I love you, hang ups and all.

TWENTY-FIVE

>> OFF POV >>

I woke up to an empty bed. I quickly got up and checked the pad only to find Tay still sleeping alone.

"Ai, Tay, where's Gun and New." I asked.

"Dude, it's Saturday. Let me sleep in a bit." Tay grumbled and hid underneath the covers.

I tried calling Gun only to find that he had left his phone  on the bed, same as New. They weren't in the property as well.

"Ai Sat! The two went out without their mobile." I said as I started to pace the entire apartment.

"Calm down will you. While my cousin hasn't grown an inch, New seems to be a blow-up doll on steroids." Tay muttered. "No one would dare bully them. If anything, they are clingier the past few days that I feel like I'm the third wheel." Once more, he hid under the blanket.

I've seen Tay like this. He won't buldge even if his life depended on it. I sat down on the recliner and tried to calm down. Every second that pass, I felt more agitated. I was about to get up to search for them when they suddenly barged in.

They barged in without any care and one arm wrapped on the other's waist or shoulder.

"Shia!" The exclaimed when they noticed me.

"So?" I asked.

I watched New grabbed the plastic bags from Gun and quickly retreated to the kitchen.

"Good morning, Papi." He was rather perky this morning.

When I didn't react, he sat across my lap and quickly hug my neck. "I missed you." he smiled as he batted his lashes at me.

"Nice try." I said.

"Aw, Papi. New and I woke up quite earlier so I asked him to accompany me to buy something for breakfast." he pouted.

"I assume you also told him to leave your phones behind just in case Tay and I woke up early." I pointed out.

He just gave me a sheepish grin. "Aw. Don't be angry na." he whined.

"You have the guts to whine after leaving the pad with no note or your phone with you. Gun, I think you're forgetting that this place is not situated in a guarded village." I pointed out.

He pouted some more. "Sorry, Papi."

I could only sigh. I ruffled his hair whie I gave him a nod. I couldn't help but worry. His ex-boyfriends might just pop up anytime for revenge. The best way to get to me is through Gun.

Still, I'm pretty temptend to put a tracker on this little guy. Then again, I'm not sure if he'd like the idea. I can't always ask Tay to accompany him when I'm busy with work or whatnot or have New tell me every little detail when they're in school. That would just be creepy.

I was deep in my thoughts that I barely noticed the strange look that Gun had. He suddenly grabbed my face and kissed me on the lips pulling me back to the present. Oh but my weak self is just greedy that I kissed him back, asking for more. His hands started to travel underneath my shirt.

"Aw Nong! I've known you to be adventurous but please get a room." Tay has just awoken just in time to see the kiss.

I could his face heat up as he buried it on the crook of my neck.

"It was just a kiss, Tay." I said as I hugged Gun and stroked his back. "It's as if you and New aren't more adventurous. I've received a DM that contained your pictures so you can't really deny it."

Tay turned to glare at New.

"He-he. You saw that, Off? I thought you only read smart stuff." New said.