Sugar Rush

60

"Ah, this is frustrating!" Mew sighed. He sat on his living room couch with Tu on the other couch making some important changes to one of the deals that Seokjin had told him. "Why do I have to do this? The deal is going nowhere like this. The CEO is so arrogant." He looked at the digital wall clock and sighed as he saw that it was 1 at the night.

"Yeah... and that Donshin guy wasn't really that interested." Tu nodded as she typed away in the tab.

Mew shook his head, "I'll need to call off this agreement if this continues. Nothing can be done." Tu nodded. Mew sighed and took his glasses off, scratching them with his hands. He felt bad for Tu. Now that he was the vice-chairman, Tu got extra responsibilities as well, "I am sorry you had to come here. I'll make sure to pay you extra for this."

Tu laughed a little, "It is okay, Mew kha. This is my job."

Mew looked at Tu with guilty eyes, "Tu... can you make a cup of coffee for us? I am sure this is gonna take longer than I thought. And also, you can sleep in the other room tonight. Don't commute this late at night."

Tu awkwardly stood up, "Won't Gulf be mad at you?"

Mew chuckled, "He will at first. But I know he'll understand once I explain it to him. So don't worry. I understand his concerns. He is still insecure about the fact that I love him despite his family conditions."

"I forgot to ask, how was your date that night?" Tu asked curiously, "Were arrangements okay?"

Mew nodded with a dreamy smile, "They were perfect. Of course, they were. I can never doubt your abilities. I think he'll be my boyfriend sooner than later." He had been taking Gulf on many dates after he confessed that he liked Gulf. It had been an entire month that Mew went out of his way to court Gulf. After about two weeks of courting, Gulf's school started and he got lesser time to spend with the boy. He sometimes went to drop and pick him up from the university. Many times, he took Gulf to Jame's restaurant after his classes, which was now in the new mall owned by JM groups. Even though their closeness had started with the intention of sleeping with each other, Mew was very patient around Gulf and only left small pecks on his lips or forehead now and then.

Tu smiled and went to the kitchen to get the coffee for both of them when the bell rang and she got distracted. She went to check the door cam and gasped, "MEW KHA!" She screamed, making Mew flinch. He ran to the front door.

"What happened?"

Tu opened the door through the tab on the wall and Mew, still confused, went ahead to the front door. He gasped as soon as he opened the door, "Gulf?"

Gulf smiled at him with droopy eyes. His face was bleeding from the side of the forehead, his left cheek swollen, his lower lip torn, and a cap on his head. He was completely wet due to the rain and had two huge luggage and a handbag with him, "P'Mew." He said in a guttural voice, "I have nothing left. No name, no connections, no family. Do you still love me?"

Mew stepped closer to Gulf, making sure not to scare him, "Of course, I love you. But let's not talk about it first. Let's get you in the house, no. Let's take you to the hospital."

Gulf's breath hitched as he sighed in relief. He sniffled a little, "Phi... I thought I would die there. I thought I was going to die without telling you what I really feel about you."

Mew slowly extended his hand to get Gulf in his arms, "Gulf, baby. Don't talk. Let's go to the hospital first, okay?"

Gulf shook his head even though he was shivering so much, "No. I want to tell you how I feel. I can't-" He closed his eyes tightly and put his hand on his chest as he coughed vigorously, "I can't die without telling you how much I love you. I was really going to die there."