Chapter 22: You're my orbit

In the morning, Willy woke up with a headache, and Tim had already prepared everything. There was a letter next to the glass.

"Good morning, you probably have a terrible headache, that's why I made this for you. Drink it and you'll be fine. I had to leave for university early. If I can leave early, I'll take you to university. I love you."

He was used to it by now. He drank the drink Tim had prepared and soon felt better. He went downstairs to eat. He found food prepared in the fridge. During breakfast, he received a message from Seb.

Seb: "We don't have a lecture today. We're going to have a gathering for study. Will you join us? We haven't decided where yet."

Because he didn't have to go to university, he didn't want to leave home.

Willy: "Let's gather at my house to study, I'm too lazy to leave the house."

Seb: "Okay, I'll tell the rest."

After finishing breakfast, he went to take a shower. Then he got ready and remembered that he hadn't told Tim about it.

Willy: "I don't have a lecture today. The boys are coming to visit us, we should study together."

Tim: "Okay, I'll try to get out early and buy some things."

Seb, Al, and Logan soon arrived at Willy's house.

Al: "Oh, are you alone? We thought Tim would be here too."

Willy: "He's at the university. Why did you ask?"

A: "Because someone invited Ethan."

Al looked at Seb.

Seb: "I promised to study together and help him, then you decided to join us, so it's not my fault."

There's something going on between these two. They're together almost all the time. Willy thought.

Willy: "It's okay, Tim will join us soon."

They started studying together. Willy, Logan, and Seb were the best students. Alex surprised everyone by how he was in his fourth year, despite being so lazy about studying. He almost always missed lectures, or slept through them, but he still managed to pass his exams. He was almost always in last place in his exam results, but that didn't matter to him. For him, passing the exams was the most important thing, and he didn't care what grade he got.

After an hour of studying, they decided to take a break. At this time, Ethan also arrived.

Ethan: "Hello everyone."

Willy: "Hello, didn't Tim come with you?"

Ethan was surprised because he hadn't seen Tim since yesterday.

Ethan: "He didn't show up, he wasn't at the lecture today."

Willy: "He told me he was at university."

He immediately picked up the phone to call Tim. He didn't answer. Called him several times, but he didn't answer. What's going on? Why isn't he answering me?

Seb: "Calm down. Call him again in a little while. Maybe he has his phone on mute."

Ethan: "Seb is right. Call him again in a little while."

The phone rang, it was Tim.

Tim: "I forgot to turn on the sound on my phone and just saw that you called. What's going on?"

Willy: "Where are you?"

Tim: "I bought some things and will be home in 10-15 minutes."

Willy: "Okay, we're waiting for you."

Willy was not at peace. He didn't know where Tim was. If he wasn't at the university, then where was he?

Tim parked the car in front of the house. He unloaded bags full of products from the car and entered the house.

Tim: "Hello guys. Ethan, how was the lecture? Did the lecturer ask about me again?"

Ethan: "No, but our exams are starting and you haven't even been to his lecture once. How are you going to pass the exams?"

Tim laughed because he wasn't worried about it at all.

Tim: "Don't worry about me. Continue studying, and I'll cook for you."

Tim went into the kitchen and Willy followed him.

Willy: "Tim, weren't you at the lecture?"

Tim: "No, I haven't been. I had a meeting with the rector. They have a new project and are looking for investors. They asked me if I knew anyone, because I'm a student and I can't finance this project. They were interested in my opinion on the project. I helped them find an investor and gave them some advice."

Willy was relieved after his answer. It meant that he was really at the university and hadn't lied.

Tim: "Come here."

Tim hugged him and patted his head.

Tim: "Did you think I lied to you? Oh my dear, how worried you must have been."

Willy buried his head in his neck. He was embarrassed and couldn't look at him.

Tim: "Always ask me when you're curious about something. I won't hide anything from you…."

He paused for a long time after saying this.

Tim: "There's just one thing I can't say right now because it concerns my family, but when the time comes I'll tell you everything. I promise I will never lie to you."

He lifted his hand and kissed it gently.

Tim: "Go back to your friends and continue your studies."

Willy quickly lifted his head and kissed him on the cheek.

Willy: "Thanks for everything."

He immediately returned to his friends. They were waiting for his return. Will's ears were red. They don't ask him anything because they already know everything.

Al: "Willy, where do you have the fire extinguisher? I'm afraid there's a fire in the house."

Willy punched him on the shoulder.

Willy: "You will never need it, unlike me."

Al: "Ouch, that was more painful than being punched."

Logan: "Someone is burning, now he really needs an extinguisher. You deserve it. You started it."

Seb: "It's your fault that you're alone. How long should you think about your ex-girlfriend? It's time to move on with your life and find someone else."

Al: "Hey, are you roasting me? How can you treat a lonely person like this? It's been hard when all your friends have boyfriends and you're alone. If you continue like this, I will leave."

Al got up and was about to leave, but the others stopped him.

Willy: "Don't go, we were just joking."

Seb: "I'm not kidding. It's time to move on with your life and forget about everything."

Al: "Let's stop talking about this and get on with studying."

Alex always avoided talking about this topic. A long time has passed since he broke up with his girlfriend, but he still hasn't been able to forget her.

They continued their studies.

Tim cooked too much food because he doesn't know what Willy's friends like. Everything was ready.

Tim: "Aren't you hungry? It's ready now."

Willy: "I'm so hungry I can't think about anything."

They immediately went to eat. They couldn't hide their surprise when they saw the food on the table.

Logan: "Did you prepare all this?"

Tim: "I didn't know what you liked to eat, so I prepared different things. I made cheesy beef pasta, creamy shrimp udon, honey BBQ chicken wings, vegan carbonara and broccoli pesto with linguine and pangrattato."

Willy: "Thank you so much. There was no need to prepare so many things."

Tim: "I don't like to eat a lot of things, so I try to offer different dishes to my guests. I didn't bother preparing this, on the contrary, if you like what I prepared, I'll be very happy."

Seb: "Thank you, everything looks delicious."

Al: "I really didn't expect this."

Ethan: "Why didn't you tell me you were the chef?"

Tim: "Because I'm not. Since I don't eat everything, I decided to learn how to cook."

They sat down at the table, but there was one extra plate.

Willy: "Will another guest join us?"

Tim: "I invited Miles. He wants to talk to you, you didn't get to talk to him yesterday, so I invited him. He will probably be here soon."

Tim said this, and at that moment, Miles' car stopped in front of the house.

Miles: "Hello everyone. Thank you, brother-in-law, for inviting me. My boyfriend and brother didn't even remember to invite me."

Logan: "Because we gathered to prepare for the exams."

Willy: "That's right, why should we invite you?"

Miles: "Brother-in-law, help me, do you see how they treat me? They always unite against me."

He was hiding behind Tim.

Tim: "Sit next to me and you will be safe."

Miles: "You are the best brother-in-law."

Al: "Be careful, Willy, I think he loves Tim more than you."

Miles nodded in agreement.

Miles: "He cooks me delicious food, doesn't forget to invite me, and protects me from them. That's why he's the best brother-in-law."

Seb: "Willy, soon Miles will call you his brother-in-law and Tim his brother."

Willy: "I wouldn't be surprised."

Miles sat down next to Tim. There was a happy atmosphere. They were joking and laughing. They had a wonderful time.

Willy: "Tim, you rest, we'll take care of everything."

Tim: "No need. I'm not tired at all. I know these exams are important to you, so you study and I'll wash and put away the dishes."

Miles: "I will help him."

The boys went back to studying for their exams, while Tim and Miles started washing the dishes and tidying up.

Miles was tired because he had never done any work around the house. Tim and Miles joined the others. Someone called Tim.

Tim: "What happened?.... Okay, I'll come right away."

He hung up the phone and prepared to leave.

Tim: "I have to go. Something happened at work. Willy, I may not be able to return this evening."

Tim looked bad. He ran away immediately. He didn't even wait for Willy's answer. It seemed like something important had happened, because he was in such a hurry.