Colleagues | Jesse Klaver x Rob Jetten | English

Part 7

-Rob-

It is Saturday morning. Well actually almost afternoon. Jesse and I went to sleep at 5.30am yesterday and I woke up in the night due to Jesse who was downstairs. I believe he had a really bad nightmare and bursted out crying when he saw me. It was heartbreaking honestly. I came to realize that I really care about him and want him to feel safe. Even as friends.

"Hey" I hear a soft voice behind me. I turn around and see him in the white shirt I gave him last night."Goodmorning" I say. And he's wearing my sweatpants. I look at it. "Sorry, didn't want to come downstairs in only a shirt so I grabbed a sweatpants from your closet." He blushes. "That's okay" I chuckle. I turn back to the stove. I'm baking eggs and making breakfast for us. "Are you making breakfast?" Jesse comes standing next to me and looks with big eyes at the filled plates. I nodd. "Yep" "That's so sweet!" He says and he looks at me. "How did you sleep?" I look at his brown eyes and they light up. "Actually I slept like a baby after I went to bed again. Thanks for being there for me" The corners of his mouth make a smile. "I'm glad you slept better! I felt so bad for you" I put the eggs on the toasted bread and fill two glasses with orange juice.

I put the plates on the kitchen bar and take place on the highchair. Jesse takes place across me at the bar. "So we have some sweet strawberries, butter toast with a baked egg and some orange juice" I say. I smells so good! "It looks amazing Rob" Jesse's eyes meet mine and I wink at him. His cheeks turn red and he looks away. "Well bon appetit" I hold my glass to toast. Jesse clings his glass against mine. "Bon appetit" We talk for a bit and finish our breakfast. I constantly feel butterflies in my stomach and it almost makes me a little nauseous. "Let's dress ourselves. It almost 1 o'clock" I put the plates in the sink. We walk upstairs.

"Hey can I maybe take a shower here?" Jesse asks when we step into the hallway to the bedrooms. "Yeah sure! I'll grab you a towel" I say. He nods and walks into the guest room. I can't believe he's so comfortable at my place. Think of that gives me a warm feeling in my stomach. This is bad. Very bad. I've fallen so hard for this man. I walk into the bathroom and lay a towel on the toilet for Jesse. When I put on a t-shirt and a denim jeans I hear Jesse going into the bathroom. I put on socks and walk towards the bathroom. I knock. "Uhh yeah" I hear him stumble.

When I open the door I see him with a towel around his bare middle. "Oh sorry, c-can I quickly put on my deodorant?" I ask him. He relaxes and nods. When I step into the bathroom and stand behind him, putting on deodorant, I see him staring into the mirror. "Are you okay?" I ask him while turning around again. "Hmm" He humms. "I just found some blemishes on my face and it makes me so insecure" I quickly turn around facing the mirror and look him in the eyes. "Why?" I ask him. He rises his shoulders. "I don't know. I hate it" he looks a little sad at me. I walk closer to him and my torso is against his back. I wrap my arms around his bare middle and lay my head onto his shoulder. "You shouldn't be so insecure about yourself. I think you are very handsome. Those imperfections are perfect" I look at him through the mirror. He looks at me with watery eyes. "Don't be so hard on yourself" I press my lips onto his cheek and quickly walk out of the bathroom.

What the hell did I just do? Did I really kiss his cheek? What will he think? I walk into my bedroom and let myself fall onto my bed. I decide to not come near him again.

Sorry for being so absent! I had a rough week and was really busy with school. New chapter!