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"This is recent." Seth's mom looked at the hickie in Seth's neck, thoughtfully.

Then she turned her gaze to Roman. She looked at him from head to toe, she did not seem pleased to see the Samoan.

"This explains that hickie." She sighed scornfully. "At least this gentleman is not so..."

"Black?" Seth looked at her with disappointment.

"You make me sound like I'm some kind of..."

"Racist?" Seth pursed his lips.

"Show more respect, I'm your mom." She complained. "In any case, will not you introduce me to your boyfriend?"

Seth was wide eyed, he was lost now.

Roman did not want to expose Seth but this situation was very uncomfortable. However, since he met the boy, Roman had been delighted with him. He wanted to help Seth just as Seth was helping him.

"My name is Roman." He said carefully.

Seth was nervous. He did not understand what Roman was doing.

"Roman uh?" Seth's mother continued to watch him intently. "Your relationship with my son... Is it something serious?"

"Pretty serious ma'am." Roman said firmly.

That said Roman walked towards Seth and took him by the waist. The younger man was somewhat nervous, Roman looked at him affectionately and Seth relaxed a bit. Seth finally laid his head on Roman's shoulder in an affectionate gesture.

Roman smirked at Drew who looked at him with anger.

"So serious that Seth had never mentioned you." Drew said sarcastically.

"You are seeing me now." Roman responded in the same way to Drew.

Drew raised an eyebrow, it was obvious that Roman was challenging him.

"Well umm." The woman did not stop looking at Roman as if he were something weird. "Seth, we're here to remind you to be home for Thanksgiving."

"I don't want to look rude... Roman." Drew intervened. "But it's something just for family."

Roman smirked. "And I don't want to seem rude but, now you share Seth with me and in fact we were also planning the Thanksgiving."

Seth noticed the hateful looks that Roman and Drew were giving at each other and wanted to disappear. Again it was Roman who, pressing him gently against his body, reassured him.

"Drew darling, Roman here is right. For now he's Seth's boyfriend so he's invited." Seth's mother gave Roman the world's most feigned smile. "By the way, my name is Jane and he's my boyfriend Drew, he's from Scotland."

Roman almost rolled his eyes. How important could be the nationality of that bastard? Now he understood why Big E, Kofi and Xavier seemed to hate Seth's mother as much as they hate Drew.

"Nice to meet you and don't worry, we'll be there." Roman smiled at her with the same falsehood.

"Sethie, you are going to stay with us over the weekend so take some of your things and the same for you, Roman." Jane indicated and took Seth's arm. "I'm going to talk to my son in private for a moment."

Roman saw Seth and his mom walk towards the kitchen. When they were both away Drew approached him.

"You saw everything so you can't be Seth's boyfriend." Drew gave him a menacing look.

Roman did not even flinch. "That's something you don't know."

Drew squinted his eyes. "Then you're an idiot because Seth is with me."

"Yeah, I noticed you want the whole family, but it doesn't work like that." Roman approached Drew and both men were nose to nose. "You are manipulating Seth and I won't let you keep doing it."

"That boy is in love with me, no matter how hard he tries, he can't escape." Drew smirked. "But it's going to be fun to annoy a moron like you."

"We'll see who is the moron here... It will be a pleasure to erase that sick smile on your face." Roman smirked back.

Drew grunted, it was the first time someone challenged him like that. Both men looked at each other with anger. Making clear their dislike for the other.

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While in the kitchen.

"We shared the room and one thing led to another." Seth cursed Drew mentally. Because of him he had to lie. "And it's something personal I don't want to talk about it with you."

"I'm your mom!" Jane insisted.

"A mom who hates my friends because they're black. You don't even know Roman and you dislike him because you're racist." Seth complained.

"I want the best for you! But you insist on associating with these... ethnic people." She said with disdain.

"Ethnic?" Seth no longer tried to hide his anger. "My friends are better people than all those you relate to, and Roman is..."

And Seth had to resist the desire to say better boyfriend than yours. Roman was there trying to save the future for the person he loved, unlike a certain Scottish.

"Roman is a great boyfriend. If you want to see me in your house, you'll have to accept him and treat him like family." Seth said firmly.

"It's ok, you win." Jane did not want to continue with this conversation. "I have to go, I have several business proposals and I want to analyze them. Next year I will start a new business. You already know, I need to keep our patrimony, with which I pay your college, the rent of your room in this pigsty and your expenses. Same patrimony that will allow you to have a happy future."

Oh, mom! If only you knew that because of people like you, none of us will have any future.

Seth did not want to continue arguing either. So he ended the conversation and left the kitchen followed by Jane.

Upon leaving, they found Roman and Drew almost killing each other with their eyes. It was obvious the displeasure both men felt for the other, but Jane did not say anything, she just took Drew's hand and they both left.

As soon as they closed the door, Seth ran to his bedroom. Roman followed him. The boy threw himself on his bed and started crying.

"I'm a horrible person, I know." Seth was face down, his face buried in a pillow.

"No, you're not." Roman sat on the bed and put a hand in Seth's hair. "But Drew is. I know it's not my business but... Why him? Why your mother's boyfriend?"

Seth was somewhat relieved that Roman did not blame him, besides feeling reassured by the Samoan's caresses.

Seth turned around with his eyes still teary, Roman smiled sadly wiping the tears with his fingers.

"Not everyone is lucky to fall in love with the perfect person." Seth mumbled. "In fact, I met Drew first."

"Come here." Roman patted his lap.

Seth put his head in Roman's lap and continued talking.

"His cousin Dolph was tutoring me, he's about to graduate from the same College I'm studying in. That's how I met him." Seth admitted.

"Everything was so fast, he saw me and he smiled at me and that was all he needed. Soon after, he went to look at me at the college, we talked and he kissed me." Seth sighed. "And we started a relationship, but if I'm honest, Drew never proposed to me a serious relationship and I never pushed him for that, because I didn't want to look clingy."

"How does your mom come into this equation?" Roman was softly petting Seth's hair.

"At that time I was still living with her and she... She despised my friends for their race." Seth admitted embarrassed. "So she started following me to college, thinking I was in a relationship with one of the guys. That's how she met Dolph and Drew."

"Your mom is part of the people that destroyed my future... And yours." Roman pursed his lips.

"I know." Seth nodded. "There, Drew recognized my mom, she's kinda known around here because she's a millionaire. Drew flirted with her immediately and I could not believe it. In the end, she approved of Dolph and Drew as my friends because she was fascinated by Drew."

"Kofi, Big E and Xavier are right, Drew is a bastard." Roman clenched his fists.

"I obviously yelled at him about all this and he reminded me that our relationship was casual. I broke with him in the same moment, but he told me that I belonged to him, that he was not going to leave me alone until..." Seth was nervous and embarrassed. "Until we have sex, since that has not happened yet."

Roman blinked several times. "That's why you ran away from your house, that's why you live here."

Seth nodded. "Here I am safe, well I was but now he comes even here. I know it would be easy to be strong and throw him out of my life but, I have to see him constantly and besides I..."

"You love him." Roman looked at him sadly. "The bastard knows he has power over you, he's an asshole, but you must be stronger, you were about to be unmasked today."

"About that, thank you for saving me. I know I don't deserve it, and I'm sorry you had to lie. I think I'll tell mom that we broke so I will not drag you into my problems."

"Seth, you are the only person who has trusted me. Without you I would not have a roof over my head and also the possibility of fixing things... While I am trapped in this place, I will take care of you. I won't let him get away with this sick game."

"God, I'm 21 years old and I can't take care of myself. My weakness is unjustifiable and you still want to help me, thank you very much, Roman." Seth looked at him tenderly.

Roman smiled at him, stroking the boy's face. "I know that out of love, people can do absurd things. I don't judge you, you fell in love with the wrong person, now you must focus on get out of his manipulations."

Seth nodded closing his eyes and enjoying the caresses that Roman lavished on him. "I'm going to be strong."

"I'll help you. Plus I totally dislike Drew, at least I'll have a purpose while I'm here." Roman smiled.

"Okay, we will go to my house together for the day of thanksgiving." Seth smiled. "I have to buy some clothes for you. You can't walk around all the time with those security guard clothes you showed up with."

"It's not security guard clothing, it's my soldier's uniform." Roman smiled, could not help feeling softened by Seth's reaction at his caresses. "But I'll accept your help because I don't think I can get a job using these security guard clothes like you call them... unless I get a job as a security guard."

"After Thanksgiving I'll help you to get a job. For now, I want you to be free to come with me to my house, I'll need you by my side." Seth now smiled hopefully. "You know? I think fate brought you to me so you will not only save Dean, you will save me too."

Roman nodded. "I'll save you, Seth. I'll be with you until you get out of that bastard's clutches."

They both smiled. Maybe everything could get better.

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