Third person point of view
The next day, they were back to normal. Their interaction increased as Cecil started waking up earlier than he previously used to and also went to gym along with Aaron a few more times. He did enjoy his time there too. And naturally they would also have breakfast together. Then they would also spend the evening time together and have dinner together too.
Cecil was looking at his phone and he saw Aaron sit on the couch on his left from the corner of his eyes. He bit his lip wondering if he should say it. He let out a breath and decided to go for it. He turned to look at Aaron who was looking at his phone. Aaron noticed Cecil's eyes on him and looked at him. " What is it ? " Cecil showed his phone to Aaron.
Aaron took the phone and looked at it. It looked like it was a poster of an art exhibition. " I have tickets for it. Are you free tomorrow ? I wanted to ask you to come with me ". It was Sunday so obviously Aaron didn't have anything to do. He looked at Cecil who was looking at him with expectant eyes and nodded.
" Sure ". Cecil grinned. Aaron gave the phone back to Cecil and watched as Cecil typed excitedly. He smiled and turned to the television. Cecil clutched his phone with a smile. " When do I ask the driver to come ? " Aaron asked and Cecil looked at him. " No need. I will drive us there ". Aaron was surprised but nodded. " Alright ".
The next morning, both of them had breakfast and went to get ready for going out. Cecil was done and was sitting in the living room. He was checking for the route to the exhibition. He heard footsteps and looked up. He saw Aaron standing there in a hoodie and jeans. Cecil blinked not able to respond.
Aaron raised an eyebrow and Cecil shook his head looking away and rubbed his neck. He didn't really get to see Aaron dressed in a carefree manner. He would only be in night wear or sweats after coming home and would wear suits to work. Even his hair had no slick back and the bangs were falling on his forehead styled in a simple way with a small part.
So seeing him like that, Cecil immediately thought of the photo he saw of Aaron at his house. Now even though older than then, dressed up in that way, he looked younger. Even his aura seemed to have change a bit. Cecil was dressed in jeans, t-shirt, cardigan and sneakers. He didn't know how there was such a difference in them even when wearing simple clothes.
" Shall we go ? " Aaron asked and Cecil nodded. They both walked out and went to Cecil's car. Cecil got in the driver seat while Aaron sat on the passenger seat and both of them buckled up. Aaron looked around the car and Cecil chuckled. He set the GPS and drove out of there. " Are you comfortable ? " He asked glancing at Aaron.
" Yeah. It is fine ". Cecil smiled. " Do you like to go to those kind of things ? " Aaron asked and Cecil nodded. " I get inspiration from them and some use really nice color combinations ". Aaron nodded. " Don't you also go to those high end art exhibits ? " Aaron shook his head. " I am not that into it. And I don't think I have that much of artistic sense and appreciation in me".
Cecil laughed. " I see ". Aaron looked out of the window. They stopped at a signal. Cecil glanced at Aaron who was looking out. Aaron's fringe would move whenever he moved his head. It had a pretty guy vibe to it. Cecil smiled and looked ahead. The light turned green and they moved. " It is rather nice to be in the passenger seat ".
Aaron commented making Cecil laugh. " Sure it would be ". Aaron seldom sat in the passenger seat. He would drive by himself or would have a driver. When there was a driver he would sit behind as he wanted to be comfortable because he would have files with him to review most of the time. He glanced at Cecil who was focusing on the task.
He smiled and looked ahead. It was indeed nice. They reached the place. Cecil parked the car and they removed their seat belts. Cecil took his bag from the backseat. He took out a mask and handed it to Aaron. Aaron took but looked clueless. " Put it on. You are going to attract too much attention. It will get worse if people recognize you ".
Aaron gave a nod and put it on. Cecil took his bag and the both of them got out of the car. Cecil locked it and they walked to go to the stalls. " It is not that I have a problem being seen with you or anything like that. I just want you to have some peaceful time. Since you agreed to my request and came with me, I will make sure you enjoy your day ".
Cecil quickly explained with a smile not wanting Aaron to misunderstand. Aaron looked at Cecil and Cecil also turned to him. Aaron chuckled. " Alright ". Cecil grinned. He could see the smile in Aaron's eyes. It wouldn't be an exaggeration; even with the mask, Aaron still looked pretty handsome. Cecil let out a small sigh.
They got their wrist bands and walked in. Aaron was shocked at the scale. There were so many stalls and shops. He really didn't expect that. " What kind of exhibition is this ? " Aaron asked moving closer to Cecil. " They are all illustrators, digital artists, painters and even some people who do other arts and some crafts like pottery, wood carving, glass art etc ".
Aaron nodded impressed. Cecil gave a shrug. " It is somewhere between fair and an exhibition ". " Got it ". Cecil gave a nod. There were a lot of stores ahead. Cecil adjusted his bag and let out a breath. " Let's go ? " Aaron nodded. " Yep ". They both walked and went in to look at all the things placed.
-MG