In the middle of the cold and windy night, Elliam was snuggling close to Dominic's chest. They were in the warmth of their bed and were getting ready to sleep. The pitter-patter sound on the room's window serves as a lullaby.
Elliam was getting sleepy. The aftermath of the tossing and cuddling they did before laying in bed was making him drowsy. Dominic noticed this and helps him sleep by rubbing his bare back.
"Dominic?" Elliam suddenly said half asleep.
"Hmm?" He answered, giving his full attention to a sleepy Elliam and waiting for his next words.
"If we...ever get a chance to have a wedding for the second time...I want to see everyone, your parents and mine. That'll...make me very happy." He said in soft muttering.
Hearing this froze Dominic. His movements stopped and breathing hitched. He looked down at Elliam's face but saw him already sleeping, oblivious of the shock he gave to his husband. Those words hinted that he wanted Dominic to settle the dispute in his family. He wanted Dominic to reconcile with his parents and solve the long misunderstanding between them.
Dominic wanted to laugh at himself. Elliam is not an idiot, he's more clever than he looks. What he said just now wasn't an unconscious muttering, Dominic knows well that it was what he really wanted.
"It wasn't that easy, Ellie. But..."
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Later that night, Elliam woke up. He stretched out his arm beside him but didn't touched his husband's body. Elliam abruptly turned his head to his side and saw it was empty. He's alone in their room.
"Dom?" He called in the dark room. He can see the trees outside were swaying violently and heavy rain can be heard from the window. Elliam stood up from the bed and wrapped the quilt on his naked body. He walked towards the window and watched the trees dance with the wind.
Suddenly, he heard shouting and things breaking outside the room. Elliam thought of Dominic and immediately went to wear clothes before opening the door and peeked outside the room. The hallway was empty but, the noise became more distinct. Elliam wanted to rush to see what was happening but the yelling was making his knees weak. Since he can faintly distinguish his husband's angry voice, Elliam forced himself to slowly walk forward. He was leaning on the wall for support and flinched when he heard glasses shattering. This reminds him of the accident that happened days ago and it's making his heart beat fast.
What was happening? Is this a dream? Elliam thought and prayed that Dominic was well. When Elliam reached the stairs, he sat down on the first few steps. Dominic was having a heated argument with another man. He resembles his husband but an older version of him.
The living room has shattered glasses and other things scattered on the floor. Their faces have a few bruises and their gazes are threatening and dangerous.
Dominic was being held by James and Martha while the man in front of him was held by two other men in black suit. They were trying their best to restrain the two Martinez from killing each other.
"Open your eyes, you fúcking brat." The current head of the Martinez Family, Leonard Martinez, pointed at his son while gritting his teeth. "All your mother did was for your own good, and you didn't even try to understand her."
"I didn't tell her to care for me. All she has to do is to leave me alone. Is it that hard?" Dominic retaliates in a calmer voice than his father. Veins crawling on his neck and temples. He's angry but his voice isn't as loud as the man in front of him because Elliam's just upstairs and can easily get disturbed by the noise.
He's furious but doesn't know why, Is it because his father barges in this place out of nowhere? or Is it because Mary showed her face a while ago when he made it clear he doesn't want to see her face until they go back to the rest house tomorrow.
When Elliam fell asleep earlier, Dominic stood up to get a glass of water in the kitchen. He can hear the rain outside getting stronger. A strong storm that he didn't expect to come. Dominic's movement was careful and silent, afraid to wake the sprout sleeping deep despite the violent weather outside. He picked a shirt scattered from the floor and went outside their bedroom. The way towards the kitchen was dark, but Dominic didn't mind and went straight to the kitchen. He was pouring a glass of cold water he took from the fridge when he heard a gasped from behind. Dominic looked at his back and saw Mary's surprised look.
"I-I'm sorry. I'm just here to get something. I didn't know you're here." Mary nervously tried to explain. She only wanted something to drink because she can't sleep without her husband by her side.
This reaction of Mary didn't go unnoticed by Dominic. He looked at her emotionless and didn't say anything. He took the glass of water and started walking out of the kitchen. Mary wanted to grab her son's arm when he walked past her but her body refused to move. In the end, she stood alone in darkness.
Mary was devastated, her own flesh and blood ignoring her like an infectious disease. What went wrong to make their relationship this severe?
Just because of that woman, Dominic became like this. All she wanted was Dominic to be happy, and he won't achieve that when that woman was beside him. All she did was make everything she can to make her disappear. Silvia's the manipulative one, not her. She's the evil one, not Mary Martinez. Silvia Ferrer should be the one receiving this hate.
Mary stood in daze for a minute before hearing his phone ringing. She was in an aggrieved state of mind and when he answered the phone call, her voice was cold and pissed.
"Madame, Master is looking for you. He's seconds away from tearing those men he assigned to guard you." Leonard's loyal assistant's frightened voice came from the other side of her phone. Mary went missing for a day, she disappeared without a single guard by her side and this made Leonard petrified for his wife's safety.
Mary sighed and calm herself down before talking. "Just tell him that I'll go home when I feel like it. Don't disturb me anymore, I'm not in the mood to argue with him right now." Mary ended the call without waiting for the assistant's reply. Leonard Martinez is one of the reason why this is all happening and Mary hates him for that.
On the other hand, Leonard was currently beating one of his men. "What did she say?" He yelled at his assistant on the side.
The assistant has sweat rolling down his temple from nervousness. "M-madame said that she'll go home whenever she wanted and don't disturb her anymore. Sir, it's already bed time. Madame should be taking a rest right now." He tried his best to not stutter while saying this to his boss.
"God damnit, go fúcking prepare the car." Leonard yelled for the second time. He flipped the guy on his fist and angrily stepped out of the room.
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What really happened??
A few chapters about Dominic's past will be updated a few days from now.
So, here's a question.
Is Mary Innocent?
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