''How dare you!'' Matthew screamed when he saw Tom in school. He ran to Tom, pushed him against the wall and grabbed his shirt. ''What's wrong with you?! Why did you text Cathy about what I did to Mr Howard?! It was a fucking joke!''

Tom squirmed and looked scared at his friend. ''I'm... I... She had to know! You can't do that and not tell it your girlfriend! I knew you wouldn't tell her so I did it for you.''

''That's fucking pathetic.'' Matthew spat and hit Tom's cheek hard. ''Fucking, fucking pathetic. It was a fucking joke, for fuck's sake. I never thought you would do things like this, Tom, this is very disappointing.''

''I'm sorry,'' Tom whimpered and tried to get away from Matthew. ''I'm sorry, I'll say sorry to Cathy too, but let me go. Please.''

Matthew let go of Tom's shirt with a sigh and blushed slightly when he saw other students staring at them. ''I'm sorry too.'' he said softly and rubbed over his arm. ''I... I overreacted. But... you know, she was thinking about breaking up with me and I freaked out. Just... don't do this again, okay? You know how much she means to me.''

''I won't do it again, I promise.'' Tom smiled, looked around him and gave his friend a quick hug. Matthew smiled softly, ruffled Tom's hair and grabbed his bag. Chris, a friend of the two, walked to them and smirked.

''That was really stupid.'' he said and shook his head. ''And I'm sorry, Matt, but you aren't scary like that. It looked really... pathetic.''

Matthew snorted and crossed his arms over his chest. ''At least I scared Tom! He nearly peed in his trousers.''

''I didn't!'' Tom gasped and pouted when Matthew and Chris started laughing. ''Matt is just very aggressive and I thought he was going to kill me!''

''So you were scared.'' Matthew said with a grin and walked to his class when the bell rang.

When the lunch break finally started, Matthew walked outside and sat down between Tom and Chris on the grass. He grabbed a cigarette out of his backpack, lit it and placed it between his lips. He sighed deeply and stretched his body. ''What's happening there?'' Tom asked after a few minutes and pointed at Mr Howard's classroom. ''It... looks like Mr Howard is crying...''

''What?'' Matthew frowned and looked at the classroom Tom was pointing at. ''I can't see it.''

Tom turned to his friend and rolled his eyes. ''You should wear your glasses, dumb fuck.''

''I should, yes, but I don't want to.'' Matthew shrugged and exhaled the smoke right into Tom's face, who started coughing ''Should I take a look at him?''

''Maybe,'' Chris said and Matthew looked up at him with a frown. ''What?''

''Do you know what happened yesterday?'' Matthew asked confused and Chris nodded, shrugging.

''Tom told me,'' Matthew opened his mouth but Chris interrupted him quickly. ''No. He only told me. Don't hit the poor guy again.''

Matthew sighed deeply and threw the cigarette somewhere behind him. ''I'll go see him after I've finished my last class.''

''What if he's gone home then?'' Tom asked, finally done coughing. ''Maybe he's going back home because he's sad.''

Shaking his head, Matthew lay down on the grass and grinned. ''He won't, he's not like that... You'll see.''

''Mr Howard?'' Matthew knocked on the door of the teacher's classroom. ''Can I come in?''

It was silent for a while until Matthew heard a quiet, but sharp, ''Sure.''

He opened the door, walked into the classroom and looked at Mr Howard. His eyes were red and swollen, and he was staring at his desk. ''Please, close the door. I don't want anyone to see me.'' he whispered and Matthew nodded, closing the door quietly. He sat down on Mr Howard's desk and looked at him.

''Can you tell me what's wrong? Tom said he saw you crying. Is it because of what I did yesterday? Because then I'm really sorry.''

Mr Howard shrugged and played with the hem of his shirt. ''It is not because of what you did yesterday, but it's because of... you... in general.''

''What?'' Matthew frowned. ''I know I'm annoying in class, but not that annoying... Right?''

The teacher let out a soft sigh and looked up at Matthew. ''No, it's not that, even though you're right. It's just... you... you remind me a lot of my husband. He had blue eyes and dark hair, just like you.''

Matthew frowned more and scratched the back of his neck. ''I... I don't get it, I'm sorry.''

''My husband died a few months ago,'' Mr Howard whispered and looked down again. ''Heart attack... He was so young, nobody knows how it could have happened. It just... happened.''

''Woah,'' the boy whispered and wrapped his arms around Mr Howard's thin body. ''I'm really sorry, sir. I... I wouldn't have done this if I knew it.''

Mr Howard shrugged and sighed shakily. ''It's fine, Matthew, don't worry. I don't even know why I didn't cry at home yesterday. I guess... I guess it just hit me today.'' he shrugged again and looked at Matthew. ''But why did you do it actually?''

''Uhm...'' Matthew shifted uncomfortably and blushed. ''I... I had a bet with my friend, Tom. He said you would never do it but I thought you would. So, yeah... I wanted to give it a try. But I'm really sorry, I wouldn't have done it if I knew I looked like your husband. And, I think, I might, kinda... uhm...''

''It's fine, Matthew, calm down.'' the teacher smiled softly and wiped his tears away. ''You think you might what?''

Matthew coughed and shook his head. ''IthinkIkindoflikeyouandthatyou'repretty.'' he said in one breath and Mr Howard frowned.

''What?''

''Nothing!'' Matthew rose from the desk and pulled his tie right. ''Absolutely nothing. Forget it.''

Mr Howard turned to Matthew and sighed. ''Come on, Matthew, I just told you my biggest secret. I might as well know what you just said. It can't be as bad as my story.''

Rolling his eyes, Matthew opened the door and shook his head. ''I like you.'' he muttered and walked away. He sighed deeply, walked to his bike and unlocked it. Just when he was about to leave, Mr Howard ran to him.

''Wait!'' he shouted and Matthew looked up, frowning. The teacher stopped next to him, panting slightly. ''I... I wanted to ask you something. Did you mean it or are you teasing me again?''

''I mean it.'' Matthew sighed deeply and Mr Howard smiled. He grabbed Matthew's arm softly and squeezed it.

''Do you want to come over to my house? And just, you know, drink tea and talk about stuff? Like... friends?''

Matthew frowned and smirked. ''That makes you sound like you're gonna rape me.''

The teacher gasped and giggled. ''I'm not! I just want company and you're nice. So? Yes or no?''

''Uhm... sure. Mum isn't home anyway.'' he shrugged and sighed. ''I'll see you there.'' he pulled his arm out of Mr Howard's grip and cycled away.

''Wait!'' Mr Howard shouted again and frowned. ''How do you know where I live?!''

Matthew looked over his shoulder, grinned and shrugged. ''I might have stalked you.''

Sitting down on the couch, Matthew grabbed his cup of tea and took a sip. He shivered and smiled at Mr Howard, when he caught him staring. Mr Howard giggled, hid his face behind his hands and turned away from Matthew. ''I'm so sorry,'' he said and giggled again. ''You look so, so much like him. It's... incredible.''

''Well, I don't mind some attention from you.'' Matthew said with a grin and giggled when the teacher hit his arm.

''Don't say that,'' Mr Howard grinned. ''I'm your teacher, for fuck's sake.''

Matthew looked up at the older man and arched an eyebrow. ''You've got a filthy mouth for a teacher, Mr Howard.''

The teacher groaned, grabbed Matthew's shoulders and shook the boy. ''Don't call me Mr Howard! Please, call me Dominic. Or Dom. I prefer Dom actually. Call me Dom.''

''Alright, alright, Dom,'' Matthew giggled, drank his tea and placed the cup back on the table. ''Are you high? Did you sniff some cocaine in the kitchen, or something?''

''No!'' the teacher giggled and shook his head. ''It's just... I've been alone for such a long time! And now you are here. And you look like him and I'm happy.''

Matthew looked at the teacher and giggled when he saw the grin on Dom's face. ''Your normal you is so silly.'' he shook his head when the teacher snorted and looked at the telly. He sighed when he saw that the news was on and looked down at his lap. He shrieked when he felt a hot breath on his ear and looked up. Dominic was sitting much closer to him than he was a few seconds ago and Matthew blushed. ''W-what?''

The teacher shook his head, grabbed Matthew's chin and pressed their lips together. He closed his eyes, let go of Matthew's chin and grabbed the younger boy his hair. Matthew frowned and shivered when the teacher his full lips moved against his thin ones. He shrugged, closed his eyes too and kissed Dom back.

After a few minutes, the teacher pulled away and looked at Matthew, blushing furiously. He licked his lips and placed his hands quickly in his lap. ''I'm so sorry, I don't know why I did that. I do know, actually. But it's embarrassing and I'm so gross.'' he groaned and shook his head. ''I'm so sorry, Matt.''

''It's... okay.'' the boy grinned, crawled in Dom's lap and kissed the man again. He kissed his way down Dom's neck, sucked for a few seconds on his pulse point and grinned when Dom let out a loud moan. He spread the man's legs and knelt down between them. He undid the button and pulled the zipper slowly and teasingly down.

''Please.'' the teacher whimpered and groaned when Matthew pulled his trousers and boxers down, his cock springing free. Matthew grabbed the base of Dom's cock, grinned wickedly and licked slowly up and down the shaft, groaning at the taste. He sucked on the head and released it with a pop.

He looked up at Dominic, licked his lips and grinned. ''You taste amazing, Mr Howard.''