Blush*

Later that night, Matthew woke up feeling his throat dried, so he got up and went to the kitchen to pour himself a glass of water, then went back on the sofa to lie again. He did all that with his eyes half-closed because his eyes stings.

*

6 am

William is an early riser so he got up and wash up first before leaving Matthew's room who he found in the living room still asleep so he walks towards the kitchen quietly as possible. He then drank a glass of water then looked around. He actually didn't know how to cook so he decided to wait for Matthew to wake up.

An hour later, William's patience was wearing thin as he felt his hunger, so he stood up from the kitchen stool and went to the living room. He instantly panicked when he saw his secretary who's still sleeping, paled face and shivering. He looked for the air-conditioners' remote to adjust the temperature then he went back to the man at the sofa.

He pulled himself together and went to Matthew's bedroom to gather what he needed, a blanket, a towel, basin with lukewarm water and alcohol, and Matthew's shirt. When he came back to the living room, he wiped Matthew's body with the damped towel and changed the man's shirt and cover him with another blanket. Then he went to the kitchen to look for a soup that he can cook.

Luckily, he found instant noodles in the cupboard, and he knew how to prepare them so that's what he did. He paced back and forth from the kitchen and the living room to check on Matthew and the noodles. After the noodles were cooked, he put it in bowl and placed it in a wooden tray together with a glass of water and medicine he found on Matthew's medical kit on his bedrooms' closet.

After placing the tray on the center table, William tapped Matthew's shoulder to wake the latter up. Thankfully, after a few taps on his shoulder, Matthew slowly opens his eyes. Matthew's eyes were adjusting to the light so he frowned when he saw a figure in front of him, forgetting that he let his boss stay at his place yesterday.

When his vision became clear, he remembered what happened yesterday then Matthew desperately pulls himself up to sit while he pulls the blanket over his shoulder because he still feels cold. This is a wrong time to get sick. Matthew thought.

"L-iam." Matthew uttered; voice hoarse because of colds.

"Here, eat this then take the medicine." William said, and he's about to feed Matthew who flushed at the gesture.

"I c-an f-eed m-yself." Matthew awkwardly declined.

"C'mon, this is normal when someone's sick." William nonchalantly said and then his free hand went to Matthew's forehead to check the man's temperature. Matthew stilled, frozen.

"Look, your temperature is rising, eat this now so can take your meds already, don't be a baby." William said and Matthew obliged, he opened his mouth to accept the food that William was feeding him, but his mind is in panicked. I'm sure that I'm am blushing right now, should I be thankful that I'm sick? Fuck!

They're both silent while William is feeding him and when Matthew finished the bowl, William actually shoves the medicine in his mouth, carefully, and handed him a glass of water after.

"You should rest in your bed, I'll be staying for a while until your fever is down, if it's okay to you?" William said as he helps Matthew to stand to guide him to his room.

"I'm sorry, you have to see me like this." Matthew said, clearly embarrassed.

"It's okay, it's not like you can schedule when will you gonna be sick." William said then he actually tucked Matthew to bed- who again, blushed at the gesture. I wonder if he's aware of what's he's doing.

"Rest, and get well soon, Matt." William said. Matthew wanted to say thank you but his eyes were dropping close and his consciousness was slipping away.

*

William on the other hand, left Matthew's bedroom and when he's in the living room, his stomach grumbled. Yeah, I forgot I'm hungry. Since, his secretary is sick, William went to look for his bag and took out his phone to order food online. After half an hour, he went to the lobby to get his order and went back to Matthew's condo.

After he ate, he settles himself in the living room and watch shows on the television, then went to Matthew's bedroom to check on him from time to time. Good thing, Matthew's temperature was back to normal and he woke up after lunch.

*

1 pm

Matthew was feeling better when he woke up so he stood up and went to his bathroom to take a shower and when he finished putting some clothes on, he went out of his bedroom to check if his boss left or not.

Matthew smiled when he saw his boss asleep while sitting on the sofa in the living room while the television is on. He went near William, and he carefully fixes William's position to let the man rest comfortably and went back to his bedroom to get a blanket for his boss.

After, he went to the kitchen to drink water then he noticed the trash bin under the counter that contains take-out boxes. Matthew never bought take out because he can cook so he's sure that William bought those. Bet he can't cook. Matthew smirked at his thought and said … "Well, I'm here for that." When he realized what he said, he harshly shook his head.

"I'm still sick. That's it. Yeah." Matthew utters to himself.

To get himself distracted, Matthew started to prepare the ingredients of the food that he'll cook for lunch, it's past lunch already and he thought that his boss hadn't eaten yet. When he finished cooking and setting the table, he went to the living room to wake his boss up.

"Liam, wake up." Matthew said softly while he shakes the man softly also.

When William woke up, he immediately checks on Matthew's temperature by placing his hand on the latter's forehead.

"Is your fever gone? Are you feeling better?" He asked.

Matthew, who experienced the did already earlier that day, smiled softly to the man in front of him.

"I'm feeling better, thanks to you." Then he held William's hand that was on his forehead and pull the man up.

"C'mon, let's eat." Matthew said still holding William's hand as they both walk towards the kitchen.

The two were oblivious that they were holding each other's hand until they're in the table. Hurriedly, like the two touched a fire, detached their hand from the other and together, ate their lunch while faces were burning hot and eyes were avoiding each other's gazes.

This is fucking awkward. Both of them thought.