The Number One Star in the Interstellar Era [BL]

"B-but you said--"

"That I\'m interested--"

"Stop!"

Lauren quickly shouted before Reas could finish that. If he repeated that sentence again, he might just go into shock.

He glared at Reas and became even more annoyed because of his expression. Here he was, almost at his wit\'s end, and the other still looked like what had just happened had nothing to do with him. When, in fact, he was the source of it all!

As he continued to glare at the other, a startling realization dawned on him. What if this guy was doing this just to tease him? It was the most plausible explanation. With this thought, his heart finally began to calm, and he even felt his blood cool down.

He didn\'t waste time and just ask directly, "Is this a new form of teasing? Because if it is, I will throw you out and I will not be polite about it."

Reas raised an eyebrow before a dry laugh escaped his lips. "How did you come up with that? Honestly, I can\'t tell if you\'re genuinely innocent or just completely oblivious."

Lauren frowned. "What do you mean by that?"

"Ask yourself this: in all the time you\'ve known me, have I ever been the type to tease you like this?" Reas countered.

Hearing that, Lauren tried to say \'yes\' but the word wouldn\'t come out. Because even his stupid mouth knew that the answer was \'no\'. He felt a bit embarrassed. But if he was wrong, then what\'s the reason behind Reas\' action?

"Then why are you doing this?" he asked straightforwardly.

Reas stared at him, as if searching for something in his expression. Then he sighed. "Didn\'t I already explain? I wanted to clear up your misunderstanding. I hadn\'t planned on saying any of this today, but your weird assumptions forced me to confess my true feelings just so you wouldn\'t get the wrong idea. So, essentially, this was your fault.

But now, you\'re acting as if it\'s mine. And now, it\'s just making me feel really shitty."

Lauren wanted to say, "How is that my fault?" but his mind fixated on one part of what Reas had said—the part about confessing his true feelings.

"Y-you-- are you telling me that you l-li- like--"

"That I like you?" Reas finished what Lauren seemed to be unable to say completely. "I do. I\'m just in the initial stage, though. No, maybe I\'m more than halfway there. What I wanted to say is, even though I do like you, I\'m still not sure how deep these feelings are. But I know for sure that you\'re very special to me, and that probably won\'t change for a long, long time."

Lauren blinked. Reas\' expression still didn\'t change. It still felt like he was announcing the weather or something similar. And yet Lauren could still feel the sincerity in his words. Probably because his gaze never left him as he said those things.

Being stared at by the other like that, as if he was the only one he could see, as if he was the center of his universe, Lauren\'s whole face heated up. And it\'s not the normal rising of his temperature that\'s causing that. He could literally feel all the blood in his body flowing to his face. Maybe steam would even rise on the top of his head any minute now.

He didn\'t wait for that to happen. He turned around and just ran straight to his room without responding to what Reas just said.

Reas watched as Lauren ran like he was being chased by some axe murderer.

At first, he was dumbfounded, then he burst out laughing. If the media saw him like this, they would definitely be thrown for a loop. After all, this was the actor they had labeled as a playboy. Yet, his first reaction to being confessed to was to blush profusely and then run away.

Just with that, one might think that he had never been confessed to once in his life. With those looks, and being a popular actor as well, there\'s no way that could be true. Thinking that only his confession had this kind of effect on Lauren made Reas quite happy. Because it meant that he was also special to Lauren in some way.

Maybe being honest with his feelings was not that bad of an idea. Should he do this more often?

Truthfully, just like what he said earlier, he had no plans to confess anything today. But hearing Lauren accusing him of liking some unknown person just made him snap. And before he knew it, he had already said what he said.

Since he had already done it, might as well go straight ahead instead of going in circles, which could lead to even more misunderstandings. It\'s always better to be direct and clear rather than fabricating lies to avoid saying things he didn\'t want to reveal.

Although he did feel a bit regretful. Because he\'s still not sure about the level of his feelings for Lauren. It would have been much nicer if he could straightforwardly say that he loved the other. A different venue with a more romantic atmosphere would also be better.

But what\'s done was done. Since he had already taken this step, he should make sure that he wouldn\'t do anything that he would regret later on.

Reas glanced in the direction where Lauren had disappeared to. The other probably locked himself in his room or some other room. He walked back to the vegetable he\'s chopping.

Since Lauren wouldn\'t be going anywhere anyway, he should finish cooking. He still owed Lauren a meal, after all.