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Chapter 15

A/N: THE WAIT IS OVER. HERE IS A LONG ASS CHAPTER. ENJOY.

Stuck Chapter 15

Looking at William struggling to eat more than three spoonfuls was heartbreaking. Theo watched him carefully during lunch. The boy kept on chewing each bite a million times, swallowing it painfully slow at last, as though he felt guilty to be eating in the first place. He wanted to know who had caused this. What had happened for William to be so aware of even the littlest thing he ate? It was safe to say he got angry, no, he was infuriated, that this sweet boy had to be under such mental war with himself every second of every day.

Deciding it was enough already, he pushed the plate he had purposefully been keeping some food in to prolong the lunch time — for William to eat more — to the side and got up. Making sure the boy knew he was walking to him by taking slow, loud steps, he first picked William's plate up, then pulled his chair back easily enough to be able to slide his leg over the younger's body and sit on his lap. William was shocked beyond function. The poor thing actually froze for a few seconds with his arms in the air as his blue eyes stared at him widely.

Making sure he was keeping most of his weight on his own legs — because William would probably break if Theo let go of his weight on him like he did with Joe — he brought the spoon to the boy's lips.

"Here comes the airplane!" He grinned, knowing fully well the red cheeks were about to make an appearance again.

To his satisfaction, William blushed like he was actually surrounded by hellfire, covering his face with both palms and remaining absolutely still for long seconds.

Leaning in, Theo whispered right next to the red ear seductively: "We need to have Joe's confirmation for tonight. Remember?"

Opening a tiny gap between his fingers, William peeked at him shyly.

The boy lowered his arms, letting them rest on top of Theo's thighs. Glancing at the spoon, William bit his lip hard as the most perturbed expression took over his features. Shit. This went deeper than he thought.

"Of course you don't have to force yourself to eat." Putting the plate back on the table, he stayed seated as he lifted the boy's head with a finger under the round chin. "But I do need you to know that it's absolutely okay to eat. Anything, at anytime, in any portion." Caressing the clearly newly shaved skin with his thumb, he emphasized, "It's okay to eat, William."

An ocean whirled in the blue eyes and Theo was quick to kiss the tear that rolled down away. He didn't want to invade William's personal life any further so after caressing his hair for a second or two, he stood up.

"You can take some fresh air in the yard if you want."

Sniffling, William glanced to the side at Joe who was observing them lazily while working on his laptop as he finished eating.

"I'll just go freshen up in the bathroom real quick." He said, clearing his throat beforehand.

"Take your time." Theo reassured him with a smile.

Waiting for the boy to be out of sight, he frowned at Joe. "A little sympathy would've been nice."

"You're the emotional support one. I'm the technical issues manager. It's always been like that." Joe said nonchalantly.

"Mhm. Fuck you." He snorted, picking the plates up to put them inside the dish washer.

"Love you too, babe." Joe chuckled, getting up to go back to his laptop. Workaholic prick.