Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2015 01:38:01 -0500
From: Keito Nakagawa <keito.nakagawa@gmail.com>
Subject: Aiden and Henry - Chapter 1

Chapter 1 - The Passing of Days

"Henry?!" I shouted into the house, but there was no response. I shouldn't
have been surprised really, he had told me that he was most likely going to
be working late in Paris. Still, I had kind of hoped to see him tonight, I
think my exhaustion may have made me a little emotionally compromised but
that was a price to pay when you date a self-proclaimed "Up and coming
rising star team manager".

I threw my bookbag onto the floor beside the bed and sighed as the problem
now became whether to go to bed now and shower in the morning, or to shower
now and feel about 5% better before falling asleep. It was a serious
question, one that probably shouldn't have taken as long to decide, but the
little voices fighting in my head eventually came to the conclusion that
showering now may lead to a more restful sleep so... off to the showers it
was.

As the water warmed up, I stripped off the light green tshirt that I was
wearing and noted that I had of course, gained absolutely no muscle
definition, as clearly evidenced by my sad and tired reflection. All I saw
looking back at me was a boy with soft brown eyes, messy hair, and a very
light tan complexion that came with being Asian. Unfortunately for me
despite however hard I worked at the gym, my body steadfastly refused to
develop any sort of tone. My slender body showed only enough muscle to make
me seem like I was well proportioned, but never muscular. By now... I had
accepted this fact, but that still didnt stop me from trying to build a
little more in the pecs, or a little more definition in the abs. Off came
the pants now, leaving me standing in what probably was a little too
awkwardly long a moment looking at my naked body in the mirror. Partly, I
want to say, because of the sheer amount of effort needed to move my legs
so that I could walk into the shower.

I washed myself slowly, trying to let the warmth overtake me and soothe
away the tightness in my muscles. I had spent the last 12 hours on my feet
running back and forth, chasing after kids at the charity event. I loved
playing with the kids and the fundraiser was a great success, at least that
much made me feel better. Hopefully the hospital would be able to sustain
its research department for another year.

I finished washing my body and began to wash my hair last, as I turned to
grab the bottle of shampoo, I felt a pair of strong arms grab my waist and
pull me up against what felt like a wall.

"Hi Aiden..." I let myself be swayed gently while leaning back slightly
onto my "wall".  "You're back."  "Did you miss me?"  "Of course, I missed
you as I was chasing these little four and five year olds around a giant
ballroom" "Ohh, well... at least I made it home in time for my favorite
part of the night..." He smiled as he pulled me close and let his hands
wander down my soft abs and he wrapped his arms around my waist and I felt
his chin rest on my shoulder. He said he alwayys loved this particular
moment the most when we showered together. Just the feel of my body against
his melted away all the stress in my legs and somehow, I felt as if I could
breathe easier now.

"I missed this feeling you know..." He said.  "Henry, you were gone for
just three days..."  "Yeah, and it was three days too long..." He sighed,
pulling me in closer, refusing to let me go.  "Could you at least let me
grab the shampoo bottle?" I sighed, shaking my head and even though he was
behind me, I could tell he had a playful sort of pout on his face as he
"pondered" whether or not he could afford to let me go "No." came the
answer, with another squeeze from the arms around my waist. They moved now
up to my chest and I felt him lightly kiss my neck.  "Remind me again why
it is you like this...."  "Because my dear Aiden, this is like our first
date, where we showered together after swim practice remember?"  "Why does
our first date have to be us showering naked together? And I told you, our
first date was after that, at the cafe in London." I argued.  "Oh
yes... the cafe in London..."  "Yep, where you found out I was just... the
son of a secretary."  "Hey, to me, you were more than my father's
secretary's son, you know that, and I dont know why you keep thinking of
yourself that way." Henry pouted still.  "Because it's true, and theres no
denying that, but you are of course, Henry Kim, the heir to one of the
greatest fashion empires in the world." I said with an exaggerated sense of
awe.  "Ha ha... very funny. Just for that, I'm going to stick to naked
showering as our first date."  "But why did you have to see me naked for
our first date? You're making me feel like a slut here..."  "Because that's
when I fell in love with you."  "With my body you mean."  "Well... at
first... but then... I got to know you..." He whipped me around and planted
his lips against mine. I felt chills run down my body despite being in the
steaming shower. I could never tell him, but everytime Henry kissed me, I
could feel everything in my mind go blank and I would fall deeper and
deeper until I would suddenly awaken from my trance to find him blinking
blankly at me. This was indeed, just a young and pitiful love. But... it
was our love.

I washed Henry and he finished my hair, he refused still to let me out of
his safety belt arms and I sighed as I tossed and dryed my hair.

"Could you at least let me put on my clothes?" I pouted as he tried to
reach for the closet doors and he yanked me back to him.  "Fine fine..." he
sighed as he finally let go his death grip and I threw on another T-shirt
and some shorts. He had done the same. It never ceased to amaze me that he
could transform from business suit and tie to T-shirt and shorts and seem
like two completely different people.

"Let's go to bed.... I'm tired." He said, yawning.  "Oh now you're tired?"
I teased.  "Yep, and I want to get into bed with my loving... wonderful...
boyfriend... who I just saw naked... and-" "Sleep right?" I cut him off and
chuckled as he faltered a little before nodding sullenly.  "Yeah...
sleep..." he sighed.  "Don't be sad... cause this is the only time where I
get to spend with MY loving... wonderful... boyfriend who I just saw naked
too... and don't tell him, but I think he's super cute when he's pouting" I
laughed as he followed me back into the master bedroom. He smiled brightly
as I held his hand and I could already feel the mischievious grin on his
face as he charged me and lifted me up onto the bed, planting himself on
top of me with his legs stradling mine.  "Happy anniversary Aiden..." He
smiled as he kissed me again and I had to think for a moment...  "Today's
not our anniversary..."  "Shower anniversary" He said "Not our first date!"
"But... at least it's the anniversary of when I saw you naked for the first
time... you were... pretty hot..." He nodded to himself "W-What kind of
anniversary is that?!" I laughed as he kissed me a third time before
rolling off beside me.

He smiled as he threw the blankets over us and he cuddled up close behind
me, spooning me. If he loved the feeling of being in the showers together,
I loved this feeling more. Whenever Henry had his arms wrapped around me in
bed, I felt... so safe.  It was warm beneath the covers and I loved the
feeling of his cool legs intertwined with mine.  We were in love... so
desperately, madly in love with each other. I remember that night that he
fell asleep before me, and I could feel his breath tease against the back
of my neck. He probably had another busy day of meetings and editorials to
comb through so I didnt bother to ask him any questions about his
day. Snuggling in, the scent of the soap we had just applied all over our
bodies permeated the bed and in the quiet night sleep came to me.

-- The Next Morning--

My phone alarm rang at seven in the morning and I woke up enough to smash
my finger against the dismiss button. Henry had rolled back slightly, his
arms were splayed across the bed and I smiled as I noticed he had a little
bit of drool down his chin. sitting up, I surveyed him, noticing details
that I had missed the night before. Here lay the boy that I had fallen so
deeply in love with ten years ago. He hadn't really changed much since
then, at least not to me. I could still see the boy who I could tell was
awkwardly trying to approach me in the showers, and I had to pretend not to
notice that he almost slipped and fell when he hit a particularly slippery
tile. His hair had become messy in the night, but I could still see it as
the neatly spiked hair that was the fashion during our high school
years. His face hadn't changed much either, his eyes were a bit darker than
mine now, but his face was more defined. He was, at 6'1", a little taller
than me and maybe a little more defined in musculature than me, but for
however much growing up he did, Henry would still be the cute little boy
who came up to me in the shower and told me that he liked me.

Of course, our family at first, did not take the news well. Here I was, the
son of a secretary who had in their eyes, only done well by the grace of
their family. My father felt horribly ashamed at first that his son was
seducing his boss's son.  Henry's mother had of course, expressed her
dislike in the most polite way possible. I remember that the president,
Henry's father had called both my father and I into his office to discuss
the situation. He was concerned that I was taking advantage of Henry and
after being assaulted by so many people, I had somehow deluded myself into
thinking that I was some sort of whore who had lured Henry into my
trap. I'll always remember that was the day that he barged into his
father's office to tell him off. He confessed that he was the one who liked
me first, and that his father should butt out of his love life. I'll never
know what exactly Henry said to his father that night, but the company
presdient and madam were markedly different the next day. They apologized
for accusing me of seducing their son, and my father could breathe again at
work. They had taken me out to dinner one night and from what Henry told
me, they said they loved me. I had told them of my plans to become a doctor
at the local hospital and they offered their connections if I needed
recommendations or a place to shadow physicians. All in all, they thought I
was, as Henry put it, "a fine young man, who has a good head on his
shoulders." This was followed by what was a lecture in responsibility of
being in a relationship, one of many Henry had received from his father. I
like to think that this was what put their mind at ease, and what allowed
Henry and I the freedom to live together with relatively little inteference
from either of our parents.

I got up now, after reminiscing about our past, and after going through my
morning routine, began to make breakfast. Now that there were two of us at
home, I doubled the recipe and made some breakfast frittatas with some
fruit on the side. Finishing early, I ended up making some granola bite
bars and packed them in a small bag for Henry to take to work with
him. Promptly at eight, my still sleepy boyfriend trundled into the
breakfast area and plopped himself down on a chair.

"Can I get you anything President Kim?" I asked playfully as he groaned
"Stop being my secretary, you know I dont like it." He said, his last few
words slurred as he ran his hands across his face to wake himself up.
"Well then wake up." I smiled as I put the plate of frittatas in front of
him and set down a cup of coffee. He sleepily threw his arm around my waist
and rested his head against my hip.  "Aiiiiidennn..." he whined "Whaaat?" I
replied, mimicking him "Come to work with me." He pleaded "What? Why? I
finally get days off from the hospital and I have to go to work?"  "You can
study while we're there, just dont leave me alone" he pleaded more
desperately still, his eyes were still closed as he toyed with the line
between falling back asleep and waking up.  "But you can just finish and
co-" I was cut short as he pulled me down and I ended up sitting on his lap
and I instinctually threw my arm around his neck to keep from falling
backwards.  "Henry!" I gasped.  "Good Morning Aiden..." He smiled with a
dopey look on his face and he kissed me gently before nudging my cheek with
his nose.  I fed him some of the frittatas and made him eat some of the
blueberries I had washed so that he could at least say that he had
breakfast today. While I was washing the dishes and putting away the left
over fruits, he went into the bedroom to change.

"Come to work with me!" he insisted "I have a huge test to study for, so I
wouldnt be able to keep you company anyway!" I replied "Just come to work
and you can study in my office... pleease Aiden, please please please?" He
furrowed his brow as he put on his tie.  "I'll never understand how you can
be so childish when you're in your suit."  "Does this mean you'll come with
me?" His expression brightened.  "Fine... but I need to study so you better
work and let me sit there in peace." I sighed as I went into the room to
change.

Henry had already laid out my clothes on the bed, as if expecting me to
give in to his demands.

"I just thought you'd look good in that suit..." he chirped.  "Of course
you did..." I said sarcastically, throwin on the button up he had selected
for me, with the tie and the blazer..  and the slacks.

We rode quietly in his car, in my mind I was thinking about how to organize
the chapters in my head for my next exam on the organ systems. When we
arrived at the company, he parked next to the executive offices and we rode
the elevator up to the 12th floor. His office was a sleek silver and grey
with white accents along the walls. He had designed it himself when his
father appointed him the team manager for the skin care division of the Kim
conglomerate. His actual secretary, Elise walked in with a file folder and
set things down neatly in a fan on his desk.

"Good Morning Henry," She smiled, "Hi Elise, whats going on today?" He
grinned, "My my, someone's happy today... could it be because of a certain
someone...?" She asked sarcastically, looking in my direction.  "Hi Elise"
I chirped.  "It's been a long time Aiden, maybe today you can help me keep
this one on schedule for once?" She chuckled, giving me a hug "No
promises."

I sat down on the small one-seater chair that was in a small corner of his
office. It was a small but comfortable chair that he had picked out for me
so that I could sit with him when he worked late. I took more advantage of
it during the years that I was not in medical school, but now it was one of
those passing comforts that I hadn't visited in quite a while. If it were
up to him, he would have placed it in the middle of the room with the rest
of the furniture, but I insisted that I be off to the side, and away from
any prying eyes. Somehow I always felt very conscious of myself when I
visited him, that there would be so many eyes looking at me if I were just
sitting in plain view. Still, under the guise of not wanting to be a
distraction for him, the chair was tucked neatly away in a small corner of
his office, just out of sight from anyone who would be peering into the
office. Henry though, gave my presence away everytime when he looked over
at me.

"Better pay attention today, or else Elise will kick me out" I warned,
pulling out my notebook and settling in.  "She wouldnt dare" Henry gasped
mockingly.  "Wouldn't I? I'd be happy if Aiden sat next to me today." Elise
came in holding two cups and set one down on the small side table next to
me.  "One hot coffee with 1 sugar" She grinned as I mouthed a soft "thank
you" to her.  "And another with 1 sugar and 1 cream" She sighed setting the
other down in front of Henry.  "Youu wouldnt." Henry gasped again half
accusingly pointing at his now very defiant secretary.  "Well, that depends
on whether or not you get all your stuff done on time, now hurry up, we
have a staff meeting in an hour and you have to approve those drafts for
the advertisements" She opened a folder and began marking places for Henry
to review.

The hours in the day passed quickly for the two of us, and surprisingly
Henry left me alone for most of the day. He was in and out of his office
every few minutes, I had finished 4 of the 7 chapters in my exam and spent
the last hour or so of the workday sitting laying down on the small couch
that sat in the middle of his office. I must have fallen asleep on the
couch because the next thing I remember was Henry standing above me about
to pick me up.

"Lets go home Aiden." He said "N-No... I-I can walk." I yawned, trying to
squirm my way out of his arms.  "Just let me carry you..." He said, holding
on.  "No... no.. " I shook my head again, and he sighed as he let me down
and my feet felt the firm ground beneath me.

My bag had been sitting neglected against the small corner chair and I
threw my notes and my notebook in and zipped it shut "Di-Did you finish
everything?" I asked, "Yeah, we're good for the next quarter barring any
complications anyway..." He grinned.  "Oh good..."  "Do you want to eat at
home tonight?" He asked now "It doesn't matter to me..."  "Well, if we go
home... are you going to cook me something?" The request came with a slight
playful raise of the brow "Don't I always?"

Back at home, I pulled out the necessary ingredients and began to work
shaping the meatballs with the cheese filling. It was a simple recipe, from
when we were both college kids but it was one that we loved to make.

"ooo Meatballs.." Henry wrapped his arms around my waist again and he
nestled his chin against my neck.  "Are you going to help me then?"  "Of
course not, I dont know how to make anything... that's your specialty" He
shrugged "You know, you were a lot more helpful when we were first
dating..."  "Ah... I dont know about that, I think I was just as
lazy. Everytime I see you cooking in the kitchen I just wanted to come and
grab you by the waist and hold you and... kiss you... and..." His voice
trailed off as he lightly brushed the back of my legs with his and I
trembled for a moment.  "Well, if you keep doing all that, dinner wont be
ready for a long time."  "Sometimes... we all have sacrifices to make..."
"Sometimes, but not today." I grinned and I kissed him gently on the cheek
before prying myself away and throwing the meatballs into the oven to
bake. Soon after, followed the broccolini and garlic. Then came the
preparations for the tomato-pesto sauce.

After dinner was over, Henry helped to wash the dishes and we retired to
our bedroom. He, despite tomorrow being a saturday, insisted that he check
his email before we nestled in for the night. I insisted that we go out
tomorrow and together we reached a compromise on both matters.

"Goodnight my Aiden." He said in a mock-baby voice.  "Oh stop it." I shook
my head "But... you are mine." He pouted as he rolled me into him and I
felt his strong arms enclose around me again, keeping me warm and
protected. His defined chest against my back transferred the soft beats of
his heart and I felt its rhythm echo throughout my body.  "Yes yes... I'm
yours..." I nodded "Good... now stay that way." He nodded sleepily.

Feeling the way his chest pulsated against me, I knew he had fallen asleep
before me and I grinned as I knew he would soon begin to drool just a
little, in the adorable way that I loved to tease him for. In dreaming of
my adorable Henry... the love of my life, I wrapped myself in his arms and
fell asleep...

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Author:

Thank you for reading, what could, depending on the feedback, be the first
of more chapters. I just wanted to show a day in the life of Aiden and
Henry. This is my first attempt at writing and I know that I'm probably not
very good at expressing the ideas that are in my head, so any comments are
welcomed!

Please feel free to email me any thoughts at Keito.Nakagawa@gmail.com with
any thoughts!

Thanks!