Chapter 78 - Vol. 3: Noah To Haru - 78

Aiden

The moment Aiden returned from his intense three hours of working out and came in through the bedroom door to find Haru still in bed and saw his eyes swollen red, he knew shit had hit the fan. Fuck!

He gathered the boy into his arms and asked, “What happened?”

Haru buried his face against Aiden’s chest. “It’s nothing.”

Aiden frowned. “Haru, I know it’s not nothing. You’ve never cried like this since our parents died.” He tightened his arms around the boy. “I need to know. Please tell me.”

Haru adamantly shook his head. “It’s fine.”

Aiden sighed. Oh, he knew what the fuck was wrong, all right. It was Noah, and he could just guess what had happened.

“Was it Noah?” he asked.

He felt the boy stiffen in his arms, but he didn’t answer him, and he knew he wouldn’t get anything out of Haru. The boy could be stubbornly loyal when it came to the brothers, and he wouldn’t tell tales about one to the other, even if it had anything to do with him.

Aiden sighed. “All right, how about this? I’ll draw you a bath and you can relax in it. It’ll make you feel better.”

Haru drew back and stared at him with teary eyes. “Yeah, that sounds good.”

Aiden smiled. “Good boy.” He let Haru go and then moved out of the bed.

In the bathroom, he turned on the taps, running both hot and cold water to fill the tub. Then he added a few drops of lavender essential oil. It’ll help to ease Haru’s anxiety and make him relax.

“Thanks,” Haru said from the door of the en suite.

Aiden gave him a smile. “No worries.” Noting that the tub was nearly filled to the rim, he reached out and turned them off. “There, it’s ready. Come here.”

Haru moved to him, and Aiden, still sitting on the side of the tub, started unbuttoning his sleepshirt Haru wore.

“You look cute in my shirt,” he said, chuckling. “Maybe you should start wearing it to bed when you’re sleeping with me.”

Haru didn’t answer, and Aiden knew the boy’s mind was elsewhere. When the button was undone and Aiden took the shirt off, he eyed the boy’s naked body, noting the flushing skin. He didn’t miss Haru’s cute penis looking red either, like it had been...

“Get in before the water gets cold,” he said.

Haru nodded, and once he was submerged in the hot water, he finally smiled, if only a little.

“Better?” Aiden asked gently.

The boy nodded. “Yeah.”

Aiden leaned down and was about to give him a kiss when Haru pulled back, his eyes downcast as if avoiding him.

Shit! He was that affected by whatever Noah had done to him that he was even freaked out by Aiden’s kiss? This was so fucked up.

He stood and then said, “Enjoy your bath, all right?”

His eyes still downcast, Haru nodded.

Aiden walked out the door and headed straight to Noah’s room. “You better tell me what the fuck you did to Haru, Noah,” he demanded the moment he walked in.

Noah was sitting on the side of his bed, his head down. He had already showered and dressed in a pair of jeans and a sweater. When he looked up, Aiden saw that the brother’s complexion was damn pale and sickly.

Noah raked his fingers through his hair and said, “I’m sorry, Aiden. I fucked up. I went too far this time. I hurt Haru pretty bad.”

“Fuck!” Aiden said, shocked. “You didn’t...”

Noah understood what his brother was implying. He shook his head. “No, of course not. I wouldn’t go that far without his consent. And I did ask him before I... And he said yes but...” He sighed. “I couldn’t control myself. I couldn’t control my desire for him. I took his cock in my mouth, and it was... fucking good and... Fuck, Aiden, I think I have really gone crazy.” He turned to look at the luggage sitting in the corner of the room, which drew Aiden attention’s there.

“I don’t deserve to be here. I’ll only traumatize Haru with my presence, and I don’t want to do that. I love him too much.” He got up from the bed and then retrieved the luggage. “I’ll be staying over at Connor’s.”

He was about to head out the door when Aiden asked, “How long?”

Noah shrugged. “I don’t know. Until Haru stops hating me, I guess.”

“Keep in contact,” Aiden said.

Noah nodded, and then he was gone.

Alone, Aiden swore under his breath. “Fuck!”