The secret of our true love between us and everything in the middle

Chapter 13

    KongPob wore a genuine smile as he listened to the numerous tales of Trim at the art function she had attended. She was on a constant roll, blasting story after story about the various art pieces,how much her piece had collected, the numerous people she had met and how great the whole thing was.
      “Oh P'Kongpob, it was sooooo wonderful and beautiful!!! Yeeeeeeh! Thank you soooo much ka for covering my shift. I promise to treat you to some delicious hotpot at a famous Chinese restaurant I know! Or better yet, I could draw a portrait of you!!! Oh P'Kongpob, you are seriously the best!!!!!!” Trim squealed as she gave him a side hug overly excited and bubbly. KongPob had tried to interject and tell her it was alright, she didn't need to repay him but he could barely get his words out at the speed Trim moved from one topic and to the next in milliseconds and all he could do was go with her flow. The two Co-workers continued with their duties of washing the dishes and refilling the bakery display, working effectively and efficiently. The two didn't notice that they were being watched from afar by a secretive spy.
       San stood on the above floor in an almost stalkerish stance just watching KongPob and Trim engage with each other. He followed every single movement of KongPob, marking then in his head and couldn't help but smile recognising the intense feelings he had for KongPob.
“If you stare any harder than that your eyes are going to pop out!”San heard behind him making him break out of his trance.

     “What do you want Mun? Aren't you supposed to be at home taking care of your family?” San asked his mood taking an 180°,annoyed that his brother had spoiled his sweet moment.
“It's P'Mun to you, you disrespectful rascal,” P'Mun responded whacking San in the head.
“And I came here to check how weel you are doing with my cafe, which I can see you are not doing much considering I found you staring into space. What is it that has caught you attention soo much?” P'Mun questioned folding his arms over his chest, eyes narrowing at his younger brother.
         “Nothing! I was just thinking. Can you please leave now!” San groaned back as he busied himself with false work. 'I don't think so!' P'Mun thought to himself. He looked over the railing and immediately the sight of KongPob came into his view. “Eiiii San, don't tell me it's KongPob you were staring at like that!” P'Mun commented making San stand up and face his brother.
“I wasn't staring at him, I was just checking to make sure they were doing their jobs well that's all. Now leave me alone.”

    P'Mun watched as Dan's temper slightly rose and knew he was hiding something especially with his defensive attitude showing. “Mmhhh and I am the king of Thailand. Stop lying to my face San. Why were you looking at KongPob like that? Don't tell me you that you are actually interested in him? Is...... is that the reason why you wanted me to hire him in the first place?” P'Mun said in conclusion as he pieced everything together.
          “Is there a problem with me having an interest with KongPob? I thought you said that you didn't mind me being gay bro!” San spat defensively and now was very pissed at P'Mun's poking into his business. So what if they he had gotten KongPob hired? He just wanted KongPob near him. P'Mun readjusted his stance as Dan confirmed his thoughts and he couldn't believe his brother had gone this far.
         Pushing his spectacles up, P'Mun thought carefully about his words. “Stop guarding up San. You know what I mean. It's true that I don't care about your sexuality and you can date whoever you want. That's not my point, my point is that I need to know what your intentions are with an employee of mine because as much as I support your decisions, I don't want an in house relationship in my cafe,” he said in a serious tone. He knew how his brother was and he didn't need him to lose focus on the cafe while he was away.
“Whatever P'Mun. It's not like I'm dating him right now. If it makes you happy, I'll wait until you return before I ask him out ok? Now, I have to get back to my work.” San said turning to walk away but P'Mun called him back.
         “Wait San, you know I didn't mean it in a bad way. Stop getting so mad,”
“I can't stop getting mad because you are butting into my business!” San yelled back at low volume, his face contorted in a frown.
“I am your brother San. I need to know what's going on with you even if you don't like it so just get over it.” P'Mun rasped getting worked up at San's unnecessary behaviour.
“Anyway, why KongPob?” he finally asked curious to know why his little brother had gone through the effort of getting him hired in the first place.