Call Me Yours [BL]

Chapter 2

Two weeks. After two full weeks, Ardyn's finally stopped perking up every time the bell rang and signaled a customer. Because it was never them. Which, when he thought about it, made sense. It's not exactly normal to be visiting a s*x shop every chance you get. 

And while he stopped showing his excitement every time the bell rang, he couldn't stop himself from feeling it. The resulting disappointment when it wasn't Kahili and Valen always made Prince snort. Prince even had to apologize on his behalf after Ardyn greeted a customer with such strong disappointment.

But really, it's not infatuation.

He's just.. curious.

Ardyn was on break when Prince came into the back and leaned against the doorway. "You've been sneezing a lot today." He commented after hearing it from the front.

"I know." Ardyn sniffled pitifully. "I think I'm getting sick."

Prince only hummed in acknowledgment but made a mental note to buy tissues for him. "When's your break over?"

And Ardyn's ears twitched in confusion, having just gone on his break not even five minutes ago. "Um," he checked his phone, "like, twenty five minutes."

"Okay~" Prince sang and pushed himself off the wall. "Your favorite customers are here but I'll ring them up."

Ardyn's chair scraped against the floor loudly as he stood up and grabbed his lanyard, the only mandatory part of their uniform. "I'm done, you can go on break now."

Prince laughed, something sweet and airy, and walked in, fully expecting this reaction. "Your hours are gonna be messed up, you'll probably get in trouble too."

"Don't care." Ardyn tossed his unfinished fruit cup in the trash just as Prince took his seat. "..Thanks, though."

"Mhm~ Remember me when you're rich."

"We live together."

"Remember me."

"Okay, okay." Ardyn took a total of two steps before pausing, "Wait- I'm not even going to flirt with them. I'm just gonna ring them up because-"

"Don't care." Prince was already scrolling through his phone. "You're ruining my break, go away."

Ardyn would've scowled at him if Prince hadn't gone out of his way to let him know Valen and Kahili were there. But he wanted to.

Just as Prince said, Kahili and Valen were waiting in the front when Ardyn pushed back the curtain separating the break room. And oh, it had only been two weeks, but his tail couldn't stop wagging.

Kahili noticed him first. "You are here." He seemed pleased with this, even offering a small smile. Ardyn couldn't help but return it, feeling giddy in such a childlike way.

"Just on break~" He took his usual spot behind the counter. "Do you need help finding anything, or did you place an online order?"

"We need.." Valen trailed off, eyes lifting to his boyfriend.

"..Lube." Kahili finished.

"Yes, lube." Valen nodded. They really should've decided before they got there.

Ardyn gave an easy nod and tilted his head back. After an incident when a couple opened all their lubes and smelled them, they now kept them on a wall behind the counter. "Unscented or scented? We have strawberry, vanilla, cherry, green apple, and.." His eyes squinted. "...Cheesecake.."

"Just unscented is fine." Valen answered.

Kahili peered down at him, trying to silent convey he wanted the cheesecake, and Valen promptly ignored him, understanding right away. It's not going up his ass, he has no choice.

Ardyn had to stand on a step stool to grab it, but when he did, he offered the couple an accomplished grin. "Got it~ Anything else? We have new condoms too." He showed them the box he hadn't stocked yet. "See? They're ribbed, which I think are better."

He realized a moment later that he was too personal again. But he can't help it, he gets nervous and babbles. Instead of backtracking like he normally would, he slowly pushed the condoms aside and tried not to cringe.

I can't even say they're popular since they're new, he internally whined.

"Ribbed?" Valen mused. "We usually don't use condoms, but okay. If you like them." He nodded his head at their empty bags, signifying to put it in. Ardyn was a little surprised he was so open, but he basically just did the same thing, so he quickly put the condoms in the bag.

Kahili stood silently, wondering if he had to use condoms now. Val's probably going to make me..

"Okay~" Ardyn carefully bagged everything and tried to ignore how flustered he was getting. "Do you have a points card? I forgot to ask last time."

"Points card?" Valen didn't understand.

"Ah- It's, like, a card that helps you get rewards." Ardyn explained, already reaching for a blank one in their large stack.

"Rewards?" Kahili asked, also not understanding.

Ardyn leaned over the counter and showed them the card. "See? If you come in and spend at least ten dollars, you'll get a stamp. If you get ten stamps, then you get a reward. We don't have that option online, only in stores."

The two lovers listened intently, never having heard this before. "A reward.." Kahili mumbled with interest. 

Ah, rich people, Ardyn silently realized. His tail wagged slowly, finding their curiosity a little cute.

"Can I pick the reward?" Valen asked.

"Mhm." Ardyn's head bobbed. "Anything behind the counter is free." He gestured to the wall behind him where they kept their least expensive items.

"Then.." Valen's voice was thoughtful, "can we talk to you outside of work?"

Ardyn faltered with the card and almost immediately felt his face go warm. "Me?"

"As a reward." Kahili nodded.

Are they asking what I think they're asking? No- probably not. Go for causal, go for casual. "Ah~ I'm not part of the rewards program." He offered a quiet laugh, hoping it came off as casual as he intended.

"No?" Valen asked. "That's fine then."

Valen's heavy stare was making Ardyn fidget nervously. He was almost starting to think they did mean what he thought they meant. "You don't even have any points." Ardyn told them, small smile still set on his lips. "..I'm worth a lot more than ten stamps."

Kahili thought about it for a moment, and yeah, he thought, that makes sense. "We can buy you dinner instead."

"Dinner?" Ardyn's eyebrows unconsciously went up. It was hard to deny that they weren't asking what he thought they were. "Like.."

"Dinner." Kahili repeated. "Or lunch, whatever's easier."

"Ah, I didn't mean.." Ardyn flushed again, hoping he didn't sound greedy before.

"Just to talk." Valen explained. "We actually came here to talk to you about something, but it's probably better if it was outside of work."

Talk to me about something? As flustered as he suddenly felt, Ardyn buzzed with interest. That means they were thinking about me.

Chewing at his lip, Ardyn grabbed a blank receipt paper and quickly wrote something down. "..This is my number." He slid it over bashfully, praying to whatever god that he wasn't misunderstanding and coming off as a fool. "Just.. text me whenever you're free. I usually only work mornings." And he'll just skip class if he has it.

Kahili stared at the paper, not understanding how they did this so smoothly but was pleased either way. "Do you like coffee?"

No, "Yeah." Ardyn bobbed his head.

"We'll pay now." Valen cut in.

"Ah," Ardyn perked, completely forgetting about it, "right. Umm.. your total is 9.73." He quickly pulled up the screen to let them pay, and then paused at the total.

Should I..? He hesitated on grabbing their new points card, and by the time he decided, Kahili grabbed their bag along with the card. "We'll text you." He let Ardyn know, about to grab Valen's hand and head out, but the hybrid quickly stopped them.

Kahili's long sleeve was caught between Ardyn's fingers, just before he could pull away. "Um, can I see that?" Ardyn quickly let go and pointed at the small card in Kahili's hand, face growing pinker and pinker the longer they stared at him.

Just as he was about to take his words back, Kahili handed it forward, curious about what he was going to do.

Their total wasn't ten, but Ardyn stamped one of the small circles either way. Because maybe he likes them just the smallest, tinest bit. And then he stared at the next blank circle and stamped that one too. "For last time." He explained shyly and handed it back.

Valen peered over at the points card in Kahili's hand. Eight more, he thought. "Thank you." He gave Ardyn a bidding smile that left him breathless, grabbed Kahili's hand, and started for the door. And like every other time, Valen gave him a wave before he left.

Ardyn stood rooted in his spot for almost a full minute after they were gone. Wow, he thought to himself, I'm good. He doesn't know how he managed to possibly get this couple interested in him, but he was over thrilled.

Humming happily, he turned around to brag to Prince, but startled when he saw him leaning against the doorframe. There was a popsicle in his mouth and his stare was blank. "You move fast."

"Shut up."

Prince's popsicle made a soft pop when he pulled it out. "If you quit because they give you money, I'm quitting too. And then we're both living off your sugar baby income."

Ardyn ears twitched. "M'not a sugar baby."

"I'm just warning you." Prince bit the rest off and tossed the stick in the trash. "You're not just dating them, we are."

"This is literally the second time I've had a full conversation with them."

"Don't care." Prince plopped in the high stool behind the register and pulled out his phone. "Go finish your break~ I put a new fruit cup on the table for you."

"Really?" Ardyn's ears perked. "Thanks~" Prince hummed and waved his hand out, motioning for him to leave.

"Wanna get smoothies after work again?" Ardyn asked this time, still grateful that Prince helped him out.

"Sure, I'll pay."

_

Prince was in the middle of reading the instructions to an assignment he wasn't going to do. So when he heard a loud thump come from Ardyn's room, that was all the excuse he needed to shut his laptop and get out of bed.

Coming out of his room, he immediately noticed Ardyn's door was wide open and the younger hybrid was on the floor. Prince stared at him for a total of two seconds, "Are you in heat?"

"Huh?" Ardyn's head lifted. "No, why?"

"Why are you on the floor?"

"Why would I be on the floor if I was in heat?"

"Why are you on the floor?" Prince repeated.

Ardyn picked himself up, trudged over to Prince, and offered out his phone. On the display screen was a text from an unknown number, and after reading the short text, Prince immediately understood. "Oh~" his hum was teasing, "So you've got a date."

"Not a date." Ardyn sniffed and turned around. "They just asked me out for coffee. I think it was Kahili who asked- he's the taller one."

Prince closed his door and looked at all the clothes on the floor, surely having been thrown around by the younger when he saw the text. "I can pick out your outfit."

Ardyn perked and his tail started wagging, trusting Prince's fashion style more than anybody. "Really? Are you sure you're not busy?"

"Move." Prince pushed Ardyn, though it was more a soft nudge, and started picking out possible outfit choices. "What're you going for? I wanna f**k you, or, I'm an innocent hybrid college student who needs a sugar daddy to support me and my roommate-"

"The second." Ardyn cut in, not able to help his giggle.

"Alright~" Ardyn usually dressed like that, so picking his outfit was relatively easy. "Here, wear this and your vans. Maybe they'll see them and buy you new ones."

Ardyn took the clothes and silently tried figuring out if Prince was making fun of his shoes. I think he is.. but because he wasn't totally sure, he didn't comment on it.

Are you free for coffee later today? Read the text, and ever since Ardyn read it, he couldn't stop thinking about it. He was mostly curious about what they wanted to talk about, but he was also interested in seeing them outside of work.

As excited as he was, Ardyn wasn't going and expecting much. As dense as he could be at times, he could eventually pick up when someone was flirting with him. But it was trickier this time, because they were already dating.

Considering Valen's offer to meet outside of work, they had an actual question for him, and weren't just going for the f**k of it.

"Are you driving or are they picking you up?" Prince asked when he was done getting dressed. He fixed the collar on Ardyn's oversized sweater so it wasn't so scrunched on his neck.

"I'm driving."

Prince hummed softly. "Alright, be safe and don't let them kill you."

"I'll try my best."

Prince's lips twitched up, patted the younger's hybrids head, and went to go attempt to start his assignment. When Ardyn's door clicked shut, he let his smile fall.

_

Kahili placed his hand over Valen's under the table after noticing he kept thrumming his fingers against his slacks. He doesn't look nervous, Kahili eyed him subtly, but that's his nervous habit.

Valen glanced up at him, feeling his stare. "Hm?"

"You seem anxious."

"M'not." Valen denied softly. "It's just.. been a while, I guess." Almost as an afterthought, "And he's cute."

He is cute, Kahili agreed. "He seemed interested too, baby. I wouldn't worry about it." Valen nodded with a soft hum and relaxed his hand against Kahili's.

They all agreed on a small cafe close to Ardyn's university, wanting to be in a public setting first. While Kahili and Valen had no bad intentions, they thought he'd be most comfortable talking somewhere public first. Especially for what they're going to ask.

"Ah," Valen subtly perked, "that's him, yeah?"

Kahili glanced at the entrance and noticed Ardyn's arrival. He looked relatively the same from when he wasn't in work, he was just missing the lanyard around his neck now. And as many times as they've seen him, Kahili immediately thought cute.

Ardyn noticed them right away and offered a shy smile. His tail was slowly wagging behind as he came over and greeted them. "Sorry, am I late?" He was five minutes early actually, the couple had just gotten there early.

"Not at all." Kahili motioned for him to take a seat across from them, just as he stood up. "I'll buy some drinks. What do you prefer?"

"Oh-" Ardyn perked in his seat, unaware they were gonna pay for him too. "Um, just whatever you're getting is good, thank you." He's polite, Valen noticed silently, fingers tapping against his leg again without Kahili to distract him.

The two of them were left alone as Kahili went to buy their drinks, and Ardyn's shoulders hunched shyly, unsure about what to do now that he didn't have the excuse of work.

He looks pretty, Ardyn thought. But he always looks pretty, doesn't he? He's just a pretty person, dressed up or not. I wonder if he dresses like this at home too. Wouldn't that be- "You look nice." Valen complimented, effectively cutting his thoughts off. "I like your sweater, it's cute."

Ardyn wasn't sure whether it was the compliment itself or how Valen said it with a completely straight face, but he blushed either way. "Ah, thank you." He toyed with the collar, mentally thanking Prince for picking it out. "You look.." too attractive for me to sit by, "pretty."

And Valen's lips twitched into a smile. "Pretty? Thank you." Valen was used to compliments, Kahili absolutely showered him with them, but when it came to others, he received good looking, attractive, handsome.

And he loved those compliments just as much, but there was something about being called pretty that just made him buzz with such a pleasant feeling. Because he felt it, he felt pretty and hoped others saw him that way too.

They made small talk, mostly about work and school, before Kahili came back with three iced coffee's. Ardyn thanked him profusely, tried to pay him back, and was ultimately refused. "It's a thank you." Kahili explained after sitting down. "For making time to see us."

Most days consisted of Ardyn napping too much, crying over manhwas, and gaming, so it's not like he didn't have time to spare, but he didn't tell them this. He just gave a small nod and happily sipped at his coffee. Not as gross as I remember, he thought.

"You're a sub, right?"

Ardyn tried and succeeded in not letting the coffee dribble from his mouth. "Um-" A million different thoughts ran through his head as he set his coffee back down, "yes? I mean- yes." A small pause, "Yes, why?"

"Sorry." Valen apologized for Kahili. "He doesn't think before talking." Though, Valen was pretty much the same.

Kahili mentally shrugged, unbothered by this. If we're eventually going to ask, we might as well not waste his time, was his mentality, but Valen seemed to want to go for a more subtle approach.

"We're both doms." Valen started to explain, not exactly able to bring up any other subject now. "And-"

"Both of you?" Ardyn blinked in surprise and the couple paused.

"Yes?" Valen didn't understand.

"Sorry." Ardyn's ears sheepishly pressed flat against his head, realizing he interrupted him. "It's just.. you always buy.. those kinds of toys, so I thought one of you must be.." He trailed off quietly.

"You thought one of us was a sub?" Kahili was equally as surprised. Do we come off as subs? "Which one of us?" He was overly curious, smile set in place as he waited.

"I thought you might switch or.." His gaze was sheepish as he looked at Kahili. "You."

Kahili's face immediately fell. "Me?"

Ardyn quickly tried to explain. "You don't seem like a sub! It's just.. Valen's like.. and you're.."

Valen's lips pulled into a teasing smile as he gazed at his boyfriend. "I can see it." He could almost see it too well, Kahili would probably be unamused to know what he was thinking.

"What's," Ardyn spoke up, "all your toys for then?" Some of them he could easily write off as simple s*x toys, but the collars and leashes..

"We're open." Kahili explained, forcing himself to move past the sub accusation. "Well, not exactly open. We don't date others, we just play."

We don't date others, "Play?" Ardyn asked, ignoring the unwelcome disappointment he felt.

"Threesomes." Valen was more blunt. "With a sub, specifically." Ardyn's lips parted as he let out a noise of understanding. "That's why we wanted to talk to you in public first, just in case you were uncomfortable with the idea."

"We do it now and then, not all the time." Kahili told him.

They're asking me to have s*x, Ardyn realized with a flush. That's- wow- okay, this is happening. "For, um, for how long?" He asked while scratching his cheek. "Like, just once or.." His voice progressively got quieter, feeling bashful as they openly talked about s*x.

"If you're okay with it, we'd start off with once." Kahili answered, just like he told all their other possible subs. "Just to see if we're all comfortable with each other, and if we are, we can talk about something longer."

Ardyn's hand clenched in his lap, trying not to show how flustered he was. "That makes sense." He mumbled.

"We'd pay you, of course." Valen said, as if it were obvious. "However you like. You said you were in college, so whether it's cash, part of your tuition, books, anything like that, we can help pay for it."

His ears perked, thinking of Prince. "Like a sugar baby?"

The lovers glanced at each other before Valen was smiling at Ardyn, somewhat amused. "In a way, yes." He hadn't thought of it that way, but yes, that's exactly what it is.

"You can take time to think about it, or say no, of course." Kahili assured, hoping he didn't feel pressured. "It's sort of taboo so-"

"I want to." Ardyn interrupted. A bit shyly, but at least he still answered.

"Oh." Kahili seemed pleased as a grin played at his lips. "Great. You can always change your mind anytime. It's not like we're taking you home right away."

I can't believe this is really happening. "Is there, like.. some contract?"

"Contract?" He asked.

"Like, y'know.." Ardyn's hand waved around in embarrassment. "Like in movies." His nose scrunched, realizing how stupid that sounded.

"No contract." Valen's laugh was something close to a giggle, already feeling fond of Ardyn. "Unless you feel more comfortable with one, then I'm sure we can come up with something." He look at Kahili for confirmation, and he nodded.

"We're all adults, though." He continued. "We'll pay you before each session, as well, and nothing will ever be too extreme. Next time we meet we can talk about limits, safe words, likes and dislikes, everything like that." He assured.

They're being so thorough, Ardyn felt oddly comfortable talking about s*x in a coffee shop. Instead of the one night stand he thought he might've been getting, this seemed more.. comforting. "So you're like professional doms." Ardyn mumbled, more to himself than anything.

"Professionals?" Kahili mused. The couple glanced at each other, smiles matching the other. That's a first. "I wouldn't say professionals, but we know what we like and make sure our partner has a good time too."

Valen hummed his agreement. "It's about you too, don't make the money pressure you into doing something you don't want."

"I'm.. open to a lot of things." Ardyn admitted. "I like pet play too."

"Really?" The couple already had an inkling with the collar incident last time, but were actually very happy to hear this. "That's great." Valen breathed out, fingers tapping at his thigh again. Kahili held his hand under the table. "We can talk more in depth at our house next time, if you're okay with meeting privately now."

They could've plucked Ardyn off the side of the road and he would've gone with them without a second glance.

"It's okay." He nodded, tail started to wag slowly. I'm a sugar baby, I have to tell Prince as soon as I get home.

By the time they parted ways, Ardyn was absolutely and utterly infatuated.