The love who was beside him

The love who was beside him {Final Chapter}

{CHAPTER: 4 & FINAL CHAPTER}

Thurston held Mr. Conductor's hand in a tight & firm grip as he lead him to a trail some ways out of town & above the waterfall. Mr. Conductor had been very quiet, & he looked so puzzled with something, but Thurston didn't want to press the issue, Mr. Conductor said he was thinking about something very personal & Thurston wanted to respect that. The sound of water rushing calmed both of them, the sun was just starting to set when they arrived at the spot, Thurston placed a blanket down & both of them sat there in silence for a while, Thurston couldn't take it anymore so he decided to break the long, awkward silence "So.... i made us some sandwiches.... i will tell you now that i'm not the best cook..." Thurston said, chuckling. Mr. Conductor smiled "That's okay, after being the taste tester for my younger sister when she used to make sweets every Valentine's day for years, i think i can stomach almost anything!" He said laughing. Thurston laughed "But not anything spicy that's for sure! I remember you used to love spicy food when we were younger, what happened?" He asked, leaning towards him. Mr. Conductor looked a little embarrassed "well.... Sarah once had a crush on this one guy in her class, & she learned that he loved spicy food, so after begging mother to get her some spices for four months straight... mother finally caved & got them for her. Sarah mixed them with that year's batch of sweets & made me try them... little did we know, she put too much in! I've never been able to stomach anything spicy since, not to mention it was the last time mother got her anything food related for her to make into sweets," Mr. Conductor explained. Thurston winced, knowing Mr. Conductor let out certain details on purpose, for Thurston's sake, "That would explain why you didn't show up to school for a week that year," he said, grabbing a sandwich. Mr. Conductor laughed, also grabbing a sandwich "yes, that was a hectic year! Mother was extra stressed out that year... that was not Me, Ellie & Luna's year at all! So many trips to the doctor..." Mr. Conductor said, taking a sip of water from his water gourd. Thurston chuckled & nodded "That wasn't my year either, my older sister kept fighting with our mother, i broke my leg whilst falling out of a tree, among other things," Thurston said. Mr. Conductor cringed "yes, i remembered that day very vivdly," he said. The two sat in silence, eating their meals "Thurston, don't put yourself down too much, these sandwiches are great!" Mr. Conductor said, smiling. Thurston smiled back "Really? You think so? I did try my best while making them..." he said. "Thurston... may i... say something?" Mr. Conductor asked, playing with his tie nervously. Thurston made himself to sit up straight "of course, what is it?" He answered. Mr. Conductor adjusted himself so that they were facing each other, he reached out & held both of Thurston's hands "Thank you for spending the day with me, it really meant a lot! It felt very special!" He said. Thurston smiled brightly, his heart started to race, he started to heat up a bit as he thought of a response "You're welcome, it was actually really nice to spend time with you without the fighting..." Thurston said quickly. "You think so to? That makes me feel better! It really does!" Mr. Conductor added. They continued their meal, enjoying the nature that was changing around them at the same time! They both felt their bodies warm up & get seemingly lighter, they kept holding each other's hands, as the sun had begun to set over the horizon Thurston stood up, & placed his hands on his hips, in a very confident manner, he turned to face Mr. Conductor, he smirked a bit seductively, which made Mr. Conductor blush "Let's go, the waterfall looks better during the early night, also it's a good place to talk about... uh... stuff," Thurston said nervously. Mr. Conductor nodded "Okay, i guess we could talk there, let's clean up & go," he said, starting to fold up the blanket, Thurston smiled as he helped with the clean up.While they were making their way down, Thurston gently placed his hand on Mr. Conductor's waist, this made Mr. Conductor instantly blush, but he didn't fight it, instead he felt himself wanting more! But more of what? He wanted more of what? It was definitely something he barely experienced before. "What's wrong Sonny Boy?" Thurston whispered. Mr. Conductor blushed even more "I'm fine Thurston, really, how far is it to the bottom?" He asked, trying to change the subject. Thurston smirked "Not far at all, at most, it's a twenty minute walk from where we are right now," he said. He pulled Mr. Conductor closer to him, he really wanted to just kiss him at that very moment, but he didn't, instead he smiled brightly at Mr. Conductor, who smiled in return. The walk started to feel a little longer than it actually was, maybe because of the awkward situation that had happened earlier, when they heard the waterfall, Thurston looked at Mr. Conductor "race you!" He said playfully, as he started to run. Mr. Conductor ran right behind him laughing "No fair! You had a head start!" He yelled. As they approached the water's edge, Thurston tripped & fell into the water, Mr. Conductor, without hesitation jumped into the water & right into Thurston's arms. "Hey! Only one of us needs to get soaked! You'll catch a cold Sonny!" Thurston yelled. Mr. Conductor looked up & smiled at Thurston "Maybe a hug from my favourite friend & rival may help fight off any illnesses?" Mr. Conductor replied. "If i get sick, you'll have to help me get better! Deal?' Thurston said. Mr. Conductor thought for a moment then smiled "alright, seems to be more than fair!" He replied. They hugged each other tightly, Thurston held Mr. Conductor close, then they looked deep into one another's eyes "Sonny...i need to tell you something important.... & i want your honest answer," Thurston said. Mr. Conductor nodded "okay, what is it that you want to tell me?" He asked. Thurston bit his lower lip & held Mr. Conductor, wrapping his arms around his waist, placing his head on Mr. Conductor's shoulder, he felt something press against his throat internally, tears stining his eyes "I... always liked you... & not in a i want to be your best friend forever, & i'll have your back no matter what! type of like, but a i want to spend the rest of ny life with you & only you type of like..." he managed to say, a few tears rolling down his cheeks. "Now... i'm not sure that you feel the same way, & i have a feeling that... after tonight... our relationship isn't going to be what it was..." he added, his voice starting to break. Mr. Conductor's eyes widened, he didn't know what to say, he wanted to say so much, they just sat in silence for a few minutes "Well... no answer... is still an answer... it's okay that you don't like me in that way, i.... i just hope that this doesn't hurt our relationship too much! .... just forget i said anything!" Thurston cried, trying to get up, to attempt to run away, but Mr. Conductor grabbed his hand. "Please! Thurston! Don't leave! I want to tell you something myself! So please.... give me a chance! To at least explain! Please.... i... i had some type of feeling for you for some time now! But i... i... i don't know how to say it! Please Thurston! Don't leave! Not yet at least," Mr. Conductor sobbed, not wanting Thurston to leave him there, he grabbed Thurston's hand so tightly. Thurston sobbed a bit, "I'm so sorry.... i did it again... didn't i?" He said. Mr. Conductor's sobs changed to a gentle laugh "you were always bad at confessions! Not like i'm any better... we're both terrible at this..." Mr. Conductor said, forcing himself to smile. Thurston fell to his knees, & leaned towards Mr. Conductor, both of them sobbing uncontrollably "I... i thought that Erma was.... that we were.... but then....& i felt.... like.... i could be myself again.... it was... too long.... i missed you.... so so much!" Mr. Conductor said through sobs, his face buried in his hands. "I know.... i wished that... i could've at least said.... goodbye that day... i regret not doing that! I love you! I really do!!" Thurston sobbed. "Ever since you came back a few months ago! All of it! All of my feelings! They all came back to me all at once! They hit me like a freight train! It hurt! It really did... i never thought we would've gone straight back to fighting again! I had hopes that our relationship would've been different when you came back... i really did... i should've waited! I should've waited for you Thurston! But i...." Mr. Conductor started to cry uncontrollably now. Thurston wrapped his arms around Mr. Conductor "It's alright! I wasn't any better! I really wasn't! Would you please.... forgive me..." Thurston sobbed. Mr. Conductor sat up, tears streaming down his cheeks "I still don't know how to say what my feelings are towards you! I really want you to know so much!" He cried. Thurston held Mr. Conductor's face & looked him in the eyes "Then... show it! What does Sonny feel? How does he want to show it? Actions speak louder than words you know!" He yelled. Mr. Conductor looked at him, still sobbing a bit, then he forced himself to stop "are... you sure you want me to act upon them?" Mr. Conductor sobbed. "Yes Sonny! Do it! I just want to know!" Thurston yelled. "What i feel... the only way for you to know, is for you to feel this with me!" Mr. Conductor said quickly, grabbing Thurston by the collar of his shirt, & yanking him towards him, Thurston shut his eyes, but felt his & Mr. Conductor's lips connect, The way they took short gasps of air, the way their tongues danced, the longer they kissed, the more they wanted to be in each other's arms. Thurston pulled Mr. Conductor closer, Mr. Conductor wrapped his arms round Thurston's neck, they paused to catch their breath they looked into each other's eyes "Do you understand how i feel now Thurston?" Mr. Conductor asked. Thurston nodded "Yes, i completely understand now... how long have you..." Thurston was cut off by Mr. Conductor shushing him "It's best for the both of us that i don't answer that," he cooed. Thurston smiled tearfully "okay, may i... have another... kiss please?" Thurston asked. Mr. Conductor smiled, "of course.... anything for my favourite rival..." he replied, kissing Thurston again. Thurston stood up & picked up Mr. Conductor, but Mr. Conductor didn't stop Thurston, he was then gently put down on the shore, their lips separated, & they looked into each other's eyes, "Today was a good day... i'm glad that i found the one who loved me for me..." Mr. Conductor said. Thurston smiled "It was my pleasure Sonny! I wpuld do it more often if we weren't so busy all the time!" He replied. Mr. Conductor smiled & kissed Thurston's cheek "you know, i would really like to spend more quality time with you alone more often!" Mr. Conductor whispered. Thurston smirked "see you tomorrow after work then? I do know that you live in that old apartment above the train station!" Thurston said laughing. Mr. Conductor playfully pouted "well, would you prefer me to still live with mother?" He asked. Thurston's eyes went wide with embarrassment "oh heavens no! Nevermind! I get your point! That would be a whole new level of awkward!" He said quickly. Mr. Conductor laughed & hugged Thurston "let's go back to my place it's closer & we both need a warm bath after we've been soaking in this river! We don't want to get sock now do we?" Mr. Conductor asked. Thurston scoffed "of course not!" He replied. They got up, & started to make their way home, Mr. Conductor leaning his head on Thurston's shoulder, & Thurston with his arm around Mr. Conductor's shoulder, they both enjoyed the day, & were made much happier now that they knew where their hearts lie, but at the same time they both knew they would be right back to their old ways tomorrow.... boy did they look forward to that....