Love Is... (Part 90 - The Party)

Finally that day is here… It was Christmas Eve and Darryl were busy working in the kitchen while Kenny is busy with the set up the place… Furniture are moved to make way for bigger space to accommodate the guests… Robin came early to help out as he said he was bored in the hotel and it would be fun to see Darryl going crazy in the kitchen…So with an extra helping hand, things does get done faster…

Kenny and Robin is working on the decoration when Darryl shouted… They ran into the kitchen….

“What happen?” Both of them said in unison…

“Nothing… Just shout to de-stress… hahahaha”

“You and your nonsense…” Kenny said

“What? I need to de-stress ma… unless you want to help me de-stress now…Hahaha”

“Oh… I so not hearing this… Leave me out of your lovey dovey…” Robin said and walked out of the kitchen

“I’m going out too… You embarrass our guest…” Kenny leaves Darryl in the kitchen…

“Hey wait… I haven't finish… Wait… Fine, leave me in the kitchen alone… Leave me here all by myself…” Darryl said but he gotten no reply from both of them so back to work with his food…

It was really chaotic or should said madness for all three of them… Decorating, displaying, cooking… It really tiring to have a party of 20 but yet fulfilling…

It was almost time for the rest of the guest to arrive… They took turn to shower and dress up to the theme… Darryl borrowed Robin one of his shirt for the party theme… He was changing when Darryl realizes some sores on Robin body…

Darryl: “Hey buddy… You doing ok?”
Robin: “I am…” He realized that Darryl must have saw the sores and he quickly cover it up…
Darryl: “You sure?”
Robin: “Yes… I am… Come on let me take change my pants… I am shy when you are looking…”
Darryl: “Oh please… What you have, I have… Only mine is bigger… Hahaha…”
Robin: “Hey… Who said so…”
Darryl: “Wanna compare… hahaha…”
Robin: “No… Don’t want to benefit you…”
Darryl: “Please lor… more like is to you than to me…”
Robin: “You better go out before Kenny thinks we doing something behind his back…”
Darryl: “Hahaha… He won’t lor… You are our best buddy… Wait are you trying to seduce me… hahaha… it so not working lor, you need to work harder… hahahaha”
Robin: “Damn, you realize… So at least I didn’t failed miserably… So worry you didn’t even realize I am seducing you… hahaha…”
Darryl: “Ya man… Almost went undetected…”
Robin: ‘Aren’t you supposed to go check on your turkey…”
Darryl: “Oh shit… I totally forget about it…”

Darryl rushed out to the kitchen and checked on the turkey. The recipe mentioned is will take 4-5hours before the turkey is fully cooked so with the calculation, it should be just in time with when the guest arrived… Kenny on the other hand, is putting the tiramisu into the fridge for chilling… Darryl steals a hug from behind and a peck too…

Darryl: “Thanks, Mrs Tay…”
Kenny: “Well, I just don’t want you to screw it up with tiramisu freeze…”
Darryl: “Hahaha….”
Kenny: “So can Robin fit into the shirt…”
Darryl: “Yup… He is changing into it…”
Kenny: “OK… You must be happy that he is here for the party…”
Darryl: “Yes… It is going to be a blast…”
Kenny: “What’s wrong?”
Darryl: “Nothing…”
Kenny: “Dear, you know you cannot hide from me…”
Darryl: “I just have a very bad feel about it…”
Kenny: “Why? “
Darryl: “I saw some sores on Robin body and it seems to me, he is not seeking medical help at all…”
Kenny: “Maybe he did… Well you should know his condition and it will take longer than normal to heal…”
Darryl: “I hope so…”
Kenny: “Come on, don’t think of the negative… It’s a party and he is here so just enjoy and make this work for him and everyone…”
Darryl: “Yes Dear!!!” Darryl planted a kiss on his lips…

“OH MY GOODNESS!!!... I’m blind… Help Help… Why must I see this? Help I'm blind…”

Darryl and Kenny turned and saw Robin standing there pretending to be blind… And laughter just filled the room…

Soon it was 7pm, everything are set from food to decoration to drinks... Darryl and Kenny were in matching white top with blue ties and matching accessories while Robin was dress in a white shirt with blue strip… Slowly the guests arrived with their respective Christmas for the gift exchange later... Drinks were served to guests and dinner was served the moment all guests arrived… It a very relaxing party where all of the guests just sat down to chat and talk about everything under the sun… It also caught Darryl and Kenny by surprise how everyone were really getting along… It really nice to have close friends together for a small party…

The real chaos is when the gift exchanges started... The mechanism of the gift exchange is everyone will draw out a name from the box and he or she will decide to whether accept the gift or just pass it to another person of their own choice… But once they passed on their gift, they will have hence forfeiting the chance to choose their own gift and wait for other to send them the gifts… But the catch here is all presents will remain unopened until everyone have a gift thus it all based on gut feeling whether they are keeping the gifts… being a playful group that they are, gifts were throw here and there like nobody wants them at all…

After like almost an hours later, everyone have a present and finally the moment of truth of what present they are getting… Emily (Jay’s wife) was the first to open the present and she blushed the moment she opened her presents… She refused to show it to anyone but Kelvin ran up to her and grab it… It was a dildo toy… The whole room were laughing out loud making fun of whether Jay actually match up to the size… Emily was so embarrassed by it and Jay on the other hand keep insisting it not the size, it the technique that matter… and say something about he got her pregnant didn’t he… The whole room just laughs out loud… Ironically, Jay got 6 boxes of condoms with a message from Lionel…

“You never know when you need them so it always to keep stock… PS: If my girlfriend get this, She will be happy to know I am a responsible man… hahaha”

"More likely she will kill you for doing so much... Hahaha" Kelvin said

Many other fun gifts were presented… Darryl got a vase, Kenny got a jock strip, Robin got a LV cardholder, and Kelvin got edible underwear. Lionel also got a dildo… Laughter, laughter and more laughter just filled up the room when everyone is opening their presents with cheeky remarks made for everyone… It was just fun…

Desserts were serve after the presents and more wine were drink until nothing left… Totally nothing left… Darryl actually made a extra trip to the convenient store to get more drinks…

But good time must come to an end, it was already 3am in the morning when everyone left… Robin stayed with them for the night but the next morning….

To be continue…

Love Is... (Part 89 - The News)

Kenny: “So what is the good news?”
Darryl: “I was not suppose to know it until tomorrow when I am back to the office but my boss was kind of excited of that he call me to inform me…”
Kenny: “You got promotion?”
Darryl: “Not exactly… But something more interesting…”
Kenny: “Then what is it?”
Darryl: “I will be attached to the UK head office for 3 months and then when I’m back, I will be heading a brand new department… How cool is that???”
Kenny: “So you mean you are going to go to UK for 3 months?”
Darryl: “YES!!!!”
Kenny: “And you are happy about it?”
Darryl: “Of course I am…”
Kenny: “OK then I am happy for you…”
Darryl: “But you don’t look or sound like that… Anything wrong…”
Kenny: “Nothing much… Maybe just tired… let’s finish up fast and go to bed…”
Darryl: “OK… You don’t look happy…”
Kenny: “I’m fine… let’s just finished up…”
Darryl: “OK…”

Darryl was extremely excited about the news even the next morning but however; Kenny is a vast difference from him… Darryl knows something is not right but he just don’t can lat his hand on it though he did try to ask Kenny but all he got is just “Nothing” from him… He was really puzzled and yet he doesn’t understand why Kenny has such reaction after hearing the news…

He needs to find out more but who can he ask… During lunch time, he called Kelvin… He told Kelvin about the news…

Kelvin: “Congratulation…. This is exciting news… So when are you leaving?”
Darryl: “Thanks… I am not sure… Just finish discussion with my boss about the new structure and also the layout of my new department...”
Kelvin: “Wow… My department liao wor…”
Darryl: “Hahaha… Don’t tease me la… Shy…”
Kelvin: “I totally so want to believe you…”
Darryl: “How I wish Kenny will give me this kind of response…”
Kelvin: “Why? What’s wrong?”
Darryl: “I told him this news last night and all he said is are you happy? If you are then I am for you too…”
Kelvin: “I c…”
Darryl: “So what is wrong?”
Kelvin: “Firstly, did you tell him about this at all?”
Darryl: “No because I am also not sure whether I will get it…”
Kelvin: “Not even a word?”
Darryl: “Nope… But why can’t he be as happy as you are for me?”
Kelvin: “Well, I’m not your lover to begin with so as a friend of course I am happy for you… But as a boyfriend, I think I will behave like him too…”
Darryl: “Why? This is good news isn’t it?”
Kelvin: “No doubt about it but then again…”
Darryl: “What is it? Can stop saying in pieces…?”
Kelvin: “Then you stop interrupting…”’
Darryl: “OK OK…”
Kelvin: “Well first, you didn’t mention anything to him at all and all of the sudden, you say you are leaving and for 3 months… Though 3 months may not be a long period but for someone who loves you that much, it is… Then secondly, he will not know how to react… I guess he is likely to be confused at this point of time… Happy for you yet sad that you are leaving him here for 3 months… So if you were him, how will you react?”
Darryl: “But this is for my career advancement… I’m sure he will support me totally…”
Kelvin: “Supporting doesn’t mean that he has to be happy that you are leaving him… Maybe it good news to you but to him, I think it more like shock because it just come out from nowhere…”
Darryl: “So what am I going to do…”
Kelvin: “Well make him feel secure about this ba… Though your relationship in everyone eyes are too strong to break but I guess there is still insecurity that is common to everyone…”
Darryl: “I understand now… Maybe he worry that I will not come back anymore or I will not love him the moment I come back…”
Kelvin: “Maybe… You have to figure it out and try to talk to him… You are partly at fault too for not pre-empting him about this”
Darryl: “I know… Thanks for the help…”
Kelvin: “Don’t mention about it… I didn’t do much actually…”
Darryl: “So I see you and your lover at the party…”
Kelvin: “For your information, I am single and enjoying every moment of it… Hahaha”
Darryl: “Ya right… hahaha… See you at the party…”
Kelvin: “See you… bye…”

After they hang up, Darryl realized there is a 2 missed calls on his phone… 1 from Kenny and the other from Robin… He decided to return call to Robin first before Kenny as he needs to figure out what to say to him about the whole situation…

So Darryl proceeds to call Robin… The phone was brief and sharp because Robin said he is boarding the plane heading to Singapore for Christmas… Darryl was ecstatic about it and he gives call Kenny immediately after the call ends

Darryl: “Hello, Mrs Tay…”
Kenny: “Yes, Mr Tay… How your day? Taken lunch?
Darryl: “Not yet… Too busy with phone call…”
Kenny: “I c… So heading out now…”
Darryl: “No la… But tonight we are going to somewhere…”
Kenny: “We are?”
Darryl: “Yes… And you will not believe it…”
Kenny: “I will try unless you tell me…”
Darryl: “Robin is on a flight back now… He just called me…”
Kenny: “Really?!”
Darryl: “Yup, he say he is coming back for Christmas with us and hopefully we will not reject him when he comes…”
Kenny: “Nonsense… we sure will not do that…”
Darryl: “Hahaha… Of course I know… Oh my goodness, I think we need to stock up some more food for the party…”
Kenny: “No need la… the food will be just fine… but I think need to stock up on the drinks though…”
Darryl: “Yup… I pick you up from work later and go to do some shopping before heading for dinner with Robin…”
Kenny: “OK…”
Darryl: “And Mrs Tay….”
Kenny: “Yes….”
Darryl: “I really love you with all my heart and soul… You mean everything to me and I will give up everything just to make you happy… I’m sorry I didn’t tell you about the career advancement earlier… I really am… No one means more than you to me… I love you, Mrs Tay… I love you…”
Kenny: “I love you too…”
Darryl: “So i pick you up tonight…”
Kenny: “Yup…”
Darryl: “I can’t wait to see you and kiss you… Muacks…”
Kenny: “Me too… Go have your lunch before it too late…”
Darryl: “Yes… Mrs Tay… Anything you say…”
Kenny: “Anything?”
Darryl: “Oops… I starting to regret liao… Hahaha”
Kenny: “I’ll see you tonight…”
Darryl: “You sure will… Love you, Mrs Tay…”
Kenny: “Love you too Mr Tay…”

To be continue...

Love Is... (Part 88 - The Verdict)

Kenny looked at the plate of food and paused there like forever… Darryl looking at his expression… It sure doesn’t look good…

“So are you going to eat or just stare at it?” Darryl asked and Kenny slowly takes up the fork to eat the food… Bit by bit, he eats the food but nothing was said… He just eats and then paused and then eats…

“Shit, he frowns… I must have done badly… Oh no!!!!....” Darryl thinks to himself. He was waiting for some feedback but still no words from Kenny… He cannot take it any longer… The wait for a word is killing him…

Darryl: “So…”
Kenny: “Hang on… Let me think of how to describe...”
Darryl: “Is it that difficult? It just good or bad only what…”
Kenny: “No… It’s never that easy…”
Darryl: “What you mean? I suck?”
Kenny: “Dear, of course I know you suck… if not why would I be with you... Sword fighting… Hahaha”
Darryl: “Not funny…”
Kenny: “OK OK… The serious stuff…”
Darryl: “Have been waiting…”
Kenny: “Now I was a bit shocked with the presentation with the thought that you been spending the whole day at home trying out so more or less, you would have thought of the presentation as well but it just…”
Darryl: “Well, I… I was just trying out the dishes only…”
Kenny: “Yes, so I decided to skip the presentation and go slow on the food… First the salad, the combination is quite refreshing but the sauce; maybe we can change it to a simpler taste like maybe just olive oil with lemon instead of thousand island salad sauce… It is too overpowering that I can barely taste the mashed potatoes after eating the salad…”
Darryl: “OK… I will change it…”
Kenny: “I have nothing to pick on the mashed potatoes though because I really like potatoes so it just tastes good… Hahaha… But the soup….”
Darryl: “What about it?”
Kenny: “2 words… Damn salty…”
Darryl: “No what… let me try… I remember putting a bit of sugar to better the taste… OMG… It so salty and yet your bowl is almost empty… I must have put the salt instead of sugar…”
Kenny: “Well, I cannot waste your effort what so I have to finish it…”
Darryl: “Then why still got some left…”
Kenny: “Erm… Too salty la, dear…”
Darryl: “I know… Then how about the meat…”
Kenny: “Ham is ok… But I’m never a fan to breast as you know… I like chest... Muscle chest to be exact… hahaha”
Darryl: “Oei… Serious la…”
Kenny: “I am serious… I don’t like breast what…”
Darryl: “Talk about the food please…”
Kenny: “Ohhh… Almost forget… Wahaha… It’s a bit too tough for me… It’s like overcooked and got burned after-taste… Like it been cooking for too long… and the sauce is a bit too sweet…”
Darryl: “Shit… Then how? It’s either too sweet or too salty… And I can actually overcook a small piece of breast meat… How am I going to handle a big turkey?”
Kenny: “Are you freaking out? It’s is not that a big problem actually… Salty or sweet can be adjusted so it actually not a big problem at all right… Overcooking is better than undercooking so we just need to make sure the timing is right…”
Darryl: “But it is going to be for 20 people… If I failed, the party will be a failure…”
Kenny: “Hey, snap out of it… You are not a failure and you are not a quitter… You say so yourself the other day… So compose yourself… Plus I will be here to help you on that day… So just relax… There really is no major problem at all… Just minor changes the flavoring that all…”
Darryl: “But…”
Kenny: “Shhh…. No more but… You wanted to do this so you will make it work… If really worry, then we just change the menu to something you are more comfortable with…”
Darryl: “Like what?”
Kenny: “Chinese style… Stir fried Turkey with potatoes, Brewed Turkey legs with Mushroom soup…”
Darryl: “Hahaha…”
Kenny: “Finally, you managed to relax… and seriously nobody said you cannot be creative with the menu… And no rules or laws say that we must have Western food on Christmas right…”
Darryl: “True…”
Kenny: “So we can always improvise to make the party menu interesting…”
Darryl: “That’s true…”
Kenny: “So we can make this work right…”
Darryl: “Yes…”
Kenny: “That’s my lover… So where is my tiramisu?”
Darryl: “In the freezer...OH MY GOD!!! I leave it for too long already…”
Kenny: “Freezer!... What is it doing in the freezer? You are supposed to chill it not freeze it?”
Darryl: “I know but I only finish it like 10min before you come back so I thought putting in the freezer will be faster…And I totally forget about it…”
Kenny: “So I guess I just have tiramisu freeze then... hahaha”
Darryl: “Damn it…”

After the dinner, Kenny helped Darryl to clean up the kitchen. They were still discussing over the menu and make necessary changes to come out with the final menu for the party. While they are doing it, Darryl’s phone rings… He went to the living room to answer it… Kenny could not hear the whole conversation but he can roughly guess it should quite an exciting conversation with all the excitement coming from Darryl’s reply…
Within second, Darryl come running into the kitchen, turn Kenny around and planted a passionate kiss on his lip…

Kenny: “Wow, Mr Tay… So aggressive and rough but I like…”
Darryl: “Of course you will like…Want some more?”
Kenny: “Hmmm… Save it for later…Hahaha”
Darryl: “Fine…”
Kenny: “So what set you in the mood?”
Darryl: “Something good of course…”
Kenny: “Mind sharing with me?”
Darryl: “Of course not… You are the only person I am going to share it with…”
Kenny: “I am waiting…”

To be continue…

Love Is... (Part 87 - Kitchen Madness)

Darryl took leave today to try out all the receipt in hope that he will be able to make it work else a party without food is really going to freak him up… So he woke up extremely early, even earlier than Kenny who needs to work… By the time, Kenny is up… Breakfast is ready on the dining table and he is in the kitchen working the recipe….

Kenny walked up to Darryl and gives him a hug…

Kenny: “You doing ok, Love?”
Darryl: “Yes… Just need to try out the recipe to ensure I can make it work…”
Kenny: “So you are going to cook a whole turkey today and honey ham today for the 2 of us… How are we going to finish it?”
Darryl: “No, Silly… It will take us months to finish the turkey and ham if I am going to cook it for ourselves… I am just trying on a smaller scale much smaller on the seasoning so in case i may need more of them on actual day…”
Kenny: “OK…”
Darryl: “Go take your breakfast and prepare for work if not you will be late… You can take the car today…”
Kenny: “You are the best… Sometime I just don’t know what I do to deserve you…”
Darryl: “Ya… I’m thinking of that too… What the hell am I thinking to be with you? Hahaha”
Kenny: “Ya ya… Because I am the best option you can have…”
Darryl: “Erm… Let me about think of that… It’s really a very tricky question…”
Kenny: “OK… Fine… I go and shower…”
Darryl: “Enjoy…”
Kenny: “Hateful…”
Darryl: “Hahaha…”

Darryl literally spends the whole day in the kitchen whipping up the menu… At first, Darryl thought that it should quite an easy task for him but damn he was wrong about it… Just the mashed potatoes itself, he has to redo it 3 times so that the potatoes are soft and moist to be mashed… By afternoon, Darryl only finish 2 dishes and he is already exhausted… He was busy preparing the tiramisu when he suddenly thought to himself about Kenny suggestion on the catering but with all the ingredients bought, it just going to be waste if he gives up now. So he just has to persist and make it work though he seriously regretting to make such a big remark…Really regretting big time…

He went to the living room to take a break and clear his thought to re-focus on his task but he is just so tired that he drifted into sleep…

*Ring Ring* His mobile rings…

Darryl: “Hello”
Kenny: “How are you doing, love?”
Darryl: “I’m doing ok…. Just exhausted I guess…”
Kenny: “It must be really tough… How’s is everything?”
Darryl: “Everything is great… I think I managed to get most of the stuff right… am actually preparing the tiramisu and see how it goes…”
Kenny: “I am so proud of you… This party is going to be a blast…”
Darryl: “Erm… Yup… I hope so too…”
Kenny: “OK… I better not disturbed you with your master piece… I looking forward to have my share of tiramisu tonight… Wonder how it is going to be serves to me…”
Darryl: “In a cup…”
Kenny: “So unromantic… Your lover is so working hard at work and he doesn’t even get a little tender love from you when he is home…”
Darryl: “I am working hard too… In fact working very hard…”
Kenny: “Don’t worry… I sure will reward you tonight when I am home”
Darryl: “Sure, I will wait for it…”
Kenny: “It not going to be too long… I’ll be home in like an hour time…” Darryl look at the clock… It’s 530pm…
Darryl: “Ok, I better go finish up and wait for you to come home…”
Kenny: “OK… I will get dinner on my way back…”
Darryl: “OK… See you in a while…”
Kenny: “Love you…”
Darryl: “Love you…”

“OMG!!! I totally wasted 4 hours of time to sleeping… How am I going to do everything by the time he come back for tasting… Shit!” Darryl said out loud after he hang up the phone…

It was total madness during the 1 hour… Darryl rushed through the tiramisu and marinated for the turkey breast and ham... Seasoning were thrown here and then. Utensils were left thrown everywhere… And he decided to skip the soup as he really does not have much time left… It was like running for his life… He never realized that he can cook everything up so fast and quick… He could not bother with presentation of the dishes but just wanted to get it over with so that Kenny will at least have a taste…That what he is trying to achieve now… Finally the marathon is over… Cooking is finally complete and the kitchen is in a mess… Really messy kind of mess…

“Finally, I get it all done… What a relief! Now only left the turkey and ham to be ready when he is back”

He try to clean up the kitchen while waiting for Kenny to come back… And within like 10 minutes, Kenny walked through the door…

Kenny: “How is my housewife doing today? Did he get all lazy and sleep all day?”
Darryl: “Of course not!!!... I was very busy…” Darryl answered without looking at him
Kenny: “So shall I start the tasting process now?”
Darryl: “No… go get shower first… because I am reheating the turkey breast and honey ham for you…”
Kenny: “How sweet of you... OK… I go and shower first then…”
Darryl: “Yes… Go…”

Kenny head into the shower and Darryl was really panicky of the food because he is unsure how long it take to have the turkey breast and ham to be cooked… But he is relief he manage to delay some time as Kenny usually took long to shower… So Darryl would have at least 20 minutes to get everything cooked…

Kenny: “Love, I am ready for the tasting now…”
Darryl: “What!!! Aren’t you supposed to be in the shower?”
Kenny:”I reckon that you will need help with the mess you created so I just freshen myself up and take the long shower with you later together… So where is the food? I din buy much for dinner so I hope you cooks enough for both of us…”
Darryl: “Erm…”
Kenny: “Anything wrong?”
Darryl: “Nothing… Just worried it might taste real bad…”
Kenny: “I have faith in you…”
Darryl: “But I don’t have after a long day…”
Kenny: “Come on… Just bring it out and we will have the verdict soon…”
Darryl: “Erm… You sure?”
Kenny: “Yes… If you don’t bring out, I will come in anyway… And you know I will…”
Darryl: “OK…”

Darryl took the turkey breast and ham out of the oven and placed it in the plate together with the mashed potatoes and salad… He walked out of the kitchen with the plate and a bowl of soup… He placed it in front of Kenny…

Kenny took a look at it and turns his head and look at Darryl…

To be continue….

Love Is... (Part 86 - Party Planning)

By now, most of you who have read the story would have more or less realized that both Kenny and Darryl are someone who loves to impromptu. They always kind of make last minutes decision for almost everything and then challenge themselves to complete it in the tightest time line one can ever imagine… Both of them see this as things that added sparks to their daily routine live but of course they have their difference as well when such impromptu decision arises… Sometime, you may wonder why make life so difficult but this is just their way to spice things up…

The planning was pretty chaotic for both of them… Kenny was trying to confirm the guest lists while Darryl working on the menu… By the end of day 2 (5 days left before the party), Kenny managed to confirm a guest of approximately 20 which include Jay, Kelvin and Lionel with their respective partners… And he was so excited over it but he decided to tell Darryl over dinner tonight... On the other hands, Darryl is still struggling with the menu and having second thought that maybe catering will be better…

Back at home over dinner….

Kenny: “Dear, guess what….”
Darryl: “What?”
Kenny: “This is so exciting… I have confirmed approximately 20 guests for our party in just 2 days...”
Darryl: “20?! How do you do that?”
Kenny: “You must admit that your lover here is very resourceful and sweet so when I ask them they just agree... It pretty easier actually… Jay, Kelvin and even Lionel are coming to the party… So how’s the menu coming up?”
Darryl: “Erm… Am I supposed to compliment you on that?”
Kenny: “Of course…So how the menu?”
Darryl: “Erm… Pretty good…I’m working on it”
Kenny: “I’ll take it as you are having problem with the menu…”
Darryl: “No… I’m doing good…”
Kenny: “You should know by now your face shows that you are having problem with it…Someone seems like regretting making such a big remarks that he can cook anything under the sun…”
Darryl: “Nope, I just need to readjust the menu according to the number of guest…”
Kenny: “No, you are not… You are totally regretting it…”
Darryl: “No! I am not… I will not succumb to defeat”
Kenny: “Ah…. So someone is regretting but afraid of losing face to me… All because I did an awesome job in the guest list”
Darryl: “Erm… No…”
Kenny: “This is going to be interesting… So what is the menu?”
Darryl: “Erm… there will be salad, whipped potatoes, turkey, honey ham, crème of mushroom and tiramisu and maybe…..”
Kenny: “Wait, you mean you can cook all those food…”
Darryl: “Erm… Actually no but I have the recipe downloaded so it should not be that bad judging from my culinary skills… Hahaha”
Kenny: “What?! You are going to use our guests as guinea pig for testing…”
Darryl: “Why such response?! I’ve told you it pretty easy so they will have a sumptuous meal…”

Kenny: “Dear, I think maybe we can consider doing catering instead… Though I know the time line is pretty tight now but I can still make it happen…”
Darryl: “Kenny CHEW!!!! How can you have so little confidence in me…”
Kenny: “It’s not about that… Just that I do not want our guests to go home starving without food… So catering will be a better option”
Darryl: “No… I will be doing the cooking… And I will do it so well that you will finished the dishes begging for more…” Darryl walked away angrily…
Kenny: “Oops… Someone really angry…”
Darryl: “….” Kenny walked up to him and gives him a hug from the back, Darryl tried to push it away but can’t…
Kenny: “OK… Stop struggling before I started raping you… Hahaha…. I know you want to make this work but there is just too much work and things to prepare… It’s not that I do not confidence in you or whatsoever but I just think it too much work… Turkeys, ham, tiramisu... It’s going to be a lot of work… I just don’t want you to tire yourself up…”
Darryl: “I know but I just…”
Kenny: “I know that you just want to make it special… Maybe we can consider doing some dishes and order in some…” He turned Darryl around and gives him a kiss…
Darryl: “Why not let me try it first and if I failed then we consider your option?”
Kenny: “But the timeline very packed…”
Darryl: “I will make it work and trust me; we will not even need to use your option…”
Kenny: “You seriously just won’t admit defeat right?”
Darryl: “Yes… I am very competitive… Who ask you do such a good job?”
Kenny: “Wah… Now blame me…”
Darryl: “Of course… If not blame who…”
Kenny: “Win already lor… It not my fault that I am good ok… I just good… No… I should say VERY GOOD!”
Darryl: “Go away… Going shower…”
Kenny: “Not so easy… Are you feeling something waking up?“ He hugged Darryl even tighter and kisses him…

The next evening, they were at the supermarket doing their grocery shopping… There are just so many things to buy and without knowing it, they spend the entire evening in the supermarket running around like 2 mad men on the loose trying to buy this and that and this and that… You can seriously imagine the shopping that they have…

By the time, they head home, they are exhausted… Totally exhausted… But yet they are so excited about dressing up the Christmas tree that they started to behave like2 young kids looking forward to dress the tree… They were totally goofing around and playing around with the decoration…

They have set a colour theme to their party which is blue and white… So they purposely bought a white Christmas tree and all different shades of blue decorations… After like an hour later, they finally completed their masterpiece and the lighted up the tree together…

“Christmas is so tiring but yet so fun….” Darryl said while looking at the tree…

To be continue….

Love Is... (Part 85 - Discharge)

After spending 5 long days in the hospital, Kenny is finally discharging today… It just lifted a big stone off Darryl’s chest… Though thing are already getting better but every time Darryl heads toward the hospital, he just worried that something bad will happen… Maybe the thought of Kenny in hospital really scared him to a point that he may be losing him and now finally, Kenny can go home… Darryl was actually going to pick him up from the hospital but a last minute meeting changes everything… He gives Kenny a call to inform him of it…

Darryl: “Dear, I can’t make it to pick you up… My boss suddenly called for an urgent meeting…”
Kenny: “It’s OK… I should be able to make my way back safe and sound…”
Darryl: “Huh… I get someone to pick you up…”
Kenny: “No need la… I am fine…”
Darryl: “Don’t want… I call Kelvin…”
Kenny: “Dear… Relax… I’m ok… and I will be home ok… You will see me at home the first thing you open the door…”
Darryl: “You just discharged and weak…”
Kenny: “I’m not… I’m doing ok… I will call you the moment I reached home ok?”
Darryl: “You sure? And you must call me the first thing you reached home…”
Kenny: “Yes, Mr Tay… I will do that…And if I can’t get you, I will sms you and you call me back when you free”
Darryl: “But I still feel…”
Kenny: “Aiyo, don’t worry… I can take care of myself…I am a big boy now…” And this sentence brings a smile to Darryl…
Darryl: “OK… But be careful, ok…”
Kenny: “I will and I will call you later…”
Darryl: “OK… See you tonight…”
Kenny: “Yup… You will sure see me unless you want otherwise…”
Darryl: ‘Nonsense… You be careful… I will call you later…”
Kenny: “OK… You better concentrate in your meeting and don’t worry too much”
Darryl: “OK… Bye…”

After they hanged up, Darryl tried to organize himself but he is still worry and without knowing it, he dialed his phone to Kelvin and check with him whether he can pick Kenny up on his behalf.

Darryl: “Hey, Kel… How are you doing?”
Kelvin: “Hey… I’m doing ok… So what’s up?”
Darryl: “Erm… I was wondering whether you can help me pick Kenny up from the hospital today as he is discharging today…”
Kelvin: “Oh god what happen to him?”
Darryl: “Erm… He was down with dengue fever so got admitted 5 days ago…”
Kelvin: “What?! That serious?”
Darryl: “Yup… There is even a stage where his condition was so critical that blood platelets transfusion has to be done…”
Kelvin: “That is serious…”
Darryl: “So I was wondering whether you can do me this favour because I am stuck in the office for a meeting”
Kelvin: “No problem… I am quite free today but what time he is discharging…”
Darryl: “Likely by 1 – 2…”
Kelvin: “OK… I will be there before that in case of earlier discharge…”
Darryl: “Thanks, Kel… Really appreciated it… I owe you one”
Kelvin: “Hey… Don’t mention though I should be angry with you for not informing me earlier…”
Darryl: “Sorry about it… I really didn’t mean to…”
Kelvin: “I know… You are just too engrossed with the fact that your lover is in the hospital…”
Darryl: “Yup I guess so… Oh… Can you do me a favour?”
Kelvin: “OK that will be 2 favours… So what is it?”
Darryl: “Erm… Do not tell him that I ask you to go and pick him up because he will think that I am paranoid or something…”
Kelvin: “Hahaha…. This is easy… But also funny… Paranoid!!! Hahaha…”
Darryl: “Ok Ok… go ahead and laugh… but promise you will not let him know…”
Kelvin: “Don’t worry I just say you sms me a few days ago and I didn’t really have time to visit until today… In that case I should go earlier… Now is already like 10am… So he won’t suspect…”
Darryl: “Thank you so much… Dinner on me next time…”
Kelvin: “Don’t worry… I won’t fight with you on this… Hahaha…”
Darryl: “Thanks again…”

Now Darryl feel much better that Kenny will be driven back home then to take a cab and he can better concentrate on his work now… And he hopes the day will end much faster so that he can go home to Kenny…

Finally it time to go off, Darryl was happily packing up before his boss called on him to discuss something… Darryl tried his best to find an excuse to go off but Boss is Boss… He insisted that it will only take him 5 minutes… But the 5 minutes turned out to be 1hour and 20min to be exact… By the time, Darryl left office is already near 8pm…

He gives Kenny a call and then went to the market nearby to buy some porridge for Kenny before heading home… When he is home, he find Kenny lying on the bed… He put down his stuff and went to check on him…

Darryl: “Dear… you ok?”
Kenny: “Ya… Just down know why feel so sleepy once I hit home...”
Darryl: “Of course la… You didn’t really sleep well in the hospital plus my bed is definitely more comfy than the one in hospital… And most important, got my smell… Hahaha”
Kenny: “Ya Ya…”
Darryl: “I go and get the porridge for you…”
Kenny: “Later… you go shower first… I wait for you then eat together…”
Darryl: “OK… I’ll be very fast… Don’t want to starve my wife…”
Kenny: “You already did… Come home so late…”
Darryl: “Sorry Sorry… My stupid boss lor…”
Kenny: “Kidding only la… Go shower else I be really starving to death liao…”
Darryl: “You know I will not let it happen…” He lean forward and give Kenny a kiss on the lip…

Then during dinner, Kenny told Darryl about Kelvin visiting him and even got him a big teddy bear… he then tell Darryl about the coincidence when Darryl said he wanted to get Kelvin to pick him up and there he is appearing at the hospital… Darryl denied having anything to do with it… Kenny then said that he was actually thinking that Darryl has something to do with it… Darryl denied again…

After dinner, they sat at the couch and Darryl suggested to have a Christmas party as Christmas is just round the corner but Kenny was kind of thinking that it will be kind of rush for a party plus such last minute may not secure much friends…

Darryl: “Dear, we just do something small and invite a few friends for like gathering with gift exchange and maybe some simple games…”
Kenny: “But it so last minute, Christmas is like next week and we have no clue on catering so how are we going to make this happen…”
Darryl: “Well if the number of friends we having is around 10… I think I should be able to whip up a simple meal…”
Kenny: “You can?”
Darryl: “Of course... You should know by now…”
Kenny: “Well I do know you can fry vegetables, cook egg and stuff but I sure didn’t know you can cook Christmas meal…”
Darryl: “Well, then you need to do better in knowing me… Haiz… So sad…”
Kenny: “But then who shall we invite?”
Darryl: “Why not we come out of a simple guest list and then see the response...”
Kenny: “OK… You sure you going to do this…?”
Darryl: “Yes I am… Why? Scare I back out is it…”
Kenny: “Ya… Wait the guest list is too many for you to handle and you decided to back out… Hahaha…”
Darryl: “I will not… You wait and see…”
Kenny: “Is that a challenge?”
Darryl: “Well, I am sure up to it if you want to call it that way…”
Kenny: “Deal… It a challenge then… Leave the guest list to me and you will concentrate on the dinner…”
Darryl: “Deal…”
Kenny: “So let the planning beginning…”

They started to work separately on their item… Kenny in charge of guest list, door gifts and games… Darryl in charge of food… And everything is on a tight schedule of just 1 week from now…

To be continue…

Love Is... (Part 84 - Getting Better)

It was the 3rd day in the hospital already and finally after so such long time or so to speak, Kenny is finally recovering… Fever is down, rashes on his body are subsiding and blood platelets level back to normal… It really lifted the stone up from Darryl’s chest.

Today, Kenny’s parent came early with breakfast and Darryl need to leave for a meeting that thus he leave Kenny with the parents and headed home to change…

Back at home, while Darryl was getting ready for work… His mobile phone rings… It’s from Kenny…

Darryl: “Yes Dear… Missing me already…”
Kenny: “A bit… Just call to tell you that you may need to call the airline and hotel to postpone our trip… Mum demanded that we postpone it until I am fully recovered…”
Darryl: “Ok… I will call them later guess should not be a problem… But which day are we delaying till?”
Kenny: “Maybe to January or February… You check with them airline and hotel on the available slot and then we talk about it when you come over later…”
Darryl: “Yes, Mrs Tay… You wish is my command...”
Kenny: “Actually is Mum’s wish…. Hahahah”
Darryl: “Oh I miss that laugh… Finally!!! Yes…”
Kenny: “What?”
Darryl: “You don’t know how miserable I am without hearing your laugh or even smile for the past few days…”
Kenny: “Now you know… Anyway, you better go for your meeting…”
Darryl: “Yup stripping and changing now… Oops I’m naked… Do I make you horny baby?”
Kenny: “Hmmmm…. Got to go… ”
Darryl: “Damn! I need to work harder to seduce you…”
Kenny: “No need to… Already done… And you know the reason why…”
Darryl: “Yup. Mum there so cannot build the tent… Wahahaha”
Kenny: “Nonsense… Bye Bye… Give me a call when you coming over may want to get something…”
Darryl: “Yes, Mdm… Love you… I call you later…”
Kenny: “OK… Bye…”

The moment he was back in office, he was literally bombarded by emails and voice messages and updates from his staff… Darryl was actually hoping to leave immediately after the meeting but looks like it not going to happen so he started his work and by the time he finished, it already 8pm… He quickly packed up and head out of the office…

He called Kenny and inform him that he just knocked off and will be heading home to change before heading to the hospital… Though Kenny asked him not to come by but Darryl insisted…

Darryl: “Sorry Sorry…”
Kenny: “It’s ok… You must be rushing like crazy…”
Darryl: “No… I was driving slowly…”
Kenny: “Look at the time… It only 9…”
Darryl: “Erm… OK… I did drive a bit fast because I miss you and worry for you…”
Kenny: “Ya right… if you do, you would have call to check on me lor…”
Darryl: “Sorry Sorry… I know it my fault that why I rushed as fast as I can liao…”
Kenny: “You better be careful lor… I don’t want to be a widow…”
Darryl: “You won’t… I promise...” He leaned forward and gives Kenny a kiss on the lips and Kenny pushed him away…
Kenny: “Wait the nurse come in…”
Darryl: “Let them see lor… I purposely put in A class so that I can have my way with you… Hahaha… Ever thought of doing it in the hospital… Hahaha…”
Kenny: “Crazy… Have you eaten your dinner?”
Darryl: “Change subject…. I don’t care… Answer me…”
Kenny: “Come let go have dinner…”
Darryl: “You sure you can walk around…”
Kenny: “Yes… I already got clearance from the doctor this morning and even accompany my parents for lunch… I just need to tell the nurse where I am going that’s all…”
Darryl: “You sure?”
Kenny: “Yes… so want to eat or not…”
Darryl: “Want to eat me up…Hahaha…”
Kenny: “Nonsense… Let’s go…” So they left the ward and head for the cafeteria…

At the cafeteria, they had their dinner and confirm the date of the France trip and Kenny said he will be making the call tomorrow in case Darryl forgets about it again… Then Darryl saw Lionel in the cafeteria alone… So he walked up to him and says hi… Within minutes, they walked back to Kenny and sat down…

Darryl: “Dear, this is Dr Lionel…”
Lionel: “Please… Just Lionel will do… Nice to meet you and good to see that you are doing ok…” Lionel extended his hands for a handshake…
Kenny: “Nice meeting you too… Thanks for the other night…”
Lionel: “I’m just doing my job… So when will you be discharging?”
Kenny: “Soon I guess…”
Lionel: “Good…”
Darryl: “Dear, Lionel just got engaged…”
Kenny: “Congratulation… So when will be the big day?”
Lionel: “Thank you… It will be on February 14…”
Darryl: “Valentine Day… How romantic…”
Lionel: “I think it just to ensure I will not forget any anniversary to come… Hahaha…”
Kenny: “Hahaha…. It does make sense…”
Darryl: “Yes it does… We tend to forget important dates like these… But I’m sure would not dare to miss one… It’s going to be dramatic… I think”
Kenny: “Hey!!! Rubbish… Trying to defame me is it… By the way, I am the nicer guy here…”
Lionel: “Hahaha… OK OK… You guys are funny…”
Darryl: “Really? Nobody told us that before… Usually only I’m the funnier one…”
Kenny: “No you are not… Stop misleading him... Anyway, so getting the wedding jitter yet?”
Lionel: “No time at all… She is basically running the whole wedding planning all by herself and I feel really bad that I cannot really do much because of my working schedule… I have postponed at least 3 times on the fitting and photo shoot to a point that she actually thought that I regretted proposing to her…”
Darryl: “So do you…. Hahaha”
Lionel: “No… I love her but it just my schedule…”
Darryl: “Just kidding…”
Kenny: “Don’t you have annual leave or marriage leave?”
Lionel: “Yes… but it just hard to leave my patients like that…”
Kenny: “Well I guess it about finding the balance between both… It never easy but as much as she may be understanding about your job nature… but it’s still a wedding we are talking about here… A union between you and her… So make time and be there… No point feeling bad… Nothing speaks louder than actions…”
Lionel: “You are right… I should do something about it…”
Darryl: “Yup you should… its fate that brings this union together but it’s up to both of you to make it work…”
Lionel: “I know…”
Kenny: “I am sure you can manage…”
Lionel: “Yes I will…”

They chatted for a bit longer before Lionel head back to the A&E to continue his shift while Darryl and Kenny headed back to the ward…

To be continue…

Love Is... (Part 83 - Support)

During the whole night, nurse keep coming in and out of the room taking Kenny temperature as well monitor his blood pressure… Though Darryl knows it is just a normal procedure but it just kind of worrying to see him going through it… Weird feeling… And due to these, Kenny didn’t really get enough sleep; Darryl will try to put him to sleep again… This goes on for at least 3 times during the night…

In the morning, Dr Lionel came by to check out Kenny before he off duty. Darryl was kind of grateful for the thing that he has done thus he invited him for a coffee at the cafeteria... Darryl feed Kenny his cereal and then put him to rest before making his way down to the cafeteria.

At the cafeteria, Darryl met up with Dr Lionel…

Darryl: “Hey… Doctor”
Lionel: “I'm off duty... So just Lionel..."

Darryl: "OK... Lionel... So how thing at work?"

Lionel: "Chaotic but i'm loving my job..."

Daryl: "Good for you... Keep the passion there... It's very important..."

Lionel: "Yup I will... And how are you doing? Still worry?”
Darryl: “How can I not be? Seeing him having all the drip and needle really hurt me… But I guess he will be well taken care of here… I hope…”
Lionel: “I’m sure he will…”
Darryl: “Anyway thanks for taking care of him last night…”
Lionel: “I’m just doing my duty… Don’t worry so much… He will be doing fine… Just need to monitor closely on his blood platelets…”
Darryl: “I know…”
Lionel: “Anyway, just curious… When you actually mentioned that you are his partner, you do mean as…. Erm… How to put it?”
Darryl: “He is my lover”
Lionel: “Oh Ok…”
Darryl: “Anything wrong with it?”
Lionel: “Not really though… Guess just got by surprise as not many people will tell me this… Usually will be friends, or close friend or roommates… hahaha”
Darryl: “Hahaha… I know what you mean… Actually I was thinking along that line too but just do not know why it just came out of my mouth as partner… Guess i'm just to worry for him that in the end i didn't think straight... Hope it doesn't scare you or anything... hahaha”
Lionel: “ Not at all... I see lots of people everyday so I guess I will be able to pick some radar as well… Hahaha…”
Darryl: “Okay… So you mean…”
Lionel: “No No… I am not gay… Hahaha… I just recently engaged…”
Darryl: “Hahaha… I’m not asking about that… But anyway, congratulation…”
Lionel: “Oh… Hahaha… Guess I jump into my own defense…”
Darryl: “Yes…”
Lionel: “But mind I asking you something…”
Darryl: “Not at all…”
Lionel: “How do you know… erm….”
Darryl: “How do I know I’m gay?”
Lionel: “Yup…”
Darryl: “Well, I guess I just know it… Of course there is a certain stage where I am confused by my own action as well… You know the phase trying to date girl and see whether I got feeling for girls or not… But as the time goes by, I just knew it or should I say it just get clearer.”
Lionel: “Same goes for Kenny?”
Darryl: “Yup… You can say we have our fair share of girlfriends… Hahaha… But nothing work out…Hahaha”
Lionel: “How long have you been together?”
Darryl: “To be exact, we been together for 20 years…”
Lionel: “What!!! But you look so young…”
Darryl: “Guess the Botox work… Hahaha”
Lionel: “Really?”
Darryl: “No la… We are childhood friends…”
Lionel: “Oh okay… hahaha”

Then they started chatting about their relationship and stuff during the one hour coffee chat… Darryl was caught by surprise on how well he get along with Lionel… Well, it always good to have a new friend in life…

Back at the ward, Kenny was being examined by the specialist. Darryl was up just in time when the examination completed… He was being updated that Kenny may need more platelets transfusion as his blood test shows it still at a alarming stage but the good thing is fever has subsided…

Darryl approached Kenny and said that he will be informing Kenny’s parent but Kenny refrain him from doing so as he do not want his parents to be worried about him or see him when the transfusion take place… But this time round, Darryl insisted and so he made the call in front of Kenny…

Within an hour, Kenny’s parents were in the hospital ward… The mother was crying and the father was pretty anxious of what is going on… It took both of them at least 30 minutes to calm the parents down… They purposely leave out the part on the platelets transfusion after seeing their initial reactions… After talking to them, both Kenny and Darryl thought they have really done a good job in hiding certain information from them.

Darryl took the effort to send them home… But again it was kind of a wrong move, during the ride, only more “interrogation” from them... He find it hard to answer all of their questions but he still managed to “pass” as they got off the car feeling better…

After sending them home, Darryl went home to pick up some fresh underwear and some toiletries for Kenny as well some fruits and food before heading back to the hospital.

Back in the hospital, Kenny is undergoing his 2nd platelets transfusion. Darryl saw the platelets hanging above Kenny and a container at the side… He walked up to Kenny and he saw that Kenny is tearing… He held on to Kenny’s hand for support… He knew that Kenny scared. He knew that Kenny is worried… Darryl feel like a knife was cutting through his heart… Seeing the tears of Kenny… It just hurt so much…

Darryl: “Dear, don’t cry… I’m back… Sorry to take so long…”
Kenny: “I’m ok… Just have a weird feeling… Seeing the platelets slowing dripping into my body… Just have the thought of if I not here now, I would have been dead…
Darryl: “NO… Don’t say that… I will never let it happen just like you will never let it happen to me… So don’t ever say that again…”
Kenny: “Just a thought I guess… A very scary one…”
Darryl: “Don’t think about it… I’m here and I will be here every day till you discharge... I will not leave you here alone… I went home just now and packed some new underwear and toiletries…”
Kenny: “Thanks”
Darryl: “You’re a fighter and you will get well so we can go for our honeymoon… Just don’t think too much and concentrate of getting well…”
Kenny: “I am so glad you come back when I’m doing the transfusion… I am really scare and lost when I am here alone… I really scared without you around me…”
Darryl: “Sorry Sorry… I will be here and not leave you again… Hang in there, Mrs Tay… Everything will be fine… Everything will be fine…. Tears start falling from Darryl’s eyes and Kenny’s too…

A total of 6 packets of platelets were again transfusion into Kenny’s body… Darryl was actually praying hard that this will be the last time for the transfusion… Nothing means more to him now that seeing Kenny getting well and both of them can resume their daily life together… They held each other hands and give each other the support each other require… And slowly both of them drifted into sleep…

To be continue…

Love Is... (Part 82 - Hospital)

wilFor the next few days, Kenny has been getting sicker by the days… Numerous visits to the doctor have been made but none give the exact diagnosis… It ranges from gastric flu to viral fever to stomach flu to common cold… And the fever just goes up and down like a roller coaster… Darryl could not take it anymore when he reached home one day finding Kenny shivering at the corner of the couch…

He wraps a sweater around Kenny and drove him down to NUH A&E department… Darryl was kind of grateful to Kenny was given immediately attention at the hospital but the wait for him was unbearable… No updates but just wait…

Finally after like 2 hours, a nurse came out to inform Darryl that the doctor is waiting for the blood test result and said that the doctor will speak to him once he had gotten the result… So the wait continues…

After another 1 plus hour, the doctor finally appears from the A&E treatment room and speaks to Darryl.

“Hi, I’m Dr Lionel, the duty doctor. And you are?”

“Darryl…”

“Your relationship to the patient is?”

“He is my partner…”

“OK… The result from the blood test has shown a drastic drop in your friend blood platelets and it is reaching an alarming stage that we need to do a platelets transfusion right away…”

“What do you mean it alarming?! What is wrong?! Will he be in danger?! How can it be so serious? He had been to at least 3 doctor visits and 2 blood tests before but none of them say anything about what you have just told me…”

“Darryl, we are suspecting that your friend is down with dengue fever… But now the most important issue is to do the blood platelets transfusion for him immediately… Don’t worry too much… Alright…”

“You sure he will be ok?”

“I will do a close monitoring and keep you updated... Just don’t worry too much... I’ll keep you updated later… I will get the nurse to take down your contact information and he will be admitted so you may want to do the documentation for him first…”

“OK…”

“I will talk to you later…”

“Thanks”

After speaking Dr Lionel, the wait is even more unbearable… How can such thing happen without any detection? Darryl was pacing up and down the hospital waiting for more updates… The nurse came 30 min later to assist him with the admission… Everything was done and now he can only wait…

Darryl was so stressed up and worried… It been more than like 4 hours already and he not seen Kenny beside the on and off checking in with the nurse on how he is doing… Finally he can’t take it anymore… He went up to the nurse and asks to speak to Dr Lionel.

Darryl waited for another 15min before seeing Dr Lionel…

“Sorry to disturb you but I really need to have an update of his status... It like a waiting game that is drag on forever for me…”

“No worry, I understand how you feel. We are still doing the blood platelets transfusion for him… Well maybe let me give a brief explanation on why the transfusion is required maybe that will put you at ease…”

So he spends almost 15 minutes to explain to Darryl on how dengue fever can be deadly and why the platelet transfusion is crucial for Kenny. After listening to him, Darryl feel a bit more relaxed as he feel that Dr Lionel is really doing his best to take care of Kenny… He even suggested Darryl to get a friend or family member to come and accompany him if he decided to stay around here till everything settle down…

“Can I go in and visit him?”

“Of course you can… Just a short while… Come let me bring you to him…”

“Thank you so much…”

When inside the treatment room, Darryl heart just ache when he saw Kenny linking up with all the medical equipment and the packet of platelets hanging above him. Looking at him, it brought tears to Darryl’s eyes… For the first time, he finally understands how Kenny is feeling when he is lying in the hospital due to his own naïve act… His heart just sank deeper as he approached closer to Kenny…

Kenny: “Dear…” He called out softly... Darryl walked up to him trying to control his tears...
Darryl: “I’m here… Are you doing ok?”
Kenny: “Yup… Doctor said I maybe down with dengue fever…”
Darryl: “I know… Just have a rest ok… I know it been tough on you for the past few days… Sorry…”
Kenny: “Why sorry?”
Darryl: “I didn’t take good care of you and should have brought you to the hospital earlier… At least it will not be that serious…”
Kenny: “Dear, don’t blame yourself… Even if you send me in earlier, I may get the same response as the clinic… Don’t worry… I will be fine, OK?”
Darryl: “Hmmm…”
Kenny: “Don’t forget we still have a honeymoon to go to…”
Darryl: “Never forget…”
Kenny: “Have you informed my parents about this?”
Darryl: “I had forgotten all about it… I made the call now…”
Kenny: “No… Call them only when I’m in the ward… At least they no need to here whole night…”
Darryl: “You sure?”
Kenny: “Yes… In fact, you should go home and rest as well… You still need to work tomorrow…”
Darryl: “No, I want to be here for you…Please?”
Kenny: “But you can’t do much here too right…”
Darryl: “I just want to be here for you in case you need anything I will be here…”
Kenny: “Dear, I just don’t want you to exhaust yourself…”
Darryl: “Don’t worry about me… Just make sure you get well and listen to the doctor… I know it going to be painful but you have to endure it, ok?”
Kenny: “I will…”
Darryl: “I better go out first… If you need anything, get the nurse to call for me... I will be here…”
Kenny: “Ok… I love you…”
Darryl: “I love you too… I’ll see you in a while…”

Darryl head out to the waiting area and waited for the nurse to inform him of the admission… After not long, Dr Lionel came out of the treatment room and inform Darryl that Kenny has finish his platelets transfusion and they will be transferring him to the ward soon…

Things seem to be on a quicker pace now that the transfusion is done… Kenny was transferred to the ward in less than 30min… Darryl walked up to the ward shortly after being informed by the nurse… He sat next to Kenny and hold on to his hand while Kenny slowly drifted into sleep… Darryl look at the watch and it is already past 2am...

What a night...

To be continue…

Love Is... (Part 81 - Dream)

During the car ride, nothing was being exchanged and slowly Darryl drifted into sleepy mode…

He was at home preparing to go to sleep when suddenly the door bell ring… He rushed to the door and 2 police officers stood in front of the door looking for him…

“Are you Mr Darryl Tay?” One of the policeman asked..

“Yes…” Darryl replied…

“We are from XXX police station… We are here to inform you that Mr Robin has committed suicide this morning and beside him is a letter address to you…”

“What?! Not possible at all, Robin is in Thailand as we spoke… You must have mistaken me with another Darryl Tay…”

“But is this your address?” The police handed over the letter to Darryl. He took a look and look up at the police… He was dumbfounded…

“Cannot be… This must be a prank that he plan right… How can he be in Singapore? I send him off myself that day… I have even called him on his Thai contact… He is in Bangkok… You are kidding me!!! You ARE KIDDING ME!!! ROBIN CANNOT BE DIED… HE PROMISED TOMMY… NO WAY!!!”

“Dear… Dear… Wake up Wake up… Are you ok?”

Darryl opened his eyes and saw Kenny next to him… They are at the car park down at his house…

Kenny: “Dear, are you ok? What happen?”
Darryl: “Nothing…”
Kenny: “You sure… You don’t look good and you are shouting Robin name…”
Darryl: “Yup…”
Kenny: “Want to talk about it?”
Darryl: “Just a dream that all…”
Kenny: “OK… Let’s head up so you can have some rest… You must be very tired…”
Darryl: “Yup… But I think I going to make a phone call to Robin first… Why not you head up first…”
Kenny: “It’s ok… I wait for you…” Darryl nodded…

Darryl is very disturbed by the dream and dialed Robin number nervously… No answer… He dialed again… Still no answer… Darryl started to panic and Kenny sensed it so he walked over to him and said that It is already 1130pm so maybe Robin is already asleep... Kenny suggested to call him tomorrow morning instead… Darryl agreed reluctantly… Once home, Kenny gets Darryl to sit on the couch…

Kenny: ‘Dear… I know something is not right so can you let me know what is the dream is all about…”
Darryl: “Sorry… I am just trying to calm myself just now but I just got even more disturbed after I cannot contact Robin…”
Kenny: “I can tell that y I think it would be best that you talk it out…”
Darryl: “I really don’t know what to do without you… You seem to be so understand me so well…”
Kenny: “Of course… I’m your lover and if I don’t understand you… Who will? So you want to talk about it? What the dream is all about?”
Darryl: “I dream that there is 2 policemen come knocking on the door while I was preparing to go to bed and they told me that Robin committed suicide…”
Kenny: “And then?”
Darryl: “I didn’t believe them at first but they showed me a letter written by Robin with my name and address on it… The policemen said that they found it next to Robin’s body”
Kenny: “So you are disturbed by the dream…”
Darryl: ‘Yes… I am… You know I seldom have this type of dream thus…”
Kenny: “Dear, nobody will have this kind of dream often so you worry it will be like a déjà vu and it might actually happen?”
Darryl: “May not in this particular scenario… But I just worried that it will happen…”
Kenny: “Dear, this is something we cannot control… We will have to face it no matter what… Don’t worry so much… Just hope that it will happen the way you dream of… But I’m sure it will not happen…”
Darryl: “Thanks… Though I still worry but I do feel better when you are around… I think I will panic like crazy if you are not with me…”
Kenny: “Sometime you are too tense up and think too much about things you cannot control… You just need to learn to relax and give yourself some space to breathe especially in front of me… You no need to pretend tough or strong… You are allowed to show your vulnerable side to me…”
Darryl: “You really mean a lot to me… Sometime I feel so inferior being with you…”
Kenny: “You mean a lot to me too… And don’t you feel inferior with me… Because it the imperfection that allow to learn more about each other everyday… I love you for who you are…”
Darryl: “I love you too…”
Kenny: ‘Go wash up and get ready for bed… It’s almost 1230 already… We still need to work tomorrow… And don’t worry too much… I’m here for you when you need to talk…” Darryl nodded

The next morning, when Darryl woke up, Kenny is already off to work but breakfast was already on the dining table… Darryl washed up and sat down for his breakfast… He saw a note on the table

“Give Robin a call to ease your mind… See you tonight… Love Kenny” Darryl looking at note and let out a smile…

While he was driving to work, Darryl gives Robin a call… After like 3 tries, finally it was picked up by Robin… Darryl felt so relieved and chatted with Robin for a moment… He was very tempted to talk to him about the dream but then he decided against as he do not want Robin to actually do it… They ended the call once Darryl reached the office and the day goes by without any hiccup but he was so busy that he didn’t even manage to call Kenny…

So when he reached home, Kenny was already home…

Darryl: “Dear, you are early today… Everything ok…”
Kenny: “Yup… I’m just not feeling very well… Maybe not enough rest… So I leave office slightly earlier…”
Darryl: “You ok? Oh dear, you are running a fever… I bring you to the clinic”
Kenny: “No need la… I’ll be fine… Just take some panadol and have a good rest... I should be fine after that…”
Darryl: “You sure?”
Kenny: “I will sure ask you to bring to the clinic if I’m feeling worst… OK?”
Darryl: ‘OK… You take a rest… I’ll cook some porridge for you... Will wake you up once it’s ready”
Kenny: “Thanks… And did you call Robin?”
Darryl: “Yup… And I manage to talk to him also…”
Kenny: “So is he doing?”
Darryl: “OK as he mentioned… He say he feel bored that but yet he feel relaxed as he is kind of away from the city thus he can relax though as time, he really have nothing much to do… “
Kenny: “Well, you see… Those worries you have is uncalled for…”
Darryl: “Yes, Dear… I will try to relax but now I need to go into the kitchen and cook you some delicious porridge…”
Kenny: “Thanks but I think you need to get out of your working attire first…”
Darryl: “See I care so much for you that I totally forget about it…”
Kenny: “That why I am here to remind you…”
Darryl: “OK you get some rest and I will wake you up when I’m done…”
Kenny: “OK…” Darryl leaned forward and gives Kenny a kiss on the forehead before heading to the kitchen…

To be continue…

Love Is... (Part 80 - Planning the trip)

Planning the trip was kind of tedious for both of them… Though France is a place where both of them really wanted to go but then again, being in a non English speaking countries do worried both of them quite a bit… They even got into a big argument of it…

“I’m home…” No response from Darryl though Kenny knows that he is home… Kenny walked to the bedroom and saw Darryl sitting in front of the PC… He walked up to Darryl and gives him a hug from the back… But before he can do that, Darryl stood up and walked away…

“How long more are you going to not talk to me? It’s been almost a week already… Please talk to me…” Darryl tried to walk away but Kenny grab hold of him this time round and pull him close to him, turn him around and plant a kiss on Darryl’s lips… It was all too sudden for Darryl to react but somehow Darryl reciprocates to his kiss… After a long French kissing session, Kenny let go of Darryl and look at Darryl…

Kenny: “You have not spoken a word to me for like so long…”
Darryl: “…..”
Kenny: “Still not going to say anything? Dear, can you talk to me…”
Darryl: “What’s there to talk? Didn’t you say I am a stupid fool with no brain to understand what you are talking about…? Since that’s the case, why should I waste your “Smart” time to talk to you about stupid things?”
Kenny: “You know I don’t mean that… I was just trying to explain to you about the trip and then somehow you don’t seems to understand what I am trying to say”
Darryl: “Yes I know… I am stupid that’s why not going to waste your time talking to you… Excuse me, please…”
Kenny: “No… Wait… I never mean that… I’m sorry… Please don’t do this… I am sorry and you know how unbearable it is that you are not talking to me… I have been trying so hard everyday to try to talk to you but there is simply no response from you… I don’t know how you can actually do it by not talking to me but you really did”
Darryl: “This is called as endurance… I am a Commando remember… I’ve been train to not talk…”
Kenny: “OK… You win… I’m sorry… Will you please forgive me?”
Darryl: “You know I’m not angry with you at all… I just find that why waste your time… That all…”
Kenny: “No No… You are not wasting my time… I miss you talking to me… It so weird that we are sleeping on the same bed every night but yet you are not talking to me… But then when I hug you to sleep and you don’t resist, it really confused me… So will you forgive me please?”
Darryl: “No!”
Kenny: “But why?”
Darryl: “Why you so stupid one? Did you hear what I said? I am not angry with you so how to forgive you… Aiyo…”
Kenny: “Hahahaha…. OK OK… I stupid… I stupid… But please don’t stop talking to me for a week in the future…”
Darryl: “See how ba… I need to go shower and then heading out”
Kenny: “To where?”
Darryl: “I am hungry so I need to go and eat dinner… You want to join me?”
Kenny: “Of course, my dear husband… I will follow everywhere you will go for the rest of my life…”
Darryl: “Wah… my dear husband… Never heard that before…”
Kenny: “Want or don’t want? Don’t want I can always take it back…”’
Darryl: “Then take back lor… Not keen…”
Kenny: “You….” Kenny tickled Darryl and ask him again….
Darryl: “Ok Ok… You win… I want I want…” Kenny stops tickling him
Kenny: “Much better… So what’s for dinner?”
Darryl: “Don’t know… Let me shower first…”
Kenny: “OK…”

After showered, they headed out for dinner at Holland Village… They met Jay and Emily who are also having dinner there… Jay was so happy to announce that he is going to be a dad in less then 7 months time… They congratulate him and were asked by Emily to join them for dinner but Darryl politely rejected the offer as both of them already made reservation… But he told Kenny to set a date for get together soon… So they bid goodbye to Jay and Emily and headed to Spizza for dinner…

Kenny: “Dear, since when we made reservation for dinner?”
Darryl: “Well, we didn’t… I just don’t feel like listening to their baby talks today…”
Kenny: “Oh… You feel awkward?”
Darryl: “No… Just… Just… I don’t know how to describe… Put it this way ba… I just want to spend some time alone with my wife to have a dinner…Can?”
Kenny: “Awwww… So sweet…”
Darryl: “So what do you want to eat?”
Kenny: “I’m so full with your sweetness now… Hahaha…”
Darryl: “Ya ya… I’m very hungry... Don’t want to talk nonsense with you… I’m going to order without you…”

During dinner, they discuss on their France trip again… They just don’t seem to be able to agree on the itinerary… Darryl wants it to be more of a free and easy trip but Kenny on the other hand worried more of the language barrier and wanted to have a guided tour instead they have been arguing on this for the entire dinner… Actually it had been more than a week now since they cannot compromise on the itinerary…

Kenny: “Why do you want to go on a free and easy tour since you also bring out the potential language barrier?”
Darryl: “I just do not want to rush myself into the guided tour thingy like meet here in 30min time and then if we are early, we’ll be waiting for everybody to turn up so it kind of wasting time where we can achieve much more…”
Kenny: “But it always easier to travel with someone experience…”
Darryl: “Well we have been on our own in Bangkok… So what difference does it make this time round…”
Kenny: “Erm… We have Robin when we are there and we never travel alone except for maybe 1 or 2 days… This time round, we are going for 2 weeks so it going to be difference…”
Darryl: “Precisely, we are going there for 2 weeks… And if we go on a guided tour, we’ll be rushing like crazy for 2 weeks… Can you imagine the stress? True, it may make travelling easier but then on the other hand, we are going to be stuck with the same group of people for 2 weeks… Can you handle it?”
Kenny: “Yes of course I can… That what happen when we are in Bali, we are with the Saunders all along… And we get along fine… Don’t we?”
Darryl: “It only like 5 days, we were there… So it again different…”
Kenny: “Dear, I know this is not the reason you are so resisted to the guided tour… You never have problem with it… We been travelling for so many times and most of the time or should I say everytime, 1st trip to a new country; we are always on guided tour so what is wrong this time round… Why are you resisting the idea?”
Darryl: “I… I…”
Kenny: “Tell me the truth, what is wrong? It’s really kind of pissing me off now that you are hiding things from me because I know something is not right and you are not telling me… We have been on this topic for like weeks and I am finding it weird but everytime, we talk about it, we ended up fighting and not talking to each other…”
Darryl: “I don’t know… I don’t know…”
Kenny: “How can you not know? It’s like telling me you don’t know whether you still love me…”
Darryl: “It’s not that… What has the trip got to do with whether I love you or not…”
Kenny: “Yes, it does… Robin gave these tickets to us for our so called “Honeymoon” but yet you seem like very opposed to every single idea or suggestion that I raised… It is like you don’t really want to go for the trip… If that is so difficult for you, then just cancel it or better still sell away the tickets then it save all the trouble and fights that we are having since the tickets arrived…”
Darryl: “No… It’s not that…”
Kenny: “It’s not this… It’s not that… Then what is it? Tell you what when you are ready to tell me or to let me know what is going on… No point of me sitting here wasting each other time… I had enough of your Not this, Not that talk…”

Kenny stood up and leaves Spizza before Darryl can react… Darryl was shocked by Kenny anger and actions… he sat the table staring blankly at the entrance where Kenny walked toward it and left… When he regains his composure, he immediately paid for the dinner, and rush out of the restaurant in bid to locate Kenny… He tried to call his handphone but it was switch off… He ran around the whole Holland Village time and time again but he just could not find Kenny… And every single phone call he made was being directed to a voice message… Darryl left numerous messages but none was being replied by Kenny…

He walked along Holland Village for one last time before he finally gives up and head back to his car… From far, he saw Kenny… He ran up to him and gave him a hug… He cried… The feeling was so mixed up…He was happy yet sad yet angry yet relief… It so mixed up…

Darryl: “I’m sorry… Don’t leave me… Please don’t leave me…”
Kenny: “I’m not leaving you… I just angry that you are being truthful to me… And also I broke my phone… After I calm down, I did went back to Spizza but I cannot find you there so I decided to wait at the car”
Darryl: “I’m sorry… I’m sorry…”
Kenny: “OK OK… I’m sorry for blowing my top at you as well… if you don’t want to join the guided tour, then we just forgo it and carry on with the free and easy…”
Darryl: “No No… You are right… Let just go for the guided tour…”
Kenny: “We talk about this when we get home… Now dried your tears… So embarrassing… A man crying in the public…”
Darryl: “What…”
Kenny: “Cry baby… Cry over such small thing… Shame Shame…”
Darryl: “What I never see you like that before…”
Kenny: “Now you know, your wife is not as timid as you think hor…”
Darryl: “Yes…”
Kenny: “So let go home first… I drive… You must be tired running up and down looking for me…”
Darryl: “No… I’m ok… I almost forget I still have a car here… I almost got into a taxi to go home…”
Kenny: “Yes… I bet you will do that… So can we go home now…”
Darryl: “OK…”

To be continue….