Mew's POV
I have heard about how people's life changed overnight, but experiencing it is different.Untill yesterday I was just a businessman and single dad, but today I have a rumored boyfriend who is also my soon to be fiance.
I have never pictured myself with a man, not that I am homophobic or something, it's just that the thought I would be engaged to a man have not even once crossed my mind.
My life was always filled with unexpected events, may be this engagement is one among them .I hope this one year goes well for both of us. I am amazed at how fast I accepted Tong's idea of an engagement , but I know things would have been different if it wasn't Gulf.
Oho! it's already eight I think I will order takeout, I am too lazy too cook today. I think I should ask the cook to work on weekends too, I don't mind giving extra payments. I badly need a coffee, my brain have done too much thinking.
Gulf what are you doing in the kitchen. " Cooking dinner for us."
You didn't have to I was about to order something from outside.
" Phi we have already eaten yesterday and today from outside, it's unhealthy phi especially for the kids.Homemade food are the best."
So you can cook.I mean is it edible?
" Yes it is, come on phi it's not that bad. Initially I had no idea about cooking when I say that I meant I didn't even know how to boil noodles.Then when I started living alone I got bored of takeouts, I really missed mamma's cooking, so I decided to master the art of cooking, mamma taught me simple recipies through vedio calls and now I can cook almost everything.So don't worry my fried rice is edible."
To be frank I entirely ignored the reason why I came to the kitchen in first place. "Phi I have made pudding can you take it out from the fridge".
I did as he asked, I guess it's caramel pudding.
" Phi come here, just taste this and see." He held a spoon towards me. It tasted amazing, I have to admit that he is a far better cook than me. Before I could comment about his cooking skills, he did something unpredicted. I felt his soft fingers brushing against my lips. His fingers were warm from the heat. His actions caught my breath slightly, I stood frozen, staring at him. "There was a rice grain on your lips".At the very next moment he finished his words, I noticed a change of expression on his face.I could see he was baffled at his own actions.
" I ... I am sorry...I was ...I mean I didn't think...." he was struggling to find words. But it was too late I can't let this chance go when he had a good time teasing me yesterday.
Slowly I inched my way towards him while he took steps back. I caught him by his wrist to stop him moving further backwards. All these time he kept his gaze down, I lifted his face up placing my free hand on his warm cheeks.
Phi Gulf your ears are red and your cheeks are warm too, are you sick....let me see ....Is phi Gulf blushing?
His eyes widened and he opened his mouth trying to speak, but no words came out. Oh God! I am really enjoying this, I should do this often, it's fun. I slowly leaned my face to his ears and softly blowed against it.
Gulf's POV
Oh shit! What I have got myself into and why did I have to blush now. Phi Mew is not helping, I know he is doing this on purpose, he is getting back on me for yesterday.
I can feel the tingling sensation from his warm breath on my ears.
I felt as if small flame had kindled under my skin.I was distracted by a loud laugh from my side.
Phi why are you laughing?
"I am sorry Gulf...I didn't know it was this easy to make you shy...Anyway you look really cute like this do you wanna me to take a picture for you". He said in the middle of laughing.I glared at him, there were tears in his eyes from laughing. I am ...not blushing ...it's sometimes the circulation increases and the blood comes close to my skin surface. "Angry phi Gulf looks even more cute".
Will you stop teasing me and just set the table and also call the kids down for dinner." Oho! It's just day one and you have already began bossing me around".
I have my way with people Mr CEO and yes you may be the boss in the office but at home I am the boss.
I said jokingly, to which phi Mew chuckled. For a moment we both let slip all the worries of today and all that is on its way to come.
"Gulf I have already made space in my closet, you can arrange your things when you have time. Thank God they loved your cooking, from today the kitchen is all yours."
But I wasn't fully paying attention to him, something was bothering me.I need to speak to him. Phi...children will have to go to school tomorrow, what if their friends mock them.I am scared phi ...I know they have accepted me, but what if......Before I could complete Phi Mew interupted me "Gulf it's true that I was a young dad, but trust me I have taught them well enough to differentiate between right and wrong and also to ignore all the negativity around them".
I am sorry I didn't mean it that way, I still have a feeling that something might go wrong tomorrow.
" If something goes wrong then we will make it right together.Now stop overthinking and let's sleep."
Good night phi..."Good night nong."
Phi Mew's words gave me assurance and relief, may be I was just overthinking. I layed on my back so was phi, I feel this is the best time to tell him everything.
Phi.... are you asleep, if you are not can I tell you something. Phi Mew turned to the side facing me, so did I.
We have met before, I know you don't remember but I do.
I was a premature child, so I was comparitively smaller and weaker than children of my age.I always had this inferior feeling in me and so I was bad at making conversation with people. It might be all these that made my seniors curious and they found it pleasing to bully me.
Initially it was just teasing or shouting at me, making me write their notes. But then gradually they started snatching my lunch money or anythying that I brought new to school. I resisted in the beginning, but then I stopped it when they beat me up. I never told my parents one thing I didn't want them to worry and second I didn't want them to know I am weak.
Then one day it was my parent's wedding anniversary, and I wanted to buy them something with my pocket money but to my bad luck my bullies found me on the way.
As expected they wanted the money and I refused, so they started beating me up....."OMG are you that kid...I can't believe this, you changed alot.
The last time I saw you, you were too skinny and timid and look at you now, grown taller than me.
"Phi you remember me?".....I felt delighted at the mere thought that, the memory has not been erased from his mind.
"Ofcourse I do. I was actually in search of a room for our band practice and that's when I heard shoutings from a nearby lane.I hope you remember what happened next.I even took you to hospital, and wanted to take you home too but you were adamant on buying gifts."
That day really changed my life, especially your words; you were the one who made me understand that no one will fight my battles for me unless I make an effort to do so, you are the one who talked me into telling my parents the truth.
" What happened next?"
Oh!Mamma was disappointed that I endured it for a long time and didn't tell them earlier. My parents made a complaint to the Principal and they were suspended with immediate effect.
I joined martial arts and boxing classes after that.Then gradually I made friends, Mild was the first friend I made in life and I started playing soccer too.In short meeting you was the turning point in my life.I always wanted to meet you once again..... to thank you decently for that day.
"You don't need to now, nong you have already returned the favour."
Suddenly we became quiet, the air between us turned awkward...a good one though.
I moved little by little towards him, I don't know what gave me the courage to do this, but I placed a chaste kiss on his cheeks. Thank you phi......I couldn't tell him that he was my first love, but I hope he realise that he was, is and always be my special one.
I was about to move away when strong arms enveloped me and pulled me down .I rested my head on one of those muscular arm.
I sensed a soft touch of a pair of lips on my forehead, this is one of the most beautiful feeling in the world. Those muscular arms that embraced me and the forhead kiss brought back the same sense of protection that I experienced twelve years ago.
I thought of updating once in two days because the chapters from now on are really important in shaping up their relationship, so I think I will take time and write.Thank you all my readers, please keep reading, giving your votes and comments.