SECOND CHANCE

CHAPTER 10

We were silently eating side by side when my phone ring. I saw Pick look at me while checking the screen of my phone to check who's calling me. I saw Jay's name in the screen. I was out the whole day and it's already nine in the evening. I forgot to give him a call that I won't be home for today.

"Are you lost? Can't find the way back home?" he said without even saying hello on other line. I can feel he just woke up and still suffering from headache. I laugh at him and that makes the person infront of me to furrow his forehead. I clear my throat before I answer. I keep my voice in monotone. I can feel the jealosy of Pick looking at me.

"No. I'll be home tomorrow. I'll finish the edits today."

"You bet. I'll skin you alive if it will cause a delay." I hear him setting something on the other line.

"Have you eat what I've cooked? You can just heat it up." I suddenly feel my skin crawls when I ask those question. My attention turns to Pick who is now leaning, his arms are cross. I can feel that he's mad. I shake my head and turn my attention to the person that I am talking to.

"How can you leave a broken hearted friend alone? Are you not afraid that I'll take away my life?" I can hear the joke from those words but my heart still worries for him. I knew he can handle his emotion perfectly but it won't stop me from thinking that this is a hard situation for him. I want to be with him but I also need to be at Pick's side. I look at the person infront of me still waiting for my phone call to be done.

"You can't take away your life. We have deadline. We need to pass this on time." I jokingly answer him. "I'll go to your room once I get back. Take care of yourself." I hang up the phone avoiding the gaze of Pick and continue to eat.

"You are not living together?" he curiously asked. I can feel the relief on his voice.

"Of course not. Jay and I is only living in the same apartment complex but not sharing the same room."

"Are you boyfriends?" his next question makes me choked. This question is not really new to me. This is the same exact question that we both getting almost from every person awe encounter.

I put my spoon down and look at him. "Do you really think that if he was my boyfriend I will stay here, have s*x with you behind his back?"

"Well.. You two are sweet." he lowered his gaze on his foods and play with it anxiously.

"Because he's my friend."

"Friends don't touch each others butt." I was shocked from what I've heard from him. How did he know about our gesture?

"We were just comfortable to do so." I want to laugh at him by thinking that way, just because Jay and I bulgarly showing our affection in public. "Wait. Where does this conversation heading to?"

"Are we getting back?"

"After of all that happen today, are we not?"

"Tell him that you are with me. Tell him that you were with your boyfriend." he looked at me challenging.

"I don't have to. He knew everything. Even I won't tell him where I am. He'll know about it. I don't have to tell straight on him that I am with my boyfriend."

"I don't want you touching him again."

I sighed from his whine. "Pick." I warned him.

"I'm jealous." he acts like a baby that needs assurance.

"You don't have to."

"But I do. I don't want you to be near him. I know that's hard so at least refrain from touching him. Nor him touching you. I want you to let him know that you are mine. Why is that so hard?" I just let out a deep sigh hearing him annoyed by small things like that. He was not this straight forward before about what he don't like. He was not the typical jealous boyfriend. This is the first time I saw his possessiveness.

"He's my friend. He'll know you were my boyfriend. I let him know in front of you. Is that enough?" I saw him smile widely and continue to eat his food.

I get ready to finish the task that need to be done. I occupy the small table and use the bed as my chair. Pick did not try to disturb me and just sleep soundly beside me. There were times that he'll wake up looking for me. When his hand has reach out to me he'll go back to sleep.

It was already two in the morning and I am just half way on what I'm doing. My back hurts so I briefly stand up to stretched. I get myself a cup of coffee to keep me awake for tonight. I need to finish this by today. I go back to my table and massage my nape to relieve the stiffness.

Two hands suddenly appear from my back and massage my shoulder. I look at my back and saw Pick on his knees. "Almost done?" he asked and continue to massage my back.

"Nope." I groan from the pleasure that was given by his touch.

"You can continue it by tomorrow. I promise I won't disturb you. For now, let's sleep." It sounds inviting. For the past four years when I'm working nothing can distract me and take me away from what I'm doing even drowsiness. I always make sure that I will finish what I've started. But now, his offer is more tempting.

I sip from my coffee. "I'll just finish this. Please go back to sleep." I am drown on what I'm doing when I feel an arms wrapping down my waist. I look the source of the hug and he was now sleeping soundly beside me. I caress his face tracing every beautiful corner of it. He twitch by my touch but didn't woke up.

It was already Four o'clock in the morning when tiredness hits me. I can't take it anymore. A cup of coffee is not enough to keep me awake. I saved everything and decided to take a nap before continuing my work. It is almost done. I just need to polish it and it's good enough to submit. Pick still hugging me not letting me go. I slowly pull my self away from him. I hear him groan by removing his hands wrapping on me. "Shhhh. I'll just lay beside you." he hush down and I give him a peck on his lips as his reward.

I lay down beside him resting my head on his arm. I was busy staring at him when he suddenly speak. "Don't look at me like that or you'll regret it. You might not get up by tomorrow if you'll continue." my heart race, I don't know if it's because of anticipation or because I was shocked that he was awake all this time.

I snuggle down to his neck to find my comfortable place. My head is heavy and I already want to go to sleep. I hear him moan while I'm burying my face into his neck. He hugged me tightly but enough to let me breathe. "I miss you." he said making my ears red. From the time that we were making love until to this moment, I keep hearing him saying he loves me and he misses me. Those words was not easily said by him before. He was not a sweet talker kind of person. I like it now, but I also want the old Pick back. The one who's cold and affectionate at the same time.

My thought wanders to the sweet moments we had from the university until the moment that we become a couple. I dozed off while reminiscing our past. Tonight, I won't be resting with just imagination. I am now sleeping beside my man. My only man throughout this year.

I got home from Pick's house almost lunch because Pick keeps bugging me telling me not to go home. He wants me to stay a little longer and keeps asking for a cuddle until I give up and just go without pampering him. I received a message from him telling me I'm mean and I just laugh it off. I knew he feels much better now.

Jay and I were in the middle of doing our final edit with the photo shoots when I hear a knock on the door. Jay and I look at each other. We were not expecting any visitor. Nor delivery of food. I stand up and get the door to be surprise who's our unexpected visitor. I saw Pick leaning on the wall waiting for someone to open it. "Hey, what are you doing here?" I was most startled when he enter my room first before answering.

"I want to visit my boyfriend." he emphasize the word boyfriend not looking at me but straight directly to Jay. I saw Jay hold his laughter and shake his head while trying to focus on his job.

"Pick.." I look at him with full of warning. I want to drag him outside and kick his ass off so that he'll come to his senses.

"Why? You didn't bother to respond to my text. You're not picking up your phone. Do you really think that I will just leave you alone just like that?" his voice is full of irritation. I was so drown on my screen that I didn't even bother to look down on my phone. I exhale a deep sigh and suddenly feel hungry.

"Have you eat?" I asked approaching the kitchen to check if there is something to eat for the three of us.

"No." I saw him at the corner of my eyes helping himself to have a better spot on my bed. The sight makes me shake my head. My gaze turns to Jay who is still holding his laughter when he saw me shaking my head because of the situation.

I found nothing to eat on my fridge. I just decided to order food from outside and have it delivered on us. I have two mouth to feed and cooking will not be easy. We finish our meal silently. I am not really used to Pick showing attention infront of others even though how much jealousy he get. He keeps touching me infront of Jay like marking me that I'm his.

We continue to do our job and Pick just lay down to my bed. He just play on his phone and did not bother us while doing our job. For some instances, I try to check on him to see what he was doing and finding his eyes full of irritation while looking at the back of Jay and I. I just smile by the sight of Pick being this possessive.

Jay hit me using his elbow to get my attention and mouthed, Boyfriends. Teasing me in every chance he get. Again, it was already Two o'clock in the morning when we finish everything. It's ready to submit. I stretched out my hand and my back. I massage my shoulder to loosen my stiff body due to long hours of sitting on the same position. I look at Pick who is peacefully sleeping curling down to my bed.

"Normally, after our work we will go outside to have a drink together as a celebration for another job well done. But now, your boyfriend keeps an eye on you that I won't dare to try to kidnap you for a drink. Just sitting beside you, I feel like he already killed me thousand times with his eyes." Jay said packing his thing up.

"Leave it there. Just get it later, I'll organize it for you."

"Is this how badly you want me to leave?"

He almost wake up Pick by laughing out loud when I nod at his question. He cover his mouth and whisper goodbye to me. I walked him to the door and say goodnight to him.

I took a warm shower and change to my pajama before lying beside Pick. I woke him up by gently caressing his forehead. "Change to something comfortable." I smile at him when he slightly open his eyes for me. He didn't budge at all and close his eyes again. He seems like he is more tired than us.

I kiss him for another attempt to wake him up. He pull me down to my nape to deepen the kiss. We were breatheless when he decided to end the passionate kiss. I smile at him caressing his chest. "Just change to something comfortable." I slowly unbuttoning his polo.

"I am comfortable just being naked with you." he rolled over and now he was on top of me. He lightly put his weight of me. He kiss me moving his tongue inside my mouth. I can feel my body's burning from his touch. He keeps rubbing his hand outside my boxer. He makes me hard in just few stroke.

That night, in my room, we make love. He let me cry my desire out loud. Never try to bother to cover my mouth while I was moaning his name. He praised me with every little noise that I make. He seems he wants to let every corner of the room know how much pleasure he can give me.

I cry out loud when he keeps moving inside and out harshly banging every wall inside of me. I keep calling his name the same as he thrust his member inside me. He keeps telling me that he loves me while pumping me hard as he can.

We were both breatheless while we were lying down. My legs are shaking from the intense release that we just had. We took our shower together to get ready to sleep. His arms wrapping my waist and my face snuggle to his neck. We fell asleeping with full happiness in our hearts.