My darlings!

My bad I should have given you a heads up, I had a work conference this weekend and have been away since Friday, just got back home today. I tried so hard to write at the hotel, I really thought it would happen. But there were no creative juices flowing and very little sleep followed by full days so (ಥ﹏ಥ) I'm exhausted.

I also tried editing this while on the road and ended up losing my progress three different times, in summary, a timely update was not on the cards.

Thank you for all the support and feedback you are all absolutely amazing *heart*

Rating: M (Explicit): ✨Do I really need to warn you? ✨

Disclaimer: They are not mine ok? Any characters portrayed in this fic belong to Masashi Kishimoto. I just use my writing powers to right his wrongs...mainly the fact that he never made Sasuke and Naru Canon.

Gateway Exposed

Chapter 3: Media Mayhem

This specimen of a man, graduated Harvard way ahead of time, and he's dating someone that couldn't even bother past a college certificate? Damn life really isn't fair.

Haku went to Yale on Scholarship, he also came for nothing, how did Sasuke pick Naruto?

I'm just curious, must be a damn good fuck.

Why you all being such haters? They're just regular people, let them live their life

My heart is broken, I can't bear to think of Sasuke as a two-timer but can't ignore the facts.

He's so two-timing Sasuke with the redhead

Haku is working with Itachi now, not only did he get his heart broken but he got pushed out of his hard-earned position my blood is fucking boiling.

"Naruto" The blonde took a breath, sometimes he cried when he read the comments, others he just felt a big void open in the pit of his stomach and didn't know what to do with it. He wanted desperately to get to the point where he would roll his eyes at the articles, or even better to the point where he could just bypass them overall. Roll his eyes at them and give them no mind the way Sasuke did.

"Love" Sasuke tried again, this time coming right behind the blonde and speaking right by his ear. Naruto jumped startled as he put the phone down on the counter, feeling like he'd been caught red-handed.

Naruto had been standing by the coffee maker and had been scrolling through his feed waiting for the coffee to finish brewing when he came across another article talking about Haku, Sasuke, and himself the love triangle of the century apparently. Despite telling himself not to click on it, he did the toxic thing and clicked on the damn article then put the cherry on top by scrolling down to the fucking comments.

"Are you scrolling articles and reading comments again?" Sasuke asked as his arms slid around the blonde and pulled him flush against his body. Resting his chin on Naruto's shoulder.

"I thought we had agreed on our sessions with Shizune you wouldn't read those" The blonde groaned "I can't help myself sometimes"

"They don't know you, and they certainly don't know me, it doesn't matter what they think or print"

Two months had passed since the first article about their relationship hit the news, and even though Sasuke kept saying the spotlight would move away from them eventually the media was still pushing out article after article. To Naruto's dismay, the first time Sasuke met Tsunade was to hand her a set of signed blank checks to pay for additional security. And to apologize for the barrage of media permanently settled outside the practice.

Naruto had said they wouldn't chase him off work, but the joke was on him because even though Tsunade would never fire the blonde, she had to ask him to switch schedules with Temari. Taking the part-time position for himself and letting Temari handle the full-time hours. Most of Gaara's clients weren't the happiest at being spotted or having their pictures taken when recognized. And most of the media took their leave when they realized the blonde wasn't arriving at the practice.

This had thrown Naruto into a sort of panic. He was already being criticized for his lack of ambition and showing up less and less at work opened the door for the reporters to brand him as a kept boyfriend. He shouldn't care, that's what he kept telling himself, that if Sasuke was perfectly happy providing for him, he shouldn't care.

But it went further than that. The media could downplay his medical assistant certificate all they wanted, but to Naruto, it meant the world, because somehow, despite being absolutely shattered he'd finished it. And despite having all the odds stacked against him, he'd been able to make a life for himself.

"You're not a kept boyfriend, and you're not taking advantage of me," Sasuke said from across the living room as Naruto paced around. He'd just stopped going to the practice full-time and had spent the whole day at home reading those stupid articles and thinking about how maybe he was lying to himself and that maybe there really was some truth to the claims after all.

"Am I not? You pay for the house, you pay for the groceries, you pay for the gas, fuck you even pay for my coffee in the morning, and I just let it happen, then you tell me it's because you want to do it, you give me the 'I want to take care of you' speech and I eat it all up and I just let it happen again, but what I've gotten too comfortable taking from you? Sasuke I would hate for you to think I'm trying to use y—" Sasuke walked over to where Naruto had started hyperventilating, and pulled him into a kiss to quiet him for a second.

"Take a breath, love," he said against the blonde's lips, Naruto's hands were shaking, and Sasuke wanted to just quit, quit his job, quit his family, change both their names and move away.

"I shouldn't have given in so easily, I should have put up a fight, why was I so willing to just—after I fought so hard to be independent to rely only on myself, to appreciate all the little things I could provide for myself…"

"Because you fell in love," Sasuke said and Naruto's eyes centered on the raven as he cupped his face "You moved in because you wanted to spend as much time as you could with me, you did it because I near begged you to, you did it because it felt right, isn't that right?" The blonde nodded as the raven arms surrounded him.

"Also, you didn't just give in, you kept your job, you kept trying to pay me, and I said no because it really does make me happy to be able to provide for you, and there are people out there who cannot stand it, even if it's none of their business" The raven kissed the blonde's lips again.

"Now that you're a little more grounded, can you please sit for a second, and take a couple of breaths?" The blonde nodded, allowing the raven to lead him to the couch, he leaned his head on the raven's shoulder "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, I—I am happy we went public, and I love you and I love being with you, it's just all the assumptions and lies, they get to me, they make me so angry"

The raven hugged the blonde before he kissed him softly "Don't be sorry darling, I know it can be hard to have so many opinions pointed your direction"

"I know there is only one opinion that matters, and that's yours" The blonde muttered as he raised his blue eyes to the raven.

"And you know what I think right?" Sasuke asked, and the blonde smiled softly at him "That I'm worth every dollar" He said with a small laugh

"I'd give you all of it, down to the cent, you just have to ask lover, let them simmer in their jealousy" The raven smirked at the blonde whose blush got darker.

Even though Naruto calmed down and joked around with him for the rest of the evening Sasuke did not miss the fact that Naruto barely managed to sleep that night. So the raven ended up calling Shizune for a home visit.

Shizune insisted they would benefit more from joint therapy and Sasuke felt bad for the woman as she had to calm a very angry blonde down when Naruto asked if she was suggesting they do joint therapy because there was something wrong with their relationship.

She patiently sat and explained to Naruto that joint sessions would give them an opportunity to express how they were feeling after their relationship had gone very very public in a safe environment. What was going well, what was a challenge, and how they needed to talk about it together and work through it as a team.

A couple of sessions in and Sasuke could already tell the difference in how much better they were communicating. On how much better Naruto was getting when it came to the press or the articles. It's not like they didn't upset him, but he'd allow himself to be upset for a little while then move on.

Sasuke's arm reached around Naruto's waist and turned the phone over, his chin still resting lightly on the blonde's shoulder, Naruto rushed to grab the phone, but Sasuke's other arm slipped around him and pulled him back, closer to him.

"Let's see what they are saying now" Sasuke scrolled through the comments, a small chuckle reverberated from him and Naruto blushed as he turned "It's not funny!"

Sasuke's chuckle turned into a laugh as his lips fell on Naruto's pout, trying to kiss it away, his hands were on Naruto's hips and he lifted the blonde onto the counter as he went from Naruto's lips to nibbling on his neck "I was just thinking" he said between kisses "back to the first night we had sex" Naruto blushed, gasping softly as he felt Sasuke's lips feather along his neck.

"They don't realize that 'damn good fuck' doesn't even begin to cover it"

"No?" Naruto asked breathily, the raven shook his head going from feather-like to sucking and biting softly "Not even close" he said

"Don't you ah–" Naruto gasped as Sasuke's hands slid under his loose shirt and he bit a little harder around his shoulder area "Have to head to work?" he finished.

"Mmmm," Sasuke murmured complacently, Naruto's eyes took Sasuke in, his dark eyes sliding over him, the top two buttons of his shirt were still undone, his tie half done and left abandoned, his sleeves rolled up to his elbows.

"It's ten times harder to leave when you're still home" The raven's hands fiddled with the waistband of Naruto's pants.

"Stop, you're just going to leave me all riled up," The blonde said as a small whimper fell from his lips and he allowed his head to fall softly against the kitchen cabinets.

"What would happen if I did?" Sasuke asked as he managed to pull Naruto's pants down, the blonde hadn't been wearing underwear and he stirred as Naruto's semi-erect cock was freed.

"No underwear?" he asked as his eyes darkened and his hand closed around Naruto's erection, smearing the tiny droplets of pre-cum that had spilled "I'd like to think you walk around this house hoping for me to fuck you on any available surface"

"Fuck Sasuke" Naruto muttered as his hips twitched up into Sasuke's hand "and If I were to leave now, you'd have to take care of this yourself right?" he squeezed a little harder "Would you think about me while you do it?" Naruto bit his lower lip, his eyes heavy with lust for the raven "You know I would"

"What would you think about?" Sasuke asked, his eyes growing darker and his voice dropping an octave.

"I like to think about how you prepare me, your slick fingers inside my ass," Naruto said softly "But that's never enough so then I beg you to fuck me, rough, I want to feel your balls slap against my ass" Sasuke's hand stopped its movement and the raven literally growled, pulling the blonde off the counter and turning him around.

He reached over the counter and grabbed the oil container kneeling behind the blonde spreading his cheeks open "Sasuke you're not going to—" but he did, he tipped the oil bottle and Naruto mewled as he felt Sasuke smear the oil around his entrance and his fingers began circling him, dipping in slightly then back outside teasing him before he slipped the first one inside "You're unbelievable we have a bottle of lube in the room"

"Too far" was all Sasuke said before he pushed a second finger in, and smirked as Naruto pushed back "Doesn't look like you truly mind all that much love"

"Fuck " Naruto let out between moans as the raven found his sweet spot. His legs were shaking, as he let out a trail of 'yes' 'please' and 'more' as if it were a prayer. A third finger made its way inside and Sasuke watched enthralled as Naruto's hole took his ministrations hungrily "Is it enough?" Sasuke asked, Naruto shook his head "Put it inside please" he let out a choked moan.

Sasuke stood, taking his phone out of his slacks and undoing them hastily letting them drop just enough before he led the head of his erection to the blonde's entrance, pushing in slowly, savoring the view as Naruto's hands gripped the counter for dear life.

"Yes, gods, fucking yes" He panted as Sasuke bottomed out, but then ravens phone started buzzing "Don't you dare pick up" Naruto groaned clenching around the raven "Fuck" Sasuke grunted as he saw Itachi's name on the caller ID.

"That's Itachi love, so you're going to have to be quiet," He said as he pulled out and then all the way back inside in one hard thrust "Sasuke don't you d–" but he did he grabbed the phone with one hand and answered the call putting it on speaker as his hands fell back on Naruto's hips pulling him back but making sure not to slam against him so there would be no noise, the blonde bit his lip as Itachi's voice rang through the speaker.

"Can I ask why you're not at the office yet?"

"Running late" Sasuke muttered, as he kept giving the blonde shallow thrusts, one of his hands circled around and started pumping Naruto's erection again, there was a small gasp as Naruto gripped the counter harder and his head fell on his arm biting it to keep from making noise.

"I added a meeting on your calendar we need to discuss Beijing"

"I was just in Beijing" Sasuke, said clipped

"And now we need to go back," Itachi said

"Both of us?"

"Apparently"

"What? Having Naruto home more often makes it difficult for you to leave?" Itachi said sounding playful-he had no fucking clue how accurate that was.

Naruto was shaking, almost sobbing, he wanted Sasuke to do him harder, who asked him to pick up the phone? He pushed back, meeting a languid thrust and pushing the raven deeper. Sasuke closed his eyes and bit his lip.

"I'll be there in 20," He said and ended the call

"Asshole" The blonde gasped but all Sasuke had to do at that point was give one particularly strong tug at the blonde's erection and he came spilling over the counter, clenching around him deliciously, he closed his eyes as he dived into the blonde a couple more times before he came inside the blonde who was muttering nonsense at that point.

Sasuke pulled out and tucked himself back in, gently turning a shaky Naruto around and kissing him softly.

"That was unsanitary" The blonde mumbled looking at the mess on the counter "That's what disinfectant is for" Sasuke muttered against his lips with a soft smile.

"I can't believe you answered the phone" Naruto shifted his pants back up, he was beet red, that was Itachi, there was Sasuke's voice and then there was Itachi's voice and Naruto just, couldn't…as if one brother wasn't overwhelming enough and they looked so alike.

Sasuke smiled mischievously at Naruto as he washed his hands in the sink before buttoning up his shirt and doing his tie.

His blazer had apparently been abandoned on one of the dining chairs.

"Now that's all you'll be able to think about all day," He said contentedly as he leaned over to place another kiss on the blonde's lips.

"That and apparently that you have to go to Beijing" Naruto muttered as he kissed the raven back.

"But this time around you'll get to come with," Sasuke said, moving some of Naruto's blonde hair off his face and looking at him lovingly.

"I do?"

"Yes you do lover" he looked at his phone "I really do have to leave, we'll talk more about it in the afternoon" The blonde nodded "Ok, have a good day at work" the blonde said as he gave the raven one last kiss.

Naruto felt like he had fizzy pop running through his veins instead of blood, he loved being reminded that he could make Sasuke come undone, that the raven took pleasure from seeing his own.

The coffee and the article were both left forgotten as Naruto made for the shower. Right before he stepped in he got a message from the raven

We are going to have to do this again when I get back, I didn't get to hear my balls slapping against your ass

Naruto had to step in the shower and furiously get himself off all over again.

Sasuke didn't play fair.

Sasuke walked into the office and Tenma stood from his desk, following the raven into his office "Good morning! Itachi asked if you could head over to his office when you got in" He said as he fumbled a bit with some of the files he was carrying.

"I've already started travel arrangements for Beijing" he continued, Tenma was good, a little scattered sometimes. He wasn't as good as Haku, and there was no shorthand or flawless synchrony but the job got done.

"I'll hand you my personal account details, I'll need you to book the room and an additional round-trip ticket"

He stumbled behind the raven, as he followed him to Itachi's office "Oh you won't be using the business account?"

"No, I'll be bringing Naruto over so I'll be using my own account"

"Oh," He said and Sasuke looked back at him "What is it?"

"It's just Haku is going as well, you know…with Itachi"

"Yeah, I figured" Really one of the biggest reasons he wanted to bring Naruto with him "Something you want to say?" He asked as they pulled up to Itachi's office

"No, sorry it really isn't any of my business, I'll make sure to get everything arranged"

Sasuke knocked on the door and opened it to see Itachi at his desk and Haku on the opposite side, the brunette's gaze fell down to the desk when Sasuke walked in.

"Let me guess, Naruto's off today?" Itachi said with a smirk and Sasuke rolled his eyes at him

"Why do we have to take a flight halfway across the world?" He asked, ignoring his brother's question and the knowing look in his eyes.

"A board meeting?" Naruto asked as he sauteed the vegetables for their dinner on a pan.

"Yes they are hosting the meeting in Beijing to discuss the possible acquisition of certain companies we've had our eyes on for a while if they'll need to decide who will take point on running the companies, whether they might need to bring outsiders or consider the option of acquiring with the current staff as is, but even then that would require a vetting process on the staff currently in place" He stopped "I'm rambling now aren't I?"

Naruto smiled softly at Sasuke, he wasn't overly excited about the part where there could possibly be more work for the raven, he already worked so hard. But he was happy Sasuke was becoming more open about sharing his work life with him.

He finished serving up the vegetables next to the chicken and rice and turned to put the plates on the table. Then leaned over to place a kiss on the raven's cheek before he sat down next to him "I like it when you talk about me about this stuff"

Naruto had started nudging the raven to share more, and would always ask follow-up questions when Sasuke used terms he didn't understand. It was actually cute how he'd sometimes slip into teacher mode trying to facilitate the concepts for Naruto.

"So if they acquire as is, then you think you and Itachi might be doing the vetting?" Naruto asked, he wanted to learn more, he wanted to be able to talk about this stuff with Sasuke, he knew usually it was Haku Sasuke who bounced ideas from…and he might not be as business savvy but he could try.

Sasuke smiled at him "Yeah love, most likely" Naruto could tell he was excited he was able to follow along.

He bit his lip as he popped a piece of chicken through his lips "What is it?" the raven nudged.

"You sure you want me to go? Won't you be busy most of the time?"

"If you'd like to stay you don't have to come," Sasuke said, Naruto blushed, Itachi was going too, which meant Haku was going "No I do want to go, it's just, board of directors means your dad will be there won't it?"

"Yeah, my uncles and other family members will be there too" He took in Naruto's expression "But you don't need to meet them yet if you don't want to, dad isn't really like mom, he won't be asking us out to dinner or anything like that"

Fugaku's extent of questioning when the article of Sasuke dating Naruto first hit the news was limited to 'did he sign the NDA?'

"I don't think your dad wants to meet me" Because he probably thinks I'm just a fling, he thought to himself.

Sasuke chuckled "I think he told me and Itachi once not to bother unless we were going to propose" Naruto grew beet red, as he sputtered on the water he'd been drinking.

"So what do you think, should I introduce you?" Sasuke asked playfully, he leaned over and kissed the blonde on the cheek before the blonde hid his beet-red face behind his hands.

Ah, there has been quite a bit going on, it was about time our two lovers shared some fluff, smut, and heart warming love~.

I hope you enjoy this chapter, I cannot wait to hear your thoughts on it ~

Unsure if I'll be able to update you on Wednesday darlings, I gotta get working on the update for The Help, and even though it's barely Monday it feels like Thursday and my head is like, wait-but why do we still have to go to the office tomorrow we're so tired T.T

But I'll see what I can do about an early update before Sunday,

Until next time my darlings,

Chio~