To Serve and Obey

Lukas walked into an empty apartment as was expected on a Sunday and headed straight to his bedroom. Not only did his entire body hurt but his feelings at disappointing Steven as well. He decided he needed to sleep and so climbed into bed and fell asleep faster than he thought he would.

Some time later he woke up and heard one of his roommates in the kitchen. Lukas was hungry and tried to move to get out of bed and every muscle seemed locked in place. Slowly and gingerly he got out of bed and headed to the kitchen. The look of exhaustion must have been plain to see as his roommate turned around,

“Dude you look like shit!! Rough weekend?”

“You could say that.” Was his only reply.

“Well I’m just making some burgers tonight because I got a ton of stuff to do for school. You want some?”

“Yes please.”

Lukas helped his roommate prepare everything and they enjoyed their burgers while watching some tv. Light conversation about school and how the year was going was all they talked about. They cleaned up and headed to their own rooms. Lukas didn’t even have the strength to shower so he just climbed back in bed and rested. At some point he must have fallen asleep because before he knew it his alarm was going off. With a little more ease than yesterday he climbed out of bed and headed to the shower to get ready.

Monday passed with Lukas in a melancholy mood. He knew he had disappointed Steven and he felt that hurt more than all the aches in his body. He didn’t participate as much in his classes as he worked through how to improve for Steven. He wasn’t sure how he’d do that, knowing he had given as much as he could over the past weekend. He followed most of his routine for a Monday but left the gym out since he still hurt too much.

Slowly his week went by, and by Thursday he was back to normal including his normal workout routine. Over the course of the week he had decided that when he got back to working out once his body wasn’t sore he’d start pushing himself a little harder to try and get stronger for Steven. Deciding that during the week he wouldn’t push himself too hard and add extra on the weekend when he could. Thursday evening while he was studying for an exam he got a text message alert. He grab his phone and saw the now familiar “Sir” on his phone, he checked the message,

“Lukas, some things have come up for work again and I may be busy for a few weeks. Please stay focused on school and your workouts and I will contact you as soon as I am back.”

“Ok Sir.” He typed in response. He was almost relieved that he’d get a break not sure his body was ready for a repeat of the past weekend.

Lukas threw himself into school work and his workout sessions. A little harder during the week and almost extreme by his measure on the weekends. He ran more and farther to build up his endurance. He practiced position two as much as possible, often throwing a book on the floor in front of him to read while he held the position. Not quite what he’d have to do in front of Steven because he had to look down and move every so often to turn the page but still it strained him. But he kept pushing himself to hold the position. Remembering he had held it for almost an hour and half at Steven’s, he set that as his goal. Slowly as he practiced he got better and while it still hurt he could hold for over an hour without too much of an effort. He set a goal of two hours to work towards in the coming days.

He continued his routine over the coming days and weeks. Keeping his grades up and focusing on his tasks. Working out and pushing his body as hard as he could every time. It had been two weeks without a word from Steven and he had already learned his lesson from before, so he didn’t try contacting him. His urges were returning but he kept himself as busy as possible to try and ignore them. Finding different school events to attend on the weekends and going to the movies to keep his mind occupied. The pressure of the cage when he did think of things was becoming a recurring sensation, reminding him he needed to refocus on other things.

The good grades continued as the weeks went by, and it wasn’t long before he realized the Thanksgiving break was coming up. He hadn’t realized it was approaching until one of his professors had assigned them a large project and suggested they work on it during their break. He wasn’t sure what he was going to do, he had no family, both of his parents having passed away already. His dad when he was a young teenager and his mother a few years ago, and he had no siblings or extended family left. Normally one of his clients would have booked him for the extended time, either out of a desire for company during the traditional family time or out of a sense of pity for him not having anyone. Lukas was never sure which one it actually was. Now however he only had Steven and he hadn’t heard from him in weeks. So Lukas was left to decide what to do, stay in the apartment by himself and try and pass the time, or take up his one roommates offer to go home with him for the break. Lukas wasn’t sure if Steven would return and want to see him, but he really didn’t want five days alone with nothing to do. He picked up his phone and decided it was worth the risk to contact Steven.

“Sir, break is coming up and I want to be available for you if you desire. However, if you are still busy with work then I would like to go with my roommate to his family’s place for the break, sir.”

Lukas went back to working on his project. He was much farther along than anyone else in the class he was sure of because he had Steven’s direction to follow. It was some time later when his phone alerted him to a new message, he knew it was from sir,

“Lukas I apologize for my absence. Work will keep me away a bit longer so please feel free to join your roommate, but be sure to obey the rules.”

“Thank you, yes sir.” Lukas realized as he set the phone down how much he was missing Steven. They hadn’t spent much time together but Lukas had enjoyed every minute when they were together, even the moments that seemed to hurt. He had hoped to get to spend time with Steven over the break but it looked like that wouldn’t be happening and he felt the disappointment inside. He also felt the familiar pressure in his groin, knowing it was because he wanted Steven and not because of the amount of time it had been since his last release. It had been longer than last time, but he was growing accustomed to the wet spots in his underwear now due to pre-cum, the feeling of his balls being full and ready. He was also growing accustomed to not allowing himself to focus or dwell on it since it wasn’t what he was suppose to focus on.

Later that night as he was getting ready to make his dinner, Trevor, his roommate the one who had invited him home with him came in.

“Hey, how was your day?” Lukas asked.

“Great, if you consider getting a C on one of the most important papers in one of your most important classes as great.’ Trevor responded with a smile.

“At least it’s a passing grade!” Lukas said returning the smile. “I’m just starting to make some dinner, would you like some?”

“That would be great! I’m going to hit the shower and then I’ll come help you.” Trevor turned and headed back the hall.

Lukas had liked all of his roommates and they had all always gotten along well as a household. Trevor was the new roommate that had just joined them this semester. Lukas had wondered if he would get along with him since he hadn’t known him. He had been recommended by one of his other roommates. Someone to finish out their lease as they were all seniors and needed someone for the last year in the apartment. Trevor had fit right into the group and Lukas had even felt a bit of attraction to him at first. He was good looking being a taller guy at about 6’2” which was well over Lukas’ 5’9”. He had short messy brown hair that looked good on him, with bright green eyes and while Lukas hadn’t ever seen him naked, he knew he was in shape. The pressure in his pants pulled him back from his thoughts, and he focused on making dinner. Besides there wasn’t a chance with Trevor even if he wasn’t committed to Steven. Trevor was straight, all of his roommates were.

Lukas was just finishing up his simple dish, chicken piccata with some pasta when Trevor returned.

“Hey what do you need me to do to help?”

“I’m just finishing up but if you wanted to wash some of the dishes that would be a great help.”

“Say no more.” Trever headed to the sink and started washing the dishes while Lukas finished up making and plating their dinner. They took their plates to the living room and watched some tv while they ate. They were washing the dishes together when Lukas said,

“Hey about your offer to join you for Thanksgiving, I don’t have anything else going on so if the offer still stands I’d love to go.”

“That’s awesome! I’ll let my parents know, they’ll be excited to have an extra person coming.”

“Well I do have a project that I’ll have to work on while I’m there and I’ll try to stay out of the way.”

“Nonsense, by all means do your school work but there is no way my parents will let you just hide! They’ll have you doing everything with us!!”

“Alright I really appreciate you and them allowing me to come.”

“Absolutely. Hey listen we’ll leave Wednesday after classes. I finish up around 4 so I’ll head back and we’ll load up my car and drive there, it’s about 2 hours.”

“Ok sounds like a plan, I’ll be sure to be ready to go. I gotta head back to my room and do some work.”

“Alright I do as well, so I’ll say good night. Oh and Lukas if you have any laundry or anything to do you can bring it with you.”

“Ok, I don’t think I will, I’m pretty good about keeping that stuff done. Good night.”

Lukas headed off to his bedroom to continue his school work. He was happy to have something to do over the break. He had wished it would have been with Steven but he’d take spending time with Trevor and his family just as well.

The following Wednesday Lukas was at home, packed and ready to go when Trevor finally arrived. Trevor changed and threw what Lukas thought was every piece of clothing he owned into a large bag and turned to Lukas,

“Ready?”

“Yeah.” They headed down to Trevor’s car and made the journey to his house. The ride had been fun and the conversation engaging. They had quizzed each other on some music, talked a little about their lives up until college and played a stupid round of 20 questions. They pulled up outside of Trevor’s house, a typical middle income house. Modest in size and in a nice neighborhood. They made their way in and Lukas was introduced to Trevor’s parents who seemed really nice and genuinely had been excited to have Lukas joining them over the break. Lukas had been shown to the room he would be staying in and then they had enjoyed a nice dinner, some wine and conversation. Slowly everyone had adjourned for the evening, Lukas being first because he wanted to work on his project.

The next day Lukas got up for a run and was surprised when Trevor was at the front door waiting.

“I thought we could do a run together?”

“Sure, I was going to shoot for 5-6 miles if you’re up for that.”

“Absolutely.”

They ran together, Trevor taking the lead since he knew the area best, and had some more light conversation. They returned and showered. Lukas went to his room to work on his project more since he had been informed that the traditional Thanksgiving dinner wouldn’t start until early evening. He was lost in his work when he heard a knock on his door and Trevor poked his head in,

“It’s almost time for dinner. Why don’t you take a break and come join us.”

“Let me finish this paragraph and I’ll be right down.”

The dinner had been really good and was almost the picture of a perfect Thanksgiving. Everyone ate way too much and probably had a little too much to drink as they all headed to bed a little early. Lukas had tried to watch how much he had drank. He didn’t want a hangover and also he knew he was horny and he knew he thought Trevor was cute so he didn’t need a cage bulge or something inappropriate to come out of his mouth. So the next morning he figured he’d be jogging alone. He was surprised when he headed downstairs and saw Trevor standing and waiting for him.

“Aren’t you hungover Trevor?”

“Nah, I didn’t drink much. I actually had less than you did.” He responded with a smile on his face.

They headed out on their run and the rest of Friday Lukas spent finishing up his project with breaks for lunch and dinner with Trevor and his family. At dinner Trevor’s parents had mentioned they were leaving after dinner. Apparently there was some extended family a few hours away that they were going to be visiting and wouldn’t be back until Sunday evening. This was news to Lukas and he didn’t know if he was suppose to be going with them. That was answered when Trevor turned and said,

“We’ll be staying here and heading out probably Sunday morning. There’s not enough space for both of us to stay there and there isn’t a hotel or anything that close by. Besides I’m sure you don’t want to meet my extended family.” He winked at Lukas.

“Ok, that’s fine with me, but I don’t want you to miss out on visiting family. I can easily get a hotel room here in town and you could pick me up on Sunday to head back.”

“Nah, they don’t need to see me this time. We’ll see everyone over Christmas any way.”

“As long as it’s ok with everyone then it’s ok with me.” Lukas said and excused himself to go to his room and allow time for Trevor and his parents to have some time together and say their good byes.

A few hours later as Lukas was looking over his paper he heard a soft knocking on his door. Trevor came into the room,

“Thanks for that, the last thing I needed was more family.”

“I mean I didn’t do anything, but you’re welcome.”

“Yeah true, any way I’m headed to bed, same run time tomorrow?”

“Sure, good night.”

“Good night.”

The next morning they went for their now traditional run, or that’s at least how Lukas thought about it. He was in his room adding a few notes to his paper that he wanted to fix and add to later when Trever knocked and popped his head in his room.

“Come on, that’s enough school work. You gotta take a break or you’ll burn out.”

“Yeah I guess you’re right.”

“Come to the basement and hang out.”

Lukas followed Trevor to the basement. He hadn’t been down here their entire stay. Completely finished it had a pool table, built in bar and two TVs. He guessed one was probably for gaming and the other which was larger for movies.

“I’ve decided that you need to work on your gaming. You suck.”

“Yeah I know. I’m not a gamer.”

“But if you try and practice you can get better. Come we’ll start easy.”

“Alright but I don’t think it will help.”

Trevor headed to the smaller of the two TVs and handed a controller to Lukas who took a seat on the couch. Trevor loaded the game and took a seat beside Lukas. It was Mortal Kombat and after getting his ass kicked seven times in a row Lukas had had enough.

“It’s not fun to lose all the time. I told you I’m not a gamer and even if I was I’m obviously not up to your level.”

“Fair enough lets try something else, something easier for you. I’m going to have a drink, you want one?”

“Sure.” Lukas decided having a drink was in order since he was mostly done with his school work and he was relaxing.
“What do you want?”

“Whatever is fine with me.”

“Rum and Coke?”

Lukas froze hearing Steven in his mind, asking him to stop drinking that sugar drink. He realized how much he was missing Steven all of a sudden. When he didn’t respond, Trevor said,

“We have other stuff if you don’t want that.”

“Vodka club?”

“Coming up.”

Trevor made the drinks and handed Lukas his and placed his on the coffee table. He walked back to the tv and adjusted a few things before returning and handing Lukas a new controller. As he sat he looked at Lukas and smiled saying,

“Mario Kart, even my young cousin can play Mario Kart. We’ll even keep it on the lowest speed to help you.”

“Ha, you are too kind!” Lukas said with a smile and blushed slightly at his lack of gaming ability.

They played Mario Kart for a long time. Lukas had to admit it was fun and he even won a few races. They continued to have a few drinks as well and harassed each other in good fun as Lukas slowly got better and gave Trevor a challenge from time to time. After the last race and once they had finished their newest drinks, Trevor stood,

“Want another one?”

“Sure.” Lukas replied he was definitely buzzed but he didn’t think he was drunk yet. He figured as long as he kept himself in check he wouldn’t run into any problems. Besides he was having fun hanging out with Trevor. As he was making the next round of drinks he said,

“I think I need a break from games, wanna shoot some pool?”

“Well I’ve never done that and I have a feeling I’ll be as good at it as I am playing games.”

“Ha, practice my friend that’s how you get better. Look at Mario Kart you sucked at first but after awhile you were pretty good.”

“True I’ll give it a shot.”

They headed over to the pool table and Lukas took a sip of his drink as Trevor racked the balls. Trevor had explained the basics and he said he’d keep it light and allow mistakes. Basically he told Lukas,

“Don’t let the eight ball go in until all your other balls are in or you lose. Don’t let the cue ball go in at anytime or you lose your turn. Outside of that you’ll either be stripes or solids and you want to get all of your balls in before the other person. I’ll be nice and break for us the first time”

They played the game and of course Lukas lost the first one. He actually got a few of his balls in during the second game. He felt more confident going into the third game and was giving Trevor a challenge on the table. He had two more of his balls left and wasn’t sure how to line up his shot.

“Look if you line the cue ball up here along this line and hit it hard enough it’ll bounce here, then here and then hit your ball sending it in this direction. It’s all geometry.” Trevor said as he was pointing to the different spots on the table.

“I never liked geometry, I had a terrible teacher.” Lukas replied as he was bent over the table trying to line the shot up like Trevor had said.

“Here let me show you.” Trevor approached behind Lukas, and leaned down on him. Trevor put his hands on top of Lukas’ and said with his head right beside Lukas’ ear,

“Look, see the line your cue stick is making? That’s the line to follow.” Lukas saw the line now that Trevor had shown him and he slid his stick back and sent the cue ball flying. He watched as it bounced exactly as Trevor had pointed out and delivered his ball into the pocket. They both stood up and Lukas had an excited smile on his face as he turned to thank Trevor. Trevor was right there less than an inch away and he leaned in and kissed Lukas. His soft lips pressed into Lukas’ and there was a brief hint of tongue before Lukas pushed back slightly and broke the kiss off. Lukas was flushed, he liked how it felt, felt the excitement growing inside of himself and felt the wash of betrayal flow through him as he knew he had broken a rule Steven had set.

“I’m so sorry. I….I…..maybe it’s the alcohol. I shouldn’t have done that, I’m really sorry.” Trevor stammered in response. Lukas felt guilty, he hadn’t meant to make Trevor feel bad he just knew that he couldn’t betray Steven that way. He also knew it couldn’t go anywhere, how would he ever explain the cage to Trevor.

“No, it’s ok Trevor, it’s just that I don’t think it’s a good idea. Besides aren’t you straight?”

“Ha….” Trevor started, though the ha wasn’t in jest it was more of dejected sound. “Everyone thinks that and I just let them. I’ve never said one way or the other I just don’t reject anything that is projected onto me. I’m not out or anything and I just thought….well I mean you’re cute and we were having a great time……I just……I don’t know what I was thinking, I’m sorry.”

“You don’t have to keep apologizing Trevor. I just can’t do that with you. I mean I’m here and I’ll support you in whatever you do or talk if you need to talk, I just can’t do that with you.”

“Ok, but I still feel bad about that I should have asked first. It was just the moment felt right and I figured why not.”

“I get that and hey you’re a good kisser. We just can’t do anything. Tell you what, why don’t you make one more drink and we can talk some more.”

“Ok, I’d like that.” Trevor said as he got the glasses and made another drink while Lukas took a seat on the couch. Trevor sat down beside him and started,

“I can’t believe I did that. That’s not like me. I’ve fooled around with girls but that was because it was a party and I wasn’t ready for anyone to know. I’ve only been with a few guys ever.”

“Well you got some good practice it seems because that was a really good kiss. I mean I never even thought you were gay.”

They talked for awhile as Trevor explained he wasn’t out to his parents yet but he figured they’d be cool once they knew. Trevor’s limited exposure to gay culture growing up and the times he’d had sex with guys. His desire to be out and open but felt he had lead too many people on for too long to do it now. And Lukas figured it was the alcohol and the desire to get things off his chest because Trevor had shared a lot of things with Lukas. Including his and his families financial situation, which despite outward appearances wasn’t in good shape. In fact Trevor wasn’t sure he’d be able to finish school because he couldn’t get a loan at this point for one semester, his parents didn’t have the money and he didn’t know where to get the cash. An idea occurred to Lukas,

“You know what I do for money Trevor. If you’re interested I could get you set up with some clients and you’d instantly have cash flow.”

“I don’t know, I mean having sex for cash and with old men none the less isn’t really my idea of fun or a great way to make money.”

“Honestly Trevor I know you guys don’t ask and I never tell but mostly it’s older guys that are lonely and just looking for company. Yeah there’s sex sometimes, but only if you allow it. You could simply be a companion and not offer the sex. I mean if I’m honest with you I probably really only have sex one to three times a month with any of my clients.” Lukas said being sure to keep things as if he didn’t have just one client now.

“You’ve got to be shitting me.” Trevor replied with a smile. “I thought for sure every time you went out to ‘see’ a client you were getting some.”

“That’s what everyone thinks, and like you I just let them project.’ Lukas said grinning back. “I mean you could try it with one or two of my clients and see if it’s something you like. You’re cute, you have great conversation skills and you know how to keep people engaged, that’s really all it is.”

“I don’t know, can I think about it and let you know?”

“Absolutely. I was just throwing it out there as a possibility.”

“Alright, listen I really am sorry for what happened. I’m going to head to bed, you won’t tell anyone, right?”

“No Trevor, this is your journey and you decide who knows what and when. I’m going to bed as well.”

The next day they went for a quick run before returning home and packing up to head back to their apartment. Lukas hoped that Trevor didn’t feel awkward or have hurt feelings and he seemed not to. On their drive back Trevor had asked a few more questions about Lukas’ job and he had answered him honestly. It was quiet for most of the ride back after that, as Lukas figured Trevor was lost in his thoughts and he didn’t want to disturb him. When they were closer, Trevor finally spoke,

“Hey I’ve considered it and I think I want to try and do what you do. I mean, I need the cash and as long as I don’t have to have sex with them I can try it at least. Could you help me get started.”

“Absolutely I’ll make a few calls this evening to see what I can get set up for you and let you know.”

“Awesome. Hey one other thing, I think I want to let the other roommates know I’m gay. Can I count on your support?”

“I’m here to help as much as I can.”

“Thanks.”

They arrived home in the early afternoon and when they got in the apartment one of their roommates was already back. They each headed to their rooms and Lukas had some work to do before they did their Sunday dinner. He started by texting Steven. He needed to talk to him and tell him everything that had happened. Steven called shortly after Lukas had sent the text and Lukas had told him everything, the drinking, the kiss, how guilty he felt. He also told Steven that he needed to contact Ben and possibly some of his old clients to help get Trevor up and running.

“Lukas, I am happy that you did not pursue anything with Trevor and also impressed. Not only have you told me the truth, but you obeyed by not following through with Trevor. Which must have been hard since you have been locked away for awhile now.”

“I agreed to serve you sir and I will follow your orders. I knew I couldn’t follow through as I only desire you sir.”

“I’m glad to hear Lukas. As for the other situation with your clients. I would prefer if you could find some way to help Trevor without having to contact them, but I will allow you to if you can think of no other way. However, you are to copy me once again on the emails and be sure to delete the account again once you have finished.”

“Yes sir.”

“Lukas I should be returning soon, so please be prepared for me in the near future. Oh and I’m only adding 30 points for your indiscretions as you were honest with me about them. Have a good evening Lukas.”

Lukas didn’t get to respond as Steven hung up as soon as he finished his sentence. He noticed his heart rate was up and he felt the growth in his pants. Just hearing Steven’s voice after so long had excited him. He put that aside for now he had another task to complete. He dialed Ben’s number,

“Lukas, I hope you’re calling to tell me you’re ready to come back.”

“Hey Ben, not exactly. I’m not coming back but I found someone who’s interested in trying and maybe getting in.”

“Oh thank god. Your clients have been asking for anyone to fill their time. Has he done this before?”

“No he hasn’t and he’s not sure he wants to offer sex, just the companion part.”

“That’s fine with me, most of your clients don’t want the sex part anyway. If he gets anyone that does want it he can always deny them.”

“I explained that to him already. Do you think you could set up a few appointments with some of my clients that we both know don’t want sex to start him out?”

“Not a problem I could have one booked for tomorrow if he wanted. They really miss you but really I think they miss the companionship the most. What’s his name?”

“Trevor, I’ll have to ask when he wants to start and what his schedule is, actually I’ll just give him your info and you two can work everything out if that’s alright.”

“That’s fine with me, tell him to call me tonight if he can.”

“Will do. Hey Ben one more thing. I don’t want him or my former clients talking about me. Do you think you could set a rule up with them that I’m not to be mentioned in any way and if Trevor brings me up they can’t respond?”

“Well that’s a weird one, but yeah we have plenty of rules and making that one shouldn’t be an issue. I’ll let them know of the new rule when I book them.”

“Thanks Ben, I’ll have Trevor call you later.”

“I always aim to please Lukas, thanks for finding a replacement.” Lukas could hear his smile in the last sentence as the call ended.

Lukas sent a quick text to Steven,

“I set everything up through Ben so I do not need to contact my old clients. I also asked a rule be put in place where neither party can talk about me in any way sir.”

He saw the bubbles pop up and waited to read the response,

“This is very pleasing to hear Lukas. Keep up the good work.”

“Thank you sir.”

Lukas was headed to the kitchen where he could hear his roommates working on dinner when Trevor came out of his room and stopped him.

“Lukas I’m nervous you’re sure they won’t judge me when I tell them?”

“Absolutely, they have never judge me in the slightest way, that’s why we get along so well, no one really cares who you are or what you do as long as you pull your weight and pay your share of the bills.”

“Ok, but you’ll back me up if needed right?”

“Yes, absolutely but you won’t need me. And hey, I talked to Ben the guy I told you about that helped me get started in escorting. He wants to talk to you later if you feel up to it.”

“Ok yeah sure. Do you think we could call him together the first time just for introductions?”

“Yeah.”

They headed to the kitchen and helped get dinner ready with their other roommates. They were all sitting in the living room after dinner having a beer when Trevor worked up the nerves.

“Hey guys I have to tell you something,………..I’m gay.”

The other roommates looked at him before Jacob finally said,

“Ok cool, can we get a game going now?”

They all shared in a laugh and Lukas looked at Trevor and said,

“I told you they wouldn’t care.”

They talked and laughed some more over beers with Jacob insisting on starting a game with Trevor. Lukas was getting ready to head to his bedroom and Trevor piped up,

“Ok ok Jacob give me five minutes. I have to go make a call with Lukas to his escort contact. I’m hard up for cash so I’m going to give it a try.”

“Damn, you go from in the closet to straight up hooker.” Jacob said in retort.

“It’s the only way.” Trevor said in response with a wink at Lukas.

They called Ben and made introductions. Ben laid out what was entailed and made it abundantly clear that sex was optional on Trevor’s part he never had to do it if he didn’t want to. He also made it abundantly clear to Trevor that at no point should he talk about any of the other escorts he knew or may know including himself and Lukas. Lukas smiled internally at how well Ben had made the rule and covered it to make it look normal. Ben said he would set him up on his first appointment on Tuesday evening and Trevor returned to the living room to start a game with Jacob.