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"Here." Joss hands a towel to Gawin, who is sitting on the sofa in his room.

"Thanks." Gawin takes it and starts to wipe his arms. Joss stood there with a smile. He had also changed his wet clothes to a bath robe.

"U look thin." Joss says, looking up and down at Gawin.

"Huh! Look who's talking. U look like a dead corpse yourself, sir."

"It's fine. I'll feed u myself until u become chubby."

"U wish." Gawin said sarcastically.

"Haha... yeah, I wish."

"U are not taking a shower?" Gawin asks, looking up at Joss.

"I will after I know the answer to my question." Joss replies, putting his hand on his waist.

"What answer?" Gawin asks again, and suddenly Joss kneels down in front of him, making their eyes at the same level. Joss stares into Gawin's eyes, making Gawin kinda awkward.

"So what are we?" Joss asks with wide eyes slightly, getting his face closer to Gawin.

"What?" Gawin turns his face around, avoiding Joss's eyes.

"Look at me." Joss pulls Gawin's face to face him. "What are we?"

"I don't know..."

"Boyfriends? Lovers? Or still...friends..?"

"Huh...?"

"Tell me what you want us to be. But not friends cause I want something more than that."

"Stop this bullshit and go shower already. I have to get back home before 7." Gawin, with his face slightly blushed, pushed Joss by his shoulder.

"Ok then while I go and shower think about it. I don't want a negative answer. Not today, not from u."

Gawin pushed Joss inside the bathroom and closed the door. He walked near the sofa and sat down on it, letting out a sigh. He also doesn't know what they are anymore. He's also confused.

After some time, Joss walks out of the bathroom freshly showered. He was in a white main short sleeve shirt with black pants. He rushes towards Gawin and sits down beside him.

"So, have u think of an answer?"

"What...?" Gawin stands up awkwardly and walks away from the sofa.

"What do u mean what? I told u to think of the answer."

"And why would I do that?" Gawin replies nonchalantly, making Joss lose his patience. Joss stands in front of Gawin and grabs him by his arms.

"Cause I want us to be together, and I need ur answer first. Don't u understand, I'm confessing right now, so u need to give me an answer."

"Huh? U are...confessing?"

"Um. What do u think?" Joss folds his hands and pouts a little.

"So this is how u confess ur feelings?"

"Why? Is it wrong to confess this way? Am I not allowed to do it this way?"

"No...it's just. U know. Most people usually say things like "I like u" or something like that, u know."

"Well, I'm also saying that, but in a different way."

"Ur way of confessing sounds more like multiple choice questions. Asking me to choose the correct option."

"So which one did u choose? Or u want my help in that? I'm good at it." Joss walks closer to Gawin. Gawin takes a step back while pushing Joss.

"Whoa...calm down, bro."

"I'm calm. So what's ur answer?"

"Ok."

"What!? I didn't quite hear it. Can u say it again?" Joss puts his ear closer.

"U heard it. Don't act like u didn't." Gawin walks away from Joss.

"I didn't." Joss pulls back Gawin and hugs him from behind. He buries his face on Gawin's shoulder and nuzzle his face. "Can u say it again? Please." Joss requests in a soft voice.

Gawin is surprised by the sudden hug, but still, his face slightly turns red. A smile forms on his lips. "What are u doing? Stop it. Why are u rubbing ur face there?"

"Say it again."

"Um. Ok. Whatever it is, let's give it a try." Gawin puts his hands on Joss hands that are wrapped around his waist.

"Thank u!!!" Joss giggles, lifting Gawin by his waist happily.

"Hey! Put me down, J." Gawin said, holding tightly on his shoulder, stabling himself.

"No! What u gonna do, G?" Joss grin widely making Gawin slightly annoyed. "Am I going to be punished cause I'm naughty?" Joss whispers against Gawin's ear. Gawin pushed him away, touching his own ear.

"It's tingly. Now, can u please put me down cause I'm starting to dizzy." The moment Joss heard the word dizzy, he immediately put Gawin down gently.

"Dizzy? Are u ok?"

"I'm ok. It's just the fever."

"Fever!?"

"Chill...I'm better now, but I still feel kinda weak and dizzy now and then."

"Oh, is that so? Still, it's not good. Shall we go to a doctor? No, let's just go to the hospital."

"I'm ok."

"Are u sure?"

"Yes. It will go away with some rest."

"Oh. Then come here, rest here. It's kinda messy." Joss pulls Gawin towards his bed and starts to clean his clothes on his bed before tapping on it. "Here I clean it. U can take the rest now."

"I'm..." Gawin tries to avoid resting on his bed, but Joss pulls him and lays him on his bed himself.

"No excuses. Rest now." Joss puts a sleeping mask on Gawin gently. "I'll be right by your side, so sleep ifu want to."

Joss assures Gawin. He calls Gawin's mother by stepping outside the room after confirming that Gawin is asleep. She told him to take care of his son until they came. Joss taking this opportunity to ask her permission to let Gawin stay overnight cause they had a lot to catch up on. Well, obviously, she agrees. For the past few days, she also noticed the changes, so she was also hoping they got back together being friends. Joss comes inside the room with a smile. Gawin was still sleeping, so he walked up to him and lays beside him. He slowly pulls the sleeping mask up to see his eyes.

"Still beautiful as usual." Joss whispers to himself, looking at Gawin's eyes. He gently traces his fingers against his face. "God, what should I do? I could look at u all day long. Still, I wouldn't get enough of ur beauty."

Times pass, and late evening time comes. The sun had already set, and it was dark outside. Gawin slowly blinked his eyes and found himself being stared at by Joss but didn't really mind cause he's kinda used to it now, u can say.

"What time is it?"

"8 PM."

"What!?" Gawin sprungs up.

"Calm down, babe. I already called mom and asked for her permission to let u stay overnight."

"Ok." Gawin lets out a breath of relief.

"Oh, judging from ur reaction, I guess u don't really mind sleeping here with me."

"Why would I mind? In fact I was wanting to sleep over at your place even once. Why should u be the only one who gets to do that?"

"Haha, right. I did good, right? " Joss slightly gets closer to Gawin.

"Well, kinda."

"Is there a reward?"

"What?"

"A reward."

"Stop it. I'm hungry." Gawin stands up. Joss pulls him back down, letting him lay on his lap and steal a kiss on his cheeks.

"Hey!"

"Reward taken. U are hungry right, let's go."

They both went downstairs to be greeted by the smell of freshly prepared steak.

"Steak?"

"Yeah."

"Hell yeah!"

"Are u that happy?"

"Of course."

"It's good then. Take a seat." Joss pulls out a chair for him.

"Thank u."

They start eating. The dining hall is filled with their laughter and gigges. It's like the house got his soul back again after a long time. It makes the house brighter, and the dimly lit lights make the vibes warmer. The two souls of the young boys are smiling again at each other after uniting with each other.

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