Its because you are, that I am...
The seniors were quiet shocked when their partners showed up, Win jumped off the table and ran straight to Team and bear hugged him. "Oi Hia, let me go, you are squeezing the life out of me."
"Never, I will never let you go. I should have bought you flowers and held your hand..."
Teams huffs when he hears Pharm still laughing hard. "Get in the car Hia, lets go home."
"Forgive me first Team baby, I'm so sorry that I forgot to come home on time, please I didn't mean to let you down when you went through trouble planning a date for me."
Team glares at his friends who sheepishly avoid his gaze knowing it was them who told Hia about the date. Pharm manages to get P'Dean down and Sea helps him put P'Dean in the car. They say their goodbyes and Pharm heads out first. Manow is rubbing P'Phrueks head is on her shoulder sobbing, for what reason even she doesn't know. Team manages to break free of Hia and goes to the bartender to settle the bill. His eyes bug out when he sees the total, this is his whole months allowance, were they drinking gold or what. He sighs hands over his card and gets the receipt. He goes to A, Bee and Sea and thanks them. They all agree to meet on Monday after they helped him and Manow get their boyfriends to the car, the boys are off saying they didn't need a ride because Prince was fetching them.
They reached Manows place and Team got out to help her get P'Phruek inside while Hia was out cold in the front seat. He said his goodbyes and made the journey home. Getting Hia inside was a difficult task because drunk Hia was a clingy Hia, he only wanted to hold Team and not let go. Finally he got to the room and put Hia on the bed, deciding that he needed a shower he grabbed some clothes and carried Hia into the shower, opening the cold water and making Hia stand there.
"Ow, what the hell?" Win looks at Team but sees the look and his face and decides its safer to accept his fate. Team turns the water warm and undresses, joining him in the shower. He begins to wash Wins body and his hair. Win is very aware of every move Team makes, expecting him to shout or fight, but nothing came. Once they were done Team helped him change and dried his hair. He then walked Win to the bed and tucked him in, all while staying silent. This was worse then being scolded. He opened his mouth to speak but Team turned around and gave him a death glare and he closed his mouth shut. Team switched off all the lights and jumped into bed next to him. He turned to face Win, gave him a light kiss on his lips, put his arms around Wins waist and said goodnight into his chest. Win was confused but sleep took him before he could form any rational explanation as to why his boyfriend was so calm.
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It was 9am and Team was ready to leave. He walked to where Hia was still sound asleep and put down 2 aspirin with a glass of water on the bedside table. He shot Hia one last look and smiled, yes he was so lucky to have found him, he bent down and kissed his forehead before he grabbed his keys and headed out. He, Pharm and Manow agreed to breakfast this morning at the mall. He stopped and picked up Manow before making their way to the mall. Pharm would meet them there. "Was everything okay after I left?"
"Yes, P'Phruek fell asleep, I slept on the sofa because he smelled of alcohol and insisted on holding me till I couldn't even move." laughing at the thought, she turned to him, "What about you?"
"Smooth sailing, I never realized how much I actually enjoy taking care of Hia. He always does the most for me so sometimes I feel like I take it for granted." He smiles at his best friend, "Don't think that he wont be punished for standing me up and also dragging him home though." They both laugh because they know all too well that they will milk this opportunity and get some revenge on their men.
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Win wakes to the sound of his phone ringing, confused he searches the bed to find it, he opens his eyes and is in such a daze he doesn't even realize where he is exactly. Ah the memories come flooding back to him like a freight train. Team will end him today, of this he has no doubt. He finally locates his phone on the table and checks to see who is calling at this hour. Hia Waan, of course its Hia Waan. He answers and puts the phone to his ear, "Win, are you coming home today?", "No." he ends the call and sits up. His head is banging in his skull. Alcohol when you are exhausted and have an empty stomach, not a good idea. He turns and sees the aspirin on the table with water, he smiles to himself. He caused his baby so much trouble and he still cared enough to leave out medication. Yes, he definitely hit the jackpot with Team.
Win walks to the bathroom after laying down for a bit longer so the aspirin can take effect, he notices the letter on the mirror. "Gone out with Manow and Pharm, there is food in the fridge, after showering warm it up and eat it and then go back to sleep." He shakes his head, finishes his shower and is drying his hair when he notices all the fairy lights and candles, the pictures of him and Team, love notes placed all around the room with flowers and chocolates. He feels a stab in his chest because this is what Team had planned for yesterday. Fuck! How could he have been so dumb? he reads the notes one by one until he reaches for one that catches his eye, its attached to a photo frame, in the picture he is in the pool and Team is looking at him like his an angel sent from God himself. He has never seen this picture but he knows it was probably Pharm or Manow that captured Team when he wasn't looking. His heart flourishes like his a 16 year old who experiences feelings for the first time.
He reads the note written in Teams writing, they all were actually hand written by him, but this one touched a place in his soul that he didn't know existed, "There is a famous saying Hia 'Its because you are that I am' I never understood what this meant until you. I overcame my trauma because of you, I am a gold medal swimmer because of you, I love myself after hating myself all my life because of you, I am a better son, friend and man because of you. I am who I am Hia Win because of you. And if one day you ever feel down or lost or scared, Look to me Hia and I will remind you that I am me because of you... I love you Hia. Yours forever, Team"
I am not a man who expresses emotion but this boy makes my emotions fluctuate. Who even is this person? Why does he have to make me love him so much? God knows how I survived on this planet without Team. I really need to grovel at his feet to make up for yesterday. I just hope that he isn't too angry. I need to think of a way that will show Team how sorry I am, how much I love him, how much he is needed in my life. He messed up with that note because now I will never let him go. He is mine and I will burn the world down before I ever let him get away from me!