Gay Games

"So you both are really dating?"

Vlad was at work and couldn't wait to be out. Fyo's school was over for the holiday and he couldn't wait to be with the kid. They were going for ice-creams later.

"I wouldn't say dating, but we are okay with s-some stuffs." Stuart's voice shook but Vlad could still hear him loud and clear.

Vlad gasped and surprised himself with how dramatic it was. He immediately covered his mouth when he saw the people around his work space glance at him.

Smiling at Cherri beside him on the front desk, he excused himself and went into a hallway. As he faced the wall to hide himself from the other nurses and doctors walking about, he said, "What do stuff mean?"

"Oh lord, Vlad. This is embarrassing to talk about. How about I call you later?"

Vlad's eyes widened and he quickly thought of something they must have done or could be easy to do. "Uh, Hand job? Did he give you hand job or blow job?" Vlad tried to say it as quietly as possible since one of his 'friends' passed by him.

"Hey Vladimir. Ziz iz a good day, no?" Theo chuckled at his poor imitation of Vlad's accent. The bastard.

"Zeo, not now."

He glared at the man then went back to ignoring him when Stuart spoke. "Oh I don't know. I've got Mariam here so I can't say exactly. Why do you want to know anyway? What the fuck? Why am I telling you this?"

Vlad frowned. "You said your kid is with you? You just cussed before her."

There was a lot of rustling coming from the speaker then he spoke again as if after breath, "Yeah and now Leon is after me. You happy?" Then he hung up before Vlad could answer.

Vlad sighed. He hated the way the stupid Aussie left him curious. How had he even managed to get Leon to do anything to him? Especially since Leon had wanted to leave because of him.

If only he hadn't gotten drunk the other day and made Andres like this.

It had been a week since Vlad had done anything with the man. The dirty Colombian had locked himself in his office and the only time they had seen was when Vlad had brought something for him to eat. Every time he called he would use the excuse that he was busy but Vlad knew better. Tomorrow was their last date and Vlad wanted it to be very different from the last one and somehow, move them forward in their relationship.

Vlad had officially given up on trying to leave. Since his inactive 'unny bun refused to come home, he had used his free time to check everywhere for a passport. Any passport at all. But like Stuart had said, there was nothing. And like Stuart, he was giving into what he was feeling.

Sighing, he slid his phone into his pocket and walked back to the front desk. Cherri, a middle aged woman with short black hair and an annoying smile, grinned at him. "Hey you. Was that hunny bun? I'd like to meet him."

Vlad forced a smile at her especially when Theo came to stand beside her. Vlad was already expecting it so when he started using his accent, he was not surprised. "Yes. Ve should have one big get together." He winked at him. "You know, just the adults. No kids."

"Maybe we should, Zeo." Vlad smirked

"It's Theo. T H E O not Zeo. Don't call me, Zeo."

Theo was as Indian as they came. Brown skin, short silky brown hair and with a very deep accent. He sounded funny with the accent but no one ever judged mostly because Vlad had his back whenever they tried to imitate his accent. Theo hated when they made fun of his accent but never once ignored the attempt to make fun of Vlad's. He was a hypocrite.

"Sorry Zeo. It cannot be helped." Vlad chuckled at his pouting face and pinched his cheeks. There were just a few reasons why Vlad even liked the man and that was because he was adorable and openly gay. He needed him if he was going to get Andres.

"Whatever. I'm going to check on Mr. Funnel." Theo rolled his eyes, kissed Cherri on the cheek then walked out.

Cherri and Vlad watched him as he walked into one of the hallways which was in a completely different wing from where Mr. Funnel was in. "He's stupid, isn't he?" Cherri chuckled.

"Very."

"And quite a touchy guy. If he weren't gay, I'd ravish him." She moaned and licked her red lips as if she had just finish eating him.

Vlad winced at that. He could just imagine the image and he hated the fact that he could. Looking away from her, he checked his watch as he said, "I've got thirty more minutes here. Might as well check on new patient."

She rose her brow at him. "You were assigned to him?"

"Yeah but just for next week. Christmas to new year is my week off."

"Aww. Then I'm going to be here alone." She pouted but immediately smiled when someone came beside Vlad and looked at her.

This man was rather old, probably in his sixties but very tall. Taller than Andres if Vlad had to admit and Andres was a good 6ft something. He smiled at Cherri who immediately ignored Vlad and said, "Hi, I'm Cherri and what can I do for you today?"

The man hummed before finally speaking, "I'm here to see my um... husband. I just heard he collapsed at work yesterday. Er, my name is Tony Vestron. I'm here to see..."

"Nikko Vestron." Vlad completed it for him, realizing this man was his patient's husband.

The man looked at Vlad as if he hadn't noticed him before. The elderly man smiled and said, "You have seen him?"

Vlad nodded at the old man then gestured for Cherri to put down the man's name as he led the old man to his husband's room.

Just a few doors down the hall Theo was supposed to be in, and they were at the room. The man in it was slightly younger but the difference wasn't much. They were both tall.

Looking away from the TV, Nikko's eyes widened when he saw Tony but they became hard the second he stepped closer to him.

"What are you doing here?"

Tony immediately stiffened and so did Vlad. What if he had brought in someone that was going to kill him. Vlad immediately shook his head at that thought. Too much movies.

"I came to apologize. I had been mad yesterday and I told my secretary to ignore all call for me or tell them I was busy. Who would've thought she would dismiss your call from the hospital."

Nikko frowned but his eyes seemed to soften with that. He looked away from the man who Vlad heard release a deep breath. "I hope you sacked her."

"I did. This morning when I found out." Tony said as he walked towards him. "I had hoped she wasn't liked that. That was why I kept her around. But she was like everyone else. They don't want us together."

"But it doesn't matter because I'll always love you." He said it so coolly as if it was a well-known fact and Tony laughed then kissed his forehead before sitting down on the bed, beside him.

Nikko sat up straight and that was when Vlad remembered he had a job to do. As they continued their heartwarming conversation, Vlad checked his vitals and got him an extra pillow for his back.

"Thank you." They both said in sync then laughed lightly.

"You're welcome." He nodded and stood by the door to watch them mostly because it was such a beautiful sight.

If only he had someone who loved him the way they did, he wouldn't be feeling this awkward loneliness. Vlad had never really noticed it until his ma went into that coma. No one came to see her and no one bothered to see him. Sure he had on the 'everything is fine' look but anyone who really knew him would know he was suffering for that whole year.

"See something you like?"

Vlad hadn't heard that voice before but he didn't feel like looking away. He leaned on the door and answered quietly, "Yeah. It's beautiful."

"Takes a lot of meeting the wrong people to get this far. That is, finding the right one."

Vlad nodded then glanced at the man beside him. He was tall, almost as tall as he was. Dark skinned with short thick brown hair. He was wearing the nurses uniform but unlike the regular workers who had name tags pinned on their uniform, he wore his around his neck. And that meant he was only temporary.

Reading the name off the tag, he smiled and said, "Michael, I am Vladimir."

The man returned the smile. "Wow Russian. I've never met a Russian."

"Today is lucky day zen."

Giving the couple one last look, he mentally sighed when he saw them kiss, but quickly looked away and headed for the front desk.

Not finding Cherri in her spot, he shrugged and signed out. Immediately he let go of the pen, Michael took it and wrote down his name.

"My shift's over."

Vlad nodded but asked curiously, "Zat is good to know. Want to get drink or something?"

Michael scoffed as they both walked out of the hospital. "I hope this isn't some sort of flirtation because I happen to have a girlfriend."

That froze Vlad in his steps. This man didn't know he was married. How could that be possible? All the people he communicated with, both friends and people he had only talked to once, knew about his marriage.

Vlad narrowed his eyes at him. "Flirt with you? Why would I?"

Michael laughed lightly. "I thought you were um... I mean you were looking at that couple in there with a longing I thought you were..."

"Gay?"

He ran a hand through his hair and gave him a cheeky smile. "Arent you?"

Vlad couldn't believe it. Could this be a treat from The Gay project? Someone who could show some light in what the hell was going on? Or at least someone he could confide in?

Looking away from the man, he gestured for the dark skinned man to follow him and he did. They walked quietly to his car which was parked at the parking lot of the hospital. When he was in front of it and no one was around them, he turned to him and tried to look as relaxed as possible even though deep down he was practically screaming.

"I am sorry if zis is all weird and stuff but, I would like to know if you know about The Gay project?"

The second he said it, Michael's eyes hardened and he frowned. "What do you know about it?"

Vlad didn't know if he could hold his excitement any longer. He took in another deep breath and said, "I am one of their experiments."

"Shit."

"And I have been forced to have man as husband and raise two kids together." He went on mostly because he was enjoying the look on the man's face.

"Wait, they are giving you a family?"

"And more. Friends, jobs but they broke all contact with our real families outside of island. I have been trying to reach moya babushka but it disconnects right away. Man I was paired up with, Andres, he too can't reach his cousin."

Michael shook his head vigorously. "Hell no. I knew there was something fishy about my internship. And my girlfriend letting me go as if she wasn't going to miss me. The asshole. The fucking gay project set me up. Again. Fuck."

Vlad jumped back, shocked from his little outrage. What had The gay Project done to him that made him angry? Glancing at his car, he nodded as if realizing what to do and said to the annoyed man in front of him, "Since you are free, want to get a coffee with me?"

"I don't think I should say no."

"Please don't. I need answers."

~::~

"Have you tried to leave?"

Vlad rolled his eyes at his question. Who wouldn't have tried to leave?

After listening to Michael's story, he summarized it to the project was mostly a success since he was the only one who came out of the island with a girlfriend. Vlad couldn't help thinking what would have happened if he had been on that island with Andres? Would they had had feelings for each other earlier or late like the rest had? Or maybe he would have fallen for Leon like the way Nathan fell for Doug?

"Of course I've tried to leave. Gotten more than enough money but they took our passport. We are as stranded as it is."

Michael stroked his chin as if deep in thought then said, "Then how did you guys get here?"

"We woke up one day here. My fake husband is Andres. Other couple is Leon and Stuart. They have made more progress than me."

"In leaving?" Michael narrowed his eyes.

Vlad scoffed. "No, in getting with each other. I can't get Andres to come home anymore and all the time I saw him, he didn't make any attempt to kiss me."

His eyes widened and he took a sip from his French vanilla. "Wait, it has been just two weeks and all of you are already making out?"

Vlad ignored him the minute the lady serving them waved his bagel at him. Standing up from the table, he got it from her, tipped her then brought it back to their table. He took a small sip from his Ice Capp, sighed in bliss then looked back at Michael who chuckled.

"You like your snacks huh?"

Vlad nodded with a grin. "I like it very much. About your question, yes. First task was to kiss to get money and they called it ongoing task. So anytime we kiss, we get money."

Michael rose a suspicious brow at him then leaned forward. "So all of you just fell for each other from then?"

Vlad frowned at him. "What is with tone? If you were locked up with girl for one month and was forced to kiss her all day, won't you develop something?"

Michael took another sip from his tea then replied, "I was on an island with a bunch of men, three days with the girl they left for us and I was fucking her. I understand. It's like The Gay Project just likes playing with our hormones."

Vlad hummed as he took a bite from his bagel then smiled after he swallowed. The bagels here were always amazing. Michael watched him finish one then then said when he was done. "Have you met a lady named Bonnie? If this is The Gay Project's work she must be here."

He shrugged. "Nyet. Friends I have are Theo and Cherri. My fake husband has Barnes and James. If this woman you look for is here, she must be friends of Leon and Stuart. I can give you address if you want."

Michael brightened as he sat up on his seat. "Oh really? Thanks so much." He turned to the man in the table beside theirs and asked for a serviette. He placed the brown paper towel in front of Vlad and he wrote down their address and his number. Michael thanked him again as he tucked it in his pocket.

Checking his watch, the man before Vlad stood up immediately and said, "I am so sorry. I have to leave."

"Oh it's fine. See you again on Monday but I would like it if you drop by my house. The number on it is mine."

Michael grinned cheekily. Vlad immediately thought of him as adorable and he felt his cheeks heat up at the thought.

"I will, thanks. Sorry if I couldn't help you out more."

"Does not matter. Bye." He waved the man off and watched him walk away.

Staring at the door blankly, he didn't notice when someone came to join him on his table until the person took from his bagel. Vlad immediately snatched the bagel out of the person's hand before frowning at the idiot.

"What do you need Zeo?"

Theo's brows furrowed together but they relaxed as he leaned into the chair. "Actually, I should be asking you."

Vlad kept his bagel back in his bag carefully and sealed it before giving Theo a grim look. "I do not understand."

Theo chuckled. "See man, you are looking kind of dull and out of it. Andy isn't treating you right?"

He sighed.

Vlad didn't know whether to tell him everything was fine or admit that indeed he needed to get laid. And he was at that point where anyone would do and the only person he could do shit with was....

When Vlad nodded, Theo smirked and leaned closer to him. "Well today is your lucky day because I've got a plan."

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