That one exception

Part 20

I kept my hand there for a few minutes, making sure the tips of my fingers were always moving so that he felt the warmth from the palm of my hand but had the simulation from my fingers. On more than one occasion in his conversation with Delirious he lost the thread of what he was saying, proving that he was being distracted by it. I only removed my hand when the waiter arrived to take our orders then didn't touch him again until we had paid the bill and were getting ready to leave. I managed to position myself behind mini as we were waiting in the small lobby for Lui to run back to the table and get his jacket, I checked quickly that no one would be able to see what I was doing and only saw Evan in a position where he would be able to see, so I slowly slide my hand across Mini's ass and curled my fingers around the ever tempting curve so that the tips of my fingers were almost right between his legs. I knew that any slight movement would send vibrations along the seam of his jeans and straight to a rather sensitive area.

I felt the muscle in his ass cheek tense up and he cleared his throat, he stood squirming a little for the few minutes it took Lui to return, he stepped backwards as Lui arrived to let him pass and took the opportunity to glance over his shoulder at me. I saw him bite his lower lip as he turned back around and made sure to give his ass a firm squeeze before he moved away with the rest of the guys.

I was finding the barely touching him thing very frustrating, I wanted to grab, grope and massage my way over his entire body. But I knew doing it this way was just as frustrating for him, I mean he liked being pinned down and made to just feel rather than think, so soft and barely there was going to make him think about what he was feeling and want more...or maybe he would want to turn around and slap me. Either way he would have to wait until we were alone and it was keeping his mind on the sensations rather than on what was going on around him. From the looks of things it was working, as our little group walked down the street I made sure to walk behind Mini and slightly to one side, every now and then he'd look over his shoulder as if he was feeling my eyes on him. The rest of the afternoon was a mixture of meeting fans, going to meetings, attending conferences and every now and then I was able to tease Mini with a slight brush of hand or a full hand on his ass if I could get away with it.

It was late by the time we were done with work stuff and fan meet ups, everyone seemed to be drained of energy as we made our way to the diner down the street. We were all squashed into a small booth because the diner didn't have enough space for all of us. so I had Evan almost sitting on my knee on one side and Mini squished against me on the other, Delirious kept flashing me jealous looks all the way through the meal which I was pretty sure Evan had noticed too because I heard him giggling to himself every time it happened if he wasn't talking to someone further down the table. The close proximity made it impossible for me to tease Mini, however I was finding it difficult to keep my mind on the conversation I was having with him and Mini because I could feel the heat of his body pressed against me, so if he was having the same reaction to having me close then I knew he'd be simmering slowly in his own imagination and it wouldn't' take much to bring him to the limits of his self-control.

"Hey mini are you ok?...your kinda quiet" Lui asked as he pushed his plate away from him and fidgeted to find a comfortable position between Mini and Nogla, I could only see his back and the back of his head because he was leaning forward with his elbows on the table and his head in his hands.

"Huh?...oh... yeah I'm fine just tired" Mini yawned as he talked making him sound exhausted " I only got a couple of hours sleep after we got back from the hospital."

"So you won't be coming out with us tonight?" Lui barely kept the disappointment out of his voice but I will admit I was actually pleased that we wouldn't be going out and I could spend more time tormenting Mini.

"I'll be coming with you guys...not going to promise I'll stay awake for all of it" Mini yawned again but smiled at Lui

"Well I'm sure if you do your knight in shining armour over there will make sure you get back to your ivory tower" Nogla laughed as he pointed at me.

"Knight in shining armour?" Mini repeated while trying not to laugh

"I'm not sure I could handle the pressure of such responsibility" I grumbled but kept some humour in my voice.

"Retard in tin foil then" Mini smirked over his shoulder

"Possibly" I couldn't stop the yawn that followed, it was the kind of yawn that makes your jaw feel like it was popping as it ends "Ask me again when I've slept for a week" Ok so it looked like we were going out tonight, I groaned inwardly at the thought of loud music and crowds of people.

"Are you sure Mini I mean...with your ribs and stuff, I don't want you getting hurt again" Brock sounded like he was convinced it would be a bad idea. "And...we don't know if the guys that did that to you are still around"

"if it starts getting that crowded we'll just leave and as for the guys that beat him up...we'll all be there they won't get close to him" Nogla waved his hand dismissively as if none of it was a big deal.

Mini suddenly paled and looked worried "wait...no maybe this is a bad idea...those guys said they would go after all of us"

"Don't let them rule your life man...if you do that they win" Lui pulled a face and looked at Mini with a lot of confidence in what he was saying.

"Don't worry...you said yourself that you are the one that drew the damsel card so they would target you rather than us...and we'll all be there to keep an eye on you and make sure your safe from goomba's" Nogla smirked

"Oh...great...I...get...a baby sitter" Mini grumbled slowly making us all very aware he wasn't happy with the fact that he was going to be protected by his friends.

"you get six dumb ass...all of us will be babysitting your ass" I chuckled even though I didn't feel like laughing at all, I had an uneasy feeling that something bad was going to happen. Mini groaned then leant forward and put his head on the table, wrapping his arms around his head as if he was trying to hide. Everyone chuckled as the bill arrived and the next half an hour was filled with us awkwardly getting our wallets out and putting money in to pay the bill. Eventually we all filed out of the diner and instead of going back to the hotel to change we followed Lui to a nearby bar where we just sat and talked while having a few beers. Half an hour later Evan looked at his phone and almost jumped out of his chair.

"shit!...sorry guys I've got a meeting I have to go to...Tyler I need a quick word with you before I go" he looked torn, like he wanted to stay but knew he couldn't. I got up and followed him outside wondering why he wanted to talk to me. He turned to face me his eyes checking that I hadn't been followed. "I need a favour.." he fidgeted and shifted his weight back and forth on his feet "keep an eye on Jonathan for me...please" he sounded worried

"Sure...you're that worried about him?"

"Jon has a thing with making sure people close to him are safe and since you and Mini found out about us he's become obsessed with finding the guys that hurt Mini...if they turn up I'm scared he'll do something stupid and get himself hurt in the process" He swallowed hard as if the thought was threatening to choke him.

"I'll watch out for him" I try to sound as reassuring as possible, after all I'd feel as anxious as he was if the roles were reversed and I couldn't make sure Mini was safe.

"Thanks...I just have a bad feeling that if I don't stay with him I might lose him" his eyes dropped to the floor but as he finished speaking he glanced up at me with a sad smile. I put a hand on his shoulder and shake him a little trying to reassure him in a 'manly' way.

"Ev' I'll look after him don't worry"

"I don't need a damn babysitter!" Delirious' voice made us both jump, I turned quickly to see the man standing in the door with his arms folded across his chest in defiance.