One Night Stand

viii. Busted.

Ant McPartlin gay?

Actor and teenage idol Ant McPartlin was spotted in centrum London with an unknown man. In the pictures taken, the boys seem pretty close. Ant McPartlin is not out of the closet, but it would not surprise anyone if he'd have a relationship with the man in the pictures.

To be continued.

Under the article, photos of them were placed, photos that were shot the day before: their hug in front of the shop, they walking next to each other while looking in each other's eyes and them on the ice skate rink, Declan on top of Ant. "Shit." Ant said a second time. "What is true of that, Anth?" Christine asked over the phone. "Well..." Ant started. "I'm coming over, love. We need to talk I think." She said and she ended the call.

"I think I better go home then." Dec said after a couple of seconds of silence that felt like hours. "No, stay. If you want to, I mean." Ant said. Dec forced a smile on his face.

Suddenly, his phone beeped. It was a message from Emma. He opened it with shaking hands. When were you planning on coming out to me? It's a miracle I haven't seen it sooner! Dec laughed and let Ant read the message. "You're kidding me! Nothing about me or whether it's true... Just this?" Ant asked, laughing. Dec smiled.

"I want to come out. I can't lose you over something like this." Ant said, suddenly serious again.

Dec smiled sadly. "Love, you can't lose your career because of me. I'd feel guilty forever." He said honestly. "I won't lose my career love, I won't." Ant said. Dec noticed Ant almost believed it himself. Dec couldn't take it anymore and hugged his boyfriend. "I love you. I love you so much." He whispered. "I love you too." Ant answered.

Dec's eyes went wide when he realised they had said I love you for the first time. He broke off the hug and looked Ant in the eyes. He noticed Ant had realised as well. "I love you." Ant said a second time. Dec laughed and hugged his boyfriend again. "I love you too." He answered, letting the butterflies do their work.

"And first of all, I'm gonna tell my mum I love you." He said. "After that, we'll see what we will do."

Dec nodded. "I can live with that." He answered. "Okay, fancy a shower? My mum will be here in less than half an hour. Maybe we can be dressed a bit fancy to meet her?" Ant asked. Dec smiled and nodded.

*

Dec fiddled nervously with his fingers. Dec noticed that Ant eyed him from his head to his toes. "God, Ant, not now. Your mum can be here any second." Dec blushed. Ant laughed. "I'm sorry. You look gorgeous, love." Ant smiled lovingly and he pecked Dec on his lips. Dec smiled and pulled Ant in for another kiss.

They broke off the kiss when the doorbell rang. Dec took a deep breath before following Ant to the front door. "Okay, ready?" Ant asked. Dec smiled and nodded.

"Hi mum." Ant said the moment he opened the door. "Close the door, there are paparazzi outside." Was the first thing she said. She pulled Ant in for a hug.

"Mum, this is my boyfriend, Dec." Ant said nervously. "Hi Dec, I'm Christine." Ant's mum said and she hugged Dec.

Dec closed his eyes as he answered the hug.

*

"I'm sorry you had to find out this way, mum." Ant said when they all had a cup of tea. Christine had an understandable smile on her face. "I understand why you stayed silent, I'm just disappointed you didn't tell me earlier." She said. Ant looked at his hands. Dec wanted to comfort him, but he didn't want to be inappropriate in front of his mum.

"What are you gonna do about the press?" Christine asked. "I don't know yet, to be honest." Ant answered. "I'll tell Ali the truth and I'll ask her what's the best solution: be honest or not."

"So, Dec," Christine said with a genuine smile on her face. "Tell me a bit more about yourself."

Dec told her about him being a teacher in elementary school, about playing music in his free time and about being obsessed with football. "Just like my son." Christine smiled. "You look like a good man." She said, making Dec blush. Ant put his hand on Dec's thigh. "He's wonderful." Ant said, not looking away from his boyfriend. Dec smiled widely.

*

"I think it's time to call Ali, isn't it." Ant sighed when his mother had left. "I'll leave you to it. I'm in the man cave, okay?" Dec asked. Ant nodded and pecked his boyfriend on the lips.

He took his phone and he searched the number of his manager. When he heard the beeps in his right ear, he knew this was one of the hardest phone calls he would ever make.