Chapter 248: An early morning phonecall
The call came early the next morning. His Dad had woken up for the first time early in the morning, around 1 am, and then had woken up a second time around 5. His Mom hadn’t called him after the first time since he was only awake for a few minutes, but after the second time, she called.
Kellen was so glad to hear the relief in her tone. He even got to hear his Father over the phone.
"He’s been asking about you." She told him. "Of course, I told him you’re fine, but he won’t calm down without seeing you." She was exhausted, but happy. Kellen hoped that she’d at least be able to sleep after this, but he doubted it.
His stubbornness came from both sides, after all.
"Is that Kellen? Is he okay?" Kellen felt his eyes water as he heard his Dad’s voice over the phone. He took a shuddering breath as Rhys sat up in bed beside him.
"Is that?" He asked quietly and Kellen nodded, fighting for his life to prevent the tears from spilling over. Rhys placed his hand on his stomach, moving in and placing a kiss against Kellen’s shoulder. "You’ve got this." Rhys told him warmly, smiling at him and Kellen’s whole body flexed.
His support was something he had never expected, something he didn’t know was part of being a pair, of being in a relationship. He was worried he was going to get addicted to it.
"Hi, Dad." Kellen got out. He knew his voice sounded strained, but there was nothing he could do. His throat felt so tight he was worried he was going to squeak. Rhys’ hand on his stomach was comforting, if not a little distracting.
"Oh. It’s so good to hear your voice, Sweetheart." That was it. Kellen felt the tears spill over and he blinked rapidly. Rhys leaned over to turn on one of the lamps as Kellen felt the tears run freely from his eyes.