31 I Need Someone By My Side (2/2)

”Is he okay? Need us to help him?”

”Ah- I'm used to be a nurse before, let me take a look at him.” one lady try to shove her breast close to his arm.

Alan immediately retrieve his hand before it touch her bouncy breast.

”Uhm.. if you want to ask our help, here is my contact. I can assist you.”

”Must be hard to be a single father, right? Here is my card.”

All of them start to handed him their name card and even touch his arm.

”As..come on buddy, your mother must be looking for you right now. I don't want to make her worry too.” he make a face 'help me here buddy!'

Aslan nod as he open his arms asking Alan to carry him.

”Mm.”

Looking at the ladies, he smile and said.

”Thank you.” before he walk out and went to the bench again.

When he walk closer, Joe and Nigel already laugh out loud. Chase still fixed on his handycam recorded everything.

”Cut it out you guys.” he said.

”See? I told you didn't I?”

”Fuck off.” he smirk.

”Come on.. lets return back or Hazel will call the cops saying you kidnap Aslan.” Chase said.

All of them reach at the house around six. Alan hurriedly help Aslan to go changes his clothes and he also do the same.

When he went downstairs, he see the dining table already full with all other occupants.

His eyes met with Hazel, somehow, he could see that she blush a bit before she divert her eyes to the others as they talk and laugh.

They had their lively dinner together. And then the boys brought up about how their spend their activity today in the mall and Chase pass the video to the girls making Akiko and Lola burst into a laugh except Hazel.

She keep quiet seeing the video and continue her dinner silently. Her face expression is hard to understand as she not showing any reaction.

After dinner, she went back to her lab. She want to finalize the report and send the result.

..

After midnight, she walk back to her room. She heard a loud panting from Alan's room.

'Is he…' suddenly she remember what Lola said this morning.

She open the door and thought that he was with Lola, but he was actually…sleeping.

His forehead sweating heavily and his hand and legs move like he was trying to grab on something.

He also start to mumble. She sit at the edge of the bed and lean her head toward him want to try to listen into his word.

”No..please…don't leave me..”

He grab her neck and kiss her lips out of the blue.

'Wait! This is not like the way he should kiss me. This is more like….supplying air to me?' she thought and release his soft lips.

”Fuwahhh.” she look at him as he still sleeping.

”What kind of dream that you just encounter, Alan?” she asked slowly while wiping his sweat on his forehead.

She pat his cheek slowly waking him up.

”Alan..Alan..wake up.” no answer from him. He silent and just when she want to walk back to her room, Alan wrap his hand around her waist and bring her gently to his side on the bed.

Wrapping his hand around her waist, he lowered his head to her top of head. Sniffing her fragrance hair which is smell so good to him.

He whisper to her, ”I'm sorry. Just this once, please..I need someone by my side.”

At first Hazel was struggling from his hand and his embrace, but after she heard his sad voice whispering to her, he stop from struggling.

She close her eyes and turn to the side, ”Just this once.” before she fell asleep beside him in his embrace.