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Chapter Ten

Hey guys, sorry for not updating sooner, but I've been sick. Now we can finally move on to this barbeque and see what happens😁

Hayden's POV

I close Corey's door behind me and lean against it for a minute, trying to will some form of control back into my body. The sweet boy had no idea how badly I wanted to just grab him and kiss him, but I knew I couldn't do that.

I had just told him about the barbeque and he seemed okay with the guys coming over. So I'm going to go have a shower and make sure all the preparations were in place for this afternoon.

As I made my way to my bedroom, I thought through everything that I was supposed to get done before this afternoon, and I felt like I was forgetting something, but I just couldn't remember what it was, so I let it go and stripped out of my clothing and got in the shower.

Washing my body, my mind kept trying to drift back to the boy down the hall, but I refused to give into the temptation of thinking about him like that. Naked and in the shower was definitely not the best place to let your mind wander.

Once I was done washing myself, I got out and just put on a pair of swimming shorts and a shirt. I combed my hair and deemed myself ready. It's not like this was supposed to be anything special, just spending some time with my friends.

I made my way down to the kitchen and stood watching the organised chaos going on in there, as people scurried around preparing all the snacks and salads for this afternoon. Thankfully they will be long gone by the time I was expecting guests, as I didn't like too many strangers around. Call me paranoid, but my private life was my private life and I didn't need someone running to the press about something they might hear from myself or one of my friends.

I didn't really care what anyone thought of me, but if they had to report something that was said and it's taken out of context, that could cause me some problems that I would rather avoid.

I made my way around the kitchen, checking on everything and once I was satisfied that everything was in order, I thanked them and made my way to my office to check on some emails and return a few calls I seemed to have missed.

As I sat down, I scrolled through the missed calls and found one number that has tried to call me about six times, so I dialed that number first as it seemed more urgent.

I didn't have to wait long, before a soft voice answered on the other end. "Timothy speaking." He was quite abrupt and to the point, wasn't he?

I smiled as I realised who it was, remembering the sweet doctor that had seen to Corey when he was in the hospital.

"Good afternoon Doc, to what do I owe this call?" I asked and I could almost feel him fidgeting on the other end.

"Um... I'm not sure if you remember, but I have an appointment to see Corey this afternoon and I just wanted to check with you if he was still coming in today?" He asked, his voice slightly nervous.

That's when I realised what I was forgetting. How could I have been so stupid and forgotten that I was supposed to take Corey for his checkup this afternoon.

"Shit, I'm so sorry, it's been so busy and it completely slipped my mind. Now I have some people coming over. Is there any way that you could maybe come here and check on him? I can set up a room for it, so you will have the privacy you need. I will obviously pay you extra for it." I rushed out, hoping he would do that rather. Corey would be far more comfortable here at home, than at the hospital anyway.

The line was silent on the other end for a minute or two but I didn't want to break it, in case it made him say no. Eventually I heard a sigh on the other end and I couldn't help smiling at that. He really was sweet and if it wasn't for Corey and my growing feelings for the sweet boy, I would probably have tried to coax a date from the sweet doctor.