When we got home that night, he kissed me more. I was putty in his hands as he held me gently and tenderly. When his fingers poked under my shirt, I gasped.
"A-Aren't we going a little too fast...?" I said.
He immediately let go of me, almost making me fall over and giving me whiplash. "I'm sorry. I'll stop."
"No, that's... Um... Yeah, let's rest for tonight. I'm emotionally exhausted like Rikiya said."
"Of course. Will you...be coming to bed now...?"
"Hm... I'm not sure if I can trust your hands. Should I sleep on the couch for a bit longer?"
He fell to his knees. "I'm so sorry... It won't happen again... I won't touch you at all, so please... Please come back to bed..."
I tried not to laugh. I rubbed his head. "I'll sleep in the bed now. I trust you."
He took my hand and kissed it. "Thank you..."
Now that I was back in his bed, my heart wouldn't stop pounding. It wasn't like I disliked the way he touched me...but we just barely confessed our feelings for each other. I didn't feel ready for such a big change!
I thought I wouldn't be able to sleep very well, but the next thing I knew, I was waking up in the morning. Anzai wasn't in bed as usual. It felt a little sad this time though. We were dating now, couldn't he have woken me up to tell me he's going to the gym or running errands or whatever he does on his days off?
I bitterly got up and poked around the apartment to see he wasn't making breakfast or anything. I considered texting him and asking him what he was doing. I decided not to in the end. I'd come off totally clingy, wouldn't I?! But would it be such a bad thing to want to know what my boyfriend was doing?!
I made breakfast for myself and sat down with my laptop. I looked through some of the applications for the bar. We had to hire someone, if not multiple people. I couldn't let Rikiya struggle alone. Atsutane was helpful too of course, but we needed to fill the role that Shukishi had taken up. I really needed to set up some interviews and hoped I could find some decent people. It was the first time I'd actually hire people I didn't know. It made me nervous.
When Anzai walked through the front door, he was sweaty with a tank top and gym shorts on. I couldn't help staring at his body and barely registered the words he was saying to me. I realized when he left my line of sight that he said he was going to take a quick bath. How could my boyfriend be so hot... I already knew he was hot, but knowing he was finally mine now... Damn...
When he came out of the bath in his casual clothes that covered more than his gym clothes, I felt a little disappointed. But I focused on what I wanted to talk to him about, which was setting up interviews for potential employees.
"Sounds good," he said. "Let's do it together."
"Thanks," I smiled. "I really hope we can find people we like... I'm worried I won't like anyone we interview..."
"We'll have to pick someone though. Even if they're all not so great, we have to pick the one that seems like the best."
I nodded. "Of course I'm happy for Shukishi... And I know realistically, they all might not want to work for me forever... But it sucks I have to find other employees."
"I'm sure you'll find the right people, even if it takes some time. You always have a way of getting what you want. I'm sure there's a god out there who loves you."
"I don't really believe in god... But it's a nice thought. I've had a lot of misfortune, but I feel like that still led to good things. I'm going to believe that there are still many good things coming my way!"

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Arukōru (Alcohol) Bar (BL)
RomanceNarihira (aka Nari) had always wanted to open up his own bar. He claimed it would be his new true love after his first love abandoned him and his best friend Anzai never returned his feelings. But as he got to know his new friends/coworkers and his...