Mr & Mr [Completed]

Net

When I got back to our table, I found Boss busy chatting with 2 of my mates. I just smiled as I heard him deep in conversation about bikes. He absolutely loved it and often went for hours chatting about them.

I just sat near him, chatting with Martim when this guy came up. I had seen him earlier on the dance floor when I was going to the toilet. He placed a glass of wine on the table and told me it was for me.

I was puzzled, but I thanked him for it, rejecting it nevertheless. He said he had seen me earlier and found me super cute and wanted to know me better.

Before I could say anything, I felt Boss's arms around me.

"That's nice, but he already has a husband. I know you probably didn't know, so I'm letting you know now."

"Husband? Who is he?"

Boss nodded, pointing to himself. The guy faltered a bit but saw the matching rings and sighed. He apologised and left. Everyone at the table cheered at the way Boss had coolly protected me.

I didn't say anything and just ended up blushing for the first time ever, realising it was the first time I ever saw Boss so cool and protective. Boss just chuckled, asking them not to tease him. But I realized about half an hour later, Boss hadn't taken his arms off me either.

They all drank, and finally, around 2am, we made our move back. It had been a long night, and I was exhausted. Boss held his liquor well and paced his drinking, so thankfully, it was 2 sober guys who went home that night, which made the events after that even more surprising.

Once we got home, I wanted to go shower, but Boss held onto my hand at the couch.

"Are you ok?" I asked him.

"I am."

"OK, uhm why are you holding my hand then?"

"I can't hold my husband's hand? I need a reason to?"

"Boss. You know what I mean."

"I don't, actually. I realized we only stand up or protect each other because there is a need to. We hang out with each other if there is an opportunity. We don't do things together at all randomly. Why?"

"We..we just been busy recently. Work work, you been injured. Our parents annoying us. All the unforeseen visitors. It's not like we don't want to hang."

"But don't you think we treat each other way too carefully now? We never used to be that way as friends."

"We never hung out alot as friends too because we didn't move in the same social circles. The few times we did, we have nothing to lose so why not?"

"So what changed now?"

"We are husbands, Boss. We have to upkeep this for a year. For our dads."

"Is that all? Is that all there's to it? The reason why things are so fragile and handled like glass between us?"

I looked at Boss exasperated.

"What's with you today? Do you really think that's all there is to it? Do you know how important you have become to me? It's just not for my dad anymore. I just want to make sure you are happy too. You have gotten hurt way too many times. I cannot afford to hurt you at all too. Which is why I'm treading so carefully around you. I want to protect you and your heart at all costs."

"Protect me and my heart? Do you think you are doing that exactly?"

"I'm not? What more do I need to do?" I was feeling broken that Boss didn't feel I was doing enough to protect his heart. I was stepping on mine to protect his. He still felt I wasn't doing it right?

"I need you to stop trampling your own heart to protect mine. Trampling yours wouldn't make me happy Net. Do you realize that?"

I was speechless. I just looked at Boss, stunned.

"Boss..."

He came super close to me and said,

"Whatever you wanted to do tonight, can you do it please? I don't want us to be stepping around delicately around each other. I know you are trying your best to look after me. But I don't want you to be stomping on your own heart just to make sure mine is protected.

Earlier when that guy tried to hit on you, everyone saw me as this cool dude standing up for his husband. But only I knew the streak of jealousy that had raced through me when I saw him trying his fucking futile attempt to hit on you. I acted on what my heart told me to do. To claim ownership of you in front of that dude because he had to know you were mine. I'm just asking you to do the same."

I looked at him, words failing me for the first time.

"I can't..do that.. I.. don't want you to have.."

Before I could complete my sentence, Boss had leaned in to kiss me.

"There's nothing to take away from me if it belongs to you." He muttered looking at me.

Once again, his eyes only held the truth, so I went for it.

I kissed him back. I let my intrusive thoughts win for the night and kissed him back.