Page 115 of Sixty Meters Under
Ryosuke noticed how Lennart’s body became tense. “No. Should I be worried?”
“No… You just drank too much and fell asleep. Then you threw up and fell asleep again.”
Lennart wrinkled his nose. “I’m very sorry you had to witness all that.”
“As long as it doesn’t happen every night–”
“It won’t! I don’t plan on torturing myself like this again. Just this headache is enough to bear with,” Lennart protested. “I’m already too old for this.”
Ryosuke grinned and at the same time a smile appeared on Lennart’s face.
“I should go take a shower. Maybe I’ll feel a little better when I freshen up.”
“Good idea.”
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Lennart closed the bathroom door and undressed. As he put the clothes in the basket, he tried to recall events from the last night, but remembering after the events at the bar seemed impossible.
“I really hope I didn’t do something stupid. Especially not in front of Ryosuke,” Lennart muttered under his breath, and turned on the shower.
While droplets of water hit his skin, he remembered how he woke up today.
My arm was around his waist. I hope he didn’t notice it. He seemed to be sleeping, but still… I don’t even know how I ended up in that position.
He then remembered how Ryosuke helped him in the bathroom.
What will he think of me after all this? He’s probably disgusted.
Lennart scrubbed his hair and skin but he was mindful not to use all the water. When he rinsed himself he went to brush his teeth. His head was still throbbing but he decided to endure it. Staying stinky wasn’t an option, especially now when he had Ryosuke in his room.
He realized he didn’t have any clothes prepared. He wrapped a towel around his waist and decided to go to his room to get dressed.
He exited the bathroom and saw Ryosuke already dressed in his daily clothes. But when his eyes landed on his almost naked body, Ryosuke stiffened, eyes going wide, and urgently averted his gaze. Lennart could almost swear that he saw him blush.
“I’m going to the canteen. I guess you still can’t eat… or…?” Ryosuke said without further eye contact, and Lennart could sense the awkwardness in the air.
“No. I’ll skip. I probably won’t eat all day,” he casually replied and headed to his room.
For some reason Ryosuke’s reaction made Lennart self-satisfied, and at the same time turned him on. He wondered what Ryosuke really thought when he saw him like that, though it should be clear how the young man felt at least. When they turned their backs to each other, Lennart smirked.
But I know that look.
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Björn opened his eyes and saw Valeria standing beside the bed. He rubbed his eyes sleepily and realized she’d buttoned her shirt. “Already up, Angel?”
But Valeria ignored him.
“Why don’t you stay a little longer?”
“This was a mistake.” She shook her head. “We… We shouldn’t–”
“This? A mistake?” Björn pushed himself into a sitting position. “Come here.” He stretched his hand towards her.
“No. I should be going.”
“Aww, come on.” Björn came to her from behind, moved her hair aside and started kissing her neck and shoulder.
