A/N: Let's hear Mark's reasons (>_<) for hurting the handsome Vee.
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After the reception, Vee was sitting in the bed of the room the newlyweds would be staying at. He was still in a daze of whatever happened for the whole day. He was so sure that the reason why he went to Taiwan was to stop the wedding of Mark and run away with him but all of those didn't happen. Instead, he was looking at his wedding ring perfectly fit in his ring finger and was wondering how all of what happened felt surreal.
Mark came in after taking a shower. He was wearing his clothes, a simple brown shirt and dark gray shorts. "Aren't you going to take a shower?"
Vee lifted his eyes and looked at the person he loves the most. "Mark...what really happened to us?"
The junior sighed and sat beside him. "I'm sorry for being not good enough back then and pulling you back."
Vee tilted his head. "What do you mean?"
Mark was biting on his lower lip. Tears were starting to form on his eyes. The senior's heart started to squeeze. He was still weak against Mark. He promised himself that he would never make the junior cry ever again as long as they are together. He wiped the tears that slowly fell on Mark's cheeks.
"Something happened back then? Tell me."
Vee was trying his best to broaden his understanding instead of putting the blame in the past, he wanted to confront the present that they are in.
"Phi, I'm sorry for growing apart and being weak back then."
"Why? We are married now. I think I deserve to know what made us break apart last year."
Mark looked at Vee with teary eyes again. "I once visited you in the company you were working with to surprise you but I was the one who got surprised. At the lobby, I heard from some of your colleagues that you are supposed to get a promotion but it was held back by one of your superiors because he hated the fact that you were already in a relationship."
Vee's face was priceless. He was beyond shocked about that one because he never once heard that his relationship was a question for him to climb the ladder in their organization.
"I thought that since you are at the peak of your career, I wouldn't want to be the hindrance to your success. I needed to focus and improve myself to stand by you. And...you might also want to have a successor for yourself which I can't give to you."
The junior's insecurities kicked in during that time. He was a rich boy but that was not his, it was his parents. He wanted to stand by Vee whom he admired not just because he was his boyfriend but because Vee was an outstanding man.
"So you leaned on to someone instead of talking it out with me? Is that it?"
Mark was flustered. He shakes his head vigorously. "No Phi. That guy you saw with me that day, he was a friend from another college who helped me a lot about my thesis. He's already in a relationship too."
"Are you telling me I misunderstood?"
Mark nodded his head. Vee sighed. "Shouldn't you hold onto me tighter? We promised that we would be dealing with any problem that would come our way together? You;ve killed me for the second time there."
"P'Vee..." Mark's tears fell again. "There was something I learned when we grew apart because of our schedules and lifestyle. Sometimes, not all fights were meant to be won, it was a fight that I needed to surrender for me to restart and take another route so that I could be together with you."
"You should've told me then. What if I have already moved on?"
Mark looked at Vee's eyes with full of pain. "Then...I guess I was not meant for you."
It was at that moment when Vee realized that he couldn't even love anyone else more than Mark. He embraced the junior and held him tight. "Whatever you are, I didn't choose to be with you because of fame, money, or status, but because it's you. Throw all of your insecurities to me. Depend on me more because from today onwards, I'm your husband."
Vee breaks off from their embrace and leans closer to Mark capturing the lips of the love of his life. It was a kiss full of longing, forgiveness, love and promises. Mark encircled his arms on Vee's neck and saviour the kiss that they have never forgotten for the past year that they have been apart.
Gasping for air, Mark's eyes were looking at Vee with affection. "I'm sorry for surprising you like this. I did my best to prepare for this because I know that being weak doesn't mean you would forgive me."
"At least it was me who married you. If it was any other man, the wedding hall would definitely be filled with blood."
"P'Vee!"
"I'm just kidding." Vee chuckled while caressing Mark's cheeks. The junior's heart was filled with warmth hearing Vee's laugh. He missed it so much because he also suffered for the past year. He was no longer used to seeing that handsome face everyday or at least once or twice a week whenever Vee would visit him. He was not well and struggled working in the industry because he wanted to prove himself, not only for Vee but for his father.
"Mark...the vow that we made, no one, even the two of us should break it. Promise me that we would uphold it because I could never take another death from being apart from you."
The junior nodded his head and gave Vee a peck.
Vee smiled, the one that he always had whenever he was with Mark, a genuine one. He slid his hand on Mark's neck and pulled him into a hot session kiss. It was their honeymoon anyway.
While those wet kisses are slowly emitting lustful sounds filling the room, Mark couldn't stop but gave out a moan. "P'Vee..." he lightly pushed away Vee who was hovering above him.
"What? Don't tell me I can't have my husband tonight? Honeymoon right?"
Mark's face turned into a ripe tomato. Vee has always been shameless but hearing the word "husband" from him knock his senses. What happened today was the reality.
"You didn't take your shower yet."
"Aww..Do I stink?" Vee tried to sniff himself then he combed his hair back that was out of style now but by doing so, he still looked so handsome and it made Mark's heart beat faster.
"We'll get dirty anyway. Let me just eat my husband to make up for the lost one year of my fill." Vee's eyes were dark. He was filled with desire. He removed his white long-sleeves and unbuckled his pants.
Mark knew that this should not make him shy at all because they've done this so many times and yet, he was still mesmerized whenever he would see Vee's body hovering above him. His heart was still beating loudly.
Vee smashed his lips on Mark's and started another round of heated kissing. His lips and tongue slowly roamed around Mark's forehead, cheeks, nose, lips, neck, down to his shoulder and chest. Everytime Vee would leave a mark on the junior's skin by sucking it mercilessly, Mark would shudder from pleasure. When Vee started to pump on Mark's length and grind his own together with his husband, the two of them were filled with pleasure, making them moan each other's name.
The night seems too short for them because of their desire for each other. Round after round, they didn't mind if they were too loud, violent or messy, as long as they could feel each other's existence, they share it together, the pain, pleasure and happiness in their hearts.
When the morning came, Vee's throat was too dry to even speak, then, his eyes landed on the body lying beside him. He smiled gently until he could feel his eyes filled with tears.
"Why are you crying Phi?"
"I--uhmm..huh? I'm crying?" Confused with his own reaction, Mark caressed the senior's cheeks to wipe the tears that made it wet.
"Yes you are. I should be the one crying because of the severe pain and soreness I'm feeling, but...why are you crying?"
Vee sighed then smiled at his husband while touching the hand that was caressing his face. "I'm just happy I guess. To be able to wake up and see you beside me again, this is all that I...need to...live." His words started to shake until his tears fell again while kissing Mark's hand.
Mark tried his best to get up even though he was really in pain. He embraced the handsome man who was still crying. "P'Vee. Thank you for still accepting me."
The handsome senior nodded his head and hugged Mark back. "I love you so much Mark, my husband."
~~FIN