Something New

Chapter 4

The weekend after that disastrous date, Beam was at a party at Tharn and Type's place hosted by Type for his fellow doctors, accompanied by Pha. They had met at the entrance and right as they were walking in Beam started complaining to Pha, "I cannot believe that Kit set me up with that guy. I mean come on, he had a neck tattoo and showed up in a muscle tank for fuck's sake." He shook his head "Does he think he's a teenager?" he groaned. Pha seemed to be in his own funk so Beam nudged him "Hello? Earth to Pha? What's your problem?" Pha sighed and said, "I cannot believe that I'm stuck here with you on my day off when I could be sexing up my cute boyfriend." Beam wrinkled his nose at that and struck him upside the head. "Stop whining about your insignificant problems and listen to my very real ones" he sassed.

"At least the place is gorgeous" he remarked. Beam then gasped, "Look at the party deck and the fountain, so beautiful. Must have cost a pretty penny" he turned and gasped again, "Ugh, that gazebo is breathtaking. Whoever did this must be a damn genius" he mused. Pha chuckled at his friend's fascination and said "P'Type sure knows how to throw a party." Just then he saw a neurosurgeon whom he admired and grabbed Beam and shook him, "Beam, I just saw Dr. Vihokratana walk by, I have to go talk to him" and ran away before Beam could even say anything in response. So, his "Phana, don't you dare leave me alone!" fell on deaf ears and Beam was left alone with just his drink to keep him company.

Beam then moved up to the fountain to admire it up close and remained transfixed by its beauty for a long time. He didn't even notice Type approaching him till he felt a tap on his shoulder. When Beam turned around "N'Beam, for someone who is like a little brother to me, we hardly see each other anymore" Type said pouting. "Tharn said that he ran into you and I yelled at him for not dragging you home" he said jokingly. Beam grinned at Type and said, "Oh P, I'm so sorry for not dropping by sooner. But, oh my god the place looks stunning." Beam raved with excitement in his eyes. "Yes, I saw that you were mesmerized by the fountain" Type replied. Beam blew a chef's kiss and said "P, the whole backyard is perfection. I love it!"

Type laughed and said, "thank you."

Beam smiled and said "As you know, I just bought my first house, and the backyard is a disaster. I cannot wait to fix it up and have something like this." Type's eyes lit up at this and he said, "Well it must be your lucky day because the man who designed and built it all is right here. You must meet him." Beam immediately shook his head saying "No, no P, my house is tiny compared to this and I doubt your architect would take up something as small." Type just shushed him and dragged him towards the gazebo.

As Beam was getting dragged, he heard Type say, "Oh! Forth, Come here please, someone wants to meet you." Beam froze and almost ran straight into Type's back. He quickly said "P'Type on second thought, I don't think I'm ready for a project right now." But it was too late because Type wasn't listening and the same guy from a week ago was walking up to them. This time he was not dressed like a rebellious teen, he had on a button up shirt and jeans that were not ripped. But he still exuded that bad boy energy even in this outfit.

Type, not sensing Beam's panic, introduced them to each other and Forth said, "yeah, we've met" while giving Beam a onceover almost as if he couldn't help it. Type clapped and said "Oh that's great then. Forth, Beam was just telling me that he wanted to fix up his yard at his first house, so please take a look at his place or recommend someone else if you have too much on your plate." Forth smirked at Beam and said, "I'm not busy P but I think Beam is." Type just said "Pfft, I'm sure he can make sometime. He was just raving about how good of a job you've done here." Forth raised his brows at that and said, "Really?!" Beam just said "It's nice" tersely.

Type then grabbed Forth's arm and said, "He needs you. Please help him out. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go remind my husband that he has a husband" he glared at Tharn who was surrounded by four women hanging on to his every word and walked towards him with a purpose, leaving Forth and Beam alone.

"Listen" Beam started, "mine is just a small backyard and a tiny budget, so..." he trailed off when Forth said, "Small is okay, business is business. No pressure but if your schedule ever clears up, call me" he handed him a business card "and we can set up a time for me to come take a look at your yard." He said and walked away. Beam was just left standing there, business card in hand, wondering what just happened.

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