Khrū | MewGulf ✔

𝟏𝟕 | 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫

He freezes right there at the entrance, staring at her boots, completely in disbelief.

It can't be her. She left them.

She'd still be studying anyway. It wouldn't make sense for her to be back, to be here in his apartment. it dawns on him that he's never changed the locks, after she moved out, so she still has a key.

It can't be her, yet it also can only be her. With his heart in his throat, he finally moves, walking into the living room, where she's really sitting on the couch.

Live and in the flesh. She turns around, smiling tentatively and it tugs on Gulf's heart more than it should. He once loved that smile. He loved her once but seeing her only reminds him of the shit she pulled.

"Hey, Gulf" she breaks through the silence.

"Get out. Leave the key here and get the fuck out of my apartment" he spits, narrowing his eyes.

He doesn't want to deal with this. It's past midnight and he's exhausted. His backside is sore and he just wants to shower and then sleep. He doesn't want to argue, doesn't want to hear her story. He doesn't want her to be here.

"Wow, can you even say hello?" she frowns.

"You couldn't say goodbye, so no, Pam, I can't say hello" he says bitterly, carding his fingers through his hair in annoyance.

"Where's Panit?"

"You have the audacity to ask that?" Gulf widens his eyes. "You don't even text or call for two years and then you show up and think it's a good idea to come back into our lives!? Well newsflash, we don't want you anymore. Fuck off, seriously. I can't deal with this right now. I'm fucking exhausted. I don't want to yell at you so please, just leave me the fuck alone."

"You're angry, I get that. You do look like you've had quite the night, so––"

"Yes, my night was awesome. Even fucked with my boyfriend in his car. Now leave my apartment or I'm gonna call the police. You're not on the lease, so you don't live here" he spits.

His vision gets blurry and he knows he's gonna cry soon, so he grabs his ex-girlfriend by her arm firmly, yet gentle enough not to hurt her, and drags her to the door, making her wear her stupid boots and shuts the door in front of her.

Once he's alone, he drags himself right to bed, not able to get himself to shower. His body's so drained all of a sudden.

He falls asleep in his clothes right there but the night is restless and he keeps turning and moving, until he's suddenly woken up by small footsteps and a voice that he could recognise anywhere at any time.

"P'Tech, daddy's still sleeping!" he whisper-yells to the other, who's also entering the room.

"I'm awake" he sighs, groaning, when Panit climbs on top of him.

Despite feeling sore, his heart lightens, when he sees the big smile on his son's face.

Immediately, Panit starts telling him what he and Techno have been up to yesterday. He tries his best to listen and to look excited but Pam doesn't leave his mind.

She sits there comfortably, as if she's never left, invading his sanity and he hates it. He's happy with his life now. He's started studying and he's doing well; he and Mew can finally be together. Everything seems to be working out but of course, she has to come back now.

"C'mon, let your dad get cleaned up. We can make lunch together!" Techno lifts the smaller off him.

As soon as he's set on the ground again, Panit shuffles into the kitchen, humming excitedly.

"Did you give him too much sugar? He's buzzing" Gulf laughs a little, sitting up and he curses, when he feels how sore he is.

"Had a great night?" the elder wiggles his eyebrows.

"Well–––yeah. At least until I got home" Gulf sighs.

"What do you mean?"

"I'll explain later, when Panit's taking his nap" Gulf hurries, before he gets up and heads towards the shower.

Spending some time with Panit and Techno is a nice distraction and he forgets to look at his phone, until his son falls asleep on top of him. Tugging him into his bed, Gulf sighs and closes the door carefully.

Once he's back in the living room, he knows Techno is waiting for an explanation. The elder's obviously picked up that Gulf's been stuck in his head. They've known each other long enough that Techno notices immediately, when something's wrong. He was the first one to find out that Gulf's girlfriend was pregnant.

"So. Tell me from start to finish" Techno demands, sipping on his coffee.

"It's a whole mess, Tech" the younger massages his temples. "The date with Mew was phenomenal. Fuck, we ended up having sex in his car."

"Explains how sore you are" Techno cackles. "What was awful then?"

"I came home, ready to shower and go to bed but the light is on. Fucking Pam came back. Sat there waiting for me. I almost had a heart attack. She still had the key."

Techno stares at him wide-eyed, looking just as shocked as Gulf was last night, how he still is completely stunned.

"Fuck. I mean–––– what is she even–––like why?"

"I have no idea. I panicked and kicked her out. I don't want her to confuse Panit, if she's leaving for America again. I mean––– I can't really make her stay away from him, I know that but it's only gonna be even harder for him, if she's all mom-like now and then disappears again. Why did she have to come back in the first place?" the younger groaned in annoyance. "I have to figure this shit out as fast as possible."

"You may want to check your phone. It's been buzzing, ever since I brought Panit back."

Fuck. Mew has probably texted him a few times by now. He should have answered him already. Sighing, Gulf tousles his hair, grabbing his phone from his bedroom and he was right; Mew's texted him.

Hope you slept well Gulfie :). I really enjoyed last night. I'm busy the next few days because of university meetings but I wanna see you asap.

You could come to my apartment. Bring Panit too. We can have dinner together and once the kids sleep, I want to hold you.

Also, I'd like to ask you properly to be my boyfriend, so you better come around soon. I miss you x

Gulf's lips curl up into a smile and something tugs at his heart. Mew means more to him than he thought he would. He realises he's properly in love.

Nevertheless, Pam's still poking at the back of his mind. Suddenly, it's not just him and Panit anymore. All of a sudden, his mother's in the picture again and it makes everything so much more complicated.

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Hope it was okay :)

Love ya honeybees! Take care <3!