Chapter 39 - Thirty-Six (Seattle Arc: The Final)
LEO
Just when I am about to fall asleep in Erwin’s arm a loud firm knock jolts me awake. My eyes shoot open. Erwin starts too. We exchange looks.
"Leo?" John’s voice reaches in our ears, "Is Steve here?"
Erwin and I exchange another look before slipping out of each other’s arms and scramble to collect our clothes which are lying haphazardly on my bedroom floor. "Wait a minute!" Erwin and I shout out urgently in unison.
"O-Okay!" John stutters, we have clearly made him embarrassed by doing this.
I slide my clothes down my body and then step toward the closed door of the room. I put my hand over the door knob and look over my shoulder to make sure that the other man is not half naked while I open the door and let another man come in. But Erwin is really fast. He has already fully dressed himself and walks up to me to stand beside me. He signals me to open the door.
I slightly nod and swing the door open. John and Ruth are standing on the other side with very worried faces. It’s rare to spot such expressions on Ruth’s face. "What happened?" I raise a brow in surprise.
John and Ruth sweep a look over me and Erwin. And I know by the look of our swollen lips and my red cheeks and eyes, it doesn’t take a genius to understand what we were doing before they interrupted us. John’s lips quiver as his cheeks flushes in embarrassment. He is very hesitant to get to the point while Erwin and I stand like this at the door.
But there comes my best friend in the picture, "We can’t find Steve. Is he here?" Ruth asks.
"And are you dumb?" Erwin scoffs as he rolls his eyes, "How is he here? Can’t you see we were busy?"
John and my mouths fall open as a single remark reverberates in our heads: He didn’t even hesitate!