Eviternal Love
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shozi_sakuraiChapter 8
Sho nearly forgot about his father’s invitation for the dinner. He saw the message again when he wants to text Aiba to take his car at the parking lot near the restaurant. He excused himself for the afternoon and goes back to his – Aiba’s (he really needs to move out fast so he won’t trouble his friend anymore) – apartment, and calm his nerves for the rest of the day.
He met Jun –Jun and his son which he doubted is his son – and he can’t stop thinking about them now. He told his father that he won’t make it tonight as he has some urgent matters and postpone it to the next day. Glad that his father is okay.
When Aiba got back from work, he is surprised to see Sho’s bandaged head and immediately asks what happened. Sho tells him that he got in an accident trying to save a boy (his boy, Sho keeps repeating it in his head) and that he hit his head on the road. Nothing serious he tells Aiba but that guy got seriously worried anyway and asks him to take a leave tomorrow. Sho dismissed Aiba’s worry and said that he is fine, nothing so serious, but he doesn’t tell Aiba about Jun nor Kento. He would rather keep that to himself first until he gets to properly talk to Jun again. He promised Jun that he will find him again but he doesn’t know how to.
“Aiba-chan,”
“What’s wrong?” Aiba looks at his friend worriedly. They are having dinner, Aiba orders take out as he is not in mood to cook that night.
“I need your help.” Sho answers vaguely.
“Hmm? What is it?”
“I want to move out.”
“Oh? You got a place already?”
“Un. Already confirm everything with my agent. I’ll get the key by next month the latest. So..”
“Okay, I got it. I’ll help you. I think your stuffs are not that much in that room.”
Sho just scratch his head looking sheepish.
Aiba rolls his eyes at his friend’s silly grin.
***
Sho knocks the door to his father’s office.
“Come in.”
Sho enters and walks towards the desk.
“You are.. What happened to your head?!” Sakurai-san stops his sentence midway, shock to see Sho’s bandaged head.
Sho clicks his tongue in annoyance. “Nothing. Don’t shout.” He grumbles.
“You had an accident? That’s your urgent matter yesterday?” His father keeps asking.
“Nothing serious, father. So? I’ve finalize this. Think should be okay to proceed. You want me to start meeting with Ohno-san after this?” Sho asks directly, straight forward to his intention of coming to his father’s office.
“Yes. I wanted to ask you that. You’re fast to finish finalizing the file.” Sakurai-san looks at his son blankly. He gestures Sho to sit on the chair in front of him. “You really okay? That looks awful.” He comments.
“I’m fine, really. Just a little scratch. Thank you for being concern anyway.”
This time it’s his father’s turn to click his tongue. “Don’t take me lightly, will you? Little scratch doesn’t need your whole head to be bandaged like that. If you don’t feel fine just go home and rest. Don’t push yourself too much.” He instructs.
Sho smiles listening to his father’s rant. “I will, don’t worry. But I really feel fine now. So it’s okay. You know, it’s weird to have you fuss over me now when you should have done that when I was younger.” Sho comments relentlessly.
His father just smiles awkwardly. It really is weird but he chooses to not say anything. “So? Will you come tonight? I bet your Mom will be shock and furious too if she sees you like this. And straight away asks you to come home again.”
Sho scratches his head thinking. “Hmm.. I’ll see how.” He can’t give his answer right away. His father is right, his Mom will be worried sick if she sees him like this.
“Are you busy?”
Sho looks at his father, confused with the sudden question. “Not really.”
“I have something important to talk with you. That’s why I asked you to come for dinner. But actually the dinner is unnecessary if you have some time to spend and talk?”
Sho sits straighter on the chair listening intently to his father.
“It’s about Jun.” His father continues.
Sho’s heart pounding loudly in his chest. “What about him?”
“I met him yesterday. And last Saturday.”
Sho frowns. He doesn’t expect that. “Did you see him regularly?” He asks.
“No. A complete coincidence when I was having the meeting with Ohno-san last Saturday. He works there. One of Ohno’s architect.” His father explains.
Sho raises an eyebrow at that. Jun works with Ohno. His father asked him to take over the project with the Ohno group. Concidence or planned? He didn’t voice out the questions though.
“I didn’t know he works there if that’s what you’re wondering about now. It’s a complete coincidence. When I asked you to take over the project, I didn’t know about him working there at all. And, the architect working in this project is not him.” His father continues. “I see his picture on your desk.” he paused and looks straight into Sho’s eyes who is also staring at him. “Do you still love him?”
Sho snorts unintendedly. He averts his gaze to the side. “You think?”
“I talked to him yesterday.” Sakurai-san pulls out a card from his drawer and pushes it to Sho. “I manage to ask for his contact number. I promised him I’ll keep in touch. Don’t you want to?” he asks softly, eyes warm looking at his son in front of him.
Sho blinks before taking the card on the desk.
“Talk to him Sho. I know what happened between you two was my fault. Apologies will not bring anything to the both of you. I believe he has a lot to tell you and same goes to you. Text him, call him. See him. Tell him you got his contact number from me. He knew. He knew I want you two to talk to each other again. Find him again, Sho.” And, “I’m sorry.” The last sentence he said it in whisper. He sincerely wants to apologize to the both of them and he hopes that that is enough for them two to forgive him. He doesn’t feeling too hopeful though.
Sho keeps quiet even after his father finish talking. He doesn’t know. He is confused. Suddenly all things come out to him so easily. He doesn’t know how to make that up to. He takes the card and keeps it in his wallet. Then he stands, and bows deeply to his father. “Thank you.” He says it in full sincerities. His voice cracks, but he manages to cover it.
Sakurai-san stands and walks to Sho. He hugs him. “Thank you.”
Sho wraps his arms around his father’s shoulders and bites his lips to prevent himself from crying. He is not a baby, damn it! But being hug by his own father feels so comforting. He has forgotten the feeling of affection given by his parents. And today he gets that back.
Sakurai-san rubs Sho’s back soothingly, trying to comfort his trembling son. He knew how much Sho loves Jun and he still did what he did five years ago. He can’t amend what’s done but he hopes the two of them will find each other again. He has done his part, now it’s their turn to do the next. Sakurai-san hopes for the best for the two young men.
Sho pulls away after a minute. He excuses himself to return to his office. “I’ll come by tonight.” He confirms, and the smile his father shows him makes him feel so much at ease. It feels like a rock has been lifted from his back, and he is much more relax now. He will do this right. ‘Wait for me, Jun. I’m returning to you.’ With those thought in mind, he returns to his office, a bright smile decorating his face and some staffs already murmuring about his good mood that day.
***
“Daddy..”
“Yes, baby?”
Ken walks to Jun and climbs on his lap. “I’m cold.” Ken snuggles to Jun’s chest, snaking his arms around Jun’s middle.
Jun hugs the boy on his lap, palm brushing over his head and forehead, and he frowns. “You are warm.” He stated. “How are you feeling?” he finds himself asking even though Ken just told him that he is cold.
“Cold.” Ken said to his chest.
Ken is wearing his jacket so it’s weird that he said he is cold. But his face is indeed warm. Jun glances at the clock across the room. He has another hour before he can end his working hour. He took half-day also today. He didn’t send Ken to the nursery today, not so fast after the shock Ken had yesterday. And he plans to keep Ken company today too that’s why he took a half-day working today. He brought Ken to the office because he can’t let Ken be on his own at home. But apparently Ken is running a cold.
“Just a little bit more. Patient ne, dear?” Jun said to his son. He caresses Ken’s back softly.
“Un.”
Jun feels Ken shivers in his hold. He takes off his jacket and wraps it around his son. He adjusts his position on the chair so he can cradle Ken more comfortably on his seat. Ken leans deeper to Jun’s chest before letting out a sigh. Jun can’t concentrate on his job. He is worry about Ken’s condition right now but he tries to finish what he can.
By the time he finished, Ken is already sleeping soundly on his lap. He moves slowly, trying not to disturb his sleeping son when he puts Ken on the couch, lying him there. Jun switches off his laptop, keep it in his bag and is about to wake Ken up when his phone vibrates with a message.
-Hi Jun. This is Sho. Father gave me your number. Are you free right now? Think we can have lunch together?-
Jun’s hand trembles slightly upon reading the message. ‘Why so fast Sho-kun?’ he frowns in annoyance.
-Sorry, I can’t today. Ken is not feeling well. We are going back home.-
Not a minute after he sends the message, his phone vibrates with a call.
“Yes?” Jun answers, a bit annoyed.
“Hi. Are you in the office?”
“Un. We are going back now. Sorry Sho I really can’t now.”
“Where are you going? To the clinic or home? Do you need a ride? I’m near your office building now.”
Of course Sakurai-san needs to tell Sho where Jun is working. He declines anyway.
“It’s okay, I can take the cab.”
Just after he said that, Ken whines in his sleep. He jerks up awake with a cough.
“Sweetheart?” Jun rubs Ken’s back soothingly.
“Jun?”
Jun returns to talk in his phone. “Sorry Sho,”
“I’m at the entrance door already. See me at the lobby.” Sho cuts in before Jun even get chance to speak.
“Eh?”
“I’ll wait here. Just come down.”
Another cough breaks from Ken and he starts sneezing. “Daddy..” Ken whines pitifully. He is on the verge of tears because he has started to feel very uncomfortable.
“See you downstairs.” Jun says before ending the call. “Come on, sweetheart. Let’s go back home.” Jun picks Ken up and carries him to the elevator and pushes the ground floor button. He sees Sho straightaway as the man is standing right in front of the elevator Jun rides.
“Hey,” Sho greets, hand coming up to touch Ken’s tear-stricken face. He winces at the heat radiated to his palm. He takes Jun’s bag and show him the way to his car. He puts Jun’s bag in the trunk and gets to the driver seat. Jun is already sitting at the passenger seat with Ken. “We’ll go to the hospital first. I’m afraid if Kento gets infection because of yesterday.”
“But Ken didn’t injure himself yesterday.” Jun protests.
“Jun.”
Jun shrinks at this seat and hugs Ken tighter. “Okay.” He relents.
Sho drives away to the hospital immediately.
***
Sho nearly forgot about his father’s invitation for the dinner. He saw the message again when he wants to text Aiba to take his car at the parking lot near the restaurant. He excused himself for the afternoon and goes back to his – Aiba’s (he really needs to move out fast so he won’t trouble his friend anymore) – apartment, and calm his nerves for the rest of the day.
He met Jun –Jun and his son which he doubted is his son – and he can’t stop thinking about them now. He told his father that he won’t make it tonight as he has some urgent matters and postpone it to the next day. Glad that his father is okay.
When Aiba got back from work, he is surprised to see Sho’s bandaged head and immediately asks what happened. Sho tells him that he got in an accident trying to save a boy (his boy, Sho keeps repeating it in his head) and that he hit his head on the road. Nothing serious he tells Aiba but that guy got seriously worried anyway and asks him to take a leave tomorrow. Sho dismissed Aiba’s worry and said that he is fine, nothing so serious, but he doesn’t tell Aiba about Jun nor Kento. He would rather keep that to himself first until he gets to properly talk to Jun again. He promised Jun that he will find him again but he doesn’t know how to.
“Aiba-chan,”
“What’s wrong?” Aiba looks at his friend worriedly. They are having dinner, Aiba orders take out as he is not in mood to cook that night.
“I need your help.” Sho answers vaguely.
“Hmm? What is it?”
“I want to move out.”
“Oh? You got a place already?”
“Un. Already confirm everything with my agent. I’ll get the key by next month the latest. So..”
“Okay, I got it. I’ll help you. I think your stuffs are not that much in that room.”
Sho just scratch his head looking sheepish.
Aiba rolls his eyes at his friend’s silly grin.
***
Sho knocks the door to his father’s office.
“Come in.”
Sho enters and walks towards the desk.
“You are.. What happened to your head?!” Sakurai-san stops his sentence midway, shock to see Sho’s bandaged head.
Sho clicks his tongue in annoyance. “Nothing. Don’t shout.” He grumbles.
“You had an accident? That’s your urgent matter yesterday?” His father keeps asking.
“Nothing serious, father. So? I’ve finalize this. Think should be okay to proceed. You want me to start meeting with Ohno-san after this?” Sho asks directly, straight forward to his intention of coming to his father’s office.
“Yes. I wanted to ask you that. You’re fast to finish finalizing the file.” Sakurai-san looks at his son blankly. He gestures Sho to sit on the chair in front of him. “You really okay? That looks awful.” He comments.
“I’m fine, really. Just a little scratch. Thank you for being concern anyway.”
This time it’s his father’s turn to click his tongue. “Don’t take me lightly, will you? Little scratch doesn’t need your whole head to be bandaged like that. If you don’t feel fine just go home and rest. Don’t push yourself too much.” He instructs.
Sho smiles listening to his father’s rant. “I will, don’t worry. But I really feel fine now. So it’s okay. You know, it’s weird to have you fuss over me now when you should have done that when I was younger.” Sho comments relentlessly.
His father just smiles awkwardly. It really is weird but he chooses to not say anything. “So? Will you come tonight? I bet your Mom will be shock and furious too if she sees you like this. And straight away asks you to come home again.”
Sho scratches his head thinking. “Hmm.. I’ll see how.” He can’t give his answer right away. His father is right, his Mom will be worried sick if she sees him like this.
“Are you busy?”
Sho looks at his father, confused with the sudden question. “Not really.”
“I have something important to talk with you. That’s why I asked you to come for dinner. But actually the dinner is unnecessary if you have some time to spend and talk?”
Sho sits straighter on the chair listening intently to his father.
“It’s about Jun.” His father continues.
Sho’s heart pounding loudly in his chest. “What about him?”
“I met him yesterday. And last Saturday.”
Sho frowns. He doesn’t expect that. “Did you see him regularly?” He asks.
“No. A complete coincidence when I was having the meeting with Ohno-san last Saturday. He works there. One of Ohno’s architect.” His father explains.
Sho raises an eyebrow at that. Jun works with Ohno. His father asked him to take over the project with the Ohno group. Concidence or planned? He didn’t voice out the questions though.
“I didn’t know he works there if that’s what you’re wondering about now. It’s a complete coincidence. When I asked you to take over the project, I didn’t know about him working there at all. And, the architect working in this project is not him.” His father continues. “I see his picture on your desk.” he paused and looks straight into Sho’s eyes who is also staring at him. “Do you still love him?”
Sho snorts unintendedly. He averts his gaze to the side. “You think?”
“I talked to him yesterday.” Sakurai-san pulls out a card from his drawer and pushes it to Sho. “I manage to ask for his contact number. I promised him I’ll keep in touch. Don’t you want to?” he asks softly, eyes warm looking at his son in front of him.
Sho blinks before taking the card on the desk.
“Talk to him Sho. I know what happened between you two was my fault. Apologies will not bring anything to the both of you. I believe he has a lot to tell you and same goes to you. Text him, call him. See him. Tell him you got his contact number from me. He knew. He knew I want you two to talk to each other again. Find him again, Sho.” And, “I’m sorry.” The last sentence he said it in whisper. He sincerely wants to apologize to the both of them and he hopes that that is enough for them two to forgive him. He doesn’t feeling too hopeful though.
Sho keeps quiet even after his father finish talking. He doesn’t know. He is confused. Suddenly all things come out to him so easily. He doesn’t know how to make that up to. He takes the card and keeps it in his wallet. Then he stands, and bows deeply to his father. “Thank you.” He says it in full sincerities. His voice cracks, but he manages to cover it.
Sakurai-san stands and walks to Sho. He hugs him. “Thank you.”
Sho wraps his arms around his father’s shoulders and bites his lips to prevent himself from crying. He is not a baby, damn it! But being hug by his own father feels so comforting. He has forgotten the feeling of affection given by his parents. And today he gets that back.
Sakurai-san rubs Sho’s back soothingly, trying to comfort his trembling son. He knew how much Sho loves Jun and he still did what he did five years ago. He can’t amend what’s done but he hopes the two of them will find each other again. He has done his part, now it’s their turn to do the next. Sakurai-san hopes for the best for the two young men.
Sho pulls away after a minute. He excuses himself to return to his office. “I’ll come by tonight.” He confirms, and the smile his father shows him makes him feel so much at ease. It feels like a rock has been lifted from his back, and he is much more relax now. He will do this right. ‘Wait for me, Jun. I’m returning to you.’ With those thought in mind, he returns to his office, a bright smile decorating his face and some staffs already murmuring about his good mood that day.
***
“Daddy..”
“Yes, baby?”
Ken walks to Jun and climbs on his lap. “I’m cold.” Ken snuggles to Jun’s chest, snaking his arms around Jun’s middle.
Jun hugs the boy on his lap, palm brushing over his head and forehead, and he frowns. “You are warm.” He stated. “How are you feeling?” he finds himself asking even though Ken just told him that he is cold.
“Cold.” Ken said to his chest.
Ken is wearing his jacket so it’s weird that he said he is cold. But his face is indeed warm. Jun glances at the clock across the room. He has another hour before he can end his working hour. He took half-day also today. He didn’t send Ken to the nursery today, not so fast after the shock Ken had yesterday. And he plans to keep Ken company today too that’s why he took a half-day working today. He brought Ken to the office because he can’t let Ken be on his own at home. But apparently Ken is running a cold.
“Just a little bit more. Patient ne, dear?” Jun said to his son. He caresses Ken’s back softly.
“Un.”
Jun feels Ken shivers in his hold. He takes off his jacket and wraps it around his son. He adjusts his position on the chair so he can cradle Ken more comfortably on his seat. Ken leans deeper to Jun’s chest before letting out a sigh. Jun can’t concentrate on his job. He is worry about Ken’s condition right now but he tries to finish what he can.
By the time he finished, Ken is already sleeping soundly on his lap. He moves slowly, trying not to disturb his sleeping son when he puts Ken on the couch, lying him there. Jun switches off his laptop, keep it in his bag and is about to wake Ken up when his phone vibrates with a message.
-Hi Jun. This is Sho. Father gave me your number. Are you free right now? Think we can have lunch together?-
Jun’s hand trembles slightly upon reading the message. ‘Why so fast Sho-kun?’ he frowns in annoyance.
-Sorry, I can’t today. Ken is not feeling well. We are going back home.-
Not a minute after he sends the message, his phone vibrates with a call.
“Yes?” Jun answers, a bit annoyed.
“Hi. Are you in the office?”
“Un. We are going back now. Sorry Sho I really can’t now.”
“Where are you going? To the clinic or home? Do you need a ride? I’m near your office building now.”
Of course Sakurai-san needs to tell Sho where Jun is working. He declines anyway.
“It’s okay, I can take the cab.”
Just after he said that, Ken whines in his sleep. He jerks up awake with a cough.
“Sweetheart?” Jun rubs Ken’s back soothingly.
“Jun?”
Jun returns to talk in his phone. “Sorry Sho,”
“I’m at the entrance door already. See me at the lobby.” Sho cuts in before Jun even get chance to speak.
“Eh?”
“I’ll wait here. Just come down.”
Another cough breaks from Ken and he starts sneezing. “Daddy..” Ken whines pitifully. He is on the verge of tears because he has started to feel very uncomfortable.
“See you downstairs.” Jun says before ending the call. “Come on, sweetheart. Let’s go back home.” Jun picks Ken up and carries him to the elevator and pushes the ground floor button. He sees Sho straightaway as the man is standing right in front of the elevator Jun rides.
“Hey,” Sho greets, hand coming up to touch Ken’s tear-stricken face. He winces at the heat radiated to his palm. He takes Jun’s bag and show him the way to his car. He puts Jun’s bag in the trunk and gets to the driver seat. Jun is already sitting at the passenger seat with Ken. “We’ll go to the hospital first. I’m afraid if Kento gets infection because of yesterday.”
“But Ken didn’t injure himself yesterday.” Jun protests.
“Jun.”
Jun shrinks at this seat and hugs Ken tighter. “Okay.” He relents.
Sho drives away to the hospital immediately.
***
