Rhink One Shots

Punk Office | (Part 5)

Warning: some swearing

The dark haired man woke up with no arms around his body holding him. He reached for his glasses and rubbed his eyes before putting them on. The clock showed 9:15 am, making Link have a quick reflex of being late to work. He remembered that Rhett told him they'd call the boss and explain the situation. Yet with the red haired man no near to his sigh, Link worriedly grabbed the phone and checked if he was actually informed. His recent calls showed him an almost 10 minutes long conversation with his boss and he had a not opened message from Amma. He clicked on the screen and it lead him to the text.

"Hope you get better soon, Lincoln! The office will be pretty boring without you today! But I'm sure Rhett will take good care of you and you'll be back really quickly. Rest and drink a lot of tea! Kisses, Amma."

He smiled with the kind words and put the phone away, quickly glancing at the picture covering his screen. It was him and Rhett making a silly face to the camera.

Rhett. Link thought to himself. He put some strength into his actions and got up from the bed. The room got a little unstable as he stood up, the cold floor touching Link's bare feet made him shiver with the contact. He realized he was just wearing a tank top and his boxers, the upper part of the clothes being something he never really sympathized with. Yet this one was good. It was soft and smelled like Rhett.

The dark haired man slowly made his way to the living room, blowing his nose, the tip of it still hurting.

- Hello? - his voice came out a little too weak and raspy. No one answered so he understood he was alone.

Link sighed, not even knowing what to think. He blamed himself for the words he spoke yesterday, that being the reason that Rhett probably would never come back again. He attached too quickly and then scared the person away. Good job, Neal.

Link decided to take a shower and wash away the sweat that was still on him because of last night. He stripped down and turned on the shower, getting in it right after. The hot water made him feel good, wishing he never had to get out of there.

He tried to make a list of "stuff to do today", but came to the conclusion that there was nothing to do. Just sit down on the couch and spend there the entire day. He thought about the possibility of advancing some work, his head gave him a quick pain that ran through his whole skull, making him understand that it was a "no". He sighed and turned off the water, carefully walking out of the shower.

Link decided to put on Rhett's tank top again, actually enjoying how he looked in it and the simple fact that his partner's smell followed him everywhere. He then pulled up another pair of underwear and walked out of the room.

The dark haired man made himself some coffee and sat down at the sofa, staring at the turned off TV, giving quick glances to his phone, begging for at least someone to call him. The phone kept silent until lunch time, when Amma's name appeared on the screen. Link hurried to pick up the call.

- Hey there! - she said with a cheerful voice. - How are you feeling?

- A tiny bit better. - he sniffed. - How's the day going?

- Especially boring. Is Rhett there?

Link made a pause before answering. - No.

- Oh... Well it was very sweet of him to call the office and warn that you wouldn't be able to come today. You may not know, but there are people here who are extremely happy for you.

Link rolled his eyes, looking to the window. - We're not dating or something.

- Well... We're happy that you have found someone especial in your life. - she spoke with a soft sweet voice, making Link's heart beat faster and his breathing be heavier because of the words she spoke.