Adrian walked out of the washroom stalls, quickly washing his hands. Looking at himself in the mirror, he saw a figure with tired, puffy eyes and dark bags surrounding them.
He had spent the past few nights crying himself to sleep. He focused a lot on his work, working extra hours to help his mind stay distracted.
But this was not helping him with his health at all. He was tired, very much, but he was better now as when compared to a week earlier.
Splashing water on his face, he decided to go back to work. Taking a last glance, he walked out.
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Adrian rubbed his eyes, trying to keep the sleep out of it. He saw Vincent coming in the hotel he worked at, knowing he'll get another earful now.
Vincent had been picking him up to and from work, and took him to different places to cheer him up.
Honestly, Adrian loved it when Vince did that. He always managed to make him laugh, and he felt nice after he spent time with him. He was grateful to have him.
"You done sulking here?" Vincent came over and asked him, taking off his sunglasses to see Adrian better.
Adrian just glared, getting up and ready to leave with his friend, his lips forming a slight pout.
Both of them stepped out of the hotel, talking to each other. Adrian paused mid talk, seeing as Vincent headed towards the back side of the hotel.
"Wait, why are we going there? Don't you usually park towards the front?" He asked, quickly following Vince.
"Do you see any vacant spots there?" Vincent asked, to which Adrian nodded.
The back side of the hotel was always dead silent. There was a dead end and you could not see a single soul there.
"I still don't understand how your grown up ass is so scared of even the thought of crossing that area." Vincent teased.
"Hey, I'm not scared, okay?! I just thi-
HOLY SHIT-" Adrian yelped, grabbing Vince's hand and hiding behind the side of the building.
"What the hell?" Vincent whispered, smacking Adrian's hand that clutched his forearm. Adrian just shot him a look with a finger on his lips, telling him to keep quiet.
Vincent suddenly showed him an overly exaggerated scared face, putting his mouth next to Adrian's ear, and whispered.
"The fuck is wrong with you, you stupid bi-"
"I saw them!! They're right over there." Adrian whispered back, and Vincent instantly knew who he was talking about.
"What?" He asked dumbly.
"Did you not see the other car there? I caught a glimpse of Aldrich." Adrian said.
"Oh... Why are they here?" Vincent asked, receiving a glare from Adrian in return.
"How would you know, yes.." he answered himself, nodding his head.
"Go talk to them. I'm assuming they're here for you." Vincent said after a minute of thinking.
"Are you stupid?! I can't do that!" Adrian exclaimed.
"You go and bring your car over here, I'll get on then." He said, ushering Vincent to go.
Vincent went ahead, his heart thumping as soon as he saw Aldrich step out of the car.
"Hey my man! How are you?!" Vincent asked.
Adrian, who was listening to the whole interaction, facepalmed. Vincent behaved very badly whenever he was nervous. This was one of the cases.
On the other side, Aldrich just looked at Vincent with a straight look, making him clear his throat.
Vincent bowed at the kings, quickly heading towards his car.
"Where is he?" Zion's voice stopped him, and Vincent quickly pointed towards where Adrian was hiding.
Adrian tried his best to listen more clearly, but couldn't listen to anything.
What did he say?!
Why is there no one talking now?
I swear if he did something stup-
He suddenly jumped as Zion's face came in his vision. Pushing himself back into the wall, he tried to smile.
"H-hi!!" He said, peeking from his eyelashes while looking at the ground out of embarrassment.
Aldrich chuckled at him.
"We needed to talk about something, bunny. Come." He said, ruffling his hair.
"I.. bu-" Adrian tried to protest, but then followed them to their car, a pout printed on his face.
Vincent saw them, and Adrian shot him a glare, making him do a weird, awkward grin.
"You can leave if you want to, Vincent." Zion said, making Adrian whip his head towards him.
"But, he is my ride!" He exclaimed.
"Nah, we are your ride, cupcake." Aldrich said, making Adrian shut up.
They quickly sat in the spacious car, the couple facing Adrian.
Adrian looked at them two, them looking back. He continued glancing between the two and they did the same.
"Umm.... Yeah, you guys wanted to talk?" Adrian asked, growing red from the increasing intensities of their gazes.
"Yup!" Aldrich said, leaning back and tilting his head, staring deep into Adrian's eyes as if he could see through his soul.
"You do realise that you guys have to start the conversation rather than looking at me as if I'm supposed to do that, right?" Adrian said, making the other two chuckle.
"We brought this for you." Zion said, picking out a big box of chocolates that he knew were Adrian's favourite.
Adrian took them with a shocked face.
"I..
For me?!" He asked, earning a nod from both.
Aldrich bent forwards, opening the box and picking out a single piece. Unwrapping the goodness, he held it in front of Adrian's mouth, making him quirk an eyebrow.
"I want to watch you lick it." Aldrich said, making Adrian turn into a cherry.
"Wh-
What?! Wh-" He stuttered, making Aldrich laugh heartily.
"I'm kidding, cupcake. Open up, I'm clearly feeding you!" Aldrich said.
Adrian slowly opened his mouth, enveloping the piece in his mouth.
He looked at Zion, and wondered why he was being so okay with his fiancé acting this way with him.
An even bigger question was why Aldrich acted so friendly-
No... Not friendly..
'flirty' is more fitting..
Adrian continued looking at the two, hoping they would just talk about whatever they wanted to. The growing anxiety was killing him.
"So... You both brought me in here to give me a box of chocolates?" He asked, making Zion clear his throat.
"Adrian, we wanted to ask you something." He said, growing serious now.
Adrian nodded, indicating them to continue.
"You don't have to give us a reply now, and if you want to ask anything about it we are here all the time." Aldrich said.
"Please keep an open mind about this and know that we both completely agree on it, and are doing this with both our will." Zion said.
They glanced at each other, before turning their head towards the younger, all of their hearts beating wildly.
"Adrian...
Will you be our boyfriend?" Aldrich asked softly.
Adrian's eyes widened in shock, his mind going completely blank.
Boyfriends..
Dating....
..dating themm!!!
"YES!!" Adrian yelled, going red as soon as he did that.
"Wait..
You're okay with this?
I mean, I'm over the top for this but at the same time, I don't want to force you into anything." Zion asked in concern.
"Yes I'm okay with it!! I'm completely fine with it. But... Aldrich? I never thought you would ask this and.." Adrian said.
"No cupcake, I'm fine with it too. And I'm glad you said yes." Aldrich smiled, taking the younger's hand in his and pressing a small kiss to the back of it.
Adrian blushed, looking at Zion next, who just ruffled his hair and held his hand, leaving a red mess.
This is nice..
Adrian thought.
No...
I believe this is everything I wanted.
He thought, looking at the two of them.
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