Venom

《 Twenty - Eight 》

That night, Yifan slept like a newborn baby with no bad dreams chasing him. In the morning, Lorenzo awoke to see a smile on the tiger's face as he sneaked out of bed. When the taller man left the room, the elder got up and stretched his arms in the air. He let out a yawn and went to the bathroom. Lorenzo showered and dressed in a flower shirt and blue jeans. He walked out of the room and saw Yifan in the living room. Lorenzo went closer and saw two tickets on the table. Yifan glared at them with his arms crossed. The elder picked up the tickets and saw today's date and destination. He became confused and just then, the elder felt his phone ring in the kitchen. He walked to his device and picked it up.

'Hello?'

'Hello, Lorenzo.'

'Hi. Ms. Rosanna. We received tickets to come back. What's going on?'

'I came to Paris last night to have a discussion with Yifan. There has been a change in plan and I want you both back in London.'

Something seemed fishy here. There was something he wasn't being told.

'Alright. We will come back.'

'I want you to meet me directly after your flight. Goodbye.'

Lorenzo hung up the phone and packed up his clothes quickly. Their flight was in two hours and they needed to leave in an hour. Having already packed his stuff, Yifan cooked breakfast for them both. Lorenzo packed his suitcases and stored all the souvenirs in his carry-on bag. The couple ate breakfast in silence and got ready. An hour later, there was a knock at the door.

Yifan opened it to see the driver who had dropped them at the first party. He smiled at them and asked them to collect their stuff. He took one suitcase from Lorenzo who thanked him. The couple made sure they had everything before leaving the room. They followed the driver and left the hotel. Yifan helped the driver load the suitcases while Lorenzo held the tickets in his carry-on bag. They entered a dark blue vehicle and the stranger began driving. The whole ride was silent and full of tension.

They were dropped off at an airport where they checked in and got their boarding passes. As they waited, Lorenzo felt anxiety build in his heart. He had a feeling this day wasn't going to end well. The elder looked at his husband who had a blank look on his handsome face but his noir eyes held a new emotion. It looked like annoyance but why was Yifan annoyed? Lorenzo had so many questions in his head and only Rosanna could answer them. He just had to wait.

When it was time to board, the couple walked into the plane and took their seats. A kind old lady was seated next to him and the whole flight went by peacefully. During the whole flight, Lorenzo's foot bounced nervously and he clutched Yifan's arm tightly without noticing.

The moment they landed, Lorenzo felt as if he was about to faint from anxiety. The younger man seemed fine but he wasn't. Once out of the plane, Yifan pulled his suitcase along with one of Lorenzo's heavy ones as they left the busy airport. In the parking lot, a woman in a black suit lead them to a black Range Rover. She sat inside the driver's seat and waited. Yifan loaded their luggage in the back of the vehicle and held the door for his lover. Lorenzo sat inside and wore his seatbelt. Yifan entered the back seats and sat next to his anxious lover. The woman started driving without a single word.

The further the vehicle went on the road, the more nervous the smaller man got. He clutched Yifan's right arm and the tiger glanced at him. "Yifan. I don't know why but I have a feeling this meeting we're about to have with Ms. Rosanna is not going to end well."

The tiger didn't reply. He stared out the window as as Lorenzo's smaller hand held onto him. As the Range Rover entered a large parking lot, they saw a tall glass building. The woman parked the vehicle and the couple got out. Lorenzo clutched onto his husband's hand as they walked into the cold place. There was a receptionist who greeted them.