Last Night:An EarnPete Fanfic

37. Of Love and Staying

Pete

I was smiling as I walked towards the faculty office. It was Monday but I wasn't feeling anywhere near blue. I just received a text from my boyfriend saying how he missed me over the weekend.

After his night out with his football friends, his father commissioned him to drive to the province for an occular inspection of a new site his father was planning to develop.  They were there for the whole weekend so we only content ourselves with chats and video call.

I shook my head. I loved this man.

It maybe too early to say but I guess, the heart really wants what it wants. And in my case, it wants Earn.

I agreed to be boyfriends with him, with the aim to just test the waters, but then, I ended up frolicking an enjoying the warmth of his river.

Gosh! I was being gooey again.

"Fvck you, asshole! What is your problem?!?"

I was brought out of my trance upon hearing the commotion.

A few meters from me, were a group of students trying to pacify a brawl. I run towards them to help.

One student was trying to dry the blood around the cut on his upper lip. Three of his friends were helping him. I looked at the other side and found Jek with a bleeding nose. He was refusing help from two other students.

I sighed.

"What is wrong with you guys? This early in the morning and you start a brawl?"

I was looking at either of the group, waiting for an answer.

"I'm sorry you had to see that prof, but that asshole started it! We were just playing basketball when he suddenly burst and acted crazy! If he didn't want to get hurt, then he should have just go with yoga instead! Jerk!"

I was about to say something when Jek launched himself at the other student.

"What did you call me?"

The other students were quick to stop him and pulled the other guy away. I was standing in between them, extending both my arms, signalling them to stop.

"Jek! Calm down, will you? Let's try to settle this peacefully, you all are not kids anymore!"

Jek snickered.

He freed himself from the students holding him.

"Acting upright!"

He said before he went and walked the other way.

"Hey, Jek, wait!"

I called but he seemed to have no plans of stopping. I looked at the other student.  His cut seemed to stop bleeding and he looked fine.

"Boys, why don't you bring your friend to the infirmary, I'll just go and talk to Jek, okay?"

The students nodded.

I sighed again. I was definitely late for my next class but I needed to sort this thing with Jek before it escalated.

I found Jek at the lavatories at the back of the soccer field. He was cleaning his face.

"Jek, can we talk?"

I heard him snickered but he didn't look up.

"Jek? Are you okay? Do you want to go to the infirmary?"

I tried to pat him but he pushed my hand off. I was stunned.

"Will you stop acting so upright, it's cringe worthy?"

I furrowed at him. I definitely wasn't sure where he's going at it.

"I'm not acting. I'm your teacher, it's only proper that I look after your welfare."

I saw him smirked and looked at me.

"Too much looking after that you went as far as fvcking one, right!?!"

I gaped at him. I sure didn't know what to say.

"Don't think that I don't know. Or we don't. Just because nobody's saying anything or the university's silent about it doesn't mean they're okay with it."

Obviously, there's someone who wasn't okay.

"Okay, Jek, I don't think we should be talking about this here or now. Just, clean yourself, see a doctor for your cut."

I turned my back at him to leave but he said something which surprised and irked me.

"Leave him!"

I turned to him.

"Excuse me?"

He took a step to me.

"You're a smart guy, Pete. You're good at your job. Everybody loves you. You have a bright career ahead of you. You don't want to risk it just because of a good fvck right?"

I shook my head and pinched the inner side  of my eyes. I felt a migraine coming. So my hunch was right, this jerk is inlove with Earn!!!

"You know, Jek, I don't think my personal relationship has something to do with you. I'm living my life and I'm not hurting anybody. I think you should too."

"So you're really keeping this up? You really want to trade your career just for a momentary fvck!?! Are you that low?"

I closed my eyes. I was too close to losing my cool. But I wouldn't allow this asshole to get the better of me.

"You know what Jek, you're right, I'm choosing this, whatever this is  I have with him over anything else. And yes, it was a good fvck. Even the best. But you wouldn't ever experience it with him so I doubt if you'd understand. Another thing,  we love each other, so I'll only leave if he asks me to."

I was a couple of steps from Jek when I turned back at him.

"And oh, have your cuts checked or it might get infected and run to your brain. You might get mental than you already are!"

I left him agaped with both his hands in fist. If that's an indication that he was angry, then my uneven breathing should be too. I had long had the hunch that Jek wasn't fond of me, but I had no idea it was this severe.

I was walking towards the faculty office. I should ready myself. I didn't think Jek would stop that easily, but he didn't know me.

If I had held on to a cheating bastard for over a couple of years of my life, then there's no way I won't fight for Earn. Jek better sort his shvts out.