A/N: An update while we wait for the watch event. Hey NY was together yesterday, I knew it.
Chapter 15 - Truce?
"Babe! Why is he still here?" Nathan asked her as the little boy sneaked a look outside their window, kneeling on his knees at their sofa. "What is he doing?"
It was Saturday, the day they considered as their day off as it is spent chilling as she and her son both dont have work.
Yaya looked up from her reading beside her son as she too take a look to find Nadech sitting outside the clearing in her garden and busy doing something.
'Is he trying to prove something or what?'
Sighing, she only shook her head at Nadech's act of perseverance.
It has been almost a week after their unexpected reunion and he is still here even when she never let him inside her house again after her sons birthday.
"He does not have a house?" Nathan asked her, his brows furrowing, "Why does he always sleep in his car?"
Biting her guilty feeling, she just kiss her sons forehead and decided to go cook her son some snacks to busy herself from her thoughts.
Nadech didn't leave her side again and attached himself like a leach everywhere she goes.
It almost became a routine seeing him following her and Nathan everywhere that if she didnt know it was him, she'll probably call the police. He has been their shadow while they ride the local bus, dropping off Nathan and then going to her work, fetching her son from school then going home.
Her employees even call him her stalker as he would always stay at the lobby of their office while waiting for her. The only consolation is his presence seems to attract more attention and potential clients not to mention the food, coffee and cakes he'd always bring her earning endless teasing from Gubgib and Kirk.
It was almost like how he used to be before and she's afraid if she didnt guard herself, she might fall back to his arms again.
She honestly didnt think he'd go and sleep in his car when she didn't allowed him in but it has been days already and he's still at it.
Although she allowed him access only to her garden as long as he didn't took a step inside her house, she shook her head as she suddenly thought of how he use her garden hose outside to take a bath.
Thankfully, he never remove all his clothes as he'll never get out from her village in one piece judging by how often her neighbors would pass by her house just to see him.
'Stop it' Yaya scold herself as thoughts of him with only his boxers on as water dripped from his hair down to his abs made her feel a little bit hot and bothered.
She instantly dismissed the feeling as lust as it has been so long and she never slept with anyone else beside him. Yet deep inside her, she knew that she would never even think about getting intimate with other man after him.
"Babe!" her son ran to her and held her skirt, pulling her just as she finish preparing sandwich and juice, "Let's go outside!"
"Okay okay" she surrendered as she carried the tray outside. She knew that he is curious at what his father is doing and he is just shy to approach alone. "-but please bring me my book outside"
Nadech look up and smile upon seeing her.
"Is that for me?"
He asked cheekily as she placed the food tray on the wooden table before sitting on the bench.
She rolled her eyes at him but didn't comment just as her son came bursting out the door running towards her with her book. Nathan then proceed to sit beside her as the two of them watch Nadech got up his improvise stairs bringing with him what look like a basketball ring and used his hammer to drill it to the tree.
"What are you doing?" her son couldn't stop his curiousity anymore. "Is that a basketball ring?"
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"I saw you playing with the other kids in school," Nadech stop for a while, scratching his back "thought you might like to have your own ring"
Nadech and her son shared a look as he slowly nods his head. She wonder what the look is about as they seem to have their own form of communication eversince they went to the zoo.
"Okay" her son nodded, "But I still dont like you"
She had to stifle her laughter at Nadech's groan of disapproval. Her son still often bicker with Nadech but that is Nathan's normal as he does that to every guy who comes closer to her.
"You know how to play?" Nathan asked him after Nadech finished, going back to his car to give the ball to her son, winking at her in which she glared back.
"The best!" he boasted, cleaning the materials as Nathan started to play around the ball.
"Teach me?" her son asked him hesitantly before adding hastely, "Not like I need your help"
Nadech only sighed, ruffling their sons hair as he look at her hopelessly. Shrugging at him, she watches as the two play.
She won't say it to him but she think, no, she's sure that Nathan actually likes him.
He often pick on his father but that's just it unlike what her son used to get up to her suitors even going as far as pranking them.
The fact that her son asked for his help only solidifies her belief as one thing she's sure her son got from her is her pride and independence. Never asking for help from just anyone.
Warmth spread on her as she look at the two of them, still feeling surreal of everything as she never thought this would ever happen.
'Don't forget what he did to you, dont forget your sister, Dont be a homewrecker'
She repeated to herself while getting her book as she put her defenses up again rather weakly. Lately, this had been her silent mantra everytime Nadech is near and giving her the feelings. She wanted to be immune as her heart just never seem to forget who it belongs to.
Nadech suddenly plops down beside her, gobbling her sandwich without her permission and as she looked up to scold him, she was surprise to find him topless.
"What?" Nadech asked defensively when she notice her look, "I'm tired and sweaty"
"Bear you're an oldie!" Nathan who was also topless, run to them before standing on the bench and proceed to back hug her, his little arms wrapped around her neck protectively, placing his head on her right shoulder. "You're tired already? Babe, you cant like an old man!"
Nadech only pretend to frown but she can see right through the glint of happiness in his eyes. She just hope he is not faking it. After everything, she wasn't sure about him anymore.
"Stop calling her babe" Nadech told her son who only made face at him, "It's mom for you young man"
"I'll only stop and call her mom if I see a man worthy to be called my father"
Nathan stuck his tongue out at Nadech and run away from them as Nadech stuttered before lunging at him and tickling him, "What? Am I still not?"
She looked at the scene in front of her sadly as realization took over. Her son didn't call her mom because he don't have a father.
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"I bought this for you, lovely roses for a lovely lady like you"
'Very original' Yaya surpressed the urge to roll her eyes at the guy in front of her, annoyed at her most irritating and persistent suitor and no it is not Nadech as it was rather the guy on black mercedes before or most commonly known in town as Mr. Yu.
Yaya fake a smile as she had no choice but to accept his gift or he'd be bad mood all day and bark instructions left and right at her laborers in their site as what happened before.
Mr. Yu come from rich chinese descendants and due to that, he was considered as one of the towns richest thus he holds some power in town.
As she turn her back to him sighing for the nth time while supervising the on going construction of a local court. She had no choice when he'd contact her for her architectural service almost several months ago and as much as possible, she'd avoided site visiting and entrusted it to her trusted employees but they were busy too today as Gubgib and Kirk had to go back to Chiang Rai for their proposal finalization.
"You! Why are you staring at me murderously like that? You wanna get fired? Go back to work!"
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She cringed and turn to find what the guy was now on about when she got the shock of her life to find Nadech, in a laborer's uniform as he too mixed cement while shootong deadly glares at Mr. Yu.
She thought he's gone away after he'd been prohibited earlier to enter the site as only her employees, workers and laborers can enter the site but apparently, he still find a way.
"These poor people dont know a thing about manners" Mr. Yu told her, seriously while shaking his head.
Taking a deep breath, she just had to ignore him before she do something she'd regret, like maybe slapping him hard.
'God bless him' she thought to herself, 'Money cant really buy ettiquette'
Her eyes got larger when she saw a woman, Mr. Yu's secretary, in a rather revealing clothes came closer at him and offered him water in which he accepted and walk in her direction before giving her the water while glaring again at Mr. Yu before going back to work.
Honestly, she dont know how to react on what she saw. She might have felt a little tiny bit jealous when he accepted. Jealous for Kim's sake, after all her sister is not here to claim her property so she must do her duty but he didn't even take one look at the girl in all her boldness, when almost half of the males eyes was on the girls exposed cleavage.
The girl huffed and pouted at her but didnt comment as she distance herself, probably embarassed.
Didn't that girl knew the right dress code on a construction site especially on this weather? She thought as she look down at herself all dressed up in her sweater as it is too hot her skin is hurting from the sun's glare. At this rate, she wouldn't be surprised if rain is coming as this temperature is usually the calm before the storm, literally.
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After an hour of checking, going around and ignoring Mr. Yu, she slumped on her chair and put her head down her desk, locking herself alone in the small container van barracks just to escape from Mr. Yu.
Without realizing it, she had fallen asleep, feeling exhausted.
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Yaya raised her head from the desk when she heard her phone ringing amidst the rain. Looking around, it was indeed raining just as she predicted earlier.
~Good morning ma'am, classes where suspended due to heavy rain. For safety measures, please fetch your son here as soon as possible. Thank you and good day.~
She actually felt surprised as she didnt wake up by the heavy rainfall. Promptly, she got up outside to find the laborers all huddled up in the corner, waiting for the rain to stop.
"Ms. Yaya you're still here?" One of them asked. "Mr. Yu left just a few hours ago and the new laborer, the good looking one with dimples, hitch a ride with them"
Hurt spread through her as she thought of him with the secretary, so that's it? He'll just go and leave her again the moment he saw someone who's interested?
Shaking her head, she chose to bury her feelings and focus on how she's going to get her son at this heavy rain and thunderstorm when she didn't have her car with her.
Quickly gathering her things and armed only with her umbrella, she went outside unto the heavy rain headed for the bus stop.
She felt like it was hours before she reached her sons school, not caring how wet she look as she worry about her son.
He must be scared now as she knew Nathan is scared of thunders just like her.
When she got there, she felt shocked to find the school gate already locked with no one else in sight.
'Where the h*ll is her son?' she thought close to hysterics as she ran in the nearby waiting shed, hugging herself and feeling the coldness seeping through her.
It was only past noon yet the area is already dark as it surrounded by heavy clouds. A close range thunder made her shiver in fear.
She shouldnt lose it now she thought as she close her eyes for a moment, gathering her wits and decided to get her phone on her bag to ask for help from anyone when the honk of a car came into view.
Before she could react, Nadech had already got down from his jeep and hugged her tight before ushering her with his umbrella towards the back seat of his car and then entering the drivers seat as he starts to drive slowly .
The coldness must have frozen her insides for she felt shocked, only feeling relief when he saw her son safely asleep on the passenger seat of his car and is wrapped by his jacket and blanket.
"Why did you leave the site? God I'm so worried"
Nadech asked her while giving her towel while slowing down his car into a stop, killing the engine in an empty parking shed as the rainfall made it hard for him to see the road and opening their windows slightly so they wont suffocate.
"I only left a minute to get our son when you where sleeping and the next thing I know you're already gone."
He started before moving carefully towards the back seat beside her. He must have notice she was frozen and shivering from the cold for he took the towel from her as he began on wiping her face, neck and arms. When she didnt stop from shivering, he took one hard look at her before he didnt hesitate on removing her sweater and clothes, shocking her as she hugs herself when she was left with only her bra on. Nadech however didn't notice her gasp as he too removed his top and use it to dry her.
"You are so good at getting away from me you know" He continued his monologue amidst her discomfort as he put her cold hands around his neck while rubbing her arms, "I don't know what to do with you anymore, should I tie-"
She couldn't stop it anymore, feeling all her exhaustion and bottled emotion catch up to her as she stared at him. An uncontrollable sob came out from her just as tears flow down.
"Why are you crying?" Nadech shush her, wiping her tears and pulling her to his chest, hugging her tight as she hugged him back.
"I hate you" she sobbed, burying her head on his neck as Nadech whispers "I'm sorry" repeatedly while smoothing her hair.
She missed him so much. God she can't fool herself anymore as her defenses fall down.
For the past five years she had hardened and taught herself to be independent and live alone with all her responsibilities that she forgotten how it was to have someone she could rely on.
Why is he only here now?
Her tears wouldn't stop as she think of how good must it be if only she had him by her side when everything was so hard.
Feeling like she found her lost comrade, she wanted to cry it all out and tell him everything. Her fears, frustrations and all the hurt she had gone through.
"I'm sorry baby" he whispered kissing her neck and pulling away slowly to craddle her face, cupping it with both hands as he stares into her eyes with his tears brimming, "I'm sorry I'm late"
He wipes her tears as he slowly leans forward to capture her lips softly at first, giving her the option to pull away in which she response by opening her mouth letting him nibble her lower lips as she moan, wrapping her arms around his neck and unto his hair, pulling him closer to her.
He growled upon her consent and lunge at her, kissing her deeply and passionately as if he can't get enough of her, sending her backwards as she felt her back hit the seat.
"I miss you" Nadech whispers, pulling away to stare in her eyes lovingly while tucking her hair beneath her ears as she smiled closing her eyes, her tears still wouldnt stop as Nadech kissed both her eyes before raining kisses all over her face.
"I miss you too" she finally whispered back as Nadech smiled back, feeling his tear drop on her cheeks as he pounce back on her with renewed vigor, coaching her to open her mouth as his tongue seeks entry to hers, she can taste their tears but she doesnt care anymore as she let him ravish her, his hands travelling from her stomach to her covered breast, gasping as his thumb brush her peak.
She traces the muscles on his back with one hand and the other hand on his arm feeling him stiffen as he groan, pressing himself to her, earning another moan of pleasure from her as she felt him grind his arousal on her center.
It has been so long...
"Mommy?"
They probably wouldn't have stop if it werent for Nathan.
"Are you hurt?" Nathan called to her sleepily.
Nathan's voice seem to wake them up as Nadech quickly covered her with the towel before he moved away from her, wiping his tears and helping her got up.
"Is bear hurting you?" Nathan asked her worriedly
"Hey" Nadech scratched the back of his head, giving her his shirt and block her from her son as he signals her to wear it.
"Your mom was just feeling... cold so I was just helping - her warm up" he nodded his head convincingly at her son as she answered "right" wearing his shirt and tapping his back to signal she's decent.
"Sure? Because he looks so big and you're so soft and fragile" Nathan asked her looking at Nadech doubtly, struggling to go towards them in the back seat and settling himself between the two of them as she nodded her assurance, glaring at Nadech who almost laugh out loud at her sons statement. "Just tell me and I will take back what I told him"
Nadech gasped at her son as Nathan lean to her, laying his head on her chest as he was still sleepy, "Hey! You already agreed!"
"What is it?" she asked feeling curious as she combed her son's hair
Her son muttered something she couldn't hear until his breathing became even, indicating that he'd already fallen asleep.
"Lets go home now" she muttered to him after a moment of silence as she notice the weather becoming better. Nadech looked at her and they shared an understanding look as he leans forward and pressed a smack to her forehead.
"Okay" Nadech goes to the driver side but stop mid step as he quickly backtrack to press a kiss to her lips with a promise.
"Let's go home"
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A/N: Home is where the heart is. Aw, I'm sorry, I can't resist Nadech. So how was it?
I feel like I should go over the temple or something to cleans my mind as I've been infected with something I couldn't resist adding those scenes!
At this rate my mind is going, I'm afraid I will forgo my hiatus NY other fic for a fanfic that have the friends with benefits theme.
P.S. Please pray for me guys. Imma have thesis title defense tomorrow and if ever we passed, Imma do a double update I promise.
