Hiding

Published on: September 1, 2021

***

His phone was buzzing since he left the office, he was holding it tight, clutching it in one hand, looking at the caller id, but can't take the courage to pick it up... it ringed again and after few rings, got silenced, he placed it on the side and looked at the ceiling.... It buzzed again and soon single-line texts started flushing on his phone, He sighed and finally saw them...

"Where are you??"

"Gulf??"

"You are scaring me"

"Pick up the calls"

"Did someone said anything to you"

"Gulf??"

"Hey"

"sorry"

"I am home"

"Why did you left early",

"I was excited to see you"

"and I can't face call right now😩"

"I was having a major headache"

He felt guilty while lying

"took medicine??"

"I did"

"Is it better or you wanna see a doctor??"

"I'm fine, just want some sleep"

"Have you eaten??"

"I will order something for you, is take out ok"

"I will do it, don't worry"

"It will be on the door in few minutes"

"Should I ask my cook??"

"Noooo... delivery is fine"

"Okay sleep well, I will see you tomorrow"

Gulf slumped on his bed the paperweight in his hand had already lost its shine, its surface no longer felt smooth, it looks unappealing, he tossed it on the side and refused to look at the crystal...he curled in a ball playing with the thread of comforter...

After tossing and turning for a while, He went to the dressing room and opened the hidden door behind his clothes... he entered the room and was welcomed with various sparkles he had collected for years now..

He opened one of the drawers at the corner, and took out woman wristlet from it, he placed the paperweight along with it, and sit aside with wristlets in his hands, he thumbed on the surface, it is same, like years ago... may have blackened a little over the years, it's sparkles has lost its shine, but the pain he felt after having them was same, the memory of past gushed in unknowingly...

he wanted to throw them away but he can't, he wanted to run away but can't, he wanted to say the truth but he can't...

he took out the paperweight again and thumbed on its surface, why it doesn't make him happy,

He raised wristlets over his head towards the light and gazed at them with some despondency

"Am I gonna be thrown out again??"

He felt stung in his eyes, few blinks and tears roll down on his cheeks, he sits there holding wristlets and paperweight clutching on them.. drenched in his agony and misery...

***

"Where are you??"

"At the city center, Meeting with a client"

"P'Mild is speaking on my behalf"

"Wanna go out after that, I will pick you up"

"Sure"

"When??"

"Will be free in like twenty minutes"

They met at the center and Gulf left with Mew, they roam around the corners,

"What is next??"

"I don't know"

"Then why you asked for??"

"Can't I see you??", "I am seeing you after so long

"It has been four days only"

"Now you didn't seem excited to see me"

"I was tired," he made a cute face blinking multiple times,

"Wanna go home??"

"Nahhhh"

"Let's go to the River View, it has a nice dining area and great view"

Gulf nodded and they headed towards the area.. the drive to the destination was quiet...

Gulf was unpleasantly quiet this whole time looking outside the window, which is different from his usual self, he didn't give any sly comment, didn't demand changing the music, didn't give remarks on pass by..

They entered the area and had their sits...again the silence, It felt heavy they keep on digging their food, Mew keeps on stealing glances at Gulf and finally when it became unbearable

"Is something bothering you??"

He shakes his head, "Just stressed"

"Reason??"

"Nothing just" he played with pasta on his plate

"Gulf??"

"Sigh, I don't know",

Mew hold his hand squeezed it a little, "wanna burst some crackers later"

Gulf chuckled, "We are adults"

"But you like sparkles"

another wave of guilt cross over Gulf, he tried to smile but it couldn't reach his eyes..

"Don't you??"

"yaa I do" he stretched his lips to form a smile

"I will enjoy crackers in my oldies too"

"Like how old??" he suppresses the guilt and goes on with conversation...

"Until my vision get blurry"

"your vision is already blurry if you take off those lenses"

"shit, you know too many secrets"

Gulf chuckled a little, Mew felt at ease, it is better this way...

After dinner they bought some crackers and blew them beside the river... few other couples were doing the same thing...

"We look like a business couple"

"Hmmm??"

And Mew noticed they were the only ones in suits... "ya classy"

***

They came to Gulf's place took showers, mew came out in his shorts and tank top, and sat on the couch besides Gulf..

Gulf scooted closer, looking at the exposed parts of his, "You changed"

Mew rolled his eyes "It is just normal night wears..."

"Then why did you bring the all covered one before"

"Does it look appropriate to intrude and then wear inappropriate clothes"

"God Mew, you and your logics"

"So where is my tattoo??"

Mew pulled his shorts up, tattoo goes up to his hip bone and Gulf laid on the couch holding his weight on his elbow swindling his legs back and forth like a kid who found some magic...

Mew chuckled at youngers eagerness, and ruffled his hairs, "Silly"

"You said I can touch it"

Mew nods and Gulf got the freedom to trace down the lines of tattoo, the books were piled on one another one, in a stack, the clock was sliding on sides like it is falling from books, and there is a lighted candle on top of the books, dripping down its wax on books...

Mew shivered under the touch,  it was not uncomfortable but felt weird.... okay fine it was really uncomfortable, Gulf face was close to his hip area, he traced the lighted candle and blew his hot breath on the lighted candle...makes Mew's whole body shudder

"Gulf??" He really is anxious now,

Gulf sat cross-legged feeling angry all of the sudden, "I can't believe you allow someone to touch you here"

"Neither do i" Mew pulled down his shorts and set comfortably, placing a pillow over his lap, this is the thing with Gulf he doesn't let things go awkward, he senses his hesitations..

"How many sessions you went for??"

"Four"

"I am jealous", pout..

"Why??"

"That person touched you here for like four times for like an hour and I saw it now" He sulked falling backwards on couch

Mew chuckled, "you can touch it too"

"Did they saw your du du down there too??"

"It was one person only, that is why it took time"

Mew pulled Gulf towards him, "And, No...he didn't see my du du down there",

"That is great, otherwise I am having an urge to rip his eyes out"

"What??" mew laughed again falling backward bringing Gulf along with him..

"Yaa... how can he see and I can't"

"You really are shameless"

"You have chosen me as subject, deal with it"

Mew wrapped him again, nuzzling over others' ear...

"So, what does it mean??"

"I told you books can be dangerous"

"Umm hmm"

"It is for reminding my past"

"You are making it all mysterious"

Mew chuckled, "I was Bibliomaniac once"

"Bibi... what??"

"Bibliomaniac"

"biblio..maniac??"

Gulf took out his phone to google it, "Can you spell it for me??"

Mew laughed again,  and took the phone from his hand, "It means collector of books"

He sat cross-legged again pouting, "It is not bad", "you are making fancy words to confuse me"

"I am not making fancy words", "and yes", "It is not unless you became a hoarder",

"And I became hoarder, I had whole room you can call it library of my own books. If someone touches my book or entered into my library I lost my temper", "I have every kind of book", "and the few rare ones, I lose my mind to hold on them", "I don't even have time to read them"....."and slowly I started getting consumed under the weight of them"

"So that is why books can be dangerous??"

"Ya, but it depends upon person too, I was struggling with my sexuality and I found my escape in books, and which again leads to another issue"

"Now??"

"I am good now, took therapy for a while, and I am all set"

"So this is a reminder of your past"

"Yaa it is"

"And where are those books now"

"Donated"

"All of them??"

"All of them, that was the part of leaving the past"

"But you don't want to forget it"

"I just wanted a reminder, and they were my best friends, and accompanied me for a long time"

Gulf nods his head, and once again traced the engraved peeking colors on Mew's thigh...

"You know my too many secrets" he finger-combed Gulf's hairs

"I am secret keeper", "Wanna hear mine??"

"Yaa"

"First hug me"

Mew took him in an embrace without further request, and without any hesitation, Gulf hides his face in Mew's crook...

"The client I met today"

"Hmmm"

"He said my music rhymes like a poem"

"Is it a compliment??"

"He said elementary rhymes are better"

Mew squeezed him, understanding the reason for the foul mood of other...

"Is it so Mew??"

"If you think he has knowledge of music or if he doesn't even have, but he gives you valid points then maybe it is"

"You are not on my side"

"I am... if his critics make you to improve, then it is better to have a critic, than a fake praiser"

"But if he is saying for the sake of making you feel low, then let him mope in a corner when you will shine brightly"

Gulf giggled, "Where I will shine",

"On stage with your coal eyes and red lipstick on"

"Like strawberry chocolate cake"

"Yaa like that"

"Meww",

"Hmmm??"

"Sing for me"

"I am not good with that"

"Smelly cats will work too"

Mew chuckled, but sings smelly cats in low voice...they fell silent again, but it was peaceful, at least for Mew it was....

"Meww"

"Hmmm??"

"What if I make a mistake??"

"It's ok, as long as you learn from that mistake"

"And what if I hurt you??"

Mew hugged him tighter, "Tell me before I found it from somewhere else"

Gulf clutched on Mew's shirt...

"Do you wanna back out Gulf??"

"Noo"

"You can tell me??"

"I don't....... I like it"

He settled himself on mew's lap hugging him closer...

Mew's eyes popped out when he felt something poking in his stomach, "You have a boner"

"I know"

"You want help with that??"

"Not until we are together in this", he put their heads together, "I told you I am not gonna force"

"But??"

"Just keep quiet for a sec and hug me tight" mew does hug him tight, with a poking erection in his stomach, his ears turn red as he holds him for longer his heart raced at various proximities..

After a few sec, later Gulf jumped out of the Mew's lap and rush to the bathroom...

***

"If you are free can we have lunch at my office??"

"Sure, We can go for the place after that you were talking about"

"Okay"

"I will be there in 20...30 min"

Gulf reached at the office with a bag in his hand....

Knock knock

"Yes"

He chuckled behind the door..."Mr. Suppasit you have delivery"

A smile lingered on Mew's face, "What is it??"

"A horny guy"

Mew laughed out loud

"I want to file returns for the delivery"

Gulf pouts, "It is non-returnable"

Mew chuckled and closed the distance between him and Gulf engulfing him in his bear hug...

"What horny guy brought??"

Gulf handed the packet to mew,

"You are too bad for relations man"

"Why??"

"Open it"

"It's a watch"

"Yaa do you like it"

"Yaa it is nice" he put it on and showed it to Gulf...

"Look" Gulf showed his own

"We are twining??"

"You mean coupling", "I can't believe you are more experienced in relations"

"And I can't believe I am your first", "you are so good in this, valid why I failed in relations"

Gulf flicked on Mew's head, "Aaooo, Gulfie",

"It is their lose"

He grinned at Gulf rubbing his head, "So what is the occasion??"

"100 days.... we completed our 100 days together"

"Really, Waahhh I didn't realize"

"Time flies no, it feels like yesterday when I was banging on your door"

He squeezed Gulf and packed on his cheek pressing his lips longer and leaving him with a sound of muhhhhhh,

It was their fourth kiss, yaa Gulf is counting them, they still don't have proper kiss just mew giving small packs on his hairs and forehead, but the cheeks one are special Mew did it only four times so ya they are kisses, and no one can argue with Gulf that they are pecks, not kisses, because they closer to his mouth and Mew leaves every time with muhhhhh sound and it stays longer, so don't you dare to argue they are not kisses...

Mew swung their bodies together, "you are the nicest person I have ever met"

"Where you have been in my whole life", "I would be happier since then"

Gulf chucked and hugged him back, Mew didn't flinch at Gulf's hugs anymore, which makes Gulf's chest pound wildly he can freely back hug him and Mew didn't get stiff...

he detached himself from Mew and saw the pink dust on others' face...

"So what is the plan??"

"We are going to my penthouse", "I am slouching over your place for more than three months and I didn't realize, I had not shown you my place, like what??"

He facepalmed himself, Gulf likes Mew's tinted cheeks, just like Red carnelian

"Finally you remove the dead bodies huhhhh"

Mew paused for a sec, then his lips curled, "I found the new pry, let's see"

"Ooooo, we will see who is pry and predator"

Pen knocked on the door, and disturbed their little bubble, Mew let Gulf go from his embrace, but keep his hand on other's waist...

"Ohhhh hello there, we met again, good to see you again..." Gulf took Pen's hand and shook it enthusiastically like last time.. Mew just smiled at him

Pen looked at mew, and then at Gulf, Mew's hand on Gulf's waist and Gulf resting his arm on Mew's shoulder...it was a simple gesture; but that is the thing with gestures, they speak louder than words....

He greeted Gulf politely..."Ummm sorry to disturb", "But Mew can you come with me for a sec"

"Yaa sure"

He let Gulf be in office and went out with Pen...

***

"What is it pen??"

"so you are together with him??"

He nods his head beaming, "I am"

"How??"

"What do you mean by how.. we talked about it and he agreed"

"Why do you think he agreed??"

"Because he wanted to try"

"All of sudden.. like, for the first time with you"

"So what??, Can't he try"

"No, I think it would be tough for him, being Casanova for whole life and then agree to be in a relationship all of sudden", "Moreover with someone with whose fiancé he cheats with"

"Pen.... Don't cross the line" his feast tightens..

"Sorry.... but think about it"

"He just doesn't care in past with whom he slept with, but now he does. He is not with anyone for like since he knows me", "And that is enough for me, he is being faithful, and i trust him"

"How do you know??"

"Pen"

"Sorry"

Mew turned to went back to the Gulf

"Wait, I am sorry for what I said"

"You called me out for all these relation talks", "I thought you were the one who said you are happy for me"

"No", "I am happy for you"

"Then what??"

"A few months ago, a paperweight get lost from your cabin"

"You called me out to tell me that some paperweight got lost a few months ago"

"I too didn't take it seriously I asked the cleaner, but they didn't know"

"So??", "It is just a paperweight"

"But it was customized"

"Pen it is okay... it's still simple stationery, we can have another customized one"

"Can you please listen to me once??"

Mew signaled to carry on and stand there crossing his arms

"Then I was going through some security clips of your cabin"

"Are you okay??", "you are checking clips for paperweight crystal"

"Sigh, can you hear me first I was not going through your security checks, not because of some crystal"

Mew folds his arms again

"Remember a few weeks ago we get the threat of getting files stolen and few spams", "I thought it is not bad to have things check"

"Okay??"

"So I was just checking whether something unusual happens in our absence or like that"

"And I dig like last six months videos, and I found the one where Gulf was in your office"

"So??", "Can't he be in here??"

"Then why he ran away"

"He returned after a gig", "but felt sick at that time, so went early", "must be tired", "I forget in excitement that he could be tired"

Pen tapped on mew's shoulder, "You should watch the footage"

****

I will post daily this week, I wanted to end this story soon, so characters can shut up in my head, they keep on talking, it is not like I don't enjoy their talk... I do, but it is really distracting when you are working on something and Gulf starts talking about some random things...or Mew starts flirting back....

Sigh, so I will post it this week, and hope to reach with a nice ending,

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