10 days,10 ways [ Pondphuwin ]

CH24: "I love you. That's all I really know"

Phuwin's pov:
"That poor keyboard begs for mercy Phuwin." Dunk's voice rang though my ears as my fingers stopped aggressively typing for a second before resuming. "I can't be caught dead not replying to anymore emails Dunk." I checked the chats 16 more to go. You can do this Phuwin! This is the first time in days that I pulled myself from my bed and actually took the initiative to step out of the house. "I'm not stopping you from doing so but let that keyboard rest and you should too try and catch a break." He said while pushing the long forgotten cup of coffee in my direction. I sighed putting the laptop to my side and taking a sip of the now cold coffee. "So when do you plan to finally have a talk with Pond?" his tone lowered more than usual causing me to look at him with a guilty expression. "I do talk to him Dunk." yes absolutely 1 message in a week notifying him about my work. "You don't, stop lying to me Phuwin. Don't let your feelings chase you any longer, give that man a chance to explain. Your feelings are completely valid, nothing wrong about feeling the way you are. But too also keep in mind that the press is always after his reputation and spread anything and everything to harm it, is very important." His tone was understanding with a hint of expressing frustration. "I'm sorry alright? This is very hard for me too." my voice cracked as I quickly swallowed the lump in my throat before continuing. "I tried to call him yesterday to tell him how I trust him and I know this isn't entirely true. But the pictures were there and they couldn't be faked, yet I called him so he would have a chance to explain it and clear everything out between us. But the moment he picked up the call merely after the first ring, my heart stopped beating upon hearing his voice for the first time in days that too filled with so much worry for me. My voice broke before I was even able to utter a single word and I broke into sobs soon after ending the call within 1 second." A confession broke out from me, both my mind and heart too tired to deny it anymore to Dunk. He didn't waste another minute before he pulled me in his embrace gently rubbing my back. "Hun I know this isn't easy for you but you're hurting yourself more without letting him give you the closure you deserve." I hugged him back silently, letting his words sink in knowing each and everything he said were true. I pulled back from embrace giving him a soft reassuring smile. "Let's excuse that. How are the wedding preparations going on?" I asked him as I noticed how his eyes light up at the mention of his wedding. This is exactly why I said, nobody deserves this more than Dunk does. "Awesome! You'll be my one and only groomsmen." I smiled at his excitement, nodding at him. "Of course, I will be." I wasn't exactly the biggest fan of weddings, ironic how my job is literally the epitome of weddings. I love arranging it and having people rely on me and trust me completely to arrange their big day and same goes for Dunk. I was hysteric when he asked me to arrange everything for his and Joong's big day. "I'm confident in you that you will make sure my day will be the best of it all." he gave me a thumbs up, my heart swelling with solace looking at his happiness.

"Mm hmm thank you for understanding. I'll make sure to keep you updated." I tried my best to not show how visibly annoyed I was at the phone call. Though my hands formed themselves into fists and my jaw clenched. Who calls someone at 2:30 am? Doesn't matter whether it's a client or not. Not like I was anywhere near sleeping but still it struck a nerve. I was broke out of my thoughts when the doorbell suddenly rang. I stared at the clock, a slight frown appearing on my face. Who could it be this late? As I contemplated whether I should answer the door or not, the bell rang again. With a sigh, I raised from my bed, deciding to just answer it. "Dunk I swear if it's you-" I pulled open door expecting to see Dunk. My breathing got caught up in my throat looking at the person standing at the door, Pond. My mouth opened wide, unable to form words, my heart thudding against my chest looking at the man I longed to see for days. It took everything in me to not hug him tight and tell him how much I miss him. "W-what are you doing here at this hour?" I stumbled with words trying my best to not stutter. "Phuwin please let me explain please. I can't live with you acting like I don't exist." My heart ached at the sight of him looking so miserable, almost like a dead man walking. "Come inside, you'll catch a cold." I pulled him in upon noticing he was wearing nothing but his casual white shirt loosely tucked in his pants. Did he just get of off work now? I thought to myself while closing the door. "Phuwin listen to me alright? I have nothing going on with June. Those pictures are years older, she was nothing but a fling. I would've told you about her but the time it all happened, just wasn't the best for me to share about a fling to you." he talked in one breath without shifting his gaze from me. I gulped under his gaze, a sense of relief washing through me now knowing the truth but the guilt overpowering any other feeling. "Pond I'm sorry you felt the need to explain it to me-" My words were cut off by a pair of lips smashing against my own and hands pulling me closer by my waist. My eyes widened at the urgency of the kiss, my mind screaming at me to push him away but my body too weak to do that. I closed my eyes, soon melting into the kiss, wrapping my arms around his neck urging him closer. My body longed for his since the day he left my house, and here I was in his embrace. The kiss was soft and filled with a sense of longing. The feelings from the past few days drowning into the kiss. We pulled back from each other, breathing heavily. "Phuwin I owe you the explanation because I am fucking in love with you. From the moment we became friends till now, it has always been beneath the surface. Every person I've met, I kept searching for you in them. I forced myself to believe that I was in love with her because she reminded me of you. For years that you've been my best friend for, you're the person I laughed with, cried with and somewhere along the line it stopped being just friendship for me. I grew to love you as something much more than a best friend, you became someone whom I learned to rely on, someone that saw the truth in me during my worst lies. You became someone that I dream about, someone that I want to share a future with not as a best friend but as your boyfriend, husband. Above everything you'll always be my best friend, but I can't look at you as just a best friend and the past few weeks made me realize my feelings for you. I've always been in love with you and just recently realized, everybody saw it but me and I'm glad now that I saw it as well. I love you so fucking much and it's alright if you don't feel the same for me-" my eyes were glistening with tears by the end of his confession. I quickly stopped him from finishing his last sentence by locking his lips with mine. I grabbed his nape deepening the kiss when I felt him kiss me back with equal favor. The kiss acting as our sentiment of the confession. I held him as tight as possible afraid this might be a fever dream and that he might disappear. I felt his tongue entering my mouth, sucking my tongue. I pulled back from the kiss feeling breathless, a string of saliva attaching our lips. "Took you long enough. I love you too, I always have and always will. I always escaped my feelings thinking how it might ruin the friendship we've built over years but that fear doesn't matter anymore because I'm confident I love you enough to spend the rest of my life eating pizzas with you." I replied back hands still resting on his nape. I watched as his eyes opened wide, a big smile breaking through him before I felt myself getting picked up in the air. "Oh my god Pond! You'll hurt yourself! Put me down." I exclaimed a light giggle escaping my lips as he started spinning me around. "No I won't hurt myself and no I won't put you down. You have no idea how happy I am right now." he stood with me still on his lap as I wrapped my legs around his waist securing myself. I wrapped my arms around his neck, breathing in his scent finding comfort in the homely smell. "So what are we now? Best friends?" I mumbled in his neck feeling him walk with me towards the living area. "We'll always be best friends but along side that will you grant me the honors by being my boyfriend?" His tone came out pleading as I raised my head to meet his eyes. "You have no idea how much I've waited to hear this. Yes I'll be your boyfriend." My tone came out honest without any lies underneath. We smiled at each other before leaning in to connect our lips in a slow passionate kiss filled with the commitment of our love, the weight of the confession burying into the kiss. My hands tangled in his hair, pulling on the strands too lost into the kiss. I tilted my head to give him more access to my mouth. His hands squeezed my ass, causing a moan to escape from me against his mouth, sending electric sensations throughout the kiss. Seizing the opportunity, he invaded my mouth with his tongue soon clashing with mine. Our kiss soon turned filthy more than passionate as we kept sucking on each other's tongues draining all the oxygen from our lungs. His hands remained on the swell of my ass occasionally giving it light squeezes, mushing them together. We soon pulled apart from the lack of oxygen. "Now I can finally fuck you in every corner of this house without any barriers." He whispered in my ears, voice falling deeper a mix of lust and love. "Oh yes please." I quickly connected our lips again, as he walked in the kitchen with me clinging to him, effortlessly.

Oh how I love cliffhangers. Anyways the confession chapter is here!!! Soon ending? :( probably my favourite chapter to write ❤️