My Co-Worker Hates Me

Chapter VII

Kinn: I'll be in the lobby, text me when you're here.

Porsche: just got here!

I see Kinn exiting the building and take my time to admire just how handsome he is. He's wearing a gray shirt under a dark navy blue jacket, he's wearing them with a pair of baggy black jeans and gray sneakers; he's carrying a long blue and white crossbody bag, too. He hasn't styled his hair the same way, some hair strands go to his face as he's walking towards my car. So hot, for what?

Oh, my God! He has his ears pierced!

"Hi." He greets me with a smile as I'm throwing all my stuff to the back seats and he enters my car.

"Hi."

Once he's in, he scans my body up and down before kissing me on the lips for just one second. He looks at me fondly and then speaks again.

"You look cute outside the office, too." He says.

I snort in response, while starting the car and leaving the building.

"Of course I do." I joke, but I know he sees how the blood runs to my face. He doesn't comment on it, thank god.

Again, I do put a lot of effort into my outfits so I feel great when he notices it. Today I decided for a black printed shirt with a baggy pair of cargo pants and my all-time favorite red converse; the outfits comes along once I add accessories though, so I added a silver chain and a few necklaces, a silver watch and my sunglasses, although the last ones I don't have on right now.

"I was trying to imagine what kind of clothes you use when you're not working. I thought you'd be more the kind of man to use short shorts with baggy shirts."

I look at him for one moment as I'm waiting for the traffic light to change to green.

"I am! I do wear shorts all the time, but not when I'm going on a date." I say and I hear him laugh. "You don't look bad yourself." I add after a few seconds.

"Oh, I know." He answers while I roll my eyes.

"Dick."

He stays talking while we head to the restaurant. He jokes about the way I drive and how we could die any minute if I don't check the mirrors before changing lanes. He also keeps complimenting me all the way until we get to our destination, which makes me uneasy but also it makes my heart race like crazy.

We got there at around 9, both already starving. We ordered from the menu quickly and ate the food just as quick. We talked a lot during our time at the restaurant. He told me all about his family and how they cut him off when he introduced his ex-girlfriend to them.

"They said the most disgusting and disrespectful things you can think of, and this was with her right there with me. They basically ordered me to break up with her." He says, his hand on my hand while we were finishing the dessert. "I haven't seen them since that day; they probably think I'm still with Saengdao and living in the same city."

It breaks my heart to find out what his relationship with his family is. I could never not have my family's support. Kinn is the strongest person I know.

"That's awful... but unfortunately people as close minded do exist." I say, looking into his eyes, they look sad and still resentful. "How did you not end up as homophobic and transphobic, by the way?" I ask, trying to alleviate the mood a little, it pains me to see him sad. "I mean, they raised you at the end of the day..."

I see a glimpse of a smile, which immediately makes my heart melt.

"So, I have this friend who was my neighbor since we were born, he's basically like a brother to me and he liked men since he was very little." He explains with shiny eyes, which makes my heart warm at the knowledge he did have people who cared about him and vice versa. "So, I was always surrounded by the community, in some way and I witnessed so many things people would do or say to him and others just because they liked people of the same gender. I always felt strongly about how unfair the bullying was, you know? Because Khun didn't choose to be gay, he just was." He squeezes my hand for a second before continuing. "And then I moved to the UK, where they're more open about sexuality and sexual preferences and sexual identity. I learned a lot being there, which is the only good thing I got for being forced into studying aboard. I know my mom just wanted for me not to be closed to Khun, but it got worse for her," he adds, now holding back a laugh "because that's when I discovered I'm bisexual.