No Strings Attached

Chapter 2

His alarm clock starts to disturb him from his deep slumber at exactly nine in the morning. Nunew immediately stood up from his fluffy king size bed.

He was dizzy from hangover, not getting enough sleep and tiredness. He choose to ignore it and immediately went to the bathroom and take a long hot bath.

After he finished bathing, he immediately dress himself up. He applied lip gloss without checking himself first in the mirror. He walk to his nightstand and grab his cellphone. He scanned it and saw missed calls and text messages from James and Nat. There is also one message coming from his Aunt Yaya greeting him a 'Happy Birthday'. He scroll down to checked if there's other missed call or text but sadly there is none. He suddenly felt cold and he started rubbing his arms to feel a little heat.

He sent messages to both Nat and James saying he's okay and that he will catch up with them later after work. He also send a thank you message to his Aunt Yaya.

He look at the mirror and stare at the young man looking back at him. He looked like a mess. His eyes bloodshot and have a very big eyebags. He was sure he can scare little kids with the way he look. But he knows how to fix it. He was expert on that.

He applied some bb cream and comb his long blonde hair. He also expertly use a brown eyeliner to give emphasis on his beautiful large eyes. Satisfied with the way he looked, Nunew went down and head towards the kitchen.

It was awefully quiet in his kitchen. All he hears was the sound of the airconditioning unit and the wall clock ticking. He just can't taste the reheated ramen but he knows it taste good. After making sure his kitchen is spotless again, he brush his teeth and look again in the mirror.
He looked ready to grace any cover of fashion magazine. His soft pink button downs compliment his creamy skin. His perfect make up hid the dark shadows underneath his eyes. No one would look at him and see the imperfections, the flaws~ he made sure he covered them all ~ bb cream to perfection.

Putting fresh coat of soft pink gloss on his lips again, he was ready to go.
Before he leave out of his apartment unit, his eyes wandered around his place. It was like a showroom of an expensive furniture store. From the color to the walls to the curtains and even the littlest details on the table and shelves~ everything was perfect. Just like him.
Nunew left out of his unit and make sure to lock the door.

"Hey, Nhu!"

Nunew immediately face the woman and smiled at her. "Hi P'Gale!"

He saw his neighboor's husband carrying their seven month old baby. It immediately made Nunew's day.
"Haru baby!" Nunew immediately get the baby from his dad and kissed the baby's forehead.
The married couple can't help but chuckles with Nunew's fondness towards Haru. They all walk together to the elevator with Haru leaning on Nunew's shoulder now wet with the baby's saliva.

"Oh Nhu, she's drooling all over your shoulder!"
Nunew just smiled. "It's okay. Just wipe it with her bib."
Gale opened the printed baby bag that was carried by Arthit and get the bib. She then wipe the drool off Nunew's shoulder and leave it there so it wouldn't be wet by Baby Haru's drool again. The baby gurgled and Nunew can't help but giggled.
"Where are you guys going?" Nunew ask when they are already inside the elevator.

"At Arthit's parents house in Hua Hin." Gale answered with a smile. "They'll be going back to ChangMai in two days so we decided to see them in Hua Hin before they left."

"How about your parents P'? When will they visit Thailand?" "Next year. But we will visit them though this Christmas." "Can I come with you guys so I'll have free accommodation?" The couple just laugh.
"Seriously P'Gale, P'Arthit"
"Sure Nhu."

"Don't you have work today P'Arthit?"
Nunew ask to Gale's husband.
"I'm on vacation."

Baby Haru immediately fidget from Nunew's hold when she heard her Daddy's voice.
"Awww. She's really an Daddy's girl." Gale said with a smile.