(BL) Mafia Love; He who falls the hardest loses-Chapter 102: The call 2

Hiroshi held the phone tightly as he waited for the man he was calling to pick up the call. It was almost lunchtime and he went to visit Aki. He felt a sudden urge to call the man when it occurred to him that it was most likely almost time for Haruki to sleep.

Haruki seemed to be having fun speaking with him the laughter evident in his voice all the teasing as though he wanted him to apologise over and over for what he had done.

The doctor felt like he deserved it. Maybe even deserved a lot more than the man was making go through. Haruki was having fun with the conversation and it gave him a sense of relief.

Through the noise, he had been able to sleep through the night even until late morning the next day simply after speaking to Haruki and he was too in love with the man to feel they were not related.

He wanted to hear the man’s voice, to get another dose of the pills his whole body needed. After a peaceful long dreamless night, he felt strength return to his entire being and even the soreness he felt in his throat from screaming in his sleep was gone and he felt light and energised.

It was because of Haruki and even hearing the man’s voice again on the phone brought more relief to him. He smiled as he listened to Haruki enjoy himself over the phone.

Haruki might have thought he was making things difficult for the doctor. Still, he gave the doctor the impression that he was throwing a tantrum over the fact that the doctor was not in the country and showing he was still displeased over the doctor leaving without telling him.

Once his mood felt dampened when Haruki asked Aki but it soon revitalised when Haruki grumbled about him being his doctor or not. He felt he was being delusional but he could not help but feel that Haruki was jealous of the thought that he had become Aki’s doctor.

Even the repeated emphasis on him being his sex partner brought so much joy to him that he could not help smiling broadly. He had to pause several times to stop smiling before he could answer Haruki’s question.

Just when Hiroshi wanted to respond to Haruki’s requirement for him to state he was his sex partner, Aki stepped out of the bathroom into the room. He rose up to leave so he could speak to Haruki without disturbing Aki but Aki waved that he shouldn’t bother.

He would have walked out even with Aki waving to him that there was no need for him to have to leave maybe if he was scared of disturbing him but he was talking to Haruki and perhaps that need to give himself the illusion that he was with Haruki fully, he nodded and returned to sit down.

The call ended too abruptly. He had just begun to enjoy the phone call. While talking, he had simply enjoyed the moment but when the call was finally over, he could not help but feel at a loss.

Haruki did not sound pleased while they talked, he hated that he had not understood what happened or why Haruki’s mood suddenly changed but when he thought it through, he felt it all had to do with that question.

Haruki had asked if he was alone. He would have left the room as soon as Aki entered, perhaps if he had not mentioned Aki was with him and if he was alone, then Haruki wouldn’t feel the need to end the call so soon.

Deep within although he tried to ignore it, he felt it had to do with the word Haruki said that night while sleeping. Perhaps Haruki still had feelings for Aki and hearing Hiroshi was with Aki while they spoke must have reminded him of his unrequited love and made him end the call.

He swallowed and didn’t hold back the urge to run his fingers through his hair. He stood up and walked out of the room.

As he walked down the corridor, he wondered if he should call Haruki again to tell him he was all alone and they could talk more but that would be very dumb so he simply sent a message to Haruki.

He wondered if Haruki was already asleep after all, he had said he was about to sleep when Hiroshi called but he still hoped that the man would take a second to read his message and maybe if he was lucky enough, Haruki would respond to his message.

With those thoughts on his mind, he took the elevator down and went to the garden for a stroll to clear his mind. He later went to the café he had been to before to get himself a cup of coffee.

The coffee they served was really good and he felt it was a pity Aki could not drink coffee yet or he would have loved for him to drink it. He got a small slice of cake packaged for Aki when he was leaving knowing such a small slice would not hurt.

Aki who had seen Hiroshi leave the room with all his smiles gone, found it funny. He did not need to hear what Haruki had said from the other end. It was easy to guess certain questions using the answers that were given.

His brother who had warned him from having a crush on Haruki was now Haruki’s sex partner and he knew from his visit back home that Haruki would have his lover sign a contract and it was evident that his brother did too.

He felt the need to support his brother after all, he knew more than anyone that his almost asexual brother had to be in love for him to stoop so low to sign a contract to be with a man. And not just anyone but someone like Haruki that he could almost swear as a youth that his brother would never get close to.

Now he was an adult and his brother had lost his mind in love with the same man he warned Aki of. When Hiroshi returned with a small box of cake, he was taken aback and felt guilty over the thoughts he had of his brother.

"Brother, what do you think it means if my girlfriend asks me if I was alone during a phone call?" Aki asked impulsively. He had no idea what went between them but he had a few guesses.

He wanted Hiroshi to figure things out for himself as he could not count himself kind enough to explain his guesses to Hiroshi after it was the same man who told him he could not be with Haruki.

Hiroshi turned to him taken aback as his eyes widened slightly before he asked, "What do you mean?"

"Nothing. Thanks for the cake and forget I ever said anything," Aki replied hurriedly as he saw no need to help further. He felt as though he had reached his limit.

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