Hide Your Heart

Paul and Tommy

In the master bedroom, Paul was still waiting for Tommy to tell him where he had been heading. "Baby, there's nowhere to run, nowhere to hide. You're mine forever and I'm not letting you go."

"But Paul, Eric made me realize I haven't told you everything."

"No, Thomas, you already knew that. You chose to not tell me." "Now, we are going to lay everything out in the open. EVERYTHING!"

"Are you telling me you have secrets too?" Tommy didn't like the look in Paul's eyes.

"Alright. I do have a few. When I first discovered you had been with Jaime IN MY HOUSE I was pissed. I was going to confront you then but I just went and got plastered instead. I wound up  walking to the nearest strip club, getting a few lap dances and following her back to her place. I started too but then I puked all over her and left in shame." "When I found out you were with him again in Dublin I went to confront him. He practically pushed you into my arms and told me you were my problem now. Mind you I burst in and you were passed out on his bed, wearing nothing so I pulled your clothes back on you and carried you back to our hotel room." "You were so plastered you didn't even notice." 

"Anymore?" "You can't be perfectly innocent."

"I'm not. I told you I was tempted. Two wrongs don't make a right, no matter how much you try adding." "Am I leaving you? No. Are you leaving me? That's your decision. You have a lot of inner demons to fight so you make that choice. No matter what, I'll take care of you. Pay the bills, etc."

"What about the girls?"

"They stay here." "It's not that I  don't trust you with them, but you don't trust yourself. I see the wrist bandages and the not-so-hidden scars you try to hide."

Paul brought Tommy to tears. He threw his arms around Paul and hugged him tightly. "I don't want to leave." "I'm never going to disappoint you again."

"Tom, baby, you can't be perfect. I can't either. Now, let me get you something to eat and I'll show you what I had done today. Oh, yeah, I want us to get a tree tomorrow."

"I love You so much!" 

Paul showed Tommy the pictures. Draco blocked out Delilah in the one of them.