Brett froze and the editor at the other side of the call didn't know what to say either. Eddy was just standing there, confused, still wondering what "the message" was. He asked again:

"What message did Brett not reply to?"

After a few seconds of silence, the editor decided to explain what happened.

"I'm sorry. I didn't know that was going to happen in the video, and I watched it to start editing early because I ended up having more free time than expected."

Finally gathering the courage to do so, Brett turned to Eddy and looked at him nervously. Noticing how the explanation of the editor wasn't enough to satisfy him, he told him what happened next.

"He sent me a message telling me he saw us almost kiss. I freaked out and didn't reply."

Eddy let out an understanding "Oh", because all of this definitely made sense. He didn't even think about the fact that the editor could see what happened, and shouldn't blame them for it either.

"Well, that.. Makes sense." he exclaimed, rubbing his hand on his forehead. "Don't be sorry, you couldn't have known. You're not the Ling Ling of mind readers, for all we know. But can we just... Not talk about it yet?"

The editor agreed and ended the phone call soon after. The two friends went back to Brett's bedroom and sat down at the same place they were before. The shorter boy made sure that his phone was on silence mode so they wouldn't be disturbed this time. "Where did we stop?" he jokingly asked before softly placing his hand on Eddy's jawline.

Their lips slightly parted before touching eachother, resulting in a firework of emotions by both of the boys. They kept kissing, and Eddy's hands found their way on Brett's shoulders to intensify that kiss. The other boy's hands slid to his friend's hair as he ran them through. Every second, every moment now felt perfect, and they would never stop it.

A moment later, they reluctantly parted and opened their eyes, looking right into eachother. Brett was blushing and all he could say was "Wow". A goofy smile was also stuck on Eddy's face and his hands traveled their way up to caress Brett's cheeks with their thumbs. He was definitely an extrovert, but who knew romantic stuff would fluster him that much? The taller violinist turned his friend's head a bit to give him a sweet peck on the cheek. It came so naturally yet so unexpectedly, Brett placed his arms around Eddy to get him into a long, warm hug.

When they let go of eachother, Eddy looked at the time on his phone and realized it was already getting late, and he was starting to feel a little drowsy.

"Should we get ready to sleep?", he asked.

Brett smiled and nodded before Eddy headed to the bathroom to brush his teeth, get changed and everything. In the meantime, he got into his pyjamas. When his friend walked out of the bathroom, Brett gave him a quick kiss on the cheek while he went in, just to show how much this (and by this, he meant everything) meant to him. Soon after, they both crawled under the sheets and fell asleep spooning style, Eddy (surprisingly) being the little spoon. Guess he just likes being held.

TBC