The long-lost love (VegasPete)

Chapter 17 - Arm's POV part 2

ARM'S POV OF THIS STORY:

Chapter 1:

"Enough Vegas," Pete says and I cannot think about anyone else who would dare to say something like this to Khun Vegas. I am convinced that even if Khun Kinn would try that, Vegas would be at his throat very fast. However, this time he does nothing and just frowns a little as Pete explains why he doesn't need more bodyguards.

"Now stop frowning and let me kiss you goodbye," Pete says and leans closer to Vegas. I expect it to be a quick pack, but Vegas takes advantage of it and they start making out. A familiar feeling rushes towards me. I thought I got rid of it, but since Pete left the main family, after the bathroom incident, lots of my feelings keep getting back to me. It's because I miss his presence and after the events of the past few months, I still haven't been able to deal with the fact that my image of Pete was completely different from reality.

Pol punches me lightly and I realize I have been staring at Pete and Vegas for an inappropriate amount of time. I try to hide my shame by putting Pete's luggage into the trunk. I can see Pol taking Venice and putting him in the back seat. Khun No is already sitting in the car. Pol goes to sit into the driver's seat as soon as we are done, and I just stand there awkwardly and wait until the two are done with each other. It doesn't seem like it's going to be soon, so I cough a little.

"I loaded your luggage into the car, and Pol already put Venice into the back seat. We should go. Everyone is waiting," I say and spot that Vegas is sanding me death stares. I seriously get chills from it. Pete says something more to Vegas, but all I can perceive is his death stare towards me and then the way his expression changes when he looks at Pete. The other puts a last quick kiss on his lips and goes to sit in the car. I come out of my trans and go sit in the passenger seat.

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Chapter 3:

I changed the seats with Pol when we stopped at the gas station because he complained about how much his legs hurt and I just couldn't listen to it anymore. Now when I am driving I can see the backseat without the need to turn my head. I see Pete looking at his phone and smiling brightly, showing his dimples.

"Something funny?" I ask just curious what makes him that happy.
"Nothing," he responds a little embarrassed and tries to hide the phone, but he should have known better than do that in front of Khun Noo. He snatches the phone out of Pete's hands and starts going through it.

"Is that Vegas texting you? Why is he practically half naked in his car?" he announces loudly and I can see how Pete turns tomato red. He just quickly takes his phone back and refuses to look at me or anyone else. A familiar feeling is slowly creeping at me again. Another crack in the mask appears.

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Chapter 4:

When Khun Noo opened the package and I saw the bracelet my heart almost stopped. How the hell did that thing get here? I've never even shown it to anyone. Ever.

Once. Only once have I thought about telling Pete how I feel about him. I bought this bracelet for him that I wanted to give him and tell him how I feel. The middle part of it was openable and you could put something small in it. I decided on name tags. When we came to work with Khun Noo he made us wear name tags, so he knew what our names were. I kept them even after we were allowed to get rid of them. I connected mine and Pete's, making them smaller so they fit into the bracelet. It made nice memorabilia that showed our connection. At the time I hoped he would understand what I meant by it.

"To my long-lost love," Khun's voice gets me out of my trans and I am kind of relieved. I didn't engrave the bracelet I bought, so it's probably not the same. But it looks very similar. If only I could see if you can open it or not.