Emery [bxb]

19

Thanks to rehearsals, I'm now regularly late for football practice, for which I have to do laps. It's made better by the fact that Tania's cheerleader friends watch and blow kisses. I drink up all the attention, winking and blowing kisses back.

After that, I leave Em and Alexandra in the library and head for the gym. Then, it's bro time with Em.

"This sweater is so soft," I mutter as I squeeze him in greeting. We sit down on the couch and I hold him the way my dad cuddles with my mom.

We go over the script and I practice my lines while Emery reads back Cinderella's.

Tania's best friends are playing the wicked sisters, but I secretly think they're a little too attractive for the roles. Emery slaps me when I confess that I fantasize about getting it on with Drizella.

"One day you'll learn how to treat women right." He shakes his head ruefully at me, but I jokingly reply that I doubt it.

"Can you scratch my balls?" I request when we're on our phones later. Emery is lounging on the couch next to me.

"Sure," Emery affirms readily. "Pinch or pull?"

"Pinch, please."

Emery complies with one hand, using the other to keep scrolling through his phone.