Disjointed Heart

Chapter Twenty Nine

"I love you too, baby." Chester replied and kissed Mike tenderly.

"Alright, time to go." Mike said, as he reluctantly let his boyfriend go so he could take the bags into his hands. "You sure you have everything you need?"

"Yup."

Mike smiled. "Let's go, then."

*

The ride took a little longer than they expected but they didn't really care. They had agreed to split a taxi since Mike didn't want to drive his motorcycle with two bags. Hand in hand, they walked towards the front door of a big house, each of them with their backpacks on their backs. It wasn't the same house Chester lived as a kid, he knew that when his mom told him they decided to move not long after the blonde man had gone into the clinic for they couldn't stand the kids' empty rooms and the memories that house brought to them. It was a bigger and fancier house. Big glass windows covered the front walls and the wooden front door highlighted the white and grey walls. The front garden was heavily decorated with all kinds of colorful flowers and that reminded Chester of Ryan. He needed to see his friend again sometime soon as well.

"You okay?" Mike asked as he squeezed the other's hand, as he had drifted off.

"Yeah... I was just thinking." Chester sighed and inhaled a deep breath. "Let's go now or I'm gonna get anxious." He said, taking a step forward and dragging his lover with him. The blonde looked hesitantly at the door and then at Mike before he finally, with closed eyes, knocked and waited.

Mike squeezed his hand reassuringly, noticing as it had begun to sweat, and then the door opened, revealing a sweet old lady. Chester's mom, Margaret.

"Oh, hi son!" She smiled brightly and pulled the blonde man in for a hug, kissing his cheeks and looking at him with fondness in her eyes. "And you must be Mike!" She said excitedly, and Mike nodded, extending his hand awkwardly. It had been such a long time since he had to talk with one of his partner's parents. He was out of practice. "Oh, none of that, dear." She waved her hand and pulled him in for a warm hug instead, shocking him, but he hugged back nonetheless. "Come on in, darling! Amber and Francis are waiting to meet you!" She motioned her hands inside and Chester grabbed the half Asian's hand, seeing he was nervous. They both walked in.

The house was really big but also very cozy. It felt familiar being there even if Chester had never set foot in there. He followed his mother along with Mike to the living room.

"You can put your bags down now, boys, you can take it upstairs later, come on, I'll make some tea for us." Margaret said and she sounded so much younger. It was clear to everyone around that she was excited to be apart of her son's life again. They both set their backpacks down by the door and went inside the living room, being greeted by a screech from Amber.

The girl looked exactly as Chester described, even prettier. Her brown hair, now cut at her shoulders, hazel eyes and sharp jawline - like Chester's - made her look stunning. It was a family thing, Mike thought.

The young woman came to them, a bit slower since she had stayed laying in a bed for so many years, and jumped on Chester, who squirmed as she squeezed him. They almost fell laughing as they hugged and Mike only watched, amused. That was adorable.

"Holy shit, Chester! He's hot!" Amber gasped as she looked Mike up and down and slapped her bother's arm. "You're not wasting any time, Jesus!" She widened her eyes as the half Asian blushed and looked away.

"Stop it, Amber! He's shy... I told you." Chester pushes her slightly and went to kiss his boyfriend's cheek, making him even redder than before. The siblings laughed together as the blonde hugged Mike, however, the laughter died when Francis, Chester's father, appeared in front of them. Chester hadn't seen him that day on the hospital since he had gone home earlier, and seeing him now wasn't any easier than he thought it would be.