LIAM
"I heard that tomorrow is Jason's birthday. Do you have any plans for a birthday gift?" Chad, my best friend, asked me the minute he parked his car neatly at the parking lot of the hospital where I worked. I have been contemplating on a gift to give to him all week and so far, I haven't made any significant progress.
Jason is my boyfriend and aside tomorrow being his birthday, it was also the two year anniversary of our relationship as a couple and i wanted to do something special to surprise him but I've been so swarmed with work at the hospital to even come up with a single thought.
Chad turned off the ignition and reached out to his bag to grab his napkin. He dabbed his face and applied a generous amount of oil on his skin before stuffing the items back into his bag. He smacked his cheeks together with both hands softly, then ruffled his hair with his fingers to loosen the curls so that they frame his small face and come out as messy as he intended. It always marveled me at how his hair always looked so perfect without him trying too hard.
"To be honest, I don't know what to gift Jason." I answered honestly. "I want to get him a perfect birthday present because he's been a great guy despite all my shortcomings. He loves and takes care of me so much. Sometimes, I even feel like i don't deserve to be with someone like him. He's just too good enough for me."
Chad shot me a curious look. A strand of hair falling to his face which he pushed back with little or no effort. "And what do you mean by that?"
I shrugged. "Well, I'm not as sexy as his previous ex-boyfriends that he used to date in the past and I don't have a good body proportion and figure like most guys he fell in love with. I feel like I'm not even up to his standards if I were to measure correctly. He's a very handsome guy and I'm just plain old, nerdy, boring, me."
"Look at me." Chad lifted my chin with his index finger so that I was staring directly at his face. "You're a very handsome man Liam and Jason is very lucky to have you. None of those men he ever dated in the past compares to you and to top it off, you have a smashing career. You're a working class man that comes from a very good family so what more could he ask for?"
I adjusted my big glasses with a snort. "Maybe you're right." I rubbed my hands nervously. "Maybe I'm just overthinking things like i usually do."
"I'm always right and that's because I'm your best friend." Chad kissed my forehead affectionately. "Now, get going before you run late. I also have a modeling photoshoot out of town scheduled for the whole day so we might not see each other till tomorrow."
Apart from being the sweetest and loveliest best friend I had in the entire world, Chad was also a supermodel. He had a perfect face and perfect body that every guy in the city drooled after. If I were to set him up on a pedestal, he would fall nothing short of a Greek god because that's what he is. He was perfect in every fucking way that sometimes it had me thinking that he was too good to be true but despite everything, he has never made me feel out of place or like i didn't belong.
We've been friends since high school and I was nothing compared to him. In school, he was considered a popular prince while I was nicknamed his sidekick or most times, the ugly duckling. The only good thing I had going for myself was the fact that I had wealthy parents who were always at my beck and call.
The other kids had bullied me continuously until Chad stepped in to save my life and since then, we've been inseparable, stuck to the hip and while I went to med school, he pursued his dreams to become a supermodel but I'm glad that it all worked out for both of us in the end.
Although my name was Liam, I was far from that name. I was a bit chubby with dirty hair and freckles that would scare even the most unattractive man away. I had an eye defect, hence the glasses I wore which made my look even more unbearable. My appearance made me feel small, shy and insecure but Chad and Jason were the only ones who loved and accepted me for who I was and that's why I'll forever be grateful for meeting two people like them in my life.