Kongpob's Pov---------

The following week sped past at the speed of light. Bright continued to cook for me. There were hours of video games and playful banter between three vampires and me. When I would think of another question to ask about vampiric life, someone always was forthcoming with answers.

But the nights, Ahhhhh...... The nights….... they were full of soft kisses and warm caresses. Me and Arthit were becoming closer and our boundaries were being pushed. We laughed together about that, a couple of frustrated virgins. I know Arthit won't be crossing any of these boundaries till he gets assured that I am completely confident and sincere about my decision of being with him and to be turned into a vampire afterwards.

I had a plan to assure him...... I am going to propose to Arthit and bind myself with him for eternity. I was sure about my love for him And also about spending my whole life with him. I asked Jenny to help me with it. She said that she would be happy to come with me to the bank after my doctor's appointment on Friday.

Friday finally came and I was so excited to get my cast off. Arthit came with me. When the doctor removed the cast my arm appeared so odd, all pale and weak looking. He said that he would need to take an x-ray and then get a brace fitted to me. Said he would be back after the x-ray was processed.

The nurse started wiping my arm clean, but she was looking up into my face more than at my hand. I thought I heard a growl and the nurse was suddenly standing back several feet away from me. Arthit had nudged her back and away from me…with his shoulder. He took over the cleaning of my arm. When I glanced up at him I heard a whispered, 'Mine…'  Arthit grinned at me, I nodded and smiled looking into his eyes.

I focused on the skin at the back of my hand. The surgeon Mr. Suppasit  had done a remarkable job. There was only the slightest bit of scarring on the back of it. Doctor had told me to not move the fingers until after the x-rays came back. I wasn’t even sure that they would move, so I didn’t try it.

Dr. Ben came back soon with the x-ray in hand. He slipped it onto the light box.

“Well, Kongpob, this looks great. The bones have all healed and they look almost perfect. Now, I am going to send you to get a brace. You can take it off to do your exercises and to shower. They will measure you for the brace and you can come back late this afternoon to pick it up”

He paused and looked over my chart again.

“I want you to go on over to PT now and they will take you through your exercises and give you a temporary brace to wear until you get the finished one this afternoon”

He looked up at me and continued in a stern voice.

“Now, don’t overdo it Kongpob, I remember when you were a youngster, you never listened to me whenever you were hurt”

For a moment he just reminded me of my childhood, when he often  lectures me on what to do or what not to do.

“If you push this…if you try to work too hard and too soon, you will have setbacks and maybe even reinjure yourself. So....Don’t !!”

Arthit spoke up before I could assure him that I would follow their orders word by word.

“Doctor, I promise you that he won’t overdo it. I will be watching him like a hawk !!”

“Good for you, Mr. Rojnapat !! You will have your work cut out for you though. He is very headstrong since childhood”

Dr. Ben shook my hand and we made our way over to the physical therapy office. It only took them a short time to get the measurements for my hand brace. They gave me a soft brace to use until later and then the therapist took me through my first PT session.

Considering that I was only working the one hand, I couldn’t believe how hard it was. I was sweating at the end of the twenty minute session. Arthit watched everything, clenching his fist and biting his lower lip each time I winced. When the session was over, he told the therapist that we would be going back to Bangkok soon, and could he have the regimen that they wanted me to follow for the next couple of months.

When we got back to the house, Jenny was waiting for us.

“Arthit, after Kongpob eats lunch, I am stealing him to run an errand with me”

Jenny was ushering me into the kitchen where Bright had a Cheese Steak sandwich and homemade fries waiting for me. Arthit looked confused as I smiled at him.

“You need to take Kongpob with you ??”

Arthit asked with a furrow in his brow.

“Yep…and NO... we won’t tell you where or for what ??”

Jenny grinned and I laughed at the look of consternation on Arthit’s face. I hugged him firmly, relishing in the fact that there was no longer a stiff cast binding my arm.

“We will pick up the brace before we come home”

I kissed him lightly on his jawline before I sat to eat.

“That’s okay, Arthit”

Bright said with a huge grin on his face

“Don't worry Arthit, I will stay with you and we can play video games until they get back. I won't let you miss your mate”

Arthit laughed and agreed.

I ate and then Jenny and I headed back into town. Arthit was looking perplexed as we drove away. I was still unable to drive myself so had asked Jenny to be my chauffeur.

There was something that I wanted to get from the family safe deposit box at the bank, but I didn’t want Arthit to see it. I knew that if I asked Jenny, she would keep the secret.

Jenny parked close to the bank and came in with me. We were quickly ushered into the safe deposit room. The bank manager used her key, along with mine, to open the door guarding the box, she took the small box out and placed it on the table then left us alone. I took a deep breath before I opened the top. My breath left in a rush, just like it always did when I looked upon the contents.

On top there was a velvet bag. I shook the two rings inside it out and into the palm of my hand. I first looked at my father’s wedding ring. It was a wide platinum band. My mother had had the words 'Now and Forever' inscribed inside. Her wedding ring was also platinum. My father had had it inscribed 'Joy Without End' I sat them both on the table.

Calling Jenny over from the corner of the room where she was standing to give me privacy, I picked a dark blue velvet box up from the container. I flipped the lid to show her the contents. Her eyes got very wide and then she looked up into mine.

“Arthit will love it…”

She whispered.

“I love it too !! It's so beautiful Kongpob”

Knowing her, I slipped the bracelet from the box and handed it to her with a smile and a nod. She looked amazed that I had let her hold it. I nodded again and she slipped it on to her wrist. It was too big for her, but she held her hand out anyway to admire it.

“My mom gifted it to my Dad when she proposed to him.... Yes !! My Mom proposed to my Dad first, she was a very confident and outstanding women. My dad used to wear it all the time. One of the stones of this bracelet had become loose, so it was at the jewelers at the time of…”

I took a deep breath. Jenny brought her hand to my arm and squeezed it firmly.

“…At the time of the crash. I have thought about putting it on Arthit’s wrist for weeks now. I don’t know when, but sometime soon I am going to propose to him. Do you think he will accept ??”

Jenny looked up at me with joy on her face.

“Yes Kongpob.... I have no doubts about his answer at all !!”

She held her hand out to admire the bracelet once again, then slipped it off and placed it back in the box. She quickly lifted the two wedding rings and read the inscriptions.

“Your parents would be so proud of the man that you have become, Kongpob. And when you are changed, the inscriptions your parents had written in their rings will have an even greater connotation for you and Arthit.”

I handed her the velvet bag to put the wedding rings back into. I slipped them and the blue box into my jacket pocket.

“I don’t know when we will be back here. Maybe I should take the rest of the jewelry home with me”

I looked at Jenny for input.

She agreed that it wouldn’t hurt to take it with me, and she helped me gather up the assorted boxes and bags. She placed all of it in her bag, which was big enough to hold it all.

As we got into the SUV, she turned to me and said,

“I won’t say a word. But Kongpob…”

I looked over at her.

“Welcome to the family. Now let’s go to the hospital and get your brace”

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Arthit's POV------

Kongpob was all snuggled into my arms, I was just watching him sleep and feeling him breathe against my chest. It was four in the morning. My mind wandered back to his and Jenny’s arrival from town yesterday afternoon. They had both been hiding something, but wouldn’t tell me what their secret errand had been about. They both agreed that all would be known to me later. I quickly set the mystery aside and checked over Kongpob’s new brace.

It held his wrist and hand firmly to protect it. The pain on his face during his first session with the PT had hurt me almost as much as it had hurt him. I think the pain involved would keep him from trying to do too much too soon, but I would be watching him anyway.

Kongpob pulled me closer in his sleep as he mumbled my name, which made me smile. The house was quiet just now. Jenny and Bright were up at the roof top of the house, watching stars.

Suddenly I heard Jenny's phone rang....

"Oh my god...."

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"Really....?? When ??"

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"I will tell him.... Bye Noor"

I tensed as I heard her rushing down to our door and opening it.

I didn’t know what to expect, but the huge smile on her face was assuring.

Jenny launched herself at the bed, landing at the foot and making it feel as though an earthquake was underway. Kongpob sat up, clutching me close to him.

I loved it when he was protective of me.

“What is it Jenny ??”

We both asked at the same time.

“Kongpob your godson is going to be born soon !!”

She was squealing in delight.

“Noor said that May has been admitted to the hospital just now, and will give birth soon. Get up, we need to pack. Knott is getting you both plane tickets right now. Bright and me will drive back in the Jeep with most of the luggage”

The bed was still shaking from her exuberance.

“Isn’t that early though ??”

Kongpob asked, a frown of concern on his face.

“Its's only a week early, which is still in the normal range”

I quickly said to alleviate his concerns.

“Babies tend to come on their own schedules, unless a c-section is planned”

Jenny had leaped from the bed. She was standing in the closet, having already flung the suitcases out into the middle of the floor.

“We will leave the cold weather clothes here. Maybe we could come back for a winter break ??”

She was thinking out loud, not actually asking us for an opinion.

We watched her dance from closet to suitcases in a swirl of colors and chatter. In a matter of minutes she was zipping the cases closed. Kongpob watched with awe on his face. He hadn’t seen her do this before we came, not having known our true nature then.

“Jenny, you are amazing. Maybe you need to come on tour with me next time…”

He stopped in mid sentence. I wondered if he was thinking about his recuperation or the fact that he wanted to be changed and wouldn’t be able to be around people on a tour for who knows how long.....

He hugged me tighter for a moment and then turned back to Jenny.

“So, if you have just packed and we don’t have tickets yet, can I go back to sleep for a while ??”

He slid back down under the covers, not even waiting for her to answer.

“You can sleep for another hour or two. Then you need to get up so that we can drop you both at the airport”

She winked at us both, gathered up half the bags and flew out of the room. The door slammed closed behind her.

Kongpob let out a soft sigh.

“That girl is amazing”

I allowed him to pull me back down under the covers with him.

“I hope that May is fine and my godson will arrive safely. But I thought that we have at least another week here”

I tucked him close beneath my chin.

“I have really enjoyed the time together with you here, Kong”

Kongpob's hand was slowly running up and down my spine, which caused me to shiver.

“Arthit....You can’t be cold”

He leaned back and looked up at me, a smile playing on his lips.

“So what is causing you to shiver ??”

I know my eyes darkened in response to his question.

“YOU…you are making me shiver, Kongpob”

Suddenly I felt the need to show him how much I truly loved him. I bent down to be level with his face..... and..... He didn’t need an invitation as our lips touched sweetly. His arms tightened around me and he rolled us on to his back, pulling me on top of him. Our bodies were touching from head to toe and I shivered again.

Kongpob ran his good hand up into the hair at the nape of my neck, holding my mouth to his, not that I even thought about moving away. His other hand, in the brace, traced down my spine and then pulled me even closer. With a groan we rolled on to our sides, facing each other. I ran my hands into his hair, tugging gently as our lips crashed together.

My tongue asked for entry and he let me into his mouth. A sigh left his lips and I deepened the kiss, hitching his leg over my hip and pulling him closer. It still didn’t feel close enough and I rolled him further so that he was on top of me. I could feel his breath start to catch and mine did the same.

We both paused at the same moment........ Bright was yelling from downstairs.

“A baby…!! That’s so cool !! Jenny, we need to get on the road so that we can see him as soon as he is born !! I am buying him a giant teddy bear !!”

The sound of feet pounding up the stairs caused us to groan again, and this time it was not in a good way. We put some distance between our bodies and both turned to look at the door, knowing what, or rather, who, was coming.

“Hey, wake up !! Kongpob !! Your Godson will be here soon !! Come on, I will make you some French toast and then you need to get to the airport !!”

Bright had flung himself on to the end of the bed. While Jenny’s simulated earthquake was about a 4.6 on the Scale, Bright’s was about a 8.2 !! If I hadn’t been holding Kongpob, I think he would have bounced off the bed.

With a laugh we gave in and told him that we were getting up. I looked at Kongpob as Bright left the room to get started on his breakfast.

“You know, we may actually get to spend more time alone in Bangkok”

An odd look crossed Kongpob’s face and I asked him what he was thinking.

“About that, Arthit”

His voice was soft and he raised his hand to cup my cheek.

“I know I don’t need a bodyguard any longer, but how would you feel about being my roommate ??”

Kongpob’s question caught me off guard. I hadn’t even considered it…hadn’t thought that he would want me to stay with him when we got back to Bangkok. Even though the thought of being away from him was already wearing on me. When I didn’t answer immediately, Kongpob stuttered and said

“That’s okay, if you don’t want to, I will understand…”

Before he could say anything else, I flung myself into his arms and pulled his mouth close to mine.

“Yes, I would love to be your roommate…”

“Hey !! Get dressed, quit kissing !! Your breakfast is ready and the plane leaves in three hours !!”

Bright yelled up the stairs. But..... We continued kissing for several more minutes 

“I mean it, don’t make me come up there you two !!”

We broke away from each other and hand in hand, ran down the stairs, laughing all the way.

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Two weeks later....

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The look on Kongpob’s face tugged at my heart. The softness, the love, the joy…took my breath away. He raised his finger and lightly ran it along the arched brow of the baby in his arms. The newborn pursed his cupid bow lips before smacking them loudly. His eyelids fluttered, he was beginning to wake. With a small stretch, the baby opened his brown eyes and gazed into the chocolate one of my beloved. They looked at each other for a very long moment in quiet. Then hunger overcame the little guy and he started to wail. May laughed as she came forward and scooped him out of Kongpob’s arms.

“I will take him and feed him. He is always so hungry when he wakes up. And somehow he is a bottomless pit right now !! He is drinking me dry…”

The sound of her voice carried no complaints, no matter what her words said. She turned and headed into the baby’s room to change his diaper before feeding him.

Kongpob held his hand out to me and when I gave it to him he tugged me down to sit beside him. His scent was overlaid with one of baby powder and honey, which was the baby’s own fragrance. He gave a deep, happy sigh.

“What a cutie that little guy is”

He said.

“I have never seen May and Aim so happy. Their joy with the baby even surpasses their wedding day !!”

Cupping his chin, I turned his face towards mine.

“This is another drawback to being changed”

He looked confused.

“What do you mean ??”

“Once changed, you won’t be able to father a child. At least we don’t think so. But For sure, I will never bear a child”

These last two weeks had torn at me. Seeing the joy that Kongpob felt each time he was with the baby. As much as he loved me, I wondered if he would want a baby more.

Kongpob’s arms circled around my waist as he nuzzled into my neck. He spoke quietly, his lips close to my skin.

“Arthit.... You won't be able to do so even if you were human, and as much as I love my godson, I love you more. I don’t feel a loss for what I might have in future”

He leaned back and looked deeply into my eyes.

“You are my present and my future. I love the time I am spending with the baby now, and I hope that after my change, at some point, I will be able to see him again…even if it is from a distance.”

He ran his hands into my hair and tugged my face down, pressing a soft kiss on my lips.

“I love you too, Kongpob, more than I can even say.”

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Another week later.....

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Kongpob’s physical therapy was working wonders with his hand. Noor had been working hard with the newest techniques to help him. She had researched them for Kong, while we were still in Oregon. Every day Kongpob would work out in his home gym and then we would work together for a session of PT with Noor. Afterwards I would massage his hand with my cool ones. Slowly he was getting more strength.

I found him sitting at the piano one afternoon. He was slowly working his hand over the lower keys. When he saw me... He immediately told me that he wasn’t overworking the injury and I believed him with a assuring smile.

“You know, if I was changed right now, I wouldn’t have to have go through anymore PT sessions…”

He laughed at my expression.

I know it was a shocked one.

“I am just teasing you, Arthit. My parents always told me that anything worth having..... is worth working for. And getting my hand back into shape is worth working for”

“I hate the pain the PT sessions are causing you, you know that, right??”

He nodded, he had seen me clenching my fist, while we worked together.

“But the pain of being changed would make you think that this pain is peace of cake”

No matter how much I looked forward to forever with Kongpob, the thought of those few days and the pain that he would be in, caused me a lot of worry. Also, some changes didn’t work. The person never wake up. I am just so worried about his safety.

But He just looked at me and said it would be worth the attempt. He also pointed out that the bad scenario hadn’t happened very often. We were all proof of that.

This man amazed me.

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Our living arrangements were working out as well. We weren’t alone as much as we had thought we would be though. A member of the family was always running by. Bright came by every couple of days to cook. He was still enjoying it a lot. May and Aim’s freezer was stocked too. He said they needed to spend more time with the baby, so he went on a two day cooking binge…and filled their freezer.

I had just placed one of his homemade pizzas into the oven for Kongpob while he was upstairs taking a shower after his workout and the PT session. I was making him a cucumber and tomato salad to go with it when my cell rang.

“Hey, Jenny”

I answered, tucking the phone into my shoulder while I continued cutting the tomato into slices.

“What’s up ??”

“Bright wants to play the game of rugby up at the field. What do you think ??”

“ Rugby…..??  We didn't play it in a while, what's his plan ??”

I said as I slipped the veggies onto a plate and drizzled them with some seasoned vinegar and olive oil.

“I need to know beforehand, afterall This is Bright we are talking about.”

Jenny paused for a moment before blurting out,

“He thinks that Kongpob should watch us in the action !! He thinks that it would be a lot of fun, and that Kongpob would really get to witness how cool it is... to be a vampire”

Just as I choked on my laughter

"No..."

Warm arms slipped around my waist and even warmer lips pressed themselves to the place just below my ear.

“No, about what, Arthit ??”

Kongpob asked.

“I will call you back Jenny…”

I hung up the phone and turned in Kongpob’s arms to face him.

“Bright wants all of us to go upto the  open field behind our house and play Rugby”

“That sounds fun”

Kongpob said as he reached around me and slipped a piece of cucumber off the plate and bit it.

“I would like to see the entire Rojnapat family in action. Why can’t we do it ??”

I pulled away from his arms to take the pizza out of the oven and set it on the table. Kongpob followed me, carrying the salad.

“Well, because you might get hurt...... You are still recovering from your injuries”

I watched as Kongpob’s jaw tighten. His eyes squinted in thought as he took a bite of the sweetcorn pizza.

“I won't play with you guys, I will only watch you all play”

He finally said.

“But it's still not good for you..... You are already tired from your PT session”

I sat and watched him take a couple more bites before he spoke again.

“Call Bright and put him on speaker phone, please Arthit ??”

Kong pleaded

“No, Kongpob !! I don’t think…”

Kongpob pouted at me and I huffed. With a sigh I called Bright’s cell.

“Hey, Arthit !! What do you think about the game, You both in ??”

Bright’s voice filled the room, and I hadn’t even set it to speaker phone yet…I did so and sat the phone on the table.

“Kongpob wants to talk to you ....”

I said. I know my voice sounded disapproving because Kongpob smiled at me pleadingly again.

“First, Bright, this pizza is wonderful. Thank you so much.”

Bright told him that it was no problem and was glad that he liked it. Kongpob laughed and continued,

“So, Bright what's your idea of this game ??”

“It will be a normal game of Rugby, as normal as it can be, with vampire players. I promise you will enjoy it Kongpob”

He paused and we heard some chatter in the background.

“Yes, I promise to be careful for the safety of Kongpob, jeez... what do you take me for… ?? And beside he is Arthit's mate..... He would kill me brutally, if Kongpob even get a simple scratch because of me”

Kongpob laughed at that. There was more chattering from the background. Then Bright said that he would make a lovely picnic lunch for Kongpob if he would agree to come.

“You don’t have to bribe me, Bro, I would like to play with you guys. What time do you want to meet up ??”

A whoop filled the room before Bright said that we should meet at the house in an hour.

“I am in”

If Kong is in.... then I am in too.

This is gonna be interesting.

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Kongpob's Pov---------

I was waiting in the car for Arthit, Who was out getting me a cup of Starbucks Chai Tea. I had told him that it wasn’t necessary. Tea made at home was fine. But he knew how much I liked their chai tea and left to get me some. He is spoiling me too much, but I am happy.... So much happy to have him around me.

I was lost in my thoughts when suddenly a loud noise filled the whole surroundings and a blinding headlight stole my power of sight........

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My car was rolling down the road......

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My body was banging all over the interiors.....

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Broken glass pieces were piercing my skin.....

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My head was spinning and my eyes were blurry with tears and......

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Blood was dripping down from the wound over my head.......

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My heart was beating fast......

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Craving for only one person................

"ARTHIT....!!"

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A/N: Please Don't plan to kill me yet....!! Just wait for the next update.

I will be back soon. Till then stay safe and healthy 💖💖