Just The 2 Of Us

Chapter 27: Just Insecure

Perth scoffed. "I can't believe you've just said that. Ohm and I? Come on, I'm not even gay! Seriously, Nanon, how long have we been classmates? You know I'm straight, man."

Nanon just narrowed his eyes at Perth, and his boyfriend couldn't help trying to clarify the silly misunderstanding.

"He's just fucking with you, kid. Don't mind him. That hospital visit left him a little on edge. He didn't mean to ask you something as ridiculous as that." An uneasy Ohm hurried to say, as he raised an eyebrow at his lover.

"I actually did. You see, I've heard guys claim they're straight before. I did believe one of them once, and the next thing I knew, I woke up naked in his bed after being roofied." Nanon crossed his arms and glared at their guest. Perth was beyond shocked.

"Wait a minute, I'm not Mark Pakin, okay!? And I just came here because P'Chimon asked me to. I'm not sure if you're aware of that, Nanon, but I'm one of the several people who were trying to figure out where you were hours ago. I've been making calls, and asking all the GMMTV's artists that I know if they have heard from you." Perth defended himself, as he eyed the singer in disbelief. "If I really were after your boyfriend, I wouldn't give two fucks about the fact that you decided to disappear and make everyone worried-"

"Oh, please! Now you're gonna pretend you're just his friend?! I've heard that one before too. What's next?! You're gonna try to fix Ohm too? If that's your plan, think again." The singer cut Perth off briskly, and walked in his direction in a quite unfriendly manner, but his boyfriend quickly placed himself between them when Nanon got too close to his former classmate.

"Nanon!" Ohm said out loud in a reprimanding tone as he held both his hands up in front of his lover to detain him. "That's enough. You should go upstairs and take a shower. You need to cool down. I'll make the necessary calls."

"Should I leave?" Perth asked, in a clear offended tone. Nanon didn't move, but promptly answered his question.

"Yeah, and don't come back. Stop hovering around Ohm and-"

"Nanon! He was there when I chased Mark's car! He's kept quiet about that accident, about you and I, about everything! He's been loyal to us all this time. You can't possibly let this baseless jealousy of yours blind you right now. Not everyone is like that asshole laying in a hospital bed. And this is not you. Stop imagining things. He's a friend. Our friend. Nothing more than that." Ohm said firmly, and within a few seconds, the fierce look on the singer's face finally dissipated into a frustrated sigh.

"You're right." Nanon swallowed, shook his head in defeat, and looked over Ohm's shoulder to meet Perth's eyes again. "I'm sorry."

"Geez, I would never imagine you're the jealous type." A relieved Perth chuckled, and exhaled. "Now I know why Ohm never invites you to the gym anymore. You would probably have a fit seeing the amount of guys who try to flirt with him the moment he starts working out." he added as he patted Ohm's back. Nanon arched an eyebrow and gave his boyfriend an inquisitive stare.

A disconcerted Ohm turned around abruptly and made a face at the younger who smirked mischievously.

"Kid, what the fuck?!" Ohm gritted his teeth, and the younger struggled to suppress his laugh.

"But don't worry, Nanon. Force and I are like his bodyguards. Nobody has access to him but us." Perth assured a suspicious singer, who scoffed and stared hard at his boyfriend.

"I thought you had stopped insisting to take me there because you had finally realized that exercising is not my thing. But is that true? You do spend a great part of your time at the gym to satisfy your narcissistic tendencies, don't you?" Nanon crossed his arms.