Capítulo 9: Chapter 9

“Good night, Pad. I’m glad you’re here in Bangkok.”

“Pleasant dreams,” said Pad, almost in a whisper.

RJ then walked back to his room and turned off the lights in his bedroom.

Pad took off his pants, then replayed RJ and Chaz’s conversations from earlier, including Chaz’s words of advice to him. He had never guessed that RJ was gay. Never even fathomed that his crush had come to Bangkok not just for “tail” but to make peace with someone he obviously cared about. Pad spent the next few minutes deciding what he should do next. He heard traffic below, but nothing else interrupted the quiet of the suite.

Naked except for boxers, he walked to RJ’s room. His bare feet didn’t make a sound. He couldn’t see where RJ was when he first entered, but then he realized that RJ lay in bed.

“RJ?” Pad went over and sat on the side of the bed.

“Hey, Pad,” RJ whispered as he sat up, edging his feet closer to the middle of the bed so Pad could sit. “What’s wrong?”