Den groaned in pain when he woke up. His head was spinning, and he almost saw everything in double.


    Shit! He really was drunk, wasn''t he?


    Den sincerely wished he could forget the sweet smile and gleaming eyes of Nichs Larson through drunken himself to death. But… the result was quite the opposite. He even wanted to see that smile one more time.


    Hhhh… Den let out a very long sigh realizing that he couldn''t back down anymore.


    Is there really no cure for his absurd preference? Is he now officially gay?


    Then what about Kaylee?


    Den remembered he was also attracted to the girl and did not mind if his mother decided to marry him off to her.


    Den looks back on his moments when he was with Roe, and nothing could match his pounding heart when hepared it to Nick''s smile.


    He massaged his temples with both hands because he felt dizzy. Den couldn''t tell either he felt dizzy because he was drunk or dizzy thinking about the possibility that he was gay.


    After calming himself down, Den got up from the bed and realized that he was already in his room. Since when did hee home? Could it be that Axrd brought him home?


    Luckily he contacted the man right before he lost his mind. If there were someone he could count on and put all his trust in, Axrd Cavendish would be the first person he would contact.


    Den walked out of the room to get some drinking water because he felt his throat felt dry. He was sure that Axel hade home and that now he was in the apartment alone.


    But as he sipped his drink, a familiar voice sounded from the edge of his apartment door.


    "Oh, you''re awake?"


    Den was not at all surprised how Axel could enter his apartment without telling him. The man already knew the code for his apartment door, and it was Axel''s habit to go in and out of his house without announcement.


    "Thank you for driving me home."


    "Anything for my beloved." Axel''s answer made Den frown in disgust.


    "What was that for?"


    "Don''t you remember what happened a few hours ago?"


    Den tried to dig into his memory when he was drunk, and a series of images in his head popping up as if he was watching a video ying. For a moment, Den froze in ce and didn''t budge. But secondster, he burst outughing, making Axel perplexed.


    "Sorry, it looks like I''ve be a jerk."


    "You have no idea. Anyway, is it true that you fell in love with the same sex?"


    "I don''t know."


    "What happened?"


    "There is this boy. He''s a freshman at my campus."


    "Then? What he did make you fall in love with him?"


    What did Nick do to make him flutter? The answer is nothing. The young man did not seduce him nor approach him. But all Nick did was smile and express his heart so sincerely that it could touch his most hidden heart.


    "No. I''m not in love with him. Just a momentary feeling, I''m sure it will fade with time." Den said it with great confidence. "Do you know the Larsons?"


    "Larson? Do you mean the family restaurant Larson and their daughter was a songwriter in this city? Yeah, I know them. What about them?"


    "Is it possible that before their current sess, they had experienced poverty or something?"


    Axrd looked thoughtful for a moment, then shook his head. "The Larsons are old rich people. Mr. Larson is the third generation of Old Larson seniors. They never lived in poverty. Why do you ask?"


    "Sometimes, I wonder how you can memorize the background of the wealthy family in this country."


    "Hey, is your question just to test my vast knowledge?"


    Den rolled his eyes, hearing his best friend''s narcism. Then he got lost in his thoughts.


    He began to wonder about the mysterious kid who apanied him in Barcelona. Den felt sure that the child was a girl and came from an underprivileged family.


    The kid neverined about her... or his family''s economy, but sometimes the kid wouldin that he had to distribute flyers to earn some pocket money.


    If Nichs Larson had never lived a life of poverty, how could that young man need more money?


    Nichs Larson wasn''t the one who saved him. Den''s hopes were high because he was sure that he would not be affected by the boy''s charisma after this.


    But… The young man recognized the song and admitted that he created it. The boy even said that the song heposed was awful and had never been shown to anyone else… that was precisely what his savior said.


    Then, Den recalled how the young man smiled and looked at the music sheet''s writing with passion and adoration. Without realizing it, his heart was beating fast again, making him put his drink ss on the kitchen table.


    "I''m so dead."


    "Ha? What? What happened?" Axel became even more confused at Den''s pained expression.


    What now??


    "I''m trying to get his face out of my mind, but that damn smile and his eyes keeping back. Well, he had cute dimples when he smiled." strangely enough, Den said thest words with a gentle smile.


    Axrd became motionless in his ce. Is it a dream? It''s hard to ept that his best friend… his dearest best friend, praises someone''s smile. And that person isn''t a girl but… a boy!?


    "I think... I should go home now." Axrd rose to his feet slowly, but he sat back down when he saw Den ncing at him with his eagle gaze.


    Huhuhu… He could never refuse hidden orders from the eagle eyes of his best friend. His eyes radiance so sharp it was almost the same as Falcon, his white eagle pet.


    "Just go. I guess I need to cool my head for a bit." came the resignation tone from Den.


    "Are you alright?"


    "You think? I feel sure I''m a straight guy, but…"


    "So it was shocking news for you as well. Is that why you ended up drinking alone this evening?"


    "…"


    "What about Miss Zouch? Besides, your mother has already arranged for you to her. Try calling her and meeting her. Maybe there is something about her that will make you neutralize your feelings."


    Will Den take his best friend''s suggestion?