Until the Iris Blooms

Sweet Lies

“What are you studying? Sorry I think I got confused and forgot.” Tongrak asked, looking up from his plate.
“Environmental Engineering Kub~” Mut answered while smiling at Tongrak.
“Then where did you learn to cook so well?” Rak spoke while putting a spoonful in his mouth, the hot rice and the Yellow curry with chicken, spinach & butternut squash just tasted heavenly. For some reason in the last 4 days he felt like his appetite had returned and he was able to eat easily. At least the recipes prepared by Mahasamut were soothing to his gut.

Mahasamut has promised he will be back for dinner on their wedding night and he did. He returned at 7pm.

When he entered the house he smelled something burning, he ran to the kitchen and found Rak trying to cook something which was already overcooked and now started burning.

“Khun Tongrak!!!” He shouted which brought back Rak to the present again. “What are you doing?” He softly placed a hand on Rak’s waist and removed him from the kitchen. “I will cook, sit here.” He made him sit on the sofa and went back to the kitchen and Rak’s eyes followed him. He was remembering their interaction before the marriage when Mahasamut had suddenly decided to cook for him. The reason he gave was he was taking care of his unborn baby but why did Rak’s heart flutter? While thinking all of this he had burnt the omelet he was trying to cook as he was slightly hungry and then Mahasamut had come and held him through his waist and removed him from the kitchen like he weighed nothing.

The bond between them which was not just a Alpha Omega bond anymore but something more stronger due to a new life created by them Tongrak could feel he was getting attracted to this Alpha who was always very considerate to him. He had told him even though he was an orphan he had manners, the orphan word hurt Rak a lot. His father had left them when he was some 5 years old and people made fun of him saying he was abandoned. Did people also make fun of Mahasamut? He thought. His thoughts were broken when he heard his name being called. He looked into the direction of the voice. Mahasamut, now his husband by law, father of his child, not his Alpha though, was looking at him with considerate eyes telling him to join him for dinner. Last 1 month was hard, his morning sickness was really not allowing him to stomach almost any food but in the last few days Mahasamut had made his life comfortable. He went to the dining table to sit.

“Were you able to eat something for lunch?” Mahasamut asked.
“I overslept after you left, when I woke up I was hungry so I came down to make something and you came.”
Mahasamut slowly moved towards Rak and placed his hands on the tiny bump “so my baby is hungry?” in a cute tone and left Rak speechless. He was not expecting this level of intimacy from Mahasamut so soon. He knew Mahasamut had told him he will make him fall in love with him and they will have a full family at the end of the pregnancy but he was not expecting his heart to flutter on such an innocent gesture. “Khun Tongrak, let’s eat.. Umm?”

Rak ate in a hurry and left the table, he was too flustered to speak. His heart was beating fast and his cheeks were warm like he had a fever. “Khun Tongrak? You are ok?” Mut stopped him from leaving by holding on to free wrist and Rak who was already feeling his knees were already on the verge of giving away since Mut had touched his bump. He shouldn’t be so worked up but somehow he was. His body gave up on the slight pull by Mut to stop him and he toppled into Mut’s arms, his forehead touching Mut’s overexposed shoulder from the 4 buttons undone. “Khun? You are hot! Are you ok? Why are you so hot?” Mut was already supporting his body with one hand and he placed another on his head. “Let's go to the doctor, I think you have a fever.”

“NO” Rak tried to get out of the hold but failed.
“Why? You don’t look ok.”
“I am ok. Now let me go, I need to sleep.” and he ran away to his room leaving Mahasamut confused in the middle of the hall.