Spotlights. Ant & Dec | ✔️

Chapter 27: Mendax

This is a funny meme^^ 😂😂

Don't like this chapter because it's sort of me salvaging my storyline when I realised I'd made a big mistake lol 😂😂

"Declan? Declan? Get up. I just got a text from Simon. He wants me and you at ITV now."

"Me?" Dec mumbled, wiping the sleep from his eyes and blinking up at a fully dressed Ant.

"Aye you. We don't have long till the car is here so hurry up." The smaller Geordie frowned and looked over at the clock. It was 7 in the morning. The last thing the singer felt like doing was start another day. Especially when the world seemed so bleak.

Grumpily Declan showered and dressed, he wasn't sure what to were so went for something smart casual. When he walked down stairs he found Anthony gathering papers on his desk.

The dark haired man looked up from where he had been concentrating to looking into Dec's sad green eyes. Both boys looked tired. Dec didn't make any move to approach, just stayed by the doorway with his arms wrapped tightly around his body. Ant felt his heart breaking, their paradise was collapsing around them... and he only had himself to blame.

The door bell rang and Dec looked to it but instead of answering looked to Ant with pleading eyes. The presenter put the strange behaviour to the side and straightened his suit as he opened the door and stepped outside, gesturing for Dec to follow as he climbed in the back of a shiny black SUV.

"Morning Ant. Morning Declan.... hey are you alright?" Stephen asked, his cheery mood falling to concerned as he looked at the brown haired man. The usually cheerful Dec, who was also usually plastered to Anthony's side, was sat with a seat between them both and it looked like Ant was equally at a loss as to why.

"Aye I'm fine."

"Okay." Stephen dragged the 'A' and looked to his boss with a confused expression. The scowl on Ants face though, had the PA thinking twice about commenting.

"In all honesty I don't know why Simon has called this meeting. His PA is a bit of a bitch and won't ever tell me anything, so we'll just find out when we get there. What I do know is that ITV is pushing to get planning sorted on your other commitments Ant. You can't miss another meeting."

Dec's head whipped to Ant with shock, confusion and worst of all guilt. Ant ignored him and glared at Stephen. "I have bigger issues to deal with Stephen. They don't need me there I can just read off the autocue."

"No." Dec small but stern voice had both men turning their attention to him. "That's what makes your shows special, you don't take any short cuts... you work hard to make them fun for everyone. Don't neglect that for me." Declan felt close to tears, everything was becoming too much, everything was spiralling out of control and he was the cause.

"No Dec. If you think I'm going to let you handle this by yourself you are wrong. I wasn't there to protect you once, I won't let that happen again." Hurt washed through Ant as he watched his boyfriend turn to look out the window, dismissing his words. He felt anger towards the smaller man. Sure he had done wrong but he'd apologised, was Dec going to keep
Punishing him for that?

Stephen whistled, "Okay swiftly moving on." Ant sent him a death glare. It seemed Stephen's usual joking was not going to do down well if he continued.

Stephen started to fill Ant in on various messages the presenter had been sent and different meetings he needed to attend. Ant struggled to listen, his eyes kept wondering to Dec's form, he seemed so distant. Like he didn't even want to be in the younger man's company.