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Chapter 5

Stuck Chapter 5

When Theo came to it, there were lips touching his skin in the softest touch wherever they could reach. Sweet whispers with the hoarse voice he loved so much were caressing his ears. Did he... have an episode? Because it had happened enough times to know this was Joe trying to save him from it.

Releasing a breath in relief when the dark blue walls started to disappear along with that man, he inhaled deeply to get his lungs filled with Joe's cologne.

"Are you with me now? Theo?"

His head was throbbing and his ears were ringing. His body was sore and he had to blink a few times to be able to see past the blurriness a little bit.
Letting his body go to the warm embrace of his husband, he clutched onto the white shirt loosely.
"What happened?" His throat hurt so much. Had he cried? In the office? Oh no, William. Had Willian seen him like this? What if the boy were to spread this info? He did not want anyone to know he was this fucked up. He did not want the world to pity or label him. He was going to kill the boy if he ever said a word of this to anyone.

Looking around right after his question, he didn't see the assistant anywhere but instead, he saw all that blood on the floor.
Gasping, he pushed out of Joe's arms. "What the fuck happened? Did I do this?"
Had he hurt William? Where was he?

His face was cupped gently, forcing him to look into the green eyes.
"He tripped, fell down, smacked the glass off the table while doing so. It was not your fault."

Theo nodded to show he understood. "Where is he?" Even though he hadn't injured William, he was still bleeding.

"I don't know. I told him to leave because you weren't hearing me and I couldn't touch you the way you need it to come back to me in front of him."

"We have to find him. He's-" Theo's head spun momentarily. "He's bleeding, Joe."

"He's a grown ass man. He can take care of it himself."

He smiled, loving this overprotective side of his man but, "He's almost 10 years younger than us and I can't take care of myself for shit most of the time. Plus, he has anxiety too. He can't be alone right now."

Rolling his eyes, Joe helped him up. Theo told him to gather their things as he went to check the bathroom. Walking was one hell of a chore at his current state but he made it there with the help of walls. Somewhere at the back of his head, anger was clawing at him but he pushed it back far far way when he saw how dangerously pale William was, shaking and terrified.

Now, Theo was never really one to sympathise with the people he didn't care about — which were probably less than 10 individuals — and he didn't really care about their new assistant but... William looked so vulnerable at that moment. He always looked so whenever his anxiety got the best of him but right now, he looked way past the point of controlling himself.

The poor boy looked like he was in desperate need for a hug.

And he was so close to giving him it, especially after seeing the painful wound, when the smell of his husband's cologne hit him as Joe walked in.

The exhaustion after an attack always had him knocked out as soon as he was brought back to reality. Thus, he fell asleep right when he sat in the car. His brain only allowed him to lose consciousness in a vehicle if it was Joe behind the wheel. Otherwise, he had to be awake, to be aware of where the driver was getting him. Otherwise, he wouldn't feel safe at all.

He was awake the moment the car stopped.
"Stay in the car. I'll get him to the emergency room and come right back." Joe said.
Shaking his head, he unfastened the seat belt. "I don't wanna be alone here."