Bed Partners

Loving Someone

(DAYU)

After leaving Qing in the men's room, I saw Ato and Kim hovering near the hallway leading to the bathrooms of the pub, both looking worried. But when I smiled at them, they relaxed visibly.

"Everything okay?" Kim welcomed me with a hug. I saw that others are scattered around but they are also looking frequently to our direction. When Minnie saw me hugging Kim, she even moved to walk towards us.

"Qing and I will call this a night," I said to Ato as I put an arm around Minnie.

"Already?" Ato frowned. I nodded. He sighed, "Okay. Hey Dayu, don't be too hard on him. He has patiently waited. And I believe he will continue to wait until you are ready. Please, just go easy on Qing."

"I did," I said.

They all look like they didn't believe me. I sighed, "I forgave him already. I am fine now. We are fine..."

"But I don't think Qing knew you guys are okay," Pete, who joined us too, said. I shrugged, "I will tell him later."

"Do that," Ato said while looking beyond my head. I knew Qing had finally went out of the men's room. I felt him stop beside me. "We will get going," I said. "Thanks again for tonight and I will see you at the wedding," I hugged Kim again and shook Ato's hand.

"See you at the wedding," Qing did the same. Shook Ato's hand and hug and kiss Kim's cheek. He also said goodbye to Pete by hugging him.

I kissed Kitty and Minnie and high five YaLong and Denden. I let Qing said goodbye to more friends. Then we left the pub, him following me. I went straight to his familiar Hummer parked outside.

We got into his ride and soon took the road. I frowned when I noticed that we are not going in the direction of his place.

"Where are we going?" I asked Qing. Did he moved condo? This is not the way to his condo building.

"Home," Qing said. "You said you want me to take you home. This is the way to Baba and Mama's place."

"What?" I cannot believe him. He is taking me to our parents' place. Why?

Qing must have read the confusion on my face, "Oh, are you not staying with Mama and Baba? Where are you staying? At your condo? When did you get back from Europe by the way?" Qing changed lane to the direction of my condo this time.

He is confusing the hell out of me. "Stop the car," I said.

"Ha? Why?"

"Just stop the car," I said.

Qing pulled up and parked the car in front of a 24 hour convenience store.

I unfasten the seatbelt and turn my body to face him. "Okay, let's talk." I said to him.

"Here?" Qing look around the interior of his car.

"Yes," what is happening to Qing? Why do I feel like we are not on the same page, or even reading the same book? "Before we go any further, I think we have to talk so we can understand each other..."

Qing gave me a scared look. "Can we have this talk tomorrow? Or next week? Or maybe never?"

"What?" He doesn't want to talk to me? Am I understanding him right?

Qing sighed defeatedly, "I am really happy that you are back, Dayu. Can you let me be happy for at least a day before we have this talk?"

I can't understand him. We have to start all over again. "Okay, stop. Stop thinking. Let's pull back and go to the beginning. Let's start simple. Because I think we are having a glitch in communication here. I will start. I came back, two days ago. Remember the day you had breakfast with Dra.Yen? Well, that afternoon my plane landed and I had dinner with her."