The Bachelor

Chapter 21

Gulf felt an unfamiliar heavy weight on his shoulder which made him squirm his eyes to check what was disturbing him. His eyes were heavy but he planned to open them slowly just to check the source of disturbance and slip back into slumber again. However, when his sleepy eyes met the face of the most gorgeous yet innocent man he has ever seen, all his drowsiness was quickly washed away. He was suddenly reminded that he was not sleeping alone in his room but he was sleeping with Mew in his shared room with Max and Tul.
 
He looked at their position and his lips curled in a smile on their own. He clearly remembers how Mew was initially hesitant to share the bed with Gulf and he slept facing Gulf's back but now Mew's head was resting in the crook of Gulf's neck, his left hand draped around Gulf's stomach and one of his legs resting a bit on Gulf's leg. Gulf's smile widened a little as now he apparently understood what Mew meant when he said that he was a big cuddler.
 
If Mew looked amazing when he was awake then he looked out of the world when he was sleeping. His lips had a slight pout and his skin looked so flawless up close. Gulf had gazed at Mew from close proximity a few times before as well but the calm of the night made gazing at this man a whole new experience. Looking at Mew, Gulf always wonders does he even deserve this perfection of a man? Because clearly, this man is the epitome of perfection and Gulf, himself is nothing more than an amateur and flawed person who literally is clueless about everything the majority of the time. Gulf so wanted to caress each and every feature of the other man's face but he thought it might feel creepy so he settled on just taking in the beauty of this man by just gazing at him lovingly.
 
Gulf's 'Mew gazing' didn't last long as he was disturbed by very soft yet impatient knocks on the door of the room. For the very first time since Gulf had woken up, he shifted his eyes away from the man sleeping beside him and glanced at the digital clock on the wall in front. 
 
His eyes widened when he saw the time because the clock was showing that it was 4:55 am already, "Shittt!!", he muttered out loud. 
 
His muttered curse was loud enough to stir Mew out of his dreamland. Mew opened his eyes and then blinked a couple of times to shake off the sleepiness in order to be able to see clearly.
 
Mew was still a bit groggy and his voice was extremely hoarse when he asked, "What happened?"
 
For a moment, Gulf was distracted by the sexiness of the hoarse voice of the elder but Mild's constant knocking on the door didn't let him drown in the distraction. Instead, Gulf wriggled and squirmed a bit in order to get out of the cage of the cuddle monster who was still too sleepy to process any coherent thought.
 
Mew loosened his hold eventually and he let Gulf get up. When Gulf moved towards the door, Mew forced himself to get up as well and he stood behind Gulf as Gulf carefully opened the door narrow enough for Mild to enter.
 
As soon as Mild entered the room, he shut the door again and turned around to face the two of them. He looked at Gulf and when he looked at Mew who was clearly still very sleepy and not fully awake yet, he squinted his eyes and then turned towards Gulf again, "Don't tell me after ruining my beauty sleep, you both were slumbering here? If you wanted to sleep only, why did you have to put the three of us at risk of getting sued by sneaking here?"

Gulf shook his head at Mild's exaggeration, "Why are you late, Phi?"
 
Now it was Mild's turn to roll his eyes and start whining, "Late? I've been knocking for 10 minutes!"
 
Gulf chuckled, "I was awake, Phi. As soon as you knocked, I opened the door."
 
The two kept bickering over who was late and who came early. Meanwhile, because of the bantering of the bickering duo, Mew was completely awake now. Mew glanced at the clock and decided to put a stop to the unreasonable and petty exchange of the two, "Okay Guys, stop it. It's already 5, both of you need to hurry up and go back before anybody wakes up and spots either of you."
 
Mild crossed his arms and huffed, "That's what I've been saying for so long. Let's go, you stubborn Nong."
 
Gulf nodded his head at Mild but his eyes kept shifting to Mew's again and again. Mild saw how Mew was also looking here and there. Mild sighed, "Uhuu, okay so I am going out first to check if the path is clear or not. I'll knock on the door and you come out quickly. Okay?"
 
Gulf eagerly bobbed his head like a happy baby who has gotten a lollipop, "Yes, sure Phi."
 
Mild shook his head and muttered, "You better come out as soon as I knock."
 
Saying that Mild slowly opened the door and went out, closing the door again.
 
As soon as Mild went out, both of them turned towards each other in record speed. They were aware they didn't have much time to spare.
 
Mew held Gulf's hand and squeezed it, "Take care. See you soon I guess."
 
Gulf nodded, "Krab Phi."
 
Mew was about to say something but he was interrupted by the knock on the door. Both of them glanced at the door and Mew squeezed Gulf's hand once again, "Go. It's very late."
 
Gulf nodded. He quickly wore his mask, glasses and cap. He moved towards the door and Mew followed him. Gulf's right hand was on the doorknob and he was just about to open the door when he felt Mew's arms wrap around his stomach from behind and Mew gently pecked on the side of Gulf's head over the cap. Gulf turned his head to look at Mew, who said, "Go."
 
Gulf blinked his eyes, bobbed his hand and slipped out of the door swiftly leaving Mew alone in his room.