MorMor One Shots

Unrequited

He was talking about it again. Just after he had pushed the breath from my lungs with his thigh pressed against mine and sitting so close to me. He had ruined it. Such a pleasant warmth spreading across my chest had dissipated and twisted into sharp hot jealousy as he so adamantly talked about the curve of her body in that dress.

I barely registered the contorting of my expression as my lip twitched up into a snarl, before blanking again after a mere moment, and I was staring straight ahead at the television to serve as a distraction to his enthusiasm for another.

I couldn't block it out.

Perhaps I liked to torture myself, but my ear was so attuned to his voice that my attention was solely fixed on him, as it was whenever he was in my presence. The painful feeling weighing on my chest increased with every word Sebastian uttered in praise to this stranger, and suddenly I could take it no more. Abruptly, I stood, preparing to stalk off as Sebastians next words were cut off, looking up at me in a baffled surprise. I couldn't look at him, and my words were a quiet, though sharp snap as I clenched my jaw, pushed out through gritted teeth

"I have work to do. I'll be in my study"
And I stalked off, leaving him with a confused and baffled expression as he sat dejected on the couch, staring after my direction.

-

I pushed my key into the lock of the front door as I stood in front of the house, shivering from the cold of an October night in just my flimsy jacket, and swung the door open hurriedly to clamber inside. The entire house was shrowded in pitch black upon entering, not a single light shining to fill the darkness, and the door was pushed closed behind me by my own hand before patting along the wall to find the familiar light switch in the dark.

As soon as my hand found it, I flicked it on, and the darkness was soon filled with a tainted yellow, artificial light. Strange that there was nothing on, noting that Sebastian's coat was hung up on the rack in the hallway, among other coats and jackets of ours for going out. Merely shrugging it off, I stepped further into our flat, unzipping my coat to shuck it off and hang it up besides Sebastians as I called out for him

"Sebastian?"

No reply, but I did note some strange noises coming from the direction of his bedroom, and with a furrow in my brow, I moved forward as to investigate, eyes set on the door of his bedroom and noting nothing else as the noises became louder with each step nearer I came.

With a brief knock on the door, my hand fell on the doorknob, and I swung open the door without waiting for a reply

"Sebastian? What are you doing in he-?"

Sebastian managed to squeeze the breath from my lungs without even touching me this time. My mind went blank, and my hand fell from the door handle to drop by my side as I took in the sight before me. I registered how they both stopped upon the sudden snap of the handle upwards, heads whipping up to spot the source of their intrusion, and I already knew what they could see in my expression.
The girl had immediately scrambled up, hurrying to cover herself with the sheets as she looked, wide eyed at me, and Sebastian pulled back from her, both of their gazes fixed on me. Teeth grit together, and a hard furrow in my brow, I twisted to turn away from the sight, practically stomping towards the kitchen in an effort to look the least bit normal.

Sebastian was quick to follow me out, after having pulled his pants back on, that is, and my jaw was set, shoulders tense and shaking as I ripped open the fridge door to take out anything I could grab, and set it back down on the counter with a slam. I could feel Sebastian's eyes on me as I did, and I took a deep breath, head bowed and eyes closing with the grit of my teeth

"Wasn't...expecting you home til later"

I merely ignored him; still listening, but giving no response

"Sorry...about that" He laughed out, gesturing behind him to the bedroom with his thumb "I know you don't like me bringing home one night stands, but she said she'd prefer it..."

When I gave no reply; fingers gripping the counter top til my knuckles turned white, my shoulders hunched and fuming, his brow furrowed, and he faltered. He wasn't stupid, he knew something was obviously wrong, and he attempted to coaxe a reaction out of me once more, stepping forward and reaching an arm out to me to enquire

"...Jim? Are you alright? What's wrong?"

As soon as his hand brushed against my shoulder, I flinched. Ripping my shoulder away from him as I staggered back. His brow only furrowed deeper in confusion, and I shook my head, taking steps back to turn away from him to escape to my study, or my bedroom...either one. But I had to stalk past him, and as soon as I took a single step past, his hand shot up to grip my arm, pulling me back, eyes searching my face as I looked up at him.

"...What's wrong? Did- did something happen?"

Gaze dropping from his face and fixed on the floor, I shook my head and muttered "Nothing" Before endeavouring to stalk past him for the second time.

He stopped me again.

This time he'd left me for a few seconds to stalk off, before coming after me, calling out insistently,

"Jim...Boss! What's wrong?!"

My anger and pent up frustration only increased more with each call and question, and he was jogging after me to insist on telling me what was wrong, before his hand reached out to catch mine, and he spun me back round.

That was it.

...It was a snap, really. I snapped. As he clasped my hand to spin me to face him, I whirled round of my own volition, and cried,

"I'm fucking in love with you! That's what's wrong! And all you do is fucking talk about stupid fucking women and...!"

My voice trailed off, and I sighed, shaking my head as I squeezed my eyes shut. Dejected. It was out now. Everything i'd been keeping from him. The reason for my random snapping and stalking off, and I slowly turned to walk away again.

But he caught my hand.

He spun me right back round to him, and my eyes widened in surprise as I was whirled back to face him. My chest collided with his, and before I knew it, his free hand was cupping my cheek, and his lips were pressed to mine.

The last breath left my lungs, and this time it wasn't a mere second before I could breathe again, but minutes. I felt dizzy as I regained my senses, still in slight shock as I returned it, and my eyes refused to open again once he pulled back.

It was the breathless chuckle that forced me to open my eyes, and I looked up in shock and wonder at Sebastian, exultant and grinning down at me

"I love you too, Boss"

Releasing a last, shaky breath, my hands reached up to grip his shoulders, and I pulled him suddenly back down to kiss, a surprised chuckle huffed out against my lips as he wrapped his arms around my waist to pull me closer.

He never did talk about women again.