Chapter 06 - One Step Backward

Nanon's POV

I woke up feeling disoriented. Where am I? Why am I naked? What day is it today? And I remember, today is Sunday. This is sunday morning. And I slept on Ohm's bed. Yesterday, Ohm demanded a lot of sex. Total of four rounds throughout the day. I'm super tired right now. He promised that he's going to go easy on me today. My hole is sore. My dick is still hurts from all the cumming, I don't think I can cum anymore, at least for today. I looked at Ohm's side of the bed but he wasn't there. Where is Ohm? I started to get up, put on Ohm's bathrobe, and search for him. He's at the gym working out. He noticed me coming in and stopped. He pulled me towards him and hugged me. "How are you today? Still sore?" he smiled. "A little bit." I played with his hair. "I was going to let you sleep the whole day." He pecked my lips. "Do you want to eat breakfast? I can make something for you." I offered. "Sure." he accepted.

I went to the kitchen and made breakfast for him, pancakes, bacons and maple syrup. When it was ready, I went back to the gym to call him. I saw him playing with his phone, or more like texting, looking from the hand gesture. Who is he texting? Is it Perth? Should I be jealous? Should I ask? I just stood there in silent, until Ohm noticed me. He immediately turned off his phone, put it in his pocket, and walked towards me. I don't need to ask, I just know it's Perth. He put his arm around my shoulder, and we walked back to the kitchen. 

"What are you doing for the next two weeks?" Ohm asked me. He's munching the pancakes. Tomorrow is the start of our semester break for two weeks. "Going home to my dad's house. He missed me and wanted to spend time with me. Maybe I'll go shopping with him. It's time to get spoiled. New sneakers, here I come. You?" I asked him. "I'm going home too, helping my dad with his business." he said. I thought he was going to say he's going to go out with Perth. When did I become this insecure bitch? I really don't like this. "Nanon, are you alright? Are you sick?" Ohm asked me. He stroked my cheeks, and he looked worried. "Hmm, I'm fine. Just a little bit tired, that's all." I answered. I don't know if he believed me, but he just nodded.

I went back home in the afternoon. I went out lunching with Ohm, and he drove me home, to my dad's house. We arrived at my home. I really thought he's going to say he likes me, but turns out, total silent. "Thank you Ohm for driving me." I kissed his cheek and got out of the car. 

Ohm's POV

I'm confused as hell right now. Okay, confused can't even described how I feel right now. I like Perth, or I was supposed to like Perth. Okay, so my mind wanted Perth, or as of right now, used to want Perth. But my heart wanted Nanon. Maybe there's a small part in my heart that always wanted Nanon from the start but I decided to ignore it. Confusing, right? Okay, let's make this simple. Let's think about this one by one. Now, I like Nanon, that's for sure. My feeling has shifted. I realized I don't like Perth anymore. But the feeling is still new, I just have to make sure of it. I don't want to be in a relationship with Nanon but still think about Perth on the side. That won't be fair to anyone. I also need to make sure that Nanon likes me. I mean, he looked like he likes me, but I don't know if it's 'I like you like a friend or I like you like a lover'. But my feeling for Nanon is genuine. It's not just a simple crush like I did with Perth.

The next two weeks, I'm a little bit busy. My plan is I'm going to ask Nanon out on a date. But I can't. Who knows that helping dad's company is so much more difficult than studying. We talked on the phone every night though. I also still texted Perth, the latest update is he went home to ChiangMai for semester break. But for Nanon, maybe we can just take things slow. It's not like he's going anywhere, right? We can just hangout, do fun stuffs together.

 And before I knew it, the next semester is just around the corner. 

Nanon's POV

Okay, am I just being too hopeful? "Yes you are" Sea answered. Huh? "Did I say that out loud?" I'm confused. "No, but I can read it from your expression anyway." he answered. Witch. "But.. but.. maybe he really likes me. We've been talking on the phone every night for this past two weeks." I defended Ohm. "Nanon, you're losing your mind. We talked on the phone almost every night too. Has he asked you out on a date yet?" he has a point. "Well, he's busy helping his dad's company." Ohm told me that. "That's what he said." Sea teased me. We were hanging out on Sunday afternoon. Tomorrow the new semester is going to start. I missed Ohm and my friends. "You know what, why don't you just take things slow? You know, one step backward, so you can see it from a new perspective." He gave a helpful advice. Okay, I can do that. One step backward.

The new semester started, and it's been a busy days already. I still have to adjust to new subjects and stuffs, and so is Ohm. Thursday evening, Ohm asked me to go home with him. "Do you want to go to my apartment? I wanted to show you my new audio." he asked. "Okay." I answered. Bad decision. "Nanon, I missed you so much." He hugged me from behind once we were inside the apartment. I half heartedly tried to untangled myself. Okay, will power almost zero. One step backward. He hugged me tighter. He turned my body around and started kissing me. Come on Nanon, one step backward. He kissed me. You can do it. I tried to pushed him, but ended up feeling his pecs instead. One step backward.. one step... just one... ... ... One step backward and 20 steps to his bedroom. I ended up sleeping naked on his bed later that night. 

"So much for one step backward." The next day I saw the text from Sea. Shoot, how does he know about that. Okay, it's getting scary now.

S : so much for one step backward

N : ???

N : !!!

N : how do you know

N : sea?

S : i knew it

S : i was testing you

S : one step backward

S : 20 steps to bedroom

N : OMG my thought exactly

N : you're good

N : ever considered becoming a witch?

S : stop trying

N : ???

S : you're a bad boy

N : that's exactly what he said last night

S : 🤢

S : !!!!!!!!!!!!!

N : sorry

N : he's too charming

N : he wanted to show me his new audio

N : and i ended up on his bed

N : 😐

S : more like, showing you his "audio"

S : where are you

N : *send a photo of Ohm's bed sheet*

S : !!!!!

N : i know

N : he's in the shower now

N : gotta go

I just realized that next wednesday is Ohm's birthday. I have to start planning a surprise for him. What should I give him? What kind of surprise for him? I know his favorite dish, so maybe I can cook for him and bake him cake. Ohm came out of the bathroom naked. "The bathroom's yours." He told me. "Well, we could've saved a lot of time and water if you just joined me." he teased me and pecked my lips. "And we're going to be super late if we did that." I laughed and go to the bathroom. He slapped my butt on the way. 

Ohm's POV

So much for taking it slow, Ohm. I really wanted to just hangout with him yesterday. Like, really. I don't know what came over me. I just hugged him from behind, took a deep sniff at him, seduced him, and the next thing I know we ended up in my bed naked. Twice. Okay, now I know why Selena said she can't keep her hands to herself, cause that's exactly how I feel about Nanon. Everything about him is addicting. His eyes, his nose, his hair, his cute face, his fair skin, his beautiful smile, his juicy kissable lips, his tight hole, his playable dick, his heavenly smell, his cat like personality, how he could be so strong and confident, but also fragile all at the same time, his sassiness, and his kindness. Everything. Okay, one thing I know for sure is that I like Nanon now. Now I just have to make sure I don't have a crush on Perth anymore. 

It was Saturday morning, dad asked me to go out of town with him and my family. Some kind of family retreat. We went out Saturday morning, and went back to Bangkok on late Sunday. I can't ask Nanon to go on a date with me because of that. No worries, I still have a lot of time. Wednesday is my birthday, so I'm going to confess my feeling then. 

Wednesday morning, Nanon called me to wish me happy birthday. Weird. "Happy birthday Ohm" he said on the phone. "We're going to meet at the campus, why are you calling me now?" I asked. "Oh, I can't come to the campus today. My dad needs my help." he answered. "Okay see you tomorrow." he hung up the phone before I could say anything. But, what about my plan. I hate when this kind of thing happened. Shit.

Later that evening, I was still upset and went to play basketball with my friends to cool myself down. Suddenly, out of nowhere, Perth came to the field, carrying a birthday cake, and singing happy birthday. "Make a wish and blow the candles, Ohm" he told me. I smiled and blow the candles. I really thought Nanon is going to come and surprise me. I mean, I told him about my whereabout. But this is still a nice surprise though. I sat down on the bench, and Perth sat down beside me. "Once again, happy birthday Ohm" he smiled. I smiled too. "Thank you." I told him. He took a deep breath. "Ohm, I like you." he confessed. "Not as a friend. I want you to be my boyfriend." he continued. "Perth, I..." I stuttered. How do I said this. "Stop. You like Nanon, right?" he forced himself to smile. "How do you know?" I asked. "Well, I wasn't sure at first. But there was a lot of signs, like at the mall, I went back because I felt bad for leaving you, but I saw you dragged Nanon around like that. And then, you let him into your car, the most sacred place of yours that no one is allowed to enter. And more, you let him tempered with your screen. That's when I realized I got no chance." I felt bad for Perth. "But hell if I'm going down without a fight. I have a crush on you since the first day of college. I think you should at least know how I feel about you." he explained. "You know, since we're on a confession, I might as well tell you this. I used to have a crush on you too, but not anymore. Now I like Nanon and Nanon only, I'm sure of it." I confessed. "So it's a definite no?" He asked, his voice trembled like he almost cried. "Sorry, it's a no" I comforted him, rubbing his back. "You know what, it's your loss, I'm a great guy, you know." he joked around. "But Nanon is my friend, so I wish you a happiness with him." he said and then left. I smiled.

Little did I know that all hell is going to break loose after this...

Nanon's POV

Okay, I'm going to surprised Ohm today. It's his birthday, and I want this to be extra special. I lied to him about helping my dad. Today I decided to skip class to cook for him. His favorite meals, fried shrimp with sweet and sour sauce, omellete, thai chicken basil, and grilled pork. I also made a birthday cake for him from scratch. I made him a chocolate cake with orange jam filling and dark choco orange icing. I decorate it with pralines and rock candy, making it look mouth-watering. I've made this before, so I know it's going to be delicious. I'm also going to give him a birthday gift too. A watch. A Rolex watch. I asked for it to be engraved. ON. Our initial together. Is it too much? I don't care. I'm going to make the first move. I'm going to confess to him since he took too long to confess.

I cooked at my apartment, wrapped everything up, and then went to his apartment. I looked at his text saying he's going to play basketball with his friends. So, I have time to decorate his apartment and reheat the food. A simple 'Happy Birthday Ohm' decoration, and I put the food and the cake and my gift on the dining table. Should I surprised him naked? That's going to spice things up, I guess. I played with my phone while waiting for him. That's when I saw it.

I saw Drake's IG stories. The first one, Perth carrying birthday cake for Ohm, singing happy birthday to him. Second story, Ohm, smiling so big, making wishes, then blowing the candles. Third, Ohm and Perth sitting on a bench, just the two of them, talking to each other. Drake recorded it from far away, upload it with caption "love confession ❤ congratz to my friends @ohm @perth". Oh My God, Ohm is confessing his feeling to Perth right about now. No. No, no, no, no, no..... I can't be here. I need to leave. I started panicking. Tears rolling down my eyes. I packed my bag in a hurry. I left the food and cake on the table. I didn't realize I dropped my phone on the way out. But I can't think of anything right now. I need to leave fast. I don't wanna be here anymore. My heart shattered into million pieces.

I walked on the sidewalk. I don't know what to do, so I just wandered around without destination. I searched for my phone but I couldn't find it. I decided to walk again. I'm very tired. I don't know what time is it. I didn't realize but I'm outside Sea's apartment. Sea, my bestest friend. Sea, the one who told me to be careful. Sea, the one who warned me of a heartbreak. I knocked on his door. He opened it. "Nanon? What are you doing here at this hour? Wait, are you crying?" he let me in. He sat me down on the couch, said nothing and just hugged me. I cried so hard on his shoulders. Everything sucks. How can he do this to me. 

I calmed myself down. Sea made a warm tea for me. "You walked from his apartment to mine?" I nodded. "Where's your phone?" I raised my shoulders. "Have you eaten yet?" I shook my head. "Come on, I'll cook something easy for you. Instant noodles?" he asked. I nodded again. We sat in the dining room, eating in silent. "Nanon, I don't know what happened to you, but you looked like shit. I can guess what this is all about. But, you can tell me when you're ready. Now, take a shower and let's go to bed. I'll go get your pajamas." Yes, I have some pajamas and clothes here in his apartment. 

I lay down on Sea's bed. We said nothing. Sea knew about my plan, though, so he can guess what this is all about. "He confessed." I said, breaking the silent between us. "To Perth." I started tearing up again. I waited for the 'I told you so' to come out, but he just pulled me to him, hugging me again. We cuddled in bed. "It sucks." he said. "You are too nice for someone like him anyway. He's a cruel person. Doing that kind of unspeakable things to you, romancing you till you fall for him, and then ditch you to be with someone else. He's the worst." Sea hugged me tighter. "Can I stay here for a few days?" I asked him. "Move in, stay here forever, I'll never let anyone hurt you again." We cried together, and fell asleep just like that.

Ohm's POV

I went home after my basketball game with everyone. I arrived home, and something is weird. My lamps are on. I remembered turning them off this morning. Even the ones in the kitchen and dining room are on. Weird. I was about to go to the kitchen when I accidently stepped on a phone. Nanon's phone. Why is Nanon's phone in my apartment. I picked the phone up then went to the dining room, and that's when I saw it. On the table, foods, all my favorite foods, and birthday cake. And a gift. And decoration. Oh My God, Nanon was going to surprise me. But where is he. 

Suddenly my phone rang, it was Perth. I picked up. "Ohm, this is super bad. Have you seen Drake's IG stories?" He said. "Huh? What stories?" I clicked on his stories, and there it is. Drake made it looked like Perth and I are in a relationship right now, even congratulating us. That motherfucking bitch. "What the fuck. Oh God, Nanon must've seen this, that's why he left. Perth, I got to go." I hung up the phone. I drove fast to his apartment but I couldn't find him there. I drove to his house. The butler opened the door. "Phi, is Nanon here?" I asked in a hurry. "Huh? No, young master's not here. He's in his apartment right now. Why? Did something happen? Have you tried calling his cellphone?" I said nothing. "Well, just some misunderstanding. Maybe we crossed path. I'll go check at his apartment again. See you phi." I left before he could say anything else. Well, I can't explain to him about this without making things worse, so I just excused myself. Nanon, where are you? I drove back to his apartment, hoping he already came home, but he's still not home. Should I just wait outside his apartment? In the end I decided to go back to my apartment first. Tomorrow we're gonna have class together, so I can explain all to him tomorrow. I went to the kitchen. I looked at his cake, and his foods. I took a bite of the shrimp, it's delicious. I decided to have dinner by myself. Everything he cooked is delicious. I imagined, if things go according to his plan, we'll be a couple by now. We'll have a nice moment together, just the two of us. But that motherfucker ruined it for us. I'm so mad at Drake right now. I looked at his birthday gift. Should I open it now? Or should I wait for Nanon to open it together? I decided to wait for Nanon. He picked it for me, I'm sure it will be good. 

To Be Continued...