LIMELIGHT

06.

Mew doesn't know if it was because of how many jobs he accepted or perhaps the sky is just giving him favors, showing him a pinch of sympathy by turning time faster than it was before. Before he knew it a lot of time already passed and Tul is now on his way to spend his vacation back on Thailand.

He badly misses Tul that he can't wait to see him again.

He steered the wheel of his car to the left, on his way to the airport. He smiled to himself. It's been like forever since he felt his teerak in between his arms. But as soon as he parked his car, a familiar sight from afar caught his attention. Tul's on-screen partner is already on his way to pick Tul up.

"Ah. Right. We're supposed to act as best friends." He mumbled to himself disappointedly before going out of his car. He put on his face mask and his baseball cap as he walked out of the parking lot, carefully hiding from other people's eyes.

Mew immediately saw the fans circling Tul's reel partner as he went inside the airport. He halted and watched them for a second before turning his back. "What am I even doing?" He asked himself as he went back to his car. He's starting to feel anxious now that Tul is back in Thailand.

He pressed his forehead on the steering wheel as he closed his eyes. He sighed and raised his head.

He turned the engine on and drove off.

Tul first saw his family, then some of his friends, the fans that are also waiting inside the airport terminal and then Max. The man immediately gave him a hug which he returned in delight.

"Man! I missed you." Max said wearing his widest smile as he let go of Tul which the latter just answered with a tap on the shoulder.

The blonde man looked around, searching for that person that he badly wants to see.

He never thought that coming back to Thailand for vacation would create a lot of misunderstanding in between him and Mew.

He sent a message to Mew, thinking that the man is just probably busy with work that he wasn't able to slip out of it to welcome him.

[To Suppasit: Where are you? Plane landed safely. Miss you so much.]

Tul's parents took his luggage as they headed to their car along with Max who's also busy with his phone.

A couple of minutes passed before he received a reply, [From Suppasit: I miss you too. I'm still at work. Meet you later, teerak.]

Tul stared at Mew's message for a while, feeling something odd with it even though there's nothing wrong with it. He only returned to reality when Max tapped his shoulder, "Gotta go back to my car. I'll just follow you from behind." He said which Tul answered with a nod.

The blonde man went inside the car quietly. Watching the scenery outside the car's window. He sighed. He must be just overthinking things because of exhaustion and lack of sleep. He closed his eyes and before he knew it, he already fell down to sleep.

"Tul, we're already at home." His mom said, gently shaking his shoulder. He gave a low grunt before opening his eyes.

As if it's already programmed in his body, he instinctively check his phone for new messages. There is really a lot of messages, asking if he's already back, friends inviting him to some friendly catch-up and a couple messages about asking him if he's free to take some modeling sidelines but what he was looking for the most wasn't there.

He sighed before putting his phone back in his pocket.

"Is there something wrong?" Tul's mother asked as she saw the indescribable expression on his son's face.

"I'm just tired, mom." He answered.

Tul's mother smiled as she ruffled her son's hair, "Aw. The more I look at you, the more I can see how matured you are now. I'm afraid that one day you'll come to our home with a woman and will ask for our approval on your marriage." She dramatically said.

Clearly enough, Tul doesn't know what to react. If only his mother knew. If there's one thing he is sure of, that is he'll not bring a woman but rather a man.

"Oh. I almost forgot. Mew is already waiting inside." With that Tul's heart started racing. He already wants to see him.

The sudden change on Tul's expression was so obvious that his mother can't help but to smile. Her son must be so delighted to see his best friend again.

If only she knew. Those best friends aren't just friends but are now boyfriends who sleeps together.

Mew is sitting on the couch while playing with Tul's corgi dog but as soon as he heard the familiar sound of footsteps coming closer to him, he turned his head and smiled.

"Wasn't able to pick you up at the airport, I'm sorry. The shooting for today took longer than I expected" Mew lied.

Tul plopped down the couch, "It's just fine..." Is everything really fine between them?

Just as Tul is about to open his mouth to speak and ask if something is wrong, another man joined them in the couch, sitting so close with Tul, leaning his head on the blonde's shoulder.

Mew looked at them for a second before shifting his attention back on the dog.

"Max, you're knocking the air out of me." Tul said teasing his reel partner.

Max looked at him with disbelief, "Did you just said that I'm fat?"

Tul chuckled, "I did not mean it like that. So, you did gain weight?"

Max pinched both of Tul's cheeks, "I'm not fat. Go, check out my abs." He answered with a wide smile.

Mew stood up, leaving the two.