After the Business Trip

Chapter 9

A/N:  Here is another chapter and I hope you like it. 

Pete POV

My mother instantly gasps. "You're what? You found someone and didn't tell me?"

Still focusing in on my bedroom, I know that Ae is here somewhere. I just don't know exactly where. As I pull my phone out of my pocket, I mumble, "He is the one that I met on my business trip. I told you about him. I just didn't tell you that he surprised me yesterday, by moving here. He is currently staying with me."

My mother chimes, "And you think that he is here in your apartment somewhere hiding? I definitely want to meet him now, especially since he is living with you."

I really don't pay attention to what my mother is saying. I'm more focused in on trying to find Ae and I know that he is still here, but where. Absent mindedly, I nod my head. "Yes."

I look at my phone and I hope that Ae doesn't have his phone turned off. I glance back around the room and then I call him. I put the phone to my ear, and I hold breath hoping that he hasn't completely turned his phone off.

I nearly jump for joy when the call doesn't go to voicemail, but rings instead. I quickly pull the phone away from my ear and I walk further into my room as I try desperately to hear anything.

My mother asks, "Did you just call Ae?"

I nod my head still trying to listen for anything.

My mother adds, "Is it ringing?"

Once again, I nod my head. "Listen for a buzzing sound if he has the volume turned down."

"Okay." My mother takes a few steps towards the bed while I head for towards the closet. My hunch is telling me that he is hidden in there.

As I get closer, I can faintly hear buzzing and my steps quickly speed up as I dash to closet. I still can't understand why he hasn't even read my messages from earlier. I hope that nothing is wrong with him.

I whip the closet door open, but I don't see anything. However, I still hear the buzzing sound and it is coming from a pile of blankets and a comforter that I keep in there.

As I quickly begin to pull out the blankets and comforter, I nearly scream, "AE!!" My heart sinks as I can't help but to wonder how long he has been hiding in here.

My mother quickly rushes to me and helps pull everything out of the closet and we quickly find Ae hidden under everything. I don't know if he is asleep or what. His face is flushed, and he has sweat dripping off of him.

I immediately scoop him up and quickly carry him to the bed. My mother rushes towards the bathroom as she calls out, "I'll get a cold washcloth. We need to get his temperature down. He probably over heated buried under all of that. What was he thinking trying to hide like that?"

I ignore her question and I solely focus on Ae. I can't let anything happen to him. I just found him, and my dreams just came true. I can't lose them now.

I look at his gorgeous face and my heart begins to beat wildly as the fear slowly seeps through me. I need to do something, but I don't know what. I feel so useless.

I tenderly slide my hand down the side of his face as I softly whisper, "Please be all right, Ae. I love you. I want to..."

My mother comes rushing back into the room with a bowl of water and a couple washcloths as she instructs, "We have to get him cooled down and fast. Take off his shirt and we will begin to wipe him down. Hopefully that will be enough."