A Thousand Years 》

chapter 21

"Ouh, it's so cold out here" I complained, sitting down beside arthit, placing the beer bottles beside me

"Is it?" Arthit asked looking concerned, as he wrapped his arms around me

I looked up at him and kissed his chin, I still couldn't get used to our height difference, it was just so cute and made me feel all giddy inside

Arthit's eyebrows cocked up when his eyes fell on the beer bottles beside me, while I was too busy staring at him

"You are allowed to drink, sir?" He asked teasingly

"Well, I drink sometimes, very rarely though" I replied, shrugging off my shoulders

He chuckled at my answer before grabbing one of the bottles and chugging it down in one go, and I looked at him dumbfounded

"Yuck! As bad as I expected it to be" He groaned, pushing the bottle aside

"Oh right, I forgot of how you couldn't drink" I mumbled, slightly disappointed

It was one of my bucket list stuff, to get drunk with my boyfriend, well it was kind of old fashioned to maintain one but I liked it

"I'm sorry, kongy" arthit mumbled, nuzzling his nose in my shoulder

"For what?" I asked, confused

"For not being able to live normally with you, like a human would" He replied, looking up me with the corner of his eyes

"Shut up, there's nothing be sorry about, I think I like a vampire boyfriend better" I chuckled, kissing his cheek softly

Now that I think about it, was kissing my love language? I kissed him at every tiniest thing possible, no matter what the situation was, I loved kissing him

His grip tightened around me as I grabbed one bottle, drinking it up at a normal speed, like a human in arthit's dictionary

"My father, was a buisnessman in Australia, that was where my mother first met him, he was from Thailand though and so it wasn't very hard to arrange their marriage, their love marriage turned into an arranged marriage just two tears after they met, it's their wedding anniversary today" I said, I had no idea of why did I suddenly bring it up but it just felt right

I had all of it buried right inside my heart and it was starting to feel heavy, I wanted to get it off me but I never found someone who would care enough to listen, but with arthit, it just felt right

Arthit kissed my hair, gesturing me that I could continue and that he was a safe place, I knew that he was, he was my safe place

"Their love was the typical fantasy type, and when I was born we were a perfect, cozy family, all so good, picture perfect, until that one day" I mumbled, my eyes were feeling moist and my throat was dry instead

"I'm here, always here for you" arthit whispered in my ear, kissing it right after

I cleared my throat, not wanting my voice to break when I tell a moment of my life that broke me in every way possible, ironic isn't it?

"It was a rainy day, the worst of weathers I had ever seen when my mom saw him, with another lady, it was their wedding anniversary and he was fooling around with a woman half his age" I whispered the last part, I couldn't trust my voice

Arthit was quiet, was he trying to be a good listener? Or was he so shocked that he had nothing to say?

"My mum cried her heart out, she yelled at him but she begged for him to stay, she told him that she would forget about it if he decided to stay, but he didn't.. " I was on the verge of breaking down and I also knew that even if I did, arthit would handle me

"It's fine, I'm here for you, you can cry in front of me, let it all out love" arthit mumbled in my ear

I nodded wordlessly as tears rolled down my cheeks at a faster speed, rolling down as I tried to quieten my sobs while arthit patted my back softly

"That is a reason of why I hate rainy days, it reminds me of that day, hearing my mum yelling, it scares me" I explained, nuzzling into his chest

"I know, I know" Arthit mumbled

"You do?" I asked, looking up at him

"How often do you forget that I can read your mind?" Arthit chuckled softly

I nodded in understanding before letting out a breathy chuckle, it felt lighter, I, felt lighter

Letting it all out like this, sitting here at the terrace cuddled up in arthits arms, it just felt so necessary and just so right

"Now I understand the context of the question" arthit stated

I hummed in response, playing with his fingers with a tiny pout on my face

"And just to let you know, that is never happening, I'm never leaving you for anyone better because there is no one better" arthit mumbled, kissing the side of my neck

I grinned at him in response, he was just so good to be true, I could never live without him, even after spending around twenty years without him, I cannot imagine another year without him by my side

"Nor can I" arthit whispered chuckling

I purple you 💜