MyStandIN: Back to Joe (alternate ending)

19- A surprise...

 - Are we almost there?

Blindfolded, I was walking for ten minutes already, my hands in his, stumbling nearly every four steps.

- Is this something... that can be mentioned in public... or something... that would make me blush?

- A few more steps... We're almost there.

A cold wall, a wooden door, a key opening the lock. A cool room. The sound of a light switch. Ming took me a few steps forward, slowly uncovering my eyes. The place was huge, much better than the flat we were currently lived in with Mum.

- Don't tell me you'll be moving here soon!, I exclaimed.

Beautiful furniture, an equipped dining area, a modern kitchen with huge cupboards. I scanned the living room again and again, looking for details I'd overlooked. This place really was the kind I dreamed about, having my own family someday... However this never came true in the previous life.

- How do you like it?, Ming inquired.

- I think... you're very lucky!

A balcony... I ran there. A magnificent night view of the city, lots of shimering lights. The cool evening air made me suddenly pensive.

- You seem... disappointed. Something wrong with the balcony?

- I'm sorry about the other day with Mum...

- You've already apologized... dozens of times...

- I know what this moment meant to you. This time we could've done everything right... but I ruined it.

- Some things never turn out the way you imagine them to be.

Ming came near me, leaned on the balcony railing.

-It went better than the first time I confessed.... which is already a relief... Since you both talked about the same concern before I appeared... it may have made things easier for me.

- I still feel bad though. I want to make it up to you.

Ming took me in his arms.

- How, Mr. Joe? I'm curious...

- I've got a few ideas... but I can't tell you yet...

- You can't you, huh?

With a smile, I nodded 'no'. Wanting to make me regret my gesture, Ming tickled me.

- Even under torture, I won't say anything!

As soon as I could get out of his grip, I fled back to the living room.

- When's the moving?, I tried to distract him.

- This flat isn't for me...

- You'll be a happy owner if you rent it... A three-bedroom apartment like this is worth an arm and a leg.

- I chose it... for you and Mum!

My head was spinning.

- Ming... We can't afford this !

- I can't let you pay !

- I can't let you support me as if I was some kinda... I work hard enough and...

- What if... each of us paid half of the rent. I'm practically living with you both.

This was not actually a bad idea. On my own I was unlikely to afford a palace like this.

- You take care of everything... let me take care of you two, Joey. I've always dreamed of having her living in this kind of place. Now it's possible.

I rushed to him, wrapped my arms around his neck.

- Is that a yes, Mr. Joe ?!

With my nose, I caressed his skin, before laying a peck on his right cheek. Ming deeply breathed in my scent.

- You smell so good...

Suddenly I realized this was the first time we had been alone in a long time.

- I've longed for you since... all those months... this feeling inside each time our eyes met...

My eyes widened, he took my face in his hands.

- Of course... you didn't suspect anything... 

- Ming...

- I really thought I had no chance... So many times I had to bite my tongue... keep my hands off of you... not to drive you away... until you finally let me near...

At these words, I sealed my lips to his. His tongue swept over mine, like seashore's waves gliding over the sand. I was melting from the inside, emotions intoxicating me.

- Ming...

- I love it... when you whisper my name...

My body against his, he led me to one of the bedrooms, where we fell on top of each other on the bed. One... two... three kisses on my neck, Ming was moving up to my ear. His warm fingers caressing my lobes. A shiver ran through me.

- Something I've been dying to show you!, he revealed with a smirk.

In my previous life, Ming never was that gentle with me. There was always something urgent and feverish about his advances. In the dark, I also wanted to disclose secrets about Ming's body, treasures I had discovered during our passionate affair. The truth was, I did not know him that well.

- Lost in your thoughts again? I want you here... and now with me... nowhere else...

Ming sat on top of me, took his shirt off. I could not help reaching out, touching, kissing his skin... First his neck, his pecs, his pink nipples. His body changed a lot, slimmer, more muscular. He exercised a lot after his rehabilitation, his cute little belly had disappeared.

- I want to feel your hands all over me !, he murmured in my ears.

His fingers slid under my shirt, further and further. His cold and soft touch on my torso sent another shiver down my spine, before he started tickling me again. I was even more sensitive than earlier.

- I knew I'd get my revenge !, he rejoiced.

- I knew you'd make me suffer.

Ming placed a gentle kiss on my shoulder.

- That's the last thing I want.

After this disclosure my heart leapt.

- You take care of everything... let me take care of you tonight.