I woke up later and the sun was already setting. My bladder also felt like it was about to explode. I tried getting out of bed but two arms are wrapped around me like some sort of harness, preventing me from getting out. I looked behind me and saw Arturo dead asleep. Blood doesn't seem to be coming out of his nose anymore so that's good, but it still looked a little bit bruised. I tried shaking him awake but his grip just tightened around me. "Arturo, I need to pee. Let go," I said, trying to wake him up."No," he grumbled with his eyes still closed."I need to pee," I said as I try to push him off of me. "Just pee on me then," he said and I stared at him in disbelief as his eyes snapped open, as if in shock at what just came out of his mouth.Arturo slowly let go of me and I quickly got up and went for the bathroom. After I was done relieving myself, Arturo was still on the bed, scrolling through his phone. with the way he was laying on the bed, I just wanted to go on top of him an
It's been a few weeks and Arturo has been completely busy. I was missing him terribly but I knew he was just finishing up some work so we can leave as safely as possible. I busied myself in the kitchen and even worked until the late hours of the night so I can stay awake until Arturo gets home. Arturo wasn't a fan of me staying up so late at night but I don't want to go to sleep without seeing him for the whole day.The bags under his eyes are deepening and it was worrying me. Even Leo and Tiago noticed it and begged him to take a rest, but he didn't listen to any of them. After a few days, I was finally able to convince him to take a rest. Arturo always seemed peaceful as he sleeps. He was genuinely a beautiful man. It was already past noon but I didn't want to wake him up yet. I want him to rest as much as possible. Arturo had his arms around me as he slept. His grip suddenly tightened around me as he nuzzled his face in my neck. He gently bit the skin at the juncture of my neck, e
Avery's POV Walking down the gardening aisle, I look over the hundreds of varieties of pots in front of me. I have no idea which kind I need. All I know is that the seedlings my mother planted before she passed need to be transferred into a proper pot. "You need any help?" A man suddenly asked beside me, making my heart jump out of my chest. "Oh, uhm. I need a pot. There's this seedling I need to transfer to a proper pot, about this size." I replied to the man as I turn to face him. My breath hitched as soon as I saw what the man looked like. His facial features looked as if it was sculpted by an artist. He was a head taller than me and his arms were covered in tattoos. Safe to say, he was hot. He is hot. "How big is the plant?" He asks and I tried to motion with my hands the estimated size of it. He nods and looks over the pots before pulling out one from the racks and putting it in the cart. "Thanks," I said to him. "No problem. Do you need help repotting? I actually am a
It's been two weeks since I last saw Arturo. I did really wish to hire him, but every time I would call him I would chicken out and drop the call. I sighed as I hold the phone in my hand. I look over to my backyard and it managed to be in worse condition than it did last time. The plant he repotted was thriving among the almost dead plants around it.If my mother was still alive, I would be buried six feet underground with how I've managed to not take care of her garden. I sighed and decided to just go for it before my mother calls back out from her grave. I dialed his number and put the phone up to my ear. I waited on the phone, anxiously tapping my foot on the floor until Arturo answered."Hello, this is Arturo. May I ask who's calling?" Arturo finally answers.I paused for a moment, unsure of what to say. "Hello?" Arturo says through the phone."Oh, sorry. This is Avery." I replied."Oh, hey. You're the one with the bike right?" He asked."Yes. That was me. I, uhm. How much would i
Arturo's POVI heard Avery hiss in pain as he bent down to pick up the glass pieces. I crouch down beside him and saw that his finger was cut."Are you okay?" I asked."Y-yeah. It's just a small cut." He said before looking down and seeing that his finger was bleeding.That is when he suddenly fainted. I quickly caught him in my arms, preventing him from falling to the floor. I'm guessing he's scared of blood. I stood up with him in my arms and went inside the house. I gently placed him on the couch, making sure that he won't fall off before going back outside to fetch my first aid kit.I went back inside with the kit and tended his wound. There was no visible glass shard on the wound so I'm guessing it won't need anything major since the cut was not that deep either. I wrapped a band-aid around his finger before placing his hand on his chest. I look up to see his face was quite pale. I sat on the edge of the couch as I observe his face. He looked so sweet and innocent. I brought my h
Avery's POVIt's the day when Arturo and I are about to go pick up some plants for the garden. He said he'll pick me up so now I'm waiting anxiously on my front porch. I took my phone out of my pocket and checked to see if Arturo sent me a message. A while later, his truck pulled up the driveway. He rolled his window down and waved for me to come over. I walk to his truck and got inside the passenger's seat."Any particular plant you want for your garden?" He asked as he drives off."Tulips. They're my favorite, and so was my mother." I replied and he gave a soft smile."We could work on that. Anything else?" He asked and I just shrug.In all honesty, I didn't know much about plants. All I know was that I wanted tulips. They're the only flowers I can take care of. We soon reached the plat nursery and flower shop and we both got off the truck. Arturo led me inside and pointed out all the different kinds of plants. I was fixated on how Arturo was knowledgeable about all the different k
Arturo's POVAs I was driving my way back to the mansion, my phone suddenly rang. I pulled it out from my pocket and saw Avery's name in the caller I.D. I immediately answered the call and brought my phone up to my ear."Hello, missed me already?" I teased through the phone."Arturo, the guy from earlier is in front of my house." He whispered. "I'm coming back," I replied, immediately taking a U-turn. "Don't drop the call.""Okay." He replied.I pushed down on the gas pedal, speeding over the limit, but I didn't care. It didn't take long before I reached Avery's house and saw Christopher standing in front of Avery. I got out of the truck and walked over to Christopher. He turned around and his face quickly fell upon seeing me."Hey, Arturo. I was just checking on your boy." He greeted.I dropped my hand on his shoulder, giving it a hard squeeze. His face grimaced in pain, but he quickly tried to hide it."Why are you really here?" I asked."I was just wondering what got your attentio
Avery's POVArturo agreed to stay the night. He offered to sleep on the couch but it was honestly too small for him. I insisted that I would sleep on the couch instead and he could take the bedroom, but he refused. There was only one bedroom available since I've used the other room for storing my mother's things that I haven't organized until now. We decided to just sleep on the living room floor together so I laid down a thick comforter on the floor along with some pillows.Both Arturo and I laid down on the floor after I turned off the lights. There was a good amount of space between us, but part of me wants to move closer to him. "Goodnight." He said."Goodnight," I replied, before closing my eyes....The next day came and I woke up alone in the living room. I stood up from the floor and tried looking for Arturo in the house and even in the backyard, but didn't find him there. I stopped in my tracks when I saw the garden. It looked absolutely beautiful with a variety of flowers a