Haru's Love (Steamy BL Harem)

Book 1: Haru to Aiden - Chapter 17

Haru

"Thanks, Jess, for letting me spend the night."

Standing there before me with a mug of coffee in her hands, Jess said, "No worries. I see you're ready to face the day, eh?"

"Yeah, I can't go on like this. It's just not healthy."

Jess eyed me curiously. "You mean your feelings for Aiden? Or something else?"

"I mean my feelings for Aiden. I've been thinking last night. This one-sided love has gone on for far too long, and it has to stop. I'm going to confess my feelings to Aiden."

She nodded. "Indeed, it has. What are you going to do if he rejects you?"

I didn't miss the tremor in her voice, and I knew she was worried about me.

I gave her a reassuring smile. "Don't worry. I've got everything planned. If he does reject me, which is probably a ninety percent probability, I'll move out. I was planning on doing that since the beginning of this year, anyway."

"I see. But I don't think Aiden will let you move out."

I raised my gaze to look at her. "He'll have to. We can't live together like everything is normal, after what's about to happen."

"There's still that other ten percent probability that he'll accept you, right?"

"I guess so."

Though, I doubt it.

I got up from my seat. "Anyway, I should get going. I need to get a few things from home before class this afternoon."

After retrieving my backpack, Jess walked me to the door. She said, "Tell me how it goes, okay?"

I nodded and then gave her a hug. "See you later."

"Good luck, Haru."

I chuckled. "Thanks."

An hour later, I arrived home. As expected, the place was quiet since everyone had left for the day. But damn, I needed a shower. Wearing the same underwear for more than a day just didn't feel pleasant.

After leaving my backpack on the bed, I grabbed a towel and headed into the bathroom. I took my time showering, all the while thinking about Aiden and rehearsing in my mind what I was going to say to him when I confessed.

When I turned the shower off about ten minutes later, my skin was flushed hot. After wrapping the towel around my waist, I headed out the door. I was just about to go into my bedroom when a voice said, "Hey. Can we talk?"

I raised my gaze to see, in shocked surprise, the person I least expected standing there in the hallway, watching me.

How come Aiden is at home? And why isn't he wearing his work suit? Why isn't he at work?

I suddenly felt like I couldn't breathe as heat rushed to my face, and my mind was dazed at the mere sight of him, especially in those fitted jeans and casual T-shirt that made him look damn sexy.

Flicking my gaze away, I rushed into the room closest to me and shut the door. Fuck, but I just wasn't ready to face him yet. I had planned on confessing to him tonight...but not now. Now was way too early, especially for me and my heart to handle. I wasn't yet prepared, mentally and emotionally.

"Haru?" Aiden's voice came through from the other side of the door. "We need to talk."

Talk? I can't. Not yet. I'm not ready.

But of course, the words got stuck in my throat as my heart raced. Then I realized I had shut myself in Reo's room. Shit!

I licked my lips and asked, my voice shaking, "You...you want to talk to me?"