LAUREN, who had just taken a drink of his tea, choked again. But this time, the coughing fit was much worse, shaking his whole body. Maybe his shock was even bigger now than it was a minute ago. He wanted to shout at Reas, but the tea must have gone into the wrong pipe. He couldn't catch his breath, his body trembling as he coughed uncontrollably into his hand.
Reas quickly moved to pat his back again. "Baby, breathe. Just focus on breathing slowly."
Lauren felt his entire face burning up. He didn't even know if it was from lack of air or pure embarrassment. He glared at the culprit. This guy! He knew that Reas had already told his parents about them, but the way his parents acted, it seemed that they had forgotten about it. Which he was a bit relieved since he's still unsure how to interact with them as their son's boyfriend.
