LOVE SYNDROME [NAN & MAC] - Short Stories

Chapter 13 : Trust

" Why are you home so early?" Nan enquired, shocked at Mac walking in at 3pm unlike the usual 6.

" I don't feel so well, so Dad let me go home to rest" he replied, walking to place his work bag on the counter before plopping himself on the couch, eyes closed. He felt a prominent nose feeling it's way, coming down at his nape, a weight settling itself along the couch, Nan leaning in from the back.

" sick because of our vigorous activity last night? Shall I check 'that' area for an infection?" Nan teased like the usual bastard he was. In response, fingers pushed at his face, Mac shying away from the wondering nose before a hand gripped his chin, holding him in place.

" Nannnn...let me goooo..." a soft whine, Mac aware of Nan's many underlings always coming in and out of the house. To be honest, he did feel a little warm to Nan but he was heading out now to get parts with Neil.

" Hey, I'm going out now to Chula Soi 32 to get some parts. You go up to rest, I'll be home later. I'll make you some soup" Nan whispered by his ear, the action tickling Mac.

" and what? send me straight up? why try when you, I and the entire Universe knows you can't cook? get Wei to do this".

" you're sick but still sarcastic ha...ha...ha..." as Nan ruffled Mac's hair before angling him for a small kiss. A sniff to the head and Nan left, not before reminding Mac to go upstairs and rest, he would text Wei to prepare soup instead. Tired to entertain the bastard anymore, Mac lay his head back, just a few minutes. Sometime later, something woke him up, as if someone was with him. Assuming it was Wei, he relaxed, continuing to rest before he felt a warm breath on top of him. Why was Wei so close to him, he wondered as he slowly opened his eyes, jolting awake when he realized who it was. Itt?

" what the fuck are you doing to him, Mac?"

" Huh?" quickly on his feet, he saw an angry Day coming towards him, Itt behind the couch trying to stop his approach. When did these two fucks get here and exactly what did he do to Itt while sleeping? A hard shove sent him back a few steps, saved by his reflex, hands reached out to catch himself before he fell backwards on the TV. Equally upset his nap was interrupted, Mac's fist swung towards Day but caught Itt instead who momentarily stood between them as a barrier. The subsequent angry shouts and yelling alerted Nan's underlings of trouble, a few coming in to check including Wei. At the sight, Wei was already dialing his Hia for help. Lucky for him, Nan was already nearby, rushing at Wei's frantic call. When he came bursting through the front door, he didn't expect this.

P'Day had Mac on the floor, a knee pressing to his lower back, hands gripping the back of his neck, keeping the snarling Mac there. " Hia?" Nan started worriedly, approaching them as Itt stood nearby, a bruise to his cheek, tears pooling in his eyes. P'Day was staring at him as he got to them.

" I told you to keep him in check Nan, in fact I gave you the liberty to do anything but why is this asshole still like this?" he screamed, forcing Mac down , chin burning against the carpet as he clawed to get a grip to twist up. Mac was huffing and puffing, a light sheen of sweat on his forehead, strength weaning at his futile struggles to break free of the buffalo on his back. It hurt extremely as Day's knee was resting on his tailbone.

" Hia, please. Let him go. I'll question him. Just let him go for now" Nan begged before Day finally stood up, riled up at Nan's response. Since when did his strong Nong become so weak? Neil and Nan were Day's left and right arm, executing his instruction without much question, hence the reason Nan was chosen to deal with Mac in the first place but what has happened since then? How did a brat like Mac make Nan so...docile? This had to stop, he thought. He needed hard men and to teach Nan a lesson in front of his underlings to never behave like this again, he gave Nan the ultimatum.