from the bright sunshine with the heel of his hand as he tipped his head back, guzzling down his can of coke. It was a stunning day without a cloud in sight, and very little breeze coming in off the Tasman Sea. Sexy thoughts began to race through his mind as he wondered if the day was warm enough for Josh to decide to ditch his top and rock up shirtless when he came to pick Levi up.
It was crazy to think that he’d been around a near-naked Josh many times before and never once given his best mate’s body a second thought. Stumbling upon Josh fucking Jessica had changed everything, and now Levi gave his best mate’s body nearly every single thought he had. The frustrating part of all this was that since he’d discovered his intense attraction for his best mate, Josh hadn’t once exposed any serious flesh around him. The most erotic thing Levi had seen since his sexual awakening was Josh barefoot in shorts and a singlet. Josh’s tanned limbs may have been an incredibly sexy sight, but Levi wanted to see more than just his ankles and elbows.
Levi’s phone buzzed with a text message, snapping him out of his Josh-filled daydream. A smile flashed across his face when he saw it was Josh, letting him know he was on his way to pick him up.
Levi sculled down the rest of his coke and raced inside to take a quick shower before Josh arrived. With the day already baking the earth like a savoury scone, he only turned the nozzle of the shower slightly so his wash would be a cold one. The water erupted from the spout, hitting the shower floor, echoing like a thunder storm. He promptly stripped out of his clothes and stepped under the spray to absorb the refreshing coolness.