Roman’s povI was in the kitchen taking my morning tea when Callum showed up in his briefs. His bare chest looked a bit puffed that morning like he had been exercising. I couldn’t tell. I had left him in the room as early as four for my daily exercises. He looked at me and then shrugged.“Last night was fun,” he said as I nodded. “Yeah, what part? The events or the park?”He stared into space for a while, then looked at the ceiling like he was calculating something before looking at me.“Both.”I nodded. “Alright.”“Where is Adam?”I pointed to the living room as he went in there and sighed. “Jesus Christ.”I joined him while sipping my morning tea, as I gave him a cup I had brewed.“What’s this?” he asked.“Tea.”He shook his head. “I only drink coffee.”“Coffee isn’t good for you.”“And tea is?”“Callum, I’m not here to argue with you. You don’t want it? Fine,” I said, dropping the mug on the table.He didn’t even look at it twice as he turned back to Adam.“How long do you think
Roman’s povWe soon got to the park as we got down from the car to look around.It was scanty, but it was still open.“You,” Callum said to the driver, “wait here with Adam while we go into the park.”“Sir… I have to ask,” the driver said in a stuttering voice. “How long will you be here?”“I have no idea,” he sighed. “On second thought, maybe you should take Adam home and then come back to pick us up.”“But sir, that could take almost an hour. It’s traffic time, and some roads are closed.”“Just go. We will come back home on our home.”But the driver was adamant.“Sir, for your safety, I have to make sure that…”“Look,” I stopped him, “he’s safe with me. Alright? My husband is safe with me. So just go.”He looked from me to Callum before giving a nod, getting into the car, and driving out of there.Callum turned to me. “This better be worth it.”I shrugged. “Well, I don’t know what else is worth it apart from us having a wonderful time here. Unless you’ve changed your mind on a lot o
Roman’s povWe got back into the party, and the music started to play in a loud way.Callum looked at me. “You wanna dance?” he asked, as I shook my head.“No, I’m not really much of a dancer.”He scoffed. “Come on, you’re like Superman. You have everything planned out for yourself.”I tussled with my tie before finally removing it, as I was tired of fighting with it.“Don’t do that,” he whispered, but I shook my head. “I am not going to listen to you from now on based on what I should wear.”Adam soon showed up drunk. “You guys are so cute. I could see you from over there arguing or some shit.”“Are you… drunk?” Callum asked as Adam hiccuped. “Jesus. What the hell did you take?”“Some drinks and a couple of shots of a foreign drink from Nigeria I suppose. I don’t know man. I barely had time to look up the name.”I looked at Adam. He was clearly drunk before turning to the girls beside him. They looked like hookers, and I had no idea how they had found their way into this prestigious
Callum’s povMy eyes darted to a couple of men in suits who came to me with their expensive tastes. We started talking about business. We talked about the foundations, the charity organizations, save this, save that. Save the humans in North America. Save the humans in Africa. Save the humans in Antarctica. Save the animals in this part of the world. Save that in that part of the world.At some point, I spaced out and I forgot all the promises, pledges, and leverages that I had with them. At some point, everything felt meaningless, but I refused to let it all get into my head.And when we were done talking, I smiled at them.“Thank you all so much. This meeting has been a lot.”That was all I could say to most of them. I would shake hands. I would meet this person and hug.And with all this going on, Roman stood behind me like a bodyguard instead of a partner. From time to time, I would glide my hand into his and slowly bring him to be by my side. But almost like a reflex action, he w
Roman’s povI placed my hand on his back as I led him into the party. There were so many paparazzi members there, rushing towards us as I tried my best to smile.“Your smile looks like you’re about to murder someone,” Adam said behind me, but I ignored him.Callum gave the most natural smile and waved to them like a celebrity.“Oh my God, Callum West!”“Over here! Callum.” “Callum, is that your new husband?”I could hear the reporters yelling from time to time as I kept a straight face.Callum leaned into me. “Smile with your heart.”I gritted through my teeth. “I am smiling.”Adam decided to act like a buffer between us as he got in front of us and turned to the cameras, giving a small bow.“Adam Steele!” somebody yelled as Adam turned to them.“Yes?”“How would you say your relationship with Callum West has been throughout all the traumatic experiences he has gone through with his near-death experiences?”That question caught us off guard as we all looked at the reporter. He had a
Roman’s povI placed my hand on the small of his back as I led him into the party. There were so many paparazzi members there, rushing towards us as I tried my best to smile.“Your smile looks like you’re about to murder someone,” Adam said behind me, but I ignored him.Callum gave the most natural smile and waved to them like a celebrity.“Oh my God, Callum West!”“Over here! Callum.” “Callum, is that your new husband?”I could hear the reporters yelling from time to time as I kept a straight face.Callum leaned into me. “Smile with your heart.”I gritted through my teeth. “I am smiling.”Adam decided to act like a buffer between us as he got in front of us and turned to the cameras, giving a small bow.“Adam Steele!” somebody yelled as Adam turned to them.“Yes?”“How would you say your relationship with Callum West has been throughout all the traumatic experiences he has gone through with his near-death experiences?”That question caught us off guard as we all looked at the report