Absolutely Yours 35

Arthit’s POV

I woke up and saw the clock on my bedside that displays 4 am.

I stretched my arms to look for the person beside me.

The sheet was cold and empty.

I never thought my bed was huge until now.

I lifted my head to check it again.

Where is he?

“Kong? ” I sat up and called out his name. It wasn’t that loud but the night was so quiet that I thought it would suffice.

I got no response from him.

I scratched my eyes and scanned the room.

Did he leave?

I walked to my bathroom but I was welcomed by the cold wind coming from the inside – a sign that nobody was in.

I moved my feet to my mini kitchen but failed to find him again.

Shit.

I don’t know but my heart felt uneasy.

I don’t like the feeling of sleeping with him and waking up without him beside me.

He should have woken me up if he really needed to go.

My gaze landed on my balcony, if he’s not there then he’ll definitely hear an earful. 

In large strides, I headed towards it and reached the balcony in no time.

A sigh of relief washed over me.

When I opened it, I saw him there standing with his elbow rested on the cold metal rail.

I realized how much this person has entered my heart that his absence bothered me.

That his lack of attention upsets me.

That him being with someone else makes me angry.

And him looking sadly nowhere troubled me.

I took a deep breath. I grabbed a blanket and walked towards him.I hovered it around his body. He looked up to me and smiled.

“Why are you up? ” he started, his eyes were on me.

“What about you? “

“Just needed some air, ” he looked at me as if asking me why I was there.

“I needed some air too, ” I copied his answer.

His lips twitched and nodded to himself.

The early morning air was cold,  I hugged myself and rub my palm on my shoulders up and down to warm me up.

He must have noticed it because he scooted near me and hover half of the blanket on me.

Our shoulders touching, I felt a sudden jolt of electricity.

“No need, ” I tried to struggle out of it but he was determined to keep me still. He held the edge of the blanket on my side so I won’t be able to move away.

It closes the little distance between us. I ceased on struggling.  He fixed the quilt so it will both cover us properly.

In the process,  his lips were almost close to mine and I wasn’t sure if it was intentional but he was taking his own sweet time.

I looked at him while doing so – a mischievous smile never left his face and his eyes sparkling.

“If you continue to stare like that, I’d think you are falling for me. ” there was a hint of humor and seriousness in his tone.

I made an ‘hump’ sound. “Don’t flatter yourself, ” my eyes were still fixated on him.

Then he stopped midway to look at me – I immediately look away.

He slowly held my chin and made me face him. “Well, if not  it will be me who will fall even deeper then. ” his breath on my face.

I averted my gaze towards him, his eyes riveted on me.

His sly smile was irritating me, I put both my hands on his cheek and made him frown. “Can you stop smiling? You look like an idiot. ” I tried to sound believable. The truth was, I find him so damn adorable.

My heart felt like it was swelling -  it felt like it was going to burst anytime soon.

“Fine,  Fine. ” he pulled his head and averted his gaze away.

We both looked nowhere. 

I couldn’t help myself from smiling.

“Ko-kong” after a long silence, I broke it first.

“Hmm? ” he moaned.

“Why do you like me? ” I asked.

“Don’t flatter yourself, Arthit. ” he used my line earlier. Asking it took me a lot of effort already and him taking it lightly was frustrating me.

I struggled to get away. He let out a soft laugh while keeping me in my place.

“I don’t know, I just do. ” he said casually,  like it was the most natural thing to do.

“Why me? “I insisted.

“Why not you? “

I shrugged, I didn’t have the answer to it neither.

“D-do you think we’ll  work? ” I refused to look at him. I know he was fazed by the question.

At the corner of my eyes,  I saw him faced me.

“We’ll make it work. ” He sounded so confident.

“I am unpredictable and my mood swings are difficult to handle. ” I continued.

“I think they’re cute. “

“Do you think you can bear with my hardheadedness? “

“That’s not the problem, ” he said.

I furrowed my brow. “What’s the problem?”

“You, being not mine, “

I timidly simpered.

I couldn’t bring myself to say a cheesy line like “I love you” so I smile embarrassingly at him.

How should I do it?

“Wanna know something?” he asked.

I smirked to hide a smile. “What?” I asked.

He came closer to my ears and whispered. “I love you,” I couldn’t help but smile from ear to ear.

“Kong, tell me something I don’t know,” I taunted him. “You’ve told me that countless times. ” I chuckled to mock him.

He sighed dishearteningly. “I just want to remind you,” he countered and chuckled along with me.

“Wanna know something you surely don’t know? ” I asked him back.

“What? ” he pursed his lips.

“The feeling is mutual.” I whispered enough for him to hear.

He was frozen, I can tell even if I wasn’t directly looking at him.

“Come again?”

“You heard it, ” I felt like my blood all went to my head. I just wanna run and hide myself. I was so embarrassed but at the same time I was glad to finally let it out and let him know.

“No, tell me directly.” he urged.

It took me a lot of courage to say it and I’m not going to repeat it. My face felt warm with his piercing gaze.

I  wanted to leave to get away from but he pulled the blanket’s edge on my side causing me to lose my balance and leaned on him for support.

He continued to laugh when he saw me blushing. I felt like my face was beet red.

“Really? ” he searched for my eyes. He had this huge grin on.

It was very contagious that I nodded and smiled shyly.

Then his smile turned into laughter. He laughed to his heart’s content that tears were forming in the corner of his eyes.

“Make up your mind either you laugh or you cry, you idiot.” I demanded, but inside I knew I was as happy as him.

“We’re together now?” ignoring my remarks.

Why does he have to ask the obvious? 

This is already embarrassing for me as is.

“Hmm?” he urged again.

“Kongpob!” 

“Tell me, ” He positioned himself behind me. He hugged me from behind and I reflexively struggled.

He enveloped me in his arms and whispered. “I love you more.”

I stopped from struggling and slowly leaned my body on his. We stayed in that position for a while before he touched my face and turned to him. I didn’t refuse, he looked at me lovingly before he pressed his lips on mine.

I closed my eyes and let him lead the kiss until we ran out of breath.

Though he pulled his face away from mine, I kept my eyes closed.

When I opened it, I saw him looking at me like I was the most precious thing in the world.

“I love you,” without breaking my gaze at him, I confessed.

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