Fathers and Law: Lom and Fah Book One

Chapter 47

"Why did you take me with you?" asked Fah.

"Wait, you forgot that you told him no one in the family ever loved him," said Run. Lom scowled.

"Run is right. I did say that, I also said I never loved you, that it had all been a trick. But I was angry about Bank's death and you were ruining the job Ton assigned me, which meant my punishment would be severe." Lom felt hopeless and discouraged and it showed.

"Why would you hurt innocent people, Lom? Didn't I always tell you not to hurt innocent people?" said Fah.

"Fah, you did it again, you remembered something from before the kidnapping!" Lom's face lit up. "You were always telling me not to work for Ton and not to hurt innocent people."

Joy left his voice as he continued, "I said no one loved you and afterward I took you with me. I took you because I couldn't kill you but if I left you, you might identify the kidnappers. During our time alone here, I fell in love with you all over again, and that's the truth." Lom took Fah's hand in his.

"Well, not exactly in love, right?" said Fah, pulling his hand away.

Lom's brow crinkled as he mouthed, "What?"

"I heard you on the phone with Ton this morning, when you thought I was asleep. You said you could kill me if you had to." Fah whispered the last part.

Mek and Run stared at Lom in horror.

"Fah, I was speaking with my father. He would have taken you out of this apartment and killed you himself if I didn't say that. He believes if you don't remember anything about the judge, then you are worthless to us, you're a loose end that needs to be disposed of. I would never kill you. I didn't try to kill you that night! I shot your arm and then immediately got you a doctor and medical treatment. Can't you see I'm telling the truth?"

"Run, Mek, what do you think?" asked Fah.

Run gave Lom a disapproving glance, but said nothing. Mek spoke.

"I think Lom is telling you the truth. When you were missing, you have no idea how long and hard he searched to find you. It drove him crazy not knowing where you were. He's right, he could have killed you that night, or left and taken you somewhere to shoot you and dump your body. Instead, he brought you to his home and paid for your medical treatment. I have no idea how you feel now, but you two used to be head-over-heels in love with each other. Also, knowing what I do about Ton, I can see him demanding Lom promise he would kill you. His parents don't want the two of you to be together."

Mek stopped speaking and looked at Lom, who gave him a sign of thanks.

"Fah, I don't know Lom at all, only as the guy who kidnapped my family. I don't trust him. However, he's only done helpful things for you since he took you from the scene of the kidnapping. When you left the message about killing yourself, we later found out Lom saved you again and was making sure you received good medical care. If he wanted you dead, he would have let the overdose succeed," said Run.

"What message?" asked Fah.

Mek played the message Fah had left on his phone. Lom and Fah listened intently as they had never heard it. Lom stared down at his hands but Run spied tears escaping from the corners of his eyes. Now he was sure Lom was in love with his brother which eased his worries.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry Fah. I had no idea how afraid you were of me. Please forgive me." Lom went to the bathroom and shut the door. Fah looked at the other two men.

"Do you think he's acting?" asked Fah.

"No!" replied Mek and Run simultaneously.

"I think you two love each other and have found yourselves in the most messed up situations. I think he needs to leave the family business and the two of you need to start over somewhere once your memories are back. Luckily, they've already started coming back." Mek smiled at Fah. Fah tried smiling back but it came out as a grimace.