You're The Only One For Me (Ianthony)

Chapter 10

"I'm just going to go to the toilet." Chris said, getting up from the table.

He entered bathroom, to find a man pushing Ian against the wall. Ian was crying. The man was trying to get his belt and jeans undone. Chris was horrified at what he saw. He stormed over and grabbed the man off by his shoulder. The man turned to look at him, Chris swung and punched him in the face, knocking the man out and he fell to the floor. He turned to look at Ian, whose eyes were wide.

"Oh my god Ian, are you okay?" Chris asked, his voice full of concern.

Ian reached forward and hugged onto Chris tightly.

"Thank you so much." Ian breathed and began crying into Chris' shirt.

Chris hugged him back. "Hey it's okay. Come on, let's get out of here and call the police. This asshole will get what's coming to him, don't worry." He said, looking at the unconscious man on the floor in utter disgust.

He lead Ian out, a hand placed on his back.

*

Sara was telling Anthony about her family.

"Yeah, so my grandmother is Spanish and....." She stopped mid sentence, her eyes widened with worry.

Anthony followed her gaze, turning his head. That's when a he saw Ian and began to panic. Ian's shirt was half unbuttoned and his jeans undone at the top. His hair was messed up. His eyes red and watery, a few tears still running down his cheek. Anthony bolted up from the table and ran over, Sara following close behind.

"Ian?! Oh my god! What the hell happened? Are you okay?" Anthony asked in a panicked voice. He noticed Chris' slightly bloody knuckles.

Ian immediately latched onto Anthony, crying loudly into his chest. Anthony hugged him. He saw Sara's shocked face, as Chris whispered in her ear telling her what happened. She gently placed her hand on Ian's back and rubbed it. Chris came over to Anthony and whispered in his ear. Anthony's jaw dropped, his blood began to boil and his heart raced. He looked down at his boyfriend and pulled his closer, tightening his grip around him. He felt Ian shaking.

"Shh...shh, it's okay, I'm here now, nothing can hurt you." Anthony said in comforting voice, rubbing his back and placing a small kiss on the top of his head.

"Excuse me, is everything okay?" A waitress came over and asked. Sara and Chris took her aside and explained what had happened, telling her to get security and call the police.

They lead Ian over to sit down, Anthony placed his jacket over Ian and wrapped an arm around, pulling him closer. Ian lay his head against Anthony's chest, his crying calming down. A waitress brought over a glass of water for him. Two security guards arrived and entered the bathroom, forcefully dragging the now conscious man out. When Anthony saw the man, he felt himself becoming angrier, he got up and started walking over.

"Anthony leave it...." He heard Ian say. He ignored his request and continue walking.

"Hey! Who the fuck do you think you are?! How dare you try do something like that to my boyfriend! To anyone for that matter!" Anthony shouted at the man, one of the security held him back.

"Oh so this is the boyfriend? Anthony is it? Yeah, that's the name he called out whilst he cried. What a pussy." The man said back, trying to provoke Anthony.

Anthony went to grab him. "Sorry sir, I can't let you do that." The security guard said, holding him back. "And you! You're in enough shit already, so I suggest you just keep your mouth shut!" He said in a serious tone to the man.

Anthony felt a hand on his shoulder, it was Chris. When the man saw who it was, he became a bit more intimidated, but didn't hold back.

"Oh look who it is. The hero who saved the day. I bet you think you're so great, don't you? Mr "I'm so buff and can punch people"." He said in a condescending tone.