Marriage Contract

[13]

Being kissed like that out of nowhere confounded Kongpob's entire being,
his only response was to widen his eyes and gape at the close proximity between himself and Arthit .

Arthit pressed his lips chastely onto the younger man's without probing any deeper, simply holding them snug against the boy's. Yet, that simple touch triggered a thunderous pounding to arise in young man's heart, and his mind to set itself ablaze.

BANG-

Such an unprecedented form of intimacy, to him, felt like a hand reaching inside-ripping open his protective shell to stir his heart.

The man gently caressed Kongpob's lips before retreating, then tossing the little book back into the lad's open hands. Taking a glance at the other, Arthit  saw the boy still stuck in his daze and so said, "As I said, my seal.!"

Those words acted like a switch, smacking Kongpob out of his stupefied
state, as well as forcing his face to become blanketed in a blush. Upon
noticing he was face-to-face with that man, he twisted his head towards the
window facing outside.

"Chicken" Arthit teased.

In that split second, Kongpob, unsure of whether it was due to a burst of courage birthed from the rage welling up deep within him, whipped his head back towards Arthit's direction and pursed his lips with an unyeilding glare aimed at the other man.

Arthit in reply to the younger man's action, asked in surprise, "Why aren't you saying anything as yet? Are you still so mad you..."

Soft lips touched. Arthit still lacked any semblance of a reaction, even when Kongpob  withdrew to once again resume his earlier posture and stare
beyond the car's window. With him sitting in such a position, Arthit
was unable to properly view his expression, only managing to catch a
glimpse of his originally light tan neck, now seeming as though it was stained in
blood with how red it had become.

Kongpob kissed him! Kongpob had kissed him of his own free will.!!

When that realisation finally hit Arthit , a jolt of electricity quickly spread from his ears leaving him a state of utter satiety, his lips still tingling with a bit of pain from where Kongpob  had bumped into him. He now stared intensely at the boy's flushed ears, to the point where he could almost imagine how soft they appeared to be, completely unable from
stopping his hand as it reached out to touch the reddened lobes. But, just as
his arm hung outstretched, the loud blare of a horn interrupted him.

The traffic light had turned green.

".. Damn, turns out you're more of a tiger, huh!" In the end, only Arthit can say such words with such resolve.

Still excited from the man's actions not too long ago, Kongpob's brain was on
fire and after what he himself had done, he felt absolutely foolish. His heart
had also become a tiny exploding volcano, whose magma heaved, wanting
very much to submerge him.

He had kissed Arthit .

He had kissed Arthit, willingly.

Oh My God! He actually chose to kiss Arthit !

The lad's heart was flooded with those action of his! Not only that. but also of
Arthit's kiss and his own initiated kiss both surprisingly having not one
ounce of disgust trailing them. His only feeling at that time was just of his lips
heating up excessively, and that solely by that touch, he was set afire.

Following this, neither of these two men spoke a word for the remainder of
their journey to the Arthit's family's mansion.

Knowing it was the day the two men had gone to register their marriage, Malee made the chef prepare a few meals. Also aware of Kongpob's recent stomach troubles, she especially urged the chef to prepare some congee for the benefit of the lad's recovering tummy.