Friends or Lovers [BossNoeul AU] [LoveInTheAir]

CHAPTER 8: Home

**** NOEUL ****

Noeul looks at himself in the mirror as he is getting dressed.

Today had been so hectic.

He normally didn't go to the office on Saturdays, but there had been a minor crisis with one of the new designs of his upcoming collection.

The samples that had arrived from the manufacturer had not been to the high standards that he mandated, so they had emergency meetings all day trying to rectify the situation.

He had rushed home about 45 minutes ago to change for dinner with Boss. He selected something from his new collection that was fun but still chic.

He liked the way the color was soft against his skin tone.

He went over to the dresser to put on some lip balm as his lips were always dry.

His hands floated over his collection of colognes.

He had some from his latest release that were selling out fast, but his hand picked out an older favorite that he had been using forever.

The smell always reminded him of a certain time in his life.

Oy!

You're being silly, he thinks to himself.

It's because he had been inundated with old memories this entire week. He had been going through a roller coaster of emotions - from happiness remembering all the laughter and fun collegial times from the filming and promo days - to the pure euphoria of being in a more domestic relationship with Boss for about a year after the show ended, and finally to the heartbreak of their separation.

They had spent virtually every day and night together as often as they could after the show ended.

They had many endorsement deals and the chance to travel together all over Thailand and Asia for Fan Meets as well as for their own pleasure.

He remembered many times that they would sneak off to different beaches, making love into the night under open skies in a private suite or villa.

Or when they would wake up late with the ocean view in front of them in a large airy bed with the lapping sound of waves just outside their window.

They would inevitably cuddle each other and tangle together leisurely. Hands stroking over the other's naked body.

Slow lingering kisses would become quickly heated, covers would get thrown off, legs would spread in welcome, and they would just get lost in each other as the sounds of their pleasure melded with the waves.

They were both very sensual people.

They loved eating together, tasting different foods, and feeding each other bites of things that they thought were delicious.

They loved listening to music together, discovering songs that satisfied moods or excited their bodies to dance.

They tasted, loved, and moved without any inhibition with each other.

Their love had been exhilarating, always pushing each other to new levels of physical intimacy, pushing each other to grow as individuals, and helping each other to be stronger, and braver when being in the public eye got difficult or sometimes even toxic.

Standing here now, getting ready to see Boss again, Noeul finally acknowledges the preciousness of the gift they had both been given and the depth of the love they had for each other.