Love sick no more

25. Apart, part 2

The next morning, Phun was the first to wake up. He kissed Noh on his forehead, and got almost punched on the nose for his trouble, as Noh snorted and turned to hug a bolster pillow. Chuckling, Phun went to make a light early breakfast. The sight of Ohm, staring sleepily at his laptop screen stopped him. Hadn't Noh said something about that? 

"Ohm, have you slept at all?"

Ohm shushed him. "Mick's still asleep." He didn't answer Phun's question, but the black circles under his eyes told their own story.

Phun just patted his shoulder sympathetically as he walked past. "I'm making a light breakfast. Do you want to go have a shower now?"

"Not yet," Ohm replied, and turned his eyes back to the screen.

When the breakfast was ready, Phun went to wake up Noh. As he went past the sofa, he could see Ohm talking to his laptop and knew Mick was awake. "Hi Mick," he said, popping his head into the camera frame. "I hope you slept better than this love sick fool here?"

Mick giggled, his eyes still sleepy. He looked incredibly cute, and Ohm pushed Phun's face away from his screen with a scowl. Mick's morning face was for his eyes only.

"Fine, fine," Phun said with good grace, continuing toward the bedroom. "Breakfast is in 5 minutes."

After breakfast, which was mostly fruit, knowing they would have brunch with Phun's dad a little later, and a hurried shower, Ohm video called Mick again. "Just a quick one, love, we're going to Pumipat mansion for the day. You have the pen?" Mick lifted the blue pen Ohm had packed for him. "Now color as I say..." When the tattoo was as Ohm wanted it, he asked Mick to take a photo of it and send it to him. A few minutes and some tapping later, Ohm sent it back. Three blue hearts, flanking two ohm signs on Mick's wrist. "Feeling blue without you." They hung up finally, after what seemed like a hundred kisses and 'I love yous' to the exasperated Noh.

Phun understood Ohm's feelings better, and envied him. Noh didn't really allow much mushiness, and if Phun had tried something similar, Noh would have cursed him blue. Why had he fallen for such an unromantic guy?

When they got to Phun's house, Phun's dad took one look at Ohm and chuckled sympathetically. Phun had called him to tell they were coming, and Noh had butted in on the call to vent. "I hear someone is missing their boyfriend. Come on, you need food to get through today."

Their day was a repeat of the day before, with Ohm mostly glued to his phone. The only time he reluctantly let his phone go was when they went outside to water the decorative plants around the porch. The water hoses proved too tempting to the annoyed Noh, so he sprayed Ohm when he saw him standing there, brooding over a wilting potted tree. The water fight was the highlight of the day.

Interminable hours later, Ohm finally stirred from his stupor. "I better get going, Mick will be home soon."

"In three hours—," Phun started.