telling mom

Zamir readjusted the covers around Noah on the bed. He pulled the blanket up to his chin despite Noah's protests while his personal doctor checked the flow of the IV drip.

The doctor checked the time on his wristwatch and began packing his suitcase. Zamir followed the doctor out while he received instructions on how the drugs he left should be administered to the patient and when they were out of earshot, he said "so I see you finally won yourself a number" and laughed when he saw Zamir face grew a shade.

"mind your business Rio, he's just a friend" Zamir said moving to open the door for the doctor.

"sure, whatever you say, see you in the morning" doctor Rio teased as he walked out waved his goodbye.

Zamir closed the door and went back into the room, Noah was already asleep and the blanket was down to his waist.

[ugh! this punk] Zamir sighed and went back to pull it back up to his chin. He sat and watched him for a while then placed a kiss on his forehead before leaving the bedroom.

Noah slept for hours even after the the IV fluid finished and Zamir pulled the needle out of his wrist. He didn't wake till past ten that night and that was even because he needed to use the bathroom, Zamir had to take advantage of it and quickly fed him some porridge and also gave him some medicine before he allowed him go back to sleep.

Zamir was relieved to see that Noah's fever had gone down as he lay next to him later that night. He stared at Noah's face for long remembering about the raven haired guy, when this was over, he was going to make sure that Noah stopped that delivery job.

He couldn't help but wonder what Noah felt when he saw this Roman guy, surely he must have been smitten by his beauty that he chose to faint on his doorstep.

This thought had Zamir's blood hot that he kicked at the sleeping Noah in anger which earned him some inaudible murmurs from the guy.

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Noah was the first to wake the next morning but that was probably because the day hasn't broken yet, it was still dark outside when walked into the bathroom and looked through the full length glass wall.

His body felt so heavy so he decided to take a warm bath. he stayed so long in the shower till he felt his muscles relax a bit before he came out of the bathroom. He rummaged through the bathroom cabinet for something to take to relief his headache but he didn't find anything.

"what are you looking... ugh! could you please put on the bathrobe?" Zamir whispered loudly and turned his back to the naked man in his bathroom

Noah chuckled and wore the bathrobe. He'd love to tease Zamir this early morning but his head was still hammering away "okay you can turn now, I was looking for some aspirin to relieve my headache"

"your drugs are in the bedroom, come on You should eat something first" Zamir said leading Noah out of the bathroom and into the living room.

Zamir made him some porridge mixed with fruits which Noah was thankful for because if not for the different fruits that was cut into it, he would never have been able to eat the tasteless porridge, he even wondered how he was able to eat it the night before.

He was given his dose too, which he swallowed without a complaint especially with the way Zamir stood over him with blazing eyes and expecting him to throw a fuss.

They were both still seated in the living room when Noah's phone rang. He sighed and held his head when he saw who it was "hey mom...."

"why didn't you come home yesterday?" was the first question his mother threw at him. She must have been worried, Noah thought

"I slept at my friend's, were you worried?"

"WAS I WORRIED ?" Helen screamed into the phone and Noah had to move it slightly away from his ear "you didn't come home and didn't think it was necessary that you give me a call to inform me..... are you in a hospital?" Helen suddenly asked

"what.... no" Noah quickly answered "I've just been hanging out with this new friend is all"

"is this new friend a girl?"

"no come on mom it's a guy" Noah rubbed at his temple, his headache was coming back

"then why HANG with them at night?"

"that's the only time I have to spare, you know I work two jobs mom" Noah answered and then decided to test waters he added "besides you'd probably not believe who this friend was if I told you"

"who is it?" Helen asked her voice turned calm again "who is this friend?"

"dum dum dum..." he began to hum

"i swear to God..."

"okay it's Zamir"

There was a long pause and then "WHAT?!" his mother shrieked into the phone

"just calm down, we're good friends now. this is exactly why I didn't want to tell you" Noah was begining to lose the little cool he had left. he sighed, [that's not even the half of it].

"are you out of your mind?, that's Zamir Jackson we're dealing with here" his mother began whispering into the phone "did you bully him again?" her voice turned stern again and it made him laugh

"hey i'm not joking with you"

"i'm telling you it's okay, why don't you speak with him" he said and handed the phone to Zamir whom from the moment Noah mentioned him as this 'friend' he had tried to bolt out of the living room but was held in place by Noah

"hello?" Zamir said quietly and closed his eyes shut expecting Helen to tear off his head through the phone

"good morning Mr Jackson" came the soothing greeting instead which was then followed by "it's okay now, I'll skin him alive once he gets back for bullying you into staying over at your place"

"n_no..." Zamir began but was cut off

"you don't have to be scared of him..."

"i'm saying we're really friends now, besides the company is good... I live alone and as you must have noticed, I don't really have much friends"

Zamir was sweating as he spoke and not until he was finally able to convince Helen and the call ended, was he able to breathe properly.

Then he turned to Noah, maybe he managed escape his mother's claws this morning but he wasn't going escape his or maybe he'll just deal with him later, considering the fact that Noah was now drifting off beside him.

"hey don't sleep here"