Bangkok.
Saint was trying to calm his heart in front of the door. He inhaled and exhaled his breath for a few times before he finally made his mind.
He knocked on the wooden door for a couple of times before twisting the knob. He entered the humongous room and was met by an unmade and unoccupied bed. He then noticed the closed bathroom door. He exhaled a relieved breath. That meant Perth was showering
Saint went to made the bed first making a mental note to change the sheets later. He then went to the glass door to wipe on the already squeaking shiny glass. He noticed the nice weather outside. Wanting to have some morning light shining into the bedroom, he opened the glass door slowly. The view from the balcony was breath-taking. He could see half of the garden and the large pond behind the mansion.
"Beautiful, isn't it?"
Saint jumped at that low voice before turning his head behind him.
Perth was standing tall in his white bath robe beside the bed. His damp hair around his ears.
Saint blinked his eyes. "Uh, yes sir. It is."
Perth smiled showing his dimples. His eyes glinted with amusement. He stepped forward approaching Saint.
Saint tried to step back into the room to give some space to Perth thinking that he wanted to step outside. A large palm on his lower back had stopped his step.
Saint looked up at Perth looking for some reasons. Perth was looking at him with an unreadable glint in his eyes.
"Did you hate it?" Perth asked him suddenly.
Saint blinked his eyes. "Hate what?"
"Yesterday..." Perth exhaled. "You know what I meant and please tell me the truth."
"I... " Saint lowered his gaze didn't want to fight those stares and aware that his cheeks were already warm with embarrassment.
"Did not hate it and maybe will not" He murmured the last part under his breath.
The air was calm. Only the soft breeze of the spring morning could be heard passing by the two creatures standing at the doorway.
Saint stared at his feet while holding on his breath. He flinched when he felt a finger was placed under his chin lifting his face up.
The smile that he found was blinding.
"I see... that's fine then." Perth drawled in his husky tone. He lifted his thumb to caress the high cheekbone feeling the warm sensation under his skin. He smiled when the kitten-like boy leaned on his touch but soon retracted his hand away even though it was hard for him to do so.
"Do your job and be a good boy, kitten." Perth whispered into Saint's ear.
Saint was left standing there with his mouth wide open in the middle of the doorway looking at his employer walking away into the closet.
Saint was in the middle of changing the bed sheets when he heard Perth's footsteps in the bedroom.
"I'll go first."
"Yes sir." Saint said after turning behind him with his hands clasped in front of him to show his respect. Perth was divine in his navy blue suit and his beautiful smile finishing his perfect look.
"Be a good boy and clean my closet kitten." He said with a winning smile before disappearing behind the door
Saint exhaled. He brought the vacuüm machine with him into the closet to do as his employer said.
What he saw first was the full body mirror at the middle of the room and the bright yellow sticky note on the reflective surface.
Meet me at 10 near the lake tonight. Don't tell anyone.
The vacuüm hoover fell to the floor.
•••••••••
After the dinner in his mother's room, Saint excused himself to go back to his room after some failed attempts to do so. Out of many nights, his mother chose that night to complaint to him about his coworkers in the kitchen.
"And then when she came back from the toilet she wiped her hands on the apron. What was that Son? Albert had reprimand her many times before but she still did it. We're sure that would be her last time and we're right." Jew complained while folding her clothes.
Saint just smiled lopsidedly while keep glancing at the clock, 9.58 pm. He sighed. He was still thinking whether to go or not. Maybe Perth was just tricking him.
"Son, baby? Are you already sleepy? Go to sleep honey. I'm already finished folding these." Jew said while standing up from the bed with the folded clothes in her arms.
Saint smiled sweetly at his mother before standing up and hugging her from behind. "Good night mae, have a sweet dream." He said softly before kissing Jew's cheek.
Jew turned around in the hug before cupping Saint's cheeks in her palms. "Good night my sweet honey boy. I'm so lucky to have you." She said before planting a firm kiss on her son's forehead.
Saint smiled serenely at her. "I love you mae"
"I love you more." Jew signed after planting one more kiss on Saint's cheek. "You're so sweet and beautiful Son. Please be careful." She said with a loving look in her eyes looking fondly at her only son.
"I will mae. Don't worry." Saint assured her.
Saint rushed into his bedroom before waking back and forth in his bedroom. He was still contemplating whether to go or not on what to wear if he'd go.
"This is not a date right? Maybe he just want to talk." He assured himself. "There's no harm I think."
He finally settled in a pair of black leggings and a black t-shirt. He wore a long beige cardigan to give some warmth.
10:12 was the time when he glanced at the clock. "Maybe he didn't even remember. I'll just go to check." He told himself.
Saint exited his room carefully and ducked along the dim hallway in the staff's quarters. He tightened his cardigan along his body when he stepped down the stairs heading into the open air. He tiptoed towards the small gate to the garden that connecting the gardening's store with the garden. He then carefully closing the iron gate behind him with the help from the lamp-post. He waited near the small pond. The lights from inside the mansion shone some parts of the garden.
Saint walked across the garden approaching the cobble-stoned path. The hydrangea's bushes protecting his petite body in the dim garden. The only lights visible were from the garden lamp at some parts in the garden.
From the cobble-stoned path he could see the single amp in the gazebo. He stepped on the stairs carefully. But there was no sight of people in the gazebo.
Saint pouted. He wanted to turn back when he crashed into a body. He nearly scream when a large palm clasped on his mouth. But he relaxed when he recognized the smell.
"Shhh... kitten. Wandering around in the garden. Didn't want Albert to catch you right?" The voice chuckled in the dark.
Saint nodded his head slowly feeling dizzy in Perth's embrace. He could feel Perth's strong arm wounded around his stomach and the firm chest against his back. "This man surely knows no personal space." He thought. The hands turned him around slowly.
"You came," Perth said. There was a trace of relieve and happy in his tone.
Saint nodded his head while giving a shy smile. From the dim light he could see Perth's face lighted with smile. He could see Perth dressed casually in black jeans and a white t-shirt but he still managed to look gorgeous.
"Follow me." Perth said pulling on Saint's wrist after some moments.
They walked down through the stairs heading to the flower field. "Be careful," he said to Saint.
Saint nodded his head even though Perth couldn't see him. He looked down at Perth's hand which was holding firmly on his hand. Without noticing a shy smile curved on his lips.
After some dodging in among the neatly trimmed bushes, the magnificent view of the small lake came into their sights.
"Amazing." Saint whispered. His eyes were fixed on the way the moon's blue light shining on the water's surface making the whole scene looked ethereal.
"Right," Perth said from beside him. "Come here." Perth pulled him to sit on a big root of an oak tree that was visible on the ground.
They sat side by side with their sides touching while admiring the beautiful view in front of them.
"Do you know why I asked you to meet here?" Perth asked out of sudden.
Saint shifted his sight beside him looking at Perth's perfect side profile illuminated by the moonlight. "No," He said.
Perth looked at him. A more perfect profile came into Saint's sight.
"Because this is my favourite place and I want to talk with you at my favourite place." Perth said while staring into Saint's eyes.
Saint blushed. He averted his eyes. "Thank you for showing me this place. I like it too."
"I'm glad." Perth said.
"Why?" Saint asked without looking at Perth.
"I'm glad that you also can talk to me like this. Like normal person. You can call me by my name Saint. Just for you." Perth said.
Saint blushed again. He put his chin on his knees to cover his face. "I'm not sure about that yet sir."
Perth frowned but he was determined. "It's okay if you're not ready yet but one day you'll call me Pin" Perth said teasingly
That name had caught Saint's attention. He lifted his face looking at Perth.
"Have you ever skinny dipping?" Perth asked suddenly while looking into Saint's eyes.
Saint was stunned when Perth stand
up from his sit. He couldn't take his
eyes away when Perth pulled his white t-shirt through his head in one fluid motion. His smooth abs flexing under the stretch. Saint averted his eyes away after he saw Perth unbuckling his belt. He heard an amused giggle followed by rustles of clothes on the ground beside him. "Did this man just.."
Saint flinched when he heard a splash in the water in front of him. He looked at the lake. He could only see Perth's shoulders and wet head above the water.
"Come in here Saint" Perth called him with an amused smile on his face.
Saint shook his head shyly.
"Just come in, you'll like it. It's not that deep." Perth said again before sinking his head in the water.
Saint was tempted. He dipped his toes into the water. The lukewarm feeling travelled into his body.
"Nice, isn't it?" Perth smirked knowingly. He had risen back on the surface.
"That's it! You only live once Saint" He pouted before standing up and removing his cardigan. He wanted to lift his shirt when he noticed Perth was still looking at him. "Can you turn around?" He asked shyly.
Perth smirked before turning around showing his back to Saint.
Saint shook his head. He pulled his shirt carefully. He the peeled the leggings off his legs. He shuddered when the cold night air came in contact with his bare skin. He could feel goosebumps on his skin. He was thinking whether to take his panties off or not. He didn't want some flashing accident yet he didn't want to ruin his pretty panties.
"You only live once Saint" He assured himself again before taking his panties off.
He moaned softly when the lukewarm water was surrounding his body. The stiffness in his muscles felt loose.
"You can turn around." He said when he was already settled and comfortable.
Perth turned around before looking at Saint. "I've told you, kitten." He said again while smiling.
"You're right." Saint gave in. "Did you always come here?" He asked.
"Only when I feel the needs to. This is like my comfort zone."
Saint nodded his head understanding. "How did you find this place?"
"When I was small I always running away from Albert. I like to discover but Albert was against it." He chuckled like he remembered some funny memories in the past. "You should see him when he was younger. He was so uptight. He only know how to smile this recent years." Perth giggled.
Saint smiled at that sound. He could tell that Perth was close with Albert but he didn't want to ask why no funny stories about his parents. That was not his business to peek into.
"You were a mischievous boy, sir." Saint concluded teasingly before he swam backwards slowly nearing the bank.
"Not tonight kitten," Perth warned gently referring to the calling title. "Enough about me, tell me more about yourself," he changed the topic while swimming forward slowly towards Saint.
"My name is Saint Suppapong and I'm just a simple boy from Pocket coming here to work." Saint said softly in one breath. "There's nothing special about me."
"You are not simple Saint. Far from that." Perth replied in an amused tone.
"How so?" Saint asked. Two could play the game.
"You're exquisite." Perth drawled.
"Really?" Saint tested.
"Um hmm." Perth hummed. He was already in front of Saint.
"Tell me." Saint said staring into Perth's eyes. He blinked his eyes slowly.
"May I kiss you?" Perth blurted out while staring into his eyes before shifting his sight at the red lips.
Saint's breath halted at that question.
All he could do was nod his head weakly and allow his lips to be captured by Perth's.
Perth kissed like he talked - oh so slowly, but with passion in every movement of his lips, and Saint couldn't think straight, not as long as Perth's lips were touching his. Saint put his hands lightly on Perth's hard chest, feeling the wild beats under the skin matching his own rapid one.
Perth kissed him with such fervor that Saint felt his knees go weak under the water. He sucked on Saint's lips like it was the best meal that he ever tasted. Perth made a little noise into his mouth and Saint almost moaned with how amazing it felt. He parted his lips slightly, and Perth's warm tongue was there, just poking slightly at his lips before entering his mouth.
Perth slid one hand up Saint's bare back and wound his fingers in the fine hairs on Saint's nape pulling his wet mouth closer and at a different angle.
Saint could feel one of Perth's warm hand on the small of his back, pressing into the curve of his spine, and everything felt like it was right where it should be, exactly where it should belong. It should be wrong but felt so right.
Their chests were about to touch when Saint heard rustles from the flower bushes and sounded like leaves were being stepped on.
Saint pulled back from the passionate kiss like he was shocked from an electric current and snapped his head towards the direction of the sound coming from ignoring Perth's moan of protest.
"Kitten..." Perth whispered chasing for his lips again.
"I think someone's here!" Saint whisper yelled while pushing on Perth's chest lightly. He could feel his face turned pale, like the blood was drained from his body. He couldn't imagine the results if he was caught. He was sure he would get the bigger blow. The mansion would went berserk when a news spread out that a maid was caught kissing his employer naked in a lake. And what would his mother say.
Saint swallowed while staring at the tall bushes.