Running From Him (ManxMan) ✔️

Chapter 11: Past, Present, Future

🏃Clark's POV🏃

"Clark! We have to leave babe!" Clark heard his boyfriend yell from his place in the bathroom.

"Coming!" Clark called back. As quickly as he could he pulled up his jeans and tied his belt buckle. He speedily raced back and forth around his room and picked up anything that he thought he would need.

"Clark! You're taking too long!" Kevin added impatiently after several minutes pass. Clark tensed and he felt that feeling of slight worry take place. He left whatever he hadn't been able to grab and in a matter of seconds he was in front of Kevin.

"I'm sorry, I was worried about our trip, I wanted to make sure we had everything we might need, I didn't mean to make you upset-" Clark hastily explained. Kevin ignored his boyfriend's apology, he turned without a word to walk into his truck. "Babe-"

"Listen Clark," Kevin sighed leaning back as Clark rushed to place all of their bags into the back of the truck. "I thought that we both wanted to head to Seattle together but if you don't even enjoy my company then-"

"No! Of course I want to go with-" Kevin had slammed the car door shut and marched up to a startled Clark. Kevin at this point was steaming but Clark, still trusting the man he thought he might love, didn't think or realize that his boyfriend's anger was no longer harmless. Kevin got close to his boyfriend but fortunately for the innocent younger he closed his eyes and took a long steadying breath to curb his sudden anger.

"Don't interrupt me Clark." Kevin told his boyfriend with an eerie calm. Clark nodded and once Kevin went back into the car he finished loading up their bags.

This version of a relationship had been going on between Clark and his boyfriend for a few weeks now. Kevin had grown the habit of punishment, taking away things like kissing or refusing to drive him home when he upsets him during a date.

The first time Kevin had threatened to leave him to walk home by himself Clark hadn't believed him, but when Clark arrived home with aching calves he had to face the obvious. He was prepared to storm Kevin and express his anger but Kevin beat him to the punch, giving him such an earnest apology and explaining that he had felt hurt and insecure and soon Clark was instead saying that he would never put him in that position again.

They have been dating for over a month at this point and already their relationship was completely in Kevin's control. He had Clark wrapped around his every word and Clark who just wanted a real relationship was blind to see it. But soon he would not have the option to ignore it any longer.

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I sat in front of my bathroom mirror, tussling my hair and adjusting my shirt, when I heard the doorbell ring. I grinned in excitement and quickly ran for the door. Once I opened the door I sucked in my lips by habit and smiled at the man who stood before me.

"Hi." I smiled, almost shyly to him.

"Hey Clark." He smiled back. A light blush danced on his cheeks and I thanked his paler skin for making it obvious to me. I stood away from the door and gestured him in.

"Welcome to my house Liam." I grinned to my boyfriend. "Make yourself at home." Liam chuckled and walked into the threshold, unashamed as he scanned to expensive looking entryway.

"I have to admit, I knew that you were rich and your address confirmed this but this place is beyond my expectations." He snapped his eyes down to mine and suddenly looked scared. "Sorry! That came out wrong!" I laughed lightly under my breath and walked over to Liam to give him a reassuring pat on the back.