𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝟐𝟑

Fourth's POV:

After we settled down with the attorney, I left the house and got into Mark's car.

"Why did you do that?" I asked Mark when I looked at him.

"Calm down, Fourth." Mark answered calmly.

"Do you know that he was very angry because he thought I was moving so fast." I stared at him seriously.

"Okay. I did that to test him. If he got angry because of what I did... It means my test was successful." Mark smiled.

"Huh? What test?" I am clueless.

"Didn't he get angry? That means Gemini still loves you, he's jealous. You know you don't have to get a divorce suddenly... you can listen to his side first." Mark gave me advice.

"no longer possible." I replied lightly as I leaned my back on the seat.

"Why? You still love him, right? Why don't you just get back together?" he asked me.

"it's not possible anymore because I'm leaving." I answered quickly.

"What?" Mark's shocked reaction when he turned to me.

"My flight is next week, I'm going to take a Juris doctor in Switzerland." I was not in the mood to react.

"how long have you been there?" he asked again.

"3 years or it depends if I still want to come home here." I said without hesitation.

"Are you sure of your decision? Does Gemini know about that?" he seemed stunned.

"is that necessary?" I asked in reverse.

"You know Fourth, moving on is different from pretending not to love anymore. It's obvious to you that you still love Gemini and I also feel Gemini still loves you, you just can't feel it because it's filled with anger." Mark pointed at my chest.

I was speechless from what he said so I just stared and suddenly I realized what I heard from him.

"Be true to yourself, so that in the end you won't have any regrets. You don't have to ask yourself where you fell short, you don't have to do anything because you know that you gave it your all." Mark made me realize it.

Mark's POV:

After I took Fourth to the airport to arrange his visa, I went to the hospital to visit Ford, when I opened the door to his room, I saw that a nurse was checking him so I went inside.

"Mark, can I take a picture with you?" the nurse approached me when she recognized me.

"go ahead." I nod.

After the nurse took a picture with me, she left the room and I placed a basket of fruit on top of the shelf next to Ford's bed.

"how are you?" I approached him.

"I feel better now." he smirked slightly.

"Can we go outside for a walk?" I invited him.

We were in the shade of a big tree while we were sitting on the bench of the hospital park and I was peeling Ford an orange fruit.

"Where's Fourth?" he asked when he looked at me.

"Someone just went, he will be here soon." I answered as I handed he a piece of orange.

"I'm sorry... for what I did to you and Fourth." Ford apologizing.

"It's okay, Ford. We'll apologize too, Fourth is innocent. In fact, he even thought more about your well-being than his own." my voice was soft while staring at him.

"Is it true... That you... were interested in him then?" Ford asked with hesitation, and I nodded.

"I confessed before but... he rejected it because of Gemini. He considered Gemini's feeling more and his feeling for Gemini." I sadly answered.

"Do you still like him until now?" Ford gave me a serious look.

"I don't know. I don't seem to have come to the point where I love him, I just feel interest because of his character. Fourth is kind, he puts others before himself, unique, and cute." I admire Fourth.

"I admit that, anyone would like the qualities that Fourth has. I hope I have the same qualities as Fourth, so you can like me too." Ford's frowning voice when he averted his gaze and bowed.

"Ford." My voice was soft as I touched his cheeks and made him face me.

I added as I stared at him, "Don't compare yourself to your friend, just to like you. I'm sure you have a quality that Fourth may not have."

"even though I have characteristics that Fourth doesn't have, you still don't like me... because you said you don't hit friends?" he answered me when I realized what I said to Fourth last time.

"Why do you still remember what I said, but what you said that night when you were drunk, don't you remember?" I narrowed my eyes to tease him.

He immediately removed my hand from his cheek and looked away from me as if he was also avoiding my question.

"You remember when I said that I didn't attract friends, when you asked me if I could be your boyfriend, don't you remember?" I asked teasingly.

"P' Mark." Ford was shocked when he turned to me.

"I want to experience what it feels like to be in a relationship, do you want to be my boyfriend?" I imitate him to tease.

"P' Mark, I don't remember saying that-

"We can." I quickly answered when he stopped talking and looked at me.

"Huh?" Ford was speechless.

"I said I'm not hitting on friends, but I didn't say anything that we can't fast forward." I said confidently while staring at him.

"What?" He couldn't speak as he was stunned by me.

"Do you want me to be your boyfriend?" I replied with a smile.

"Oh my god, I never thought you would be that fast." he looked the other way as if he couldn't believe it.

He turned back to me and put his hand on my forehead, "Are you sick?"

Fourth's POV:

I was standing in the distance watching Ford and Mark laughing on the bench, I couldn't help but smile as I saw Ford having fun with Mark.

"I'm happy for both of you." I grin.

I slowly turned my back and walked away, I didn't plan to come closer to them for the sake of their moment and disturb the two's happiness.

Author's POV:

When Ford and Mark returned to the room they found Fourth preparing food in the lounge.

"Oh, you're already here?" asked Ford in surprise.

Fourth immediately turned to the two and he caught the fingers of Mark and Fourth still intertwined, Ford noticed that Fourth was staring at their hand as Ford quickly left his hand and approached Fourth.

"Let me help you prepare food." Ford avoided him.

Fourth didn't answer anymore but he just nodded while giving Mark a suspicious look as if he won't buy it.

"I thought you weren't hitting on friends?" Fourth whispered as he approached Mark.

"What food did you bring?" Mark asked and approached the table to avoid Fourth's question.

while the three of them were eating, Fourth couldn't help but look suspiciously at the two.

"Alai?" Ford's voice became irritated when he looked at Fourth.

"Nothing." Fourth answered and looked away from the two.

Fourth added, "How are you?"

"I feel better now." Ford grinned at him.

"Ford, I actually want to tell you something." Fourth said seriously.

"About where?" Ford was confused.

"I passed the bar exam in Switzerland to take a Juris doctor." Fourth informed.

"Ohh..." Ford replied.

"You have no reaction?" Fourth wondered.

Ford continued, "Mark mentioned that to me earlier."

Fourth was mesmerized by Mark so Mark looked away and continued to eat.

"You just take my Juris Doctor, I'll continue your career." He looked at Mark jokingly.

Because of Mark's shame on Fourth, he couldn't stop grinning and stretched his body to bend and hide behind Ford.

"Congrats, you passed." Ford's glad voice while looking at Fourth.

"Thank you." Fourth smiled warmly when he looked at Ford.

Fourth's POV:

At night, while Fourth was standing and facing the tree house he built with Gemini. He couldn't help but tear up from the memories he had about the tree house, while he was staring at the ladder, two children suddenly came out of the tree house and rushed to the ladder because of his imagination.

"Gemgem, it's already late now. Go home, Auntie Nhai might be mad." tiny voice coming from young Fourth.

"I already said goodbye to mom that I'll over night here with you." young Gemini answered.

"How about we just sleep here outside? Let's use the tent stocked in the tree house." suggested by young Fourth.

"Alright, I'll take it." young Gemini smiled.

"I don't know how to build a tent." frowning face from the young Fourth.

"I'll take care of it, I can study the boy scout." young Gemini mitigated.

I smiled and followed young Gemini up the ladder with my eyes until he came down from the tree house, little Fourth and little Gemini worked together to set up a small tent in the backyard.

When the two of them finished cleaning, they ran into the house, when they came out of the backyard they were carrying my pillow and blanket from when I was a child. I didn't realize that my tears were falling while observing how happy Gemini and I were when we were children.

Young Fourth even suggested to put a light because he was afraid of the dark, which young Gemini favored him and took an extension for the source of energy.

"1... 2... 3..." young Gemini and young Fourth counted before turning on the lights.

Gemini immediately turned on the light and little Fourth jumped in joy because of the amount of light that surrounded their tent.

"Yeeheeeyyyy!!" tiny leap from little Fourth.

Little Fourth ran inside the house and when he came out, he brought snacks and threw them inside the tent, Gemini immediately stop him.

"Fotfot, where did you get those foods?" Gemini asked.

"To the storage room." tiny voice from little Fourth.

"Fotfot you will sleep, don't have a midnight snack. Auntie Pan will be angry when she sees the snacks you took." Gemini reprimanded.

"But I want a snack, Gemgem." frowning face of little Fourth.

"I'm sorry." little Gemini gave him a warm hug when little Fourth was about to cry after Gemini reprimanded him.

Little Fourth hugged the many snacks inside the house with tiny stamp to return the snacks to the storage room, he returned to the backyard and entered the tent with young Gemini.

When I peeked inside the tent, I saw them sleeping soundly and cuddling together, I couldn't help but smile through my imagination. Maybe it's just my imagination, and all I can keep is memories.

Mark's POV:

When I arrived at the club, I went straight to the bartender counter and sat next to Gemini.

"Why did you send me here?" My tone is cold.

Gemini didn't respond to my question, instead he just smiled at me and signaled to the bartender to order, the bartender immediately placed a shot glass with whiskey on the counter and pulled Gemini close to me.

"How's Fourth doing?" It's a simple question.

"After you insulted him, do you still feel like saying hello to him?" I will reverse it.

"Why isn't it true?" Gemini grinned.

"No." I answered after I drank the one shot.

Gemini turned to me and smiled as if he didn't believe me.

"Fourth can't move on that fast. So no matter how many times you congratulate me, I still won't get Fourth." I said offensively.

"Would you like me to help you get Fourth?" Gemini suggested when he looked at me.

"No thank you. I'm already committed to someone else." My refusal.

"Artist?" He asked.

After I drank the one shot that the bartender put in front of me, I quickly said, "No, Fourth's friend."

"OHOOOO!! really?" He looked surprised.

"I already like him, since he went to the GMM parking lot just to hit me. He didn't just hit me in the face, he also hit me here." I proudly said as I pointed to my chest.

"What the fuck! You're crazy." Gemini couldn't stop laughing.

"fuck you." I said emphatically.

I put my hand in my trouser pocket and took Ford's bracelet, while I was staring at his bracelet and I didn't realize that I was smiling.

"Ai' shia Mark, you're creepy. Why are you smiling by yourself?" Gemini demanded that he look at me in shame.

"Don't pay attention to me, just drink there." I defended myself when I looked at Gemini.

Author's POV:

The next morning, Fourth went down the stairs and saw his mom preparing food in the dining area.

"Mom." Fourth's tenderness when he hugged his mom's back.

Pan tried to remove Fourth's hand from his belly, but Fourth was stubborn and refused to let go.

"Mom, don't be angry. I don't want to leave tomorrow with a grudge against me." Fourth's frowning face when he put his chin on his mom's shoulder.

"Fourth, call Pond so that we can have breakfast." Pan's cold voice.

"Mom." Fourth starting to sob.

"Fourth." Pan's reprimand him.

"Mom, don't be mad." Fourth's voice was crying as he bent down and buried his face in his mom's shoulder.

Pan removed Fourth's hands from his belly and turned around to face Fourth, she applied her palms to both of Fourth's cheeks and lifted them slightly.

"Fourth, I'm not mad. I'm just shocked by your decision that I have no idea about, but I support you where you're happy." Pan's clarification.

"Mom I'm sorry." Fourth crying like a baby.

"It's okay, stop crying. If it's for your future, then go on... Pond and I will support you no matter what. I can't blame you, you have the right to make a decision for yourself." Pan tried to enlighten Fourth's feeling.

"Mom, Thank you. I promise I will finish a Juris doctor in Switzerland for you." Fourth's warm smile.

She added, "And I've decided one more thing. I'm going on vacation in the province with Pond, so you focus on studying... Don't worry about me, I'm fine here. Right, Pond?"

"Khab, Auntie Pan." Pond smiled as he approached the two and patted Fourth to encourage him.

"Thank you mom, Thank you P' Pond." Glad voice from Fourth.

"We'll always be here. When you can't take it anymore, come back here... We'll run the hacienda together." Pond's joke.

Fourth and Pan couldn't help but laugh after Pond inserted his joke.

Fourth's POV:

I invited Ford and Prom to celebrate the party before I left, when we arrived at the club we did nothing but enjoy the whole night.

"Cheeeeeeeers!!!" Prom shouted in joy when he raised the shot glass to toast.

"Cheer for Fourth's successful!!!" Ford added.

"Thank you!!" I shouted as I lifted the shot glass for a toast.

We enjoyed the night and drowned ourselves in alcohol since I treated them before I left.

"Don't forget about us, maybe when you become a professional lawyer... You don't know us." Prom jokingly told me.

"I'll just go to another country and not have amnesia." I answered him.

"If you meet a beautiful woman, introduce me. Just take a single so we won't be in dangered." He jokingly whispered.

He added, "include the one for Ford as well. Right Ford?"

"Pass. I'm already committed, you can do that, Prom." Ford's denial.

"Aw... You trade me right away? I thought it was just me?" Prom's joking demand to Ford.

"Fuck you! When did become you? The one I replaced you with is better." Ford even teased him.

"Hmm... You're so sus." I narrowed my eyes when I looked at Ford.

"We haven't yet. So go ahead... you first for now Prom, I'm going to endured you, my poor Prom." Ford answered jokingly.

"If Ford finds me a girlfriend in Switzerland, I'm already breaking up with you." Prom's attitude towards Ford.

"Ai' Prom you are already drunk, I am not Ford. I'm Fourth!" Fourth was dying from laughter.

"Bye." Ford talks fast.

"Aw... You're not going to chase me? You're not even going to stop me?" Prom's disappointment reaction.

"I don't know how to chase. I'll just respect your decision." Ford couldn't hold back a laugh.

I can't help but laugh at the joke of the two, I almost died laughing at what they were saying because Prom seems drunk especially when speaking.

Until we reached the club at dawn and Prom and Ford fell asleep on the couches, while I was quiet because I was a little dizzy.

After a while, someone suddenly approached the three of us, "Aw... P' Mark."

"I just finished shooting, can I pick up Ford to take him home?" Mark asked me for permission.

"Oh okay. Take Ford now, so he can rest well." Fourth agrees.

Mark's POV:

I gently patted Ford to wake him up, I slowly lifted his body and leaned him on the couch.

"Ford. Let's go home, I'll drop you off." I gave Ford a soft voice.

"No. We're still having fun." Rejecting it.

"Ford, you are already drunk." I whispered to him.

"No. I'm not drunk, who are you? Don't touch me." Ford's voice was drowsy when he removed my hand from his waist.

"I'm Mark. Let's go." I have a calm voice.

"P' Mark?" Ford was surprised when he stared at me closely.

He added, "No, liar. You are not P' Mark."

"Fourth, we'll go first. Be careful on the way home." I will say goodbye to Fourth.

I slowly lifted Ford and helped him walk even though he was struggling with me because he didn't want to go with me.

When we arrived at the parking lot of the club, I took Ford in the car to rest, he was trying to remove the seatbelt I put on him because he didn't want to go with me.

"Put me down, P' Mark might be angry if he sees me in another car!" He yelled at me when I sat in the driver's seat.

"Ai' Ford enough! You're drunk, take a rest there." I reprimanded him.

"I don't want to! You're not P' Mark. Are you trying to kidnap me? Huh!" He really lost his senses.

"I'm P' Mark, so rest now." I explain to him.

Ford suddenly grabbed the collar of my t-shirt and pulled me closer to him, he smelled the clothes and looked at me carefully.

"You have the same perfume as P' Mark. You also have the same face..." His drowsy voice.

"If only I knew you were even worse drunk than when I first saw you drunk, I wish I wouldn't have let you." I mutter to myself.

He suddenly released my collar and pushed me a little.

"No. You are not Mark, maybe you are just imitating him or maybe you are just pretending to be him." His voice was drowsy when he pulled back.

He leaned back in his seat and sighed. I thought he was going to rest, but suddenly he came and pulled me by the collar again, smelled my clothes and stared at me again.

"Hehe." He giggled when he smiled at me.

Because his face was so close to me and I couldn't stop myself from holding him by the nape to pull him closer and kiss him deeply.

I press my lips to his lips even more until we suck each other and collide our tongues inside our mouth, When I put my thumb on Ford's neck I noticed that he was swallowing because the Adam's apple was moving. it.

We sucked each other's lips so passionately as if there's no tomorrow, because of the arousal I felt, I kissed him on the jawline down to the neck to sniff and lick.

"P'~" he pant.

My demonic hand slowly went down to his waist to insert my hand inside his t-shirt to lift his clothes, but Ford suddenly stopped me when he grabbed my hand and take back.

"I'm sorry, I'm not ready yet." Avoiding it as he leaned back in his seat and sit properly as if nothing had happened.

Ford's POV:

I lost my dizziness because of what happened, I suddenly became quiet and realized when I noticed the kiss mark on his neck and the stain of lipstick on the side of his collar while he was kissing and sniffing my neck.

So I pulled Mark away because I felt him lift my clothes because I don't want to have any regrets about whatever is happening, and I don't want to assume especially since there is no confirmation between the two of us about what our relationship really is.

I pretended to be asleep while he was driving the car, I slightly tilted my head and faced the window because even though I closed my eyes, I could feel the tears coming out of my eyes.

I didn't want him to see me cry, so even though I turned my back to him, I forced myself not to make a sound and remain sobbing quietly.