You're Fine Crystal.

For some time, Jason continued to come and watch him from a distance. The kid was afraid of strangers and only wanted to talk to his nanny, Mrs. Jema. But after a while, they start to get closer. Jason starts to approach young Val. First, he smiles at him, bringing some cookies with chocolate chips that unexpectedly, can draw the kid closer. They just sat on the porch, or under the tree, watching the sun go down silently. Not even a single word. Jason was happy enough just to sit and invited the kid to eat cookies every time he visited. Finally, Jason stopped coming when he had to study abroad. The latest news was that the sweet child had been adopted by a family outside the city of Karby. That was very good news.

That day, Jason finally saw him again. At first, he didn't recognize him, but over time, he realized, that is him, the little boy with the sweet face.

Jason raised his hand, gently touched Val's cheek, and closed his eyes to smell the sweet odor from the kid that he couldn't forget all these years. the soft touch waking him up.

"Boss"

"Uh, forgive me, did I wake you?" Jason whispered.

Jason was about to pull his hand but Val held it, even holding his large hand with two cold palms.

"Boss, you're back" Val's sound was dry and hoarse. He sounds exhausted.

Jason was about to answer, lowering his head to see the young man's face more clearly. The young man back to sleeping while hugging Jason's arms. Jason smiled. He had never been so gently, on touching anyone before, not even with his late pet cat. But Val, he is different, as if he is one of the finest crystals, so precious, that every touch on him should be the gentlest. He was afraid, that his hand was too rough to touch his delicate skin. Don't know, since when he acts like this. He becomes the opposite side of the fierce Jason Garber. The kid drives him up and down with the real him, making him soft. He must have gone mad. What makes the kid so special that he can't even get him out of his mind?

"Yeah, I'm back. Forgive me, I'm late, the road was very crowded. Did your friend wait long enough? I think the mochi will last until tomorrow, just give it to her tomorrow," Jason whispered.

Val didn't answer immediately, he was so sleepy that Jason's words were either heard or not, but the young man nodded slowly.

"Yes boss, tomorrow will be fine. Tomorrow Vi will come again. Hey, Boss"

Jason smoothed Val's hair that was covering his eyes. He was so excited to see the young man sleeping, but he kept answering him.

"Yeah, what's wrong, Val?"

"If, one day, when you'll get married, will you forget me? Then, can I still stay here?" he asked.

Jason was silent, not expecting Val to ask him that, where did he get the idea from? He held his smile.

"He, what, Did I say I'm going to get married soon? What makes you think of that?"

Val shifted, holding his hands up around Jason's upper arms as if he wouldn't let him go. He dropped his head on the large muscles sticking out of his white shirt. Leaned his whole weight on Jason's arm.

"That's so obvious, you're dating now, right?"

Jason tugged at his lips, holding back the laugh that was already on the edge of his lips. He lowered his head to check Val, who was so fast asleep that his grip seemed to loosen, The kid was probably delirious.

"This brat"

Jason lowered his head, quietly stroked Val's forehead, brushed his hair to the back, and kissed it. Jason smiled, he had wanted to do this for a long time. He pulled his hand out of Val's arms, turning off the reading lamp beside the table, which made the room dark. Jason was about to stand up from his seat when he heard Val's scream.

"Don't!"

Loud enough that the child woke up sitting in his bed.

"Val, what's wrong?" Jason asked. He was surprised when the kid suddenly rose and hugged him. His body was shaking.

"No, please don't!" He grabbed Jason's arm tightly with all his might.

"Val, what's wrong?"

Val's body shook quite hard as if he was in deep fear. His breathing sounded labored.

"Val"

Jason tried to pull his arm out of Val's grip and checked him, but the young man didn't even flinch to let him go. It was a strong grip as if he was holding on to something like his life. Jason turned on the reading lamp beside the bed to see Val more clearly, a moment after that, the young man began to calm down.

"Val" Jason whispered, tidying up Val's hair that falls regularly in front of his forehead. His deep frown gradually disappeared.

Jason let go of Val's arms. The young man had fallen asleep slumped on his shoulder. Suddenly he calmed down as if nothing had happened. His breath was back to normal as before.

"Heh, this brat" Jason pulled the kid to his arm and hugged him. Holding his cold hand. That was scary. The kid might have had a panic attack just now, just like what Fena told him. Jason whispered to make sure whether he was asleep or not. He smiled after he almost had a heart attack, he might have been too much.

The kid is alright now like nothing happened.

"Val" the kid in a very deep sleep, he must been so tired. 

Jason looked at the kid's face from a very close distance. His lips were very close to Val's pink lips and slightly parted, showing his sweet front teeth like an adorable bunny, tempting him to get closer. He might get hypnotized by the lips. It wasn't his fault if he continued to be drawn closer to him. It wasn't his fault if his lips accidentally kissed him lightly.

"Chup"

Jason smiled, blaming it on his naughty lips.

"Sweet dream, brat"

"Um, Boss, the ice cream is delicious," Val cooed, grabbing Jason's hand and hugging him tighter. Val continued his very comfortable sleep like a baby on his arms, he must have had a good dream with the smile so wide on his face now.

"Emh, Boss"

Jason patted Val's back and kissed his forehead.

"Yeah Val, I'm here"

....

The next day, at Jason's apartment.

Jason looked at Violet, a beautiful girl with very modern and sexy makeup sitting in front of him. The girl tucks her wavy hair behind her ear. Looks shy with Jason's eyes fixed on her as if examining her thoroughly. 

"Hmm, if all doctors are like you, maybe your patients won't want to go home," said Jason.

Violet blushed, she was indeed a beautiful young woman with a shining face, long reddish curly hair, and fashionable clothes. She knows how to treat her beautiful slim body with nice clothes wrapped around her perfectly. She always glances at Val, the girl's gesture toward Val definitely means something intimately.

"They will rarely see me, I'll rarely have direct contact with patients."

Jason frowned. Thinking quite hard.

"Ouh, why is that? If you don't have direct contact with the patient, then how do you treat them?"

Val who was spreading jam on the surface of the bread answered. 

"She's on anesthesiology, Boss."

Jason was increasingly fascinated. He nodded in awe. Once again he scanned the girl's appearance from top to below. It's unpolite to do that, he did it unconsciously. 

"Oh really? Wow, that's even better, but why Anesthesiology, why not a dermatologist, dentist, or eh, internal medicine or something like that?"

Violet took the bread in front of her and started spreading jam on it, she looked at Val for a moment before answering. 

"Because I like watching people sleep, I like hearing the sound of their breathing, like seeing their long eyelashes when they close their eyes. I also like knowing when they are helpless and can do something about it."

Jason straightened in his seat, he didn't expect the answer.

"Wow, that's the odd reason"