Chapter 10

Keifer stared blankly at his ceiling as Jacob's smiling face remained in his mind.

He had been laying on his bed for already two hours, yet he still wasn't able to fall asleep because his mind was occupied by something.

'Was that his type?' He thought to himself as he closed his eyes and tried to recall how Jacob's tutor looked.

He was a tall man, maybe a bit taller than Kiefer, and had a pretty good build. He had shiny dark hair that shone under the moonlight, slightly thick angled eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, a tall pointed nose, thin pink lips, and a sharp jawline. His ears were pierced and they enhanced his overall look even more.

Kiefer opened his eyes and mumbled, "He's pretty darn good-looking."

'So, Jacob is into smart and good-looking older men, huh?' Kiefer thought as he recalled the way Jacob smiled at that man.

The alpha stared blankly at the ceiling and tried to think of what he'd say to Jacob tomorrow to ask him about his tutor.

'I haven't asked him about his past crushes. He's never talked about them before, so I kind of feel hesitant to ask him,' he thought as he turned to his side.

'Maybe I should bring that up first and then ask him about that guy. Oh, wait... Maybe he might find it suspicious if I do that... I should probably...' he thought to himself as he pressed his lips together, thinking deeply.

Kiefer spent the entire night tossing and turning in his bed as he tried to think of the correct words to say to Jacob tomorrow.

The birds started chirping outside his window and before he even knew it, it was already morning.

"Ah, damn it."

With dark circles under his eyes, he sat up on his bed and let out a heavy sigh.

'I only slept for three hours,' he thought as he looked at the time on his phone.

Even though he wanted to go back to bed and continue sleeping, he got out of his bed and started doing his daily routine.

Just as usual, he found Jacob standing outside his house, waiting for him to come out.

"Morning," the omega greeted him with a small smile on his face.

Kiefer stared at him for a couple of seconds and then smiled at him as he greeted him back, "Morning."

"So, did you study well yesterday?" Kiefer asked as he put his arm around Jacob's shoulder. "Hmm... Not really. I got a little distracted last night," the omega responded as he started walking with Kiefer.

'So, he's the type that gets distracted when his crush is around...' Kiefer thought as he smiled as they walked.

"Distracted? Why? Did something happen?" The alpha asked as he looked at Jacob from the side of his eyes.

"No, it's just that..." Jacob remained silent for a couple of seconds after saying those words and continued talking again. "I probably didn't get much sleep. Maybe that's why I got distracted," he continued as he let out a soft chuckle.

"You should rest properly. You use your brain all the time. You won't have enough energy if you don't get plenty of sleep," Kiefer said like a nagging mom as he glanced at the omega's face.

"Hah! Says the guy who has dark circles," Jacob scoffed as he shook his head while wearing a little smile on his face.

"Can't help it. I had coffee before bed," Kiefer laughed, making up an excuse on the spot. "You had coffee? Are you dumb? Of course, you wouldn't be able to fall asleep quickly," Jacob laughed upon hearing what he said.

Kiefer took a quick look at him once again and unconsciously smiled when he saw Jacob laughing at what he said.

"Oh, right. When I got home last night, I saw you with someone outside your house. Was that your tutor?" Kiefer asked as he looked straight, pretending as if he wasn't all that interested.

'This is my chance to hear about Jake's love life,' he excitedly thought as waited for what the omega had to say.

"Oh, you saw him? Yeah, that was my tutor," Jacob responded and smiled. Kiefer threw a glance at him and saw the same smile he saw last night.

'I knew it! He really has a crush on him,' Kiefer thought as he smiled upon seeing the look Jacob had on his face.

"He was pretty handsome. He's even tall. He's already in college, right?" Kiefer said with a smile on his face, still facing straight.

"Yeah, he's already in college. I'm not quite sure what year, though," the omega responded as he stared at the concrete ground, trying to remember his tutor's year level.

'Was he a sophomore or a junior? I don't really remember...' Jacob thought to himself, trying hard to remember.

"Hmm... Do you think he's good-looking too?" The alpha asked, still wearing a smile on his face while facing straight.

Jacob's eyebrows scrunched upon hearing his question.

'What's up with him? He's strangely interested in my tutor. Did he fall in love with him at first sight or something?' He thought as he glanced up at Kiefer.

"Well, I guess he's easy on the eye," a half-smile curved on Jacob's lips.

'This guy's type is usually the pretty ones. Did he suddenly have a change of heart after seeing my tutor?' He thought as he tried to imagine Kiefer and his tutor together.

'... They both look good, so I guess they'd look good together,' he thought.

"He'd probably be a really good boyfriend too..." Jacob mumbled to himself, remembering how considerate and kind that man was.

Because they were so close to each other thanks to Kiefer putting his arm around Jacob's shoulders, he was able to hear what Jacob mumbled.

'I'm right! He does have a crush on him,' he thought as he smiled even wider. Kiefer's eyes looked straight at the road and felt his smile getting a little smaller as he thought, 'But it's strange. I was so excited earlier but...'

"Hmm..." His eyes lowered to the ground and looked at his feet as he walked.

'I suddenly feel sick.'