FANFICTION When it just happens

Chapter 10 The first time

Four excited Thais relax on the deck of the sailing yacht with the next spot in sight.

The Talay Nai is waiting for them, a green lagoon of desires so named by Net.

Snorkeling makes you hungry.

And out of human macabre behavior, they indulge in seafood and fish as reinforcement.

And indulge in their shallow conversations.

Max peels the shrimp for Net.

The Nong with the oily smeared lips.

Who waits for Max's fingers to get to his mouth again.

Only to insert them way too deep.

He licks Max's fingers clean for the next shrimp.

An endless game of stimulation, this Nong.

And his giggles reveal his motives.

"You must like shrimp!" grins Max at him.

And Nat's eyes twinkle as he nods.

"I like that you like them!" he murmurs to his Nong.

And sees him shyly avert his eyes.

An eternal game of attraction, this Nong,

And James words interrupt their game:

"I stopped eating shrimp when I was a student!"

And his utterance triggers everyone's attention.

"Why?" asks Net with interest.

And there is a brief hesitation in the air before James gives in to the inner pressure and finally gets something off his chest.

"My boyfriend has a bad allergy to shellfish. I've just gotten out of the habit of eating them," Net's face hits the ground.

"You have a boyfriend?" the little namesake asks in shock.

"No!" protests James.

"You said your boyfriend has a bad allergy," Nat follows up with widened eyes.

And Net thanks his little namesake like this.

He feels suffocated and understood at the same time.

"He still has allergies, after all. But we're not together anymore," James clarifies, squinting sideways at Net.

And Max looks discreetly around and puts in.

"I didn't even know you were in a relationship. When was that, then? How long were you guys together? Did we know him?", Max wants to know.

Net feels his house of cards collapse.

This information is hammering him.

And he is not willing to listen.

And it's none of his business.

James still has something inside him.

He decides for himself when to share it with the people he works with every day.

That he has already given his heart to another.

Loved.

And Net would never have thought that love also has such dark shadows.

"Max! That's none of our business!" he brings out, looking into Max's eyes.

And before Max can react, James answers.

"Yes it is!" he puts his hand on Net's leg, "That's why I brought it up!" he finally wants to break free.

And he takes another breath of courage into his body.