Begin Again

Chapter 1

It was a rainy night, barely any soul outside but the helpless boy knocking on his best friend's door, having no other place to go for the place he called home for 3 years had slowly become the hell he just escaped, the door opened to the shocked expression of his best friend, 𝑷𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒆, "Pete! What happened?!" "Porsche, I- Can I please stay here for the night?" Pete managed to let out through the sobs, he was already drenched and shivering,

"Yes of course come in," Porsche guided him to the living room and brought him some towels to dry his hair, "I will make some tea, you can take a shower and change your clothes, we can talk after that okay?", pete nodded slowly "Thank y-" "finish that and I'll kick you out, now go before you catch a cold,"

Pete is an art major student, he lived with his grandparents until he finished high school and moved to the city, he met his ex-boyfriend in his first year of uni and they have been together ever since, at first it was nice, Pete loved coming back home and having someone waiting for him, but things started to change gradually, his ex started to show some toxic traits, and later it turned to emotional and sometimes physical abuse, and it was draining the living life out of him, Porsche begged him to leave that guy but Pete was too scared, he was too dependent on him that he couldn't take that step, but today, he has had enough, he picked up all his courage and left, with no clue where he's going, but he can't stay in that hell forever,

After he finished showering he joined Porsche in the living room, 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒏, his boyfriend was also there, Pete felt guilty, "Sorry for waking you up, I didn't know where else to go," Kinn smiled and shook his head, "It's okay Pete, this is your home too, you're always welcome,"

"What happened Pete?" Porsche asked with a worried expression, pete took a deep breath, "I- I left him, once and for all, he was so drunk and angry for some reason so I locked myself in my room and waited for him to fall asleep and packed my stuff, and left, I couldn't stay with him anymore Porsche, I- It's too much, I'm so tired" he began sobbing and Porsche took him to his arms, "shhh it's alright, you did the right thing my Pete, I'm proud of you, we'll get through this together okay? Just calm down,"

"Porsche, can I stay here for a few days? Just until I get a job and maybe a small apartment," "Pete what the fuck are you talking about, this is your home you can stay for as long as you want, now go to sleep before you say any more dumb shit, I prepared the guest room for you," Porsche ruffled his hair and Pete smiled but he still feels guilty, "Thank you,"

Pete got in bed and fell asleep in no time, he was too exhausted and decided to leave his worries for the next day, the next day was the weekend so they didn't have classes, they were having breakfast in the backyard since the weather was nice, "Porsche, Where's chay?," but Porsche didn't answer instead, kinn laughed slightly "he's spending most of the time with Kim nowadays, Porsche is still bitter about it," "ohhhh I see, I think they make a lovely couple, " Pete said teasing his friend who was glaring at him at this point, but before he could say anything kinn's phone rang, "excuse me,"

"So, what is your plan?" Pete stopped for a moment and answered, " I should get a job and a place to stay," "Pete I-" "I know what you've said, and I'm grateful really, but I can't be a burden to you," Porsche just nodded his head and kinn came back, "who was it?" "It's Vegas, he's still looking for a housekeeper, no luck yet," Porsche turned and looked at Pete "hey Pete, you're looking for a job right, how about you give it a try?" "Me?" "Yess! Vegas is kinn's cousin, he's an author and he needs a housekeeper since he's glued to his laptop 24/ 7, he needs someone to clean and cook for him, it pays very well too, oh and you will also be staying in his house,"

pete thought for a moment, that's a good opportunity right? A job and a place to stay, "okay, I'll do it" "Great, I'll inform him now," Kinn said and went to make a phone call, moments later he returned smiling "You can go see him today, I'll send you the location," Pete nodded "okay, thank you P'kinn,"
They finished their breakfast, pete and Porsche went to clean the dishes "So, what is this Vegas guy like?" "Mmmm I don't really know, I've never met him and kinn doesn't talk much about him, he's not a very social guy, and he rarely goes out, " Pete nodded in understanding and got back to being silent, he will give it a chance, he needs to get back on his feet,

Vegas was buried between books in papers in his room when he heard the doorbell ring, "what now!" He stormed through the house and opened the door harshly, and there stood a young man in his baby blue sweater and white shorts, he looked nervous, "Who are you?" Vegas asked with a blank expression, "Good afternoon Khun wegath, my name is pete and I'm here for the job interview "It's "Vegas" and What job interview?" "Oh, you need a housekeeper right? P'Kinn sent me here remember, he talked to you this morning?" Vegas was stunned, when kinn said he will send someone he thought it's a middle aged woman, not this living teddy bear, "Oh yes I remember, are you sure you can handle this job?" The boy nodded "yes of course, I used to do all the housework for my-" he posed and his bright face suddenly shifted to a blank one, "I can do it khun," vegas thought for a moment, "okay you got the job,"

Pete's face lit up again "Really! Thank you khun, I will do my best," and they walked inside the house, it wasn't too big but not too small either, the living room was spacious and there's a balcony, the kitchen was open and it has three rooms and one main bathroom, vegas began explaining, "I don't eat breakfast and I usually have lunch around 5pm and dinner at 10pm, you are free to clean every room except for my office, you're not allowed in there," Pete nodded listening carefully, "your room is down the corridor, if you need anything feel free to help yourself," "okay khun, when do I start?" "Today," pete was surprised, "but I don't have my things with me-" "Go get them and come back, I'm writing a new book and I need help around here," Vegas tone remained the same throughout the whole conversation, making it hard for Pete to read his mind, "okay Khun vegas, "

Later in the evening, Pete settled in his new room, the room was nice, it felt cozy and comfortable, even tho he's sleeping in a man, whom he just met, house, he feels safest than he did for the past months, he took a shower and jumped in his bed, he slept peacefully through the night, once the sun was up its rays crept through the curtains waking him up gently from his sleep, he opened his eyes and suddenly became aware of the soft breathing against his nape, he turned around to find vegas sleeping next to him so soundly and his hair falling on his face...shirtless  "Aaaaaaaa" Pete jumped from the bed and vegas jumped too," wtf! Why are you so loud in the early morning?!?" "Khun Vegas, wha-what are you doing in my room?" Pete looked both scared and confused, vegas frowned "Your room? This is my- oh this is not my room, ugh fuck, I must've been so sleepy and came to the wrong room, sorry about that," Pete was even more confused, how can he be so chill about this?!?? "I will go sleep in my room, don't make any loud noises and I expect to find some lunch when I wake up" and then he left the room leaving the shocked boy behind, this is about to be a wild ride.