IT HAS been a week since he went inside Adrian’s condo. And it seems like that was also the last time his place was cleaned. If it was not Adrian, he would have scolded him for being lazy. If he can’t clean his space, he should have hired someone to do it.

As he can’t stand untidy surroundings, he decided to clean it himself. Aside from that, Adrian just had an attack and vulnerable. He knows how tiny particles can trigger Adrian’s asthma.

He’s about to leave Adrian in his room when he heard him moan. When he looked at Adrian, his forehead was crinkled. He must be having a nightmare.

“Hey, you’re having a nightmare,” he caressed his forehead hoping to calm him down.

It seems like it was working as Adrian’s expression became peaceful again. Even so, he still continues caressing his hair. How he wishes he can always do that for Adrian. Caress his hair, sleep beside him, hug him, and kiss him. But unfortunately, he can only do those things in his imagination. For sure Adrian will hate him if he does that in reality. There’s no way a womanizer like Adrian would fall for someone like him.

Honestly, he’s surprised too why his feelings for Adrian haven’t changed even when he has been linked to a lot of women and had sex with most of them. Why he still chose to be beside him when he knows Adrian can never love him back.

Adrian just doesn’t know how much it hurts him whenever he finds out that he’s into a new scandal again. But then, it was his choice to stay even when he knows he would only get hurt.

“Can’t you just love me? Promise, I’ll take care of you.”

ADRIAN can feel a warm hand caressing his forehead up to his hair. It feels so good that he doesn’t want who’s ever doing it to stop. But as he can remember, he went alone in his condo.

“Can’t you just love me? Promise, I’ll take care of you.”

Was that Mark’s voice? Love him? Impossible. There’s no way Mark would ever say that to him. Mark is too manly to be gay. He wanted to see who it was but he’s too lazy to open his eyes.

What awakens his senses again is the delicious smell lingering on his nose. He slept not eating and doesn’t have a plan to eat dinner. But when he smells that, he suddenly got hungry.

Upon opening his eyes, he got surprised to see Mark preparing food at the mini table beside his bed. He even thought he was dreaming but he looks so real. He suddenly remembered what Mark said when his eyes were closed. Could it be possible that that was real? Was it him who caressed his hair? Or was it all just a dream? But why did that came up to his mind? He doesn’t swing that way!

He almost flinches when Mark notices him awake.

“Hey, there,” Mark said with a smile. “I cooked dinner for you. I told you to never sleep when you’re stomach is empty. How many times do I have to tell you to take care of your body for you to listen.”

That’s actually not the first time Mark did that for him. There are even times when he personally asks Mark to cook food for him. It’s weird but whenever it was Mark who cooks his food, even if it was just a simple dish, he always has a big appetite.

But at that moment, he shouldn’t act that way but he suddenly felt awkward having just the two of them inside his room.

Though he places his stuff anywhere, he knows where he placed them. That’s why he immediately noticed the changes in his room. Did Mark clean his condo again? How long did he sleep that he didn’t notice him do that?

He sat on the bed. “You don’t need to do this for me. You’re my bodyguard and driver, not my housemaid. You didn’t have to clean my condo and cook me dinner.”

“I enjoy doing this so don’t worry about it. Go get up and eat.”

He looks at the clock. It’s already eight in the evening. He remembers sleeping around six.

“Didn’t you say you have an emergency at home? What are you doing here in my condo? I know you have an extra key but that doesn’t mean you’ll come in anytime you want without my consent.”

Mark stops what he’s doing and looks at him. He can see disappointment and sadness in his eyes.

“I’m sorry if I trespassed. I was just worried since you’re not answering your phone,” Mark took off his apron. “I’ll just get back tomorrow. Go eat your dinner while it’s still hot.”

He saw Mark left his room but he remained still in his bed. Even after he heard the main door locked, he remains unmoving.

Why was he being that rude to Mark? Why he’s letting that dream affect him? He’s not usually like that to him. In fact, he enjoys Mark’s presence. He even thought of asking him once to stay with him but he realized he’ll no longer have the privacy to bring his date in the condo if he does that.

“What’s wrong with me?”

He looks at the food Mark prepared. Guilt overwhelmed him seeing that there were two plates on the table. That means Mark hasn’t eaten as well and yet, he just let him leave. How can he be so ungrateful?

He looked for his phone on his bed and hurried towards the main door while dialing Mark’s number. The moment he opened the door, he almost throws his phone at the man in front of him. It was Mark facing him and smiling widely.

“I know you can’t afford to ignore me.”

Whenever he meets a woman, yes he’s excited to have sex with them but none of them has actually made his heart skip a bit. But weirdly, this guy in front of him made that possible!