#mid90s

"hello?"

the bell rings as fourth grade steps into the shop. The lights are all dim except for one hanging over the sitting area. Deciding that the door being unlocked meant it was okay to come in, fourth grade slowly moves towards the counter. resting his camera on the counter he takes in the environment.

School had started picking up again, so that meant three out of the five boys would supposedly be busy in class. Today was the rare day everyone abided to Ray's pleas for them to stay for at least 3 out of the 5 school days. Well, everyone but fourth grade. Just as he finished checking out the display counter, he heard a snore from of the couches. As he got closer to the noise, fourth grade came to the realization that he had unknowingly walked in on Rays midday nap. Instead of leaving the shop like the other boys, fourth grade grabs his camera and sits on the couch close enough to where he could feel the other boy's body heat.

...

FG

Nearly an hour had passed since I arrived. Every now and then I would check on ray while rewatching clips from my camera roll to pass the time.

Suddenly, I hear a shuffle that pulls me out of my trance. As I look up I'm met with Rays lidded ones watching me, staring.

I feel my heart stutter.

"hey?"

"hey yourself creep," Ray rasps. " How long have you been here?" he asks as he pushes himself up to a sitting position.

"not too long ago...Nobody's came inside apart from me." I say muttering the last part.

Ray nods bringing his arms up into a stretch. As he lengthens his body, I notice his shirt lift to expose a sliver of skin.

"yo you going to- you good dude?" Ray had brought his arms down by now.

I nod, clearing my throat, "yeah, what was that?"

"I was asking if you're going to the party Ruben was talking about last night. I think Kaylah Might be there too" he says absentmindedly

At the mention of his flings name, I deflate a little, "I'm not sure yet... Are you?"

Ray sighs, " Yeah I need to be his DD. You sure you're not coming? It'd be nice to hang out...Do tricks or something, maybe you can record" he says nudging me with his leg.

I tense up a little at the contact, "I'd be down." I say nodding at his suggestion,

he gives a small laugh, " You're so easy."

you don't even know.

...

"CHUG CHUG CHUG"

I was leaning against the counter nursing my water. I was maybe one of the very select people that were still sober this late into the night. When me and Ray entered the house, he was almost immediately pulled away by fuckshit to do who knows what. In my position I could see where he was sat in a group playing games. Just as they started playing spin the bottle, Estee got up to recruit some more people to play.

As she was making her rounds, she came up behind me, "Fourthieeee" I cringe at the nickname but turn with an small smile.

"Come join us, we neeeeeed you" Estee slurs, ushering me to where the group was sat on the ground. As I sit down next to her, I look around the circle. fuckshit was talking a mile a minute on Ray's left, and Kaylah was slumped against his right downing a beer. In this lighting, Ray looked amazing. The neon lights reflected blue hues against his deep skin, making him look straight out of a movie.

I want to take a picture

if only she wasn't there.

As the game picked up, more and more people went off for their 10 minutes only to spend extra time in the room together. Soon enough, it was my turn to spin the bottle and it bottle lands between Fuckshit and Ray,

" nah, man I'll try a lot of things but I aint kissing you," fuckshit blurts loudly. Everyone in the circle laughs while urging me to choose one of them. I feel my face heat up, and as my eyes find Ray's it was times like this I wish I could disappear.

my mouth opens to forfeit my turn the same time Ray nods towards the room.

...

Closing the door I turn around to find Ray already sitting on the bed looking at me.

I internally groan and close my eyes before walking towards him.

As I stand there he looks up at me raising an eyebrow. "What, you scared of me now?" Ray asks with smirk tugging at his lips. He pats the space next to him, and I sit down.

" so uh... Are we actually gonna.. you know?" I ask wringing my hands in my lap

Ray turns to fully look at me. "Are we gonna..?" he asks, his tone soft.

I clear my throat. I can't look at him right now. From this position all I can smell is his sweet cologne. I know he's just messing with me but all I can think about is that same smell suffocating me as he kisses on my neck. The thought of those deep brown eyes watching me as he lets my hands roam the expanse of his back.

I clear my throat, "y'know, kiss" I whisper the last part, my eyes flicking between his lips and his eyes that seem to pull me in the longer I watch him.

he flicks his tongue across his bottom lip and leans back on his hands as he looks up in thought, " I mean I haven't tried no shit like this before, but it cant be that different from a girl right?" he says eyes falling back to me with a glint.

"r-right" I stutter out, my eyes trained on every syllable coming from his mouth.

" You have kissed a girl before right?" he asks raising an eyebrow

I look away. I already know my face is flushed, but the feeling of my ears heating up doesn't help me either.

"Dude, you're joking right?" he scoffs sitting up again

. A few beats of silence pass before he speaks up again. "Alright.. We'll just think of this like...practice" he says scratching the back of his neck.

At the sound of that I perk up, "okay, what should I do?"

"Just follow my lead," ray says as he moves closer to me and just as his knee rests by my thigh, I shiver.

He looks up at me through his lashes a little quizzically and I think I melt a little. My breathing is already speeding up, I don't know if I can survive this.

Slowly he closes the gap, his lips press against mine softly before pulling away.

"Okay?" he asks quietly, I nod fervently

He goes back in, this time moving his lips against mine. I feel him reach out to brush my fingertips, while the other connects to my hair. As he runs his fingers through it, i shudder and instinctively pull him closer.

Ray almost falls into my lap. As he pulls away I find myself chasing the contact that was there. "wait" he pants out, his breath fanning over my face.

I could stay in this position forever, I think to myself.

I go back in for another kiss, this time I decide to try something I've only seen in videos. I lick his bottom lip hoping for access. He lets out a small gasp, allowing me to enter. It's messy but the taste of his mouth and the noises he lets out are intoxicating. I let my left hand move to his head and push him in closer. I bring my free hand to his hip, dipping my thumb under his shirt to rub circles against the smooth skin.

the feeling of his tongue moving against mine pulls a sigh out of me.

This sound seems to spur him on as he suddenly rocks against me once. That once was more than enough to elicit a gasp from me. This time I was the one to pull away.

I knew my eyes were blown wide, as I took in Rays figure. He was staring down at me with the same look, the distance between us only enough for us to exchange the air we were trying to regain.

"I..I thought you said you've never...kissed anyone," he says out of breath,

"Girls'' I mutter back, pulling him closer. I let my head drop to the crook of his shoulder, "Can you keep moving against me?" I ask kissing against his neck.

I feel Ray nod as he cranes his neck to give me better access.

Just as I latch onto him again, he rocks his hips against me slowly. His moans come out softly, " You're so good at this..." he says near my ear.

"Don't say that" I say shivering at his words. he speeds up his pace a little, before shifting to look at me.

"I'm practically riding you right now... please tell me it feels good for you too" he says grabbing a fistful of my hair,

I moan at the contact, allowing my hands to drop to his wait to help with the movement, "Yes, yes, oh fuck"

I wish I could capture this.

Ray drops his head to my lips again, he pulls my hair to tilt to a new angle causing me to groan into his mouth. He moves his lips against mine fervently. My right hand goes under his shirt causing him to shiver against my touch.

He pulls away. Just as he opens his mouth to say something a knock on the door pulls us out of our trance.

"CMON RAY LETS HEAD OUT" Ruben shouts.

Ray looks at me eyes wide as if he's just now realizing what he's doing. His hands snake to my shoulders causing me freeze at the loss of contact.

He looks towards the door and back at me before climbing off. As he untangles himself I let my hand trail down his arm ending in me catching his own hand. With his left hand Ray scratches the back of his neck, I feel my heart drop. "Lets just-- keep this on the down low... okay?"

I nod, my eyes lighting up.

He breathes out a laugh. "You need help though, seriously. That shit was intense." he says as he uses his free hand to run a finger over his bottom lip.

before he turns the door handle to leave he looks back at me,

"will you be home tomorrow?" I ask meekly,