Something Happened over Christmas [COMPLETED]

Part 15

Ten minutes of Joss in the room felt like an eternity of torture for Dome. They were talking to the bosses; Joss being his usual eloquent self, great manners, and killer smile (even the smile he directed at Pavel looked genuine). But there's something about him that's different... something that Dome couldn't pinpoint.

Pavel, on the other hand... fuck. His posture, rigid; jaws clenched. Dome was sweating buckets.

Dome placed a hand on his husband's thigh. Their eyes met.

'I love you,' Dome whispered so soft, he was the only one to hear it.

But Pavel understood. He took a deep breath and squeezed the hand on his lap.

'Eeee!' Anna, the Chief Financial Officer, squeeled. Her eyes bright like stars. 'Dome! Did you just say "I love you" to Pavel?'

Dome smiled shyly. So much for whispering. Anna's eyes were so sharp, no wonder she's the CFO.

'P'Toei,' Anna said to the Chairman, 'you have to bring us to a fancy restaurant! We have double celebration--the new projects for the boys, and Dome and Pavel finally being together for real.'

'Of course!' agreed the Chairman.

Dome swallowed. He couldn't help but notice the look on Joss's face. It was as if it was carved on ice. There was a tiny, tiny pinch in his heart.

Should he have told Joss about Pavel? But he had no time! They've only been together since yesterday!

To say Dome was stressed was an understatement.He was feeling dizzy with exhaustion. He only wanted to have a boyfriend. No one told him it was going to be this complicated!

By the time the meeting ended half an hour later, Dome was ready to go home and collapse on his bed. The problem was, they couldn't refuse the lunch, and maybe this was the perfect time to talk to Joss. Having a boyfriend doesn't mean he has to abandon his friends.

The all-you-can-eat restaurant was in a 5-star hotel, about 10 minutes drive from the office. The secretary made a reservation and they all agreed to meet there.

As Dome and Pavel were getting into the car, Joss called. 'Hey...' He was looking at Dome. 'Can I talk to you?'

Dome smiled and was about to speak, when Pavel interrupted.

'Can it wait?' said Pavel. 'We're getting late.'

Dome ignored his boyfriend. 'Sure, uhm, what's it about?'

'Can we speak in private?' asked Joss.

'Say it now,' said Pavel. 'Dome and I are together now, and we don't plan to keep secrets from one another.'

'Pavel!' Dome couldn't believe how badly his boyfriend was behaving. He turned to Joss. 'Sorry, uhmm... do you want to talk at the hotel? I also have something to say...'

Joss thought for a bit, and then said, 'You know what? Pavel's right. Might as well say it now, since it's gonna get out anyway.'

Silence. Joss's eyes were like pools of black fire.

Dome blinked. 'What?'

Dome had been in a car accident once. He was riding a taxi going to school. They were approaching an intersection, when suddenly another taxi was speeding from the right. There might only have been two or three seconds before the impact, but it was clear as day what was coming. Like before, as it was now, Dome didn't have enough time to stop the inevitable.

The kiss came like the first big lightning on an overcast day. Followed by the loudest thunder in recent memory.

Dome's eyes bulged. In his surprise his mouth opened, for which Joss has taken advantage. A slip of tongue and suddenly Dome's vision became hazy. It was the hard body pressing against his own. Strong arms holding him tight.

Pavel saw it coming, too. But he was too far away. The hairs on his nape stood even before Joss's filthy lips crashed with his boyfriend's.

A scream

A torn shirt

Pavel's fist in the air

A comet landing on his rival's face

But Joss caught the punch with the palm of his hand, and pushed it down with a force that sent Pavel to the ground.

'Joss, stop!' cried Dome. 'Pavel!' He watched in horror as his boyfriend attacked like a maniac. Throwing punches and kicks that landed nowhere. It wasn't a public knowledge, but Joss was a master martial artist with killer blows. Right now he was only sidestepping the attacks, but Dome knew it will never end well for his boyfriend if Joss decided to retaliate.

'Pavel, please!' Dome tried to pull his boyfriend, to no avail. 'He could hurt you! Stop it!'

'I'm gonna fucking kill this asshole!' He was a man possessed.

As Pavel was trying to get off his boyfriend's clutch, he accidentally elbowed Dome, causing him to double over in pain and slip on the ground.

A whistle from the security guard.

'Shit! Dome!' Pavel's blood ran cold. He knelt beside his boyfriend. 'I'm sorry! Dome!' He turned to the advancing Joss. 'Don't you fucking dare!'

The executives were running behind the security guard. 'What happened?!' shouted P'Mhee.

Some of them held Joss, while the others prevented Pavel from assaulting the other guy.

'I'm never going to forgive you for this,' Joss told Pavel. His voice was thunder. 'I love you, Dome. I've loved you since we were younger, and I'm not gonna let this loser ruin your life.'

Joss marched away, escorted by Anna and Mhee.

Dome cried in pain and relief. He thought they were going to kill each other.

'Dome...I'm sorry, Dome...' Pavel kept saying. 'It's over. I'm sorry, Dome. It's over, we're gonna be fine...'

But they were not gonna be fine

Someone caught everything on video (as what always happens)

And

Well

The shitstorm has just begun

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