dans une autre vie

Chapter 17

Chapter 17

Gay

It's been two weeks since Leo started going to NYU. He thought that it would be hard for him to go through adjustments and stuff, and fortunately, he nailed everything. Carter was shocked to know that Leo has been doing good in his class and became more active. He doesn't know what comes into Leo and why he's been putting more of his attention to his studies while being left off with his social life. Carter rarely sees him going out, they were going out sometimes when they plan to eat outside but Leo doesn't bother to roam around the city and there's something in his head that he's looking for the right time to say it, now just not the time for it.

"Where will you have dinner, Leo?" Carter asked Leo who's putting on a jacket and about to leave.

"Oh, I'm heading out because I'll be meeting Staffan. I guess we'll have dinner outside together," Leo answered.

"Okay... where are you guys going?" Carter continued asking.

"I don't know, maybe somewhere..." Leo answered, shrugging off. "I gotta go now, I'll just text you when will I be coming back. I won't take too long anyway."

"No, it's okay. You don't have to text me, live your life, Leo. Don't worry about me.

"Cool, see you later," Leo said as he walks to the door and leaves Carter behind.

While Carter with a lot of things in his head to talk about with him, Leo was about to meet Staffan in Central Park. As he got out of the building, he waited until he finally gets himself a cab. It's not that dark, it's just five in the afternoon and he doesn't wanna let Staffan wait for him. Not that long when a cab heading to his direction, he called and immediately stops for him. As he gets inside the car, he told the driver where he will be heading.

Staring in the window, Leo remembered what happened two weeks ago.

When Leo and Carter were heading home, they found drunk Mich sitting on the steps of the building and they were worried about his condition. Aside from having crazy thoughts about Stacy and Mich, Leo tried not to bother himself with that idea and set it aside to help Mich. Carter confessed that Mich doesn't really drink alcohol, he only drinks when he came back from his deployment. Upon hearing that from Carter, Leo might have an idea that something happened but if it's the usual thing he does when he comes home, maybe it was just his way to cope up with the thing he'd go through on his duty.

They both let Mich stayed there for the night, then they know that his friend drives him back to their apartment. They won't let drunk Mich drives back home. Leo was curious to know what happened to that reunion party but as long as he knows that Mich is in good condition, that'll be fine for him.

Mich took the couch while Carter fell deep asleep and then there's Leo who couldn't stop checking Mich. Past midnight, Leo was still wide awake and when he notices some movements coming from Mich, he sneaks out to check what's going on. It was a little and from his direction, he barely sees him. Mich stood up from the couch and headed to the bathroom, after a minute of waiting, Leo saw him only on his boxers. He couldn't handle the rapid beat of his chest and he doesn't know why, but surely the next thing happened calmed him down when Mich falls back on the couch and go back to sleep.

After thirty minutes, Leo fell asleep with a smile on his face. The morning of that day, when they both wake up and one thing that they noticed that Mich already left. Carter left a message on Carter and he just said that he left early to go back to Scarsdale and Leo felt sunken after knowing that. He's not expecting to receive a message from Mich that he left but there's a feeling inside of him that he's not sure anymore. He tried to convince himself that what they had, their hangs outs together were just mere friendship and nothing more. Good thing for Leo, he didn't act upon the nature of his feelings.