You'd Come Over, Right? [BRIGHTWIN]

chapter 4

"How's uncle?" Bright asked the first thing as I stepped in my apartment. It was eight in the morning and I was smelling of phenyl and antiseptic.

"He's good. They'll discharge him this evening."

I sat on the sofa as and he joined me shortly.

"It was so nice to meet them, you know."

I smiled, "how are uncle and aunty doing?"

"Grand" he chuckled, "they ask me about you sometimes. It's sad how parents can't seem to move on from their child's relationship even after the child has."

I blinked quietly and nodded. Of course he had moved on. It was a truth so obvious I didn't even need him to say it. And yet he did. May be he wanted to clarify there was no chance of anything happening between us. Good. Because I didn't want anything to happen as well.

But what difference would a little, harmless conversation could make?

"So?" I said, "how is everything going on in your life?"

He breathed sharply, "good actually. Ctrl + S is still keeping us busy. We aren't that popular but it's fun doing what we all love."

I scoffed, "not popular? Your concerts burst with crowd of thousands fans shouting at the top of their lungs. Even your video tapes are booked as fast as your tickets. Especially the concert in Miami where you...why are you looking at me like that?"

He shrugged, "I didn't know you watched my concerts."

I gulped and chuckled nervously. This was my idea of little, harmless conversation?

"Well-"

My voice trailed. May be he'd get an idea that I still thought about him. May be I wanted him to think I still thought about him. And so I collected a little more courage and cleared my throat. And then, as if it wasn't something that bothered me for a good portion of my life, I asked casually.

"Ahem..Ohm told me about rumours of you dating the girl from a band you collaborated with. Is that- is that true?"

He smirked, "Ohm told you?"

No I watched it myself and stalked her account for four and a half days without a blink.

"Y-yeah."

His lips quirked and he hummed in agreement.

"We never dated."

"So the rumours were false?" I asked hopefully even when I knew it would in no way increase my chances to be with him or anything.

"No" he shrugged, "we did have a thing that lasted a couple months. She was attractive and smart. We hit it off."

And then, mumbled slowly, "we understood each other's work so it was unproblematic."

I blinked and nodded, forcing a smile. She did sound like the perfect one for Bright. Someone he could be with without having problems.

"So why didn't you guys date?" I asked.

"I don't know. Didn't feel right thing to do."

I felt a giddiness engulfing my chest as he looked right into my eyes. I wanted to ask if ours felt right to him because it did to me, in all the senses. But knowing it would mean nothing anymore, I decided against it.

"How about you?" He smiled, "Attorney Metawin?"

I laughed as a flush crept onto my neck, "yeah. That's basically it. Although you always knew I'll be a cranky lawyer so nothing new."