Somewhere Between Lovers and Friends - Yizhan

Chapter Fifteen

Sunday, the whole family is at the cottage for the usual picnic. He was even more surprised when there was a lot of food being cooked.

"That's a lot of fish and meat to grill, Mom. I thought you and Daddy would celebrate your anniversary later in the evening..."

"Your Uncle Quiren and Aunt Carmen are coming. They're going to have a picnic. And the formal dinner will be at home later... oh, they're already here," she smiled when he saw the couple's car. Yizuan immediately greeted them.

"I thought it would take us a while, Yizuan," said Carmen when she got out of the car. "Yibo came last night from Beijing. And when he knew we were having a picnic here, he wanted to come along. The case is that Cheng Xiao came and insisted on coming along. Yibo didn't want to bring her, so the two were still arguing when we left.."

From where he was, Zhan could hear it. He smiled bitterly and reluctantly walked towards the beach. His feet played with the waves as the memories of his and Yibo's youth flowed.

"If I catch you, I'll tear you apart!" shouted Yibo.

"If you can run fast," Zhan challenged Yibo, laughing. "You are fat!"

"Who's fat? You saw how the girls at GU call me..."

"They're just teasing you. I'm the one you should ask. After all, I'll tell the truth because I'm your friend."

"That would be the day," Yibo stopped chasing him. "If I didn't know you were insecure about me being handsome. Admit it I'm more handsome than you."

He smiled at the memory. And again, felt sad. He hopes they stay that way. He hopes the world doesn't spin and time gets old. He hopes what happened in the hut never happened... He wishes... there are many wishes.

He took a deep breath and returned. He had walked a long way and it was getting hot. When he lifted his face, he saw a familiar figure approaching. Zhan couldn't take his eyes off him as they approached each other. Yibo was staring at him as he walked.

Three feet away from each other they stopped.

"How are you?" they said together. Both looked away and spoke again almost at the same time. "I missed you, friend—" and then they laughed together.

Yibo approached him, grabbed his arm, and pulled him into the shade. Yibo sits him on a broken coconut tree.

"Do they already know?"

Zhan shook his head. "Do you think you can face Daddy if they know?"

"Just a few days, right?" Yibo glanced at his stomach. Yibo sat on the sand and felt his stomach. "Is he moving now?"

"I-I don't think so," he said, feeling his stomach as well. Yibo's hand covered his hand. When Yibo looked at him, he met his eyes staring at Yibo. It was too late for him to avoid Yibo's eyes.

"I want to kiss you," Yibo said huskily as his eyes caressed his lovely face.

"Ge..."

But Yibo's hand went up behind his head and brought it closer to his face. Before he knew it, Yibo's mouth was on him. Yibo was kissing him gently, tenderly. Giving him the chance to move back. But he was too shocked to even move. He was in a daze and involuntarily clutched Yibo's shoulders.

Yibo's kiss deepened. Yibo's tongue delved into his parted lips. Yibo groaned and would have wanted to pull Zhan closer against him if Zhan hadn't moaned because he was squeezing his stomach. "M-my stomach..." Zhan eyes wide as she stared at Yibo.

"Oh, lord," Yibo washed his face with his palm at the same time. "What have I done again?"

"Yibo!"

They turned to the caller at the same time. It's Cheng Xiao. Yibo groaned even more. He forgot that Cheng Xiao was with him when he went there.