[Klayko]

In many ways, Herek could sympathize. Perhaps Mason was at a point in his life where he was finding himself at a crossroads. To be fair, when thinking back on his own wild ride that night, Herek knew he was clear enough to think and in that instance, he just wanted to feel like everything in his head was normal and to be honest, it was. His own method of freedom came with the price in the form of a virus however. Mason, for some odd reason though, seemed alright with what was occurring with Herek and was even in some ways, out of line in their relationship as a professor and student. They both were adults though. Herek was Twenty-Eight and Mason was Twenty-One. Dare he to inquire the blond haired male before him was actually flirting with him?

“You really haven’t,” Herek stated. “It’s been a much needed distraction to be honest, since I can’t drink some of my problems away. Not that I’m a d rink of anything. It’s just a great way to unwind from some stresses.”

As a result, Herek might have acted a bit impulsively. It could be the hormones in his system, the feeling of personal regret or maybe it was a bit of both when knowing at the end of the day, he was just a visiting professor whose real salary was coming from playing a professional sport. Either way, he stated “You know. I have a nice house in a gated community, but it’s just me and there’s about three other rooms, if you’re really looking to clear your head some.”

Mason made his intentions clear regarding his sexuality and likewise, Mason clearly knew Herek wasn’t just a man who thought getting pregnant was a means to help his wife out with fertility problems, a single man looking to have children in general or a man willing to help another family out. Despite his frame, Herek was already relatively close to Mason before he was close to leaving out the door, but he didn’t aggressively approach his now former student. Instead, he casually rested a hand on his shoulder and politely turned him around, Herek’s heart racing just a bit at having done something rather spontaneous like this. He closed the door in the fullest as a result.

“It’s a scary feeling, really,” he stated nervously. “Feeling something like this happen inside of you. Do you...mind..?”

Herek held Mason’s hand for a few, leading it over to his belly. Yes, he was allowing Mason to get a good feel of it.

“The way you worded everything,” he continued. “You’re way more interested than you let on, but you’ve been biting your tongue a bit. You...don’t have to...with me.”