2017

Siam Polymer is having their annual company outing at the beach this weekend. It's a two days and one night full expense paid getaway. Everyone is very excited to get out of the stuffy office, and mingle. It's a great opportunity for new employees to get to know more about their co-workers, and build team spirit.

Arthit and Kongpob had joined the outings a couple of times when they were younger just for fun. They would come along with Kongpob's dad for the weekend. However, this time is the first time Kongpob will be there as an official employee. He had hoped that Arthit would come too, but unfortunately Arthit is busy this weekend. So, Kongpob will have to go without him.
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At the outing, they usually played team sports and had friendly competitions. The employees are randomly selected to be split into four teams, red, blue, green, and yellow. Kongpob is the team leader for the blue team, and Max is the team leader for the red team, Sal is team leader for green, and Pete is the leader for yellow. Everyone is hooting as Kongpob and Max took off their t-shirts to get ready for the 100m freestyle race.

Kongpob is fit, but Max is even fitter. All the ladies can't take their eyes off the two eye candies. It's too much. Their handheld fans are working overtime to cool them down.

Kongpob's taut lean muscles covered his smooth tanned body elegantly. His washboard abs had many drooling at the sight. If he wasn't the heir to Siam Polymer, then he should have became a model. His proportions were perfect. Everyone can now see what's underneath that perfectly fitted suit that he wears everyday.

Max is the complete opposite. Max's physique is much wider. He has shoulders so wide, and arms so strong that can protect you from any harm. Underneath his shirt is a body covered purely with muscle, and not an ounce of visible fat. His six pack abs are so well defined that water drops trickled down between the ridges like a creek. Hours and hours spent at the gym is evident. His broad shoulders stretched his suits deliciously everyday. Women in the office are always finding excuses to touch his arms. They would ask him to help move things so that he would take off his jacket showing them his muscles.

Today, these women can die happily after seeing the two gorgeous near naked men laughing and playing in front of them.

"Kongpob, don't take this personal when I beat you." Max quipped.

"Let's save all the talking for the end. I'll wait for you at the finish line." Kongpob answered back.

Both men playfully smirked and goaded each other. At the end, Kongpob won by a mere second.

"It's the muscles. They're dragging you down. Hahaha." Kongpob gloats smugly.

"Oh yeah, next time at the gym, I'll see you on a bench." Max challenged.

And they probably will as they travel together quite often. So they workout together at their hotel's gym.

The games continued throughout the day. Videos were being uploaded to their company's page.

At the end of the games, everyone went back to freshen up, and gathered again for a great BBQ feast by the beach. Everyone ate and danced till their heart's content.

A few ladies worked up the courage to ask Kongpob for a dance too. And of course being the perfect gentleman that he is, he said yes. But for the most part, they all just danced in a group.

Kongpob got a little tired, and stepped aside to take a little break. He was actually just really missing someone at the moment. The alcohol is bringing out the melancholy in him. He pulled his phone out to see if Arthit had sent him any messages, but there weren't any aside from the one from that morning.

"Hey, you okay there?" Max came over with a bottle of beer in his hand.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Just need a little break."

Max nods as he takes another swig of his beer. Then suddenly a girl came tumbling over to him. Max tried to steady her, and dropped his bottle of beer. As he stumbled back, he ends up stepped on his bottle causing him to fall. The girl landed on top of him.

Kongpob watched the whole thing happen, but it happened too fast for him to react. He quickly helped the girl get off of Max, and tried to pull Max off the ground. It was only then when Max tried to stand up that he noticed he had twisted his ankle. He tried to play it off, but Kongpob could tell he was in pain. The girl apologized profusely, and the men just excused her.

Most people were too drunk to pay any attention to all the commotion.

"Let's go put some ice on it." Kongpob said grabbing Max's left arm.

Max gently removed his arm from Kongpob's hold. "I'll go back to my room, and ask room service for ice. You should stay."

"Don't be ridiculous. You're going to hurt yourself more if you tried to get back by yourself." Kongpob took Max's arm, and pulled it over his shoulder to support him.

When they reached Max's room, his keycard was nowhere to be found. He had either lost it at the party, or it's locked inside his room. So, Kongpob took Max back to his room instead. He settled Max on the sofa, and called room service for ice.

When the ice pack finally came, Kongpob took a wash cloth to wipe down Max's ankle, and then gently placed ice over it. Max watched Kongpob the whole time. Kongpob was so gentle and careful.

These past few months, they've gotten to know each other a lot better. They have grown comfortable to chat beyond work topics. Max had studied in the US, and graduated from Harvard. Kongpob's mentor Professor Deacon happened to be Max's mentor too. They had a lot in common. Their conversations have become endless. Max has come to admire the young man in front of him. Kongpob is smart, kind, fair, and driven like his father. He is also easy on the eyes too.

It was sometimes hard working with him in such close quarters. Max suspects that Kongpob is straight since most guys are. He can't really tell since Kongpob is nice to everybody, and never seems to pay particular attention to neither gender. However, that doesn't stop his stupid heart from stirring. And lately, he hasn't seen Kongpob with those lovesick silly grins, or hickies peak out of his collar. So maybe he doesn't have a girlfriend or boyfriend anymore. Maybe they broke up. Maybe it was just a fling. He can only hope.

"Is it too cold? Maybe we should ice it in intervals if it's too uncomfortable." Kongpob asked in concern.

"Huh? Oh, it's okay. I'm fine."

"It doesn't look too bad."

"Mmm. So, how come you didn't bring your girlfriend?" Max asked carefully testing the waters.

"Uh, I don't have a girlfriend." Kongpob answered shrugging his shoulders while he took the ice pack off Max.

Maybe it's the alcohol, but that confirmation was enough for Max to act on his impulse. He pulled Kongpob up, and planted a kiss on him.

And before Kongpob can react to what had just happened, he was pulled up by his arm. A punch landed across Max's face.

"Don't touch him!" A very angry Arthit stood there with his fist balled.

"Arthit! You're here." Kongpob looked at him surprised.

Max rubbed his face where he was just hit. Max looked up at the furious Arthit confused.

"Kongpob, I'm sorry. I don't know what got into me." Max looked to Kongpob, and then glared at Arthit.

"Arthit, when did you get here? Listen, I can explain everything. Okay, maybe I can't. I don't know why he kissed me. Anyway, I'm glad you are here." Kongpob rambled on while smiling. He is so happy to see Arthit. He doesn't even register the sticky situation at hand. He has on his lovesick grin.

"Of course you don't know why he kissed you. You never know. You're so oblivious. How many times have I told you to be careful? What would you have done if I didn't show up?" Arthit looked at him frowning.

"Uh, I'm sure I would have punched him too if he tried again. He just caught me off guard." Kongpob said with pleading puppy eyes.

"I'm not so sure about that. You are too nice. I saw you dance with all those girls too." Arthit said while he crossed his arms over his chest.

"I will be more careful. Don't be mad na na." Kongpob successfully unfolds Arthit's arms, and intertwined their hands.

Max sat there looking puzzled. Do they even know that he is still sitting there? Max saw Kongpob pout for the first time. He looks so adorable, and then Arthit finally smiled showing his cute dimples. Max sighs, he acknowledges there's really no room for him in Kongpob's eyes.

"Ehem....ehm....Kongpob?" Max tried to get Kongpob's attention.

"Oh, Max. You've met Arthit before, but you probably don't know that he is my boyfriend. Please keep this to yourself. We are not ready to go public yet."

"Uh, okay. I'm sorry. I really didn't know." Max looked between the men.

"Well, now you know. Lay your hands off my Kong." Arthit glared at him with a huff.

Max nods. "It will never happen again. Can one of you call for room service to open my room for me?"

Max did not want to be there any longer. He needs to heal his broken heart and a twisted ankle.

"Will you be okay on your own?" Kongpob asked with concern again.

Arthit sighed shaking his head. What is he going to do with Kongpob? His boyfriend is forever too nice.

"I'll be fine." Max replied.

Kongpob quickly called room service, and Arthit reluctantly helped Max go back to his room. He didn't want Max to touch Kongpob again.

"Thanks for helping me. I'm really sorry for what happened." Max apologized to Arthit.

Arthit nods. "I will forgive you as long as you stay professional around my boyfriend."

"I promise to try my hardest. And if I can't, I will leave." Max replied.

"You like him that much, huh?" Arthit asked eyeing Max quizzically.

"Don't worry. I won't try anything. I can see he only has eyes for you."

"Good. Put some ice on that ankle and your face. I'm leaving." Arthit says as he turned to leave.

Arthit had a hunch from the start. He had met Max at a few of Siam Polymer's functions that he had attended. He saw how Max's eyes sparkled looking at Kongpob. He noticed how Max hung onto every word Kongpob said, but he thought maybe he was just overthinking again.

Arthit had driven three hours to get here. He had a seminar to attend in the morning, so he couldn't come with Kongpob. He drove straight here after the seminar, and was going to surprise Kongpob in his room. He saw the newsfeed showing videos of the activities that took place throughout the day when he stopped to get gas. And that's how he saw the videos of Kongpob dancing with the girls.

When he arrived at the hotel, he had pretended to be Kongpob at the hotel's front desk when he asked for the key. He told them he had locked himself out, and he didn't have any ID on him. He knew all of Kongpob's personal information, so he had no trouble answering any questions they asked to verify his identity.

However, he never would have expected to see someone boldly just kiss his boyfriend. Luckily, he heard and saw everything that led up to that kiss. He knew Kongpob would never cheat on him. He was just pissed that someone touched his Kong.

Now, he has to make sure that he marks his Kong on a regular basis. Starting tonight.

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AN: Sorry 🙇🏻‍♀️ to all the Max lovers out there. I like MaxTul too. Although, I have no plans for Tul to join the story. 😅

*** This is the picture that inspired me to put Max in my story. 😍