Chapter 13:

Rating: M

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Seth stared at the now black screen of his phone. Roman was pissed. He didn't know exactly how Roman would act when he got home but he knew he was in trouble for sure. He'd been around the Samoan man before when he was angry but never like this. The words that Roman spoke were laced with venom and spite. He felt his stomach churning, his actions finally sinking in with what he'd done both this morning and last night.

He was aware of the fact that Dean was still watching him, that he was still naked in front of the other man. He took a deep breath, the action not soothing him as much as he would have liked to, before he turned to look over at the bed. Dean was perched up on his elbow, still butt naked, his blue eyes watching every single motion that he did. He felt his heart racing hard in his chest. He knew he'd done the wrong thing by coming here last night but at the same time, he couldn't say that he regretted it in any way.

Dean didn't say a word as he watched Seth carefully. The younger man was clearly frazzled and he knew he should have felt bad but he didn't. He'd been able to get exactly what he'd wanted out of Seth and it certainly wasn't his fault that the other man had just cheated on his boyfriend. It wasn't like he'd forced Seth to do anything that he wasn't comfortable with. The younger man was an adult and very capable of making his own decisions even if he had persuaded him in more ways than one. He did wish, however, that the heavy beating in his heart would stop every time he looked over at Seth.

"I've got to go home. Now." Seth said suddenly. His brown eyes locking with Dean's blues as a spark of something special passed between them. "Can I use your shower?"

"Yeah of course." Dean answered. He sat up and threw his legs over the side of the bed and stood up tall on his carpeted floor. He walked around the bed to where Seth was standing before he stopped. "I can help you wash that pretty hair of yours if you want me to?"

Seth felt almost awkward at the question. "Uh, that's okay. Which room is your shower?"

Dean scratched the back of his head with his hand. "It's the, uh, third door on the right down the hall. There's towels and shit in there too."

"Thanks." Seth mumbled quickly before he fled the room, his phone dropping onto the bedside table.

Dean watched the instant change in the younger man and it made his stomach to do back flips dangerously. He knew immediately that it must have been something to do with the phone call he'd received from Roman. He sure hoped Seth didn't regret it, hoping that the younger man wouldn't push him further away from the possibility of this happening again. One night and one morning with Seth was nowhere near enough to satisfy his appetite.

He shook his head, shrugging his shoulders as he snapped off the condom, tying it up and throwing it in the bin in his spare bedroom before he walked towards his own master room. He was met as soon as he walked into the room by two hungry, meowing cats that were desperately rubbing up against his calves to get his attention. "Yeah, yeah. Just let me have a shower and then I'll feed you."

Seth closed the door to the bathroom down the hall. He could barely breathe, his heart thundering in his chest. He was absolutely terrified to go home and see Roman. He was the worst at lying and he knew that this one would be hard to try and pretend like everything was fine. He had no real excuse for staying at Dean's house other than the fact that he wanted to be selfish and to fall asleep in those arms. The arms that held him tighter and firmer than even the way that Roman's did.

He rubbed his face with the back of his hand, his brown eyes looking up into the large mirror of the nicely decorated bathroom. He could see the invisible words painted right across his forehead. Cheater. He promised himself years ago that he would never be with someone who did this or do it to someone he loved. He'd fucked up real bad. He tore his eyes away from the mirror, his eyes too sad to force him to look at himself anymore.

He turned his attention to the shower, his shaking hands turning the silver knobs of the shower on. He kept checking the temperature of the shower, finding he didn't have to wait long at all until it was at his desired warmth. He stepped inside, closing the glass door while he melted under the water. His brown eyes fell closed and all he could see in front of him were the faces of Roman and Dean.

He took in a deep breath. He was in far too deep now that it felt like he was drowning. Roman was and always had been the perfect man for him. They had the perfect life together and Roman took care of him in so many different ways. He felt like the biggest fucking idiot for even thinking about jeopardizing that and yet he already had with Dean. Dean was the one that he shouldn't have even batted an eyelash at. Dean was the one he shouldn't have let himself fall under his spell. Hell, he would probably be at home with his boyfriend if he had a little more self restraint.

He opened his eyes and reached for the body wash. It was a nice fruity scented one and he lathered himself up with the soap, making sure all his indiscretions were washed clean, his mistakes washed away so that Roman wasn't able to smell Dean on him. He rinsed himself, not bothering with washing his hair but he did stand under the water for a few minutes longer, trying to contemplate exactly what sort of lie he was going to come up with to tell Roman.

He stepped out of the shower once he was done, turning the taps off and reaching for one of the white towels. He dried himself off, his brown eyes catching himself in the mirror once more. He could see the worry that was present in his brown eyes and he tried to compose himself, knowing full well that Roman would pick up on it the instant he saw him. He tore his gaze away from the mirror and decided to walk out of the room.

He closed the gap between the bathroom and the spare bedroom that he and Dean had shared last night. He stepped inside, not bothering with closing the door as he quickly put his clothes from yesterday back on. He had no idea where Dean was right now but he was sure the other man would show himself when he deemed it appropriate.

He was just pulling his tight jeans on when he heard a noise from behind him. He turned around and saw that Dean was leaning against the wall behind him wearing nothing but a pair of gym shorts. He had to stifle the moan that was threatening to leave his lips. Dean truly had a fantastic body and he was lucky that he even had the chance to bed the older man.

"I have no idea how you even fit all of that into those jeans." Dean remarked, a cocky grin on his lips. "Do you want a coffee or anything before you just run out on me?"

Seth paused. "Nah, it's okay. I need to get going." He tore his gaze away from the older man as he bent back over to pull on his tight t-shirt and his socks. He felt his cheeks redden at the feeling of Dean's eyes on him. He tried to shake it off, suddenly feeling a little awkward around the older man as he reached for his sneakers, pulling one on at a time.

Once he was finished, he lifted his head and locked his gaze with Dean's. His heart was racing once his brown orbs locked with Dean's blues. He didn't like the way that his heart skipped a beat with just a single look from the older man. He didn't want to fall head over heels for him, he really didn't. He had Roman and he should have been happy just in that fact by itself. Now all he had was a sore ass that only reminded him of two hot and heavy sessions with the attractive man. "Uh, I guess I'll see you around." He said almost awkwardly as he moved a few steps towards the other man. He went in for a hug only to be stopped.

Dean cupped Seth's face in his hands and leaned forward to press their lips together in an intensely passionate, close mouthed kiss. He ignored the jolts of chemistry that passed through them and the fluttering in his stomach while they kissed. He wasn't enjoying these sorts of feelings to keep reoccurring whenever he was around Seth. He pulled back from the kiss with a slight smile on his lips. "This better not be the only time you come over to my house."

Seth smirked despite his stomach churning. "What if it is?"

Dean chuckled. "I have a feeling it won't be."

"You'll just have to wait and see." Seth responded. "But I really have to go."

Dean nodded, pulling his hands from Seth's. "Alright. I'll see you later Seth."

"Thanks for letting me stay last night." Seth responded.

"The pleasure was all mine." Dean shot back, a confident, cocky grin right on his lips.

Seth merely laughed and said his goodbye to Dean before he quickly descended the stairs of the older man's lavish house. He reached for the door knob of the large front door, tugging it open and stepping out into the warm Pensacola sunshine. Today already felt like it was going to be a hot day, his legs already burning from inside of his tight jeans. He closed the door quietly behind him before he made his way to where he left his car.

He slid into the car once he'd reached it and started up his vehicle. He was glad he only lived a few streets away from Dean and yet at the same time, he was incredibly nervous. From years of being with Roman, he had learned that the sooner he got a problem sorted with the Samoan man, the better it was between them. However he had a feeling that this problem would not go away quite as easily since he was hardly going to be honest with the older man. He felt his heart racing in his chest and his stomach churning in nervous anticipation. His hands clutched tightly at his steering wheel as he drove the short distance home. Not even his loud music could distract him.

He felt his heart pound harder in his chest as he turned down his street. He still didn't have a convincing cover story for why he didn't come home last night and he was certain Roman would see straight through that. He tried to rack his brain for something, anything that he could use and he was still coming up short.

He turned into his driveway and parked his car in its usual spot. His hands were shaking as he killed the ignition of the car that Roman had bought for him a few years ago. He took a long, drawn out breath before he stepped out of his car. He shut the door of his vehicle with a sharp snap. He felt his breathing speed up, the churning in his stomach increasing as he walked towards his and Roman's front door. Both of Roman's cars were still in the driveway and that only made him feel worse.

He stopped when he reached the front door. His hands were still shaking as he lifted his keys up to to the door, one key sliding in easily. The door unlocking sounded loud like a gunshot. He exhaled a held in breath as he pushed his heavy, wooden, front door open and stepped inside.

Barely a moment after he stepped into his house, he came face to face with Roman. His brown eyes widened, his breath catching in his throat as they just stared at each other for a few long, drawn out seconds. It was like a tidal wave of emotions had hit him with just those few moments. "Hey." He said finally and a little lamely.

Roman's grey orbs narrowed. "That's the first thing you say to me?" He snapped. "Really?"

"What do you want me to say?" Seth asked sharply. "Do you want me to fucking say sorry?"

"That would be a good place to start." Roman quipped.

"Alright!" Seth raised his hands in defeat. "I'm sorry that my phone wasn't on me so I couldn't answer every single one of your phone calls. I'm sorry that I didn't tell you where I was. Not that I really need to. I'm not a child and you're not my parent. I'm sorry-"

"Where were you?" Roman cut in. He didn't want to hear Seth's attitude right now. He was trying his hardest to keep his anger in check and he knew he was failing miserably right now. He watched the way that Seth shifted uncomfortably on his feet and he knew right away that he wasn't going to get a complete and probably not quite honest answer from his boyfriend. "Seth. Where the fuck were you last night?"

Seth exhaled a deep breath. His mind my turning with various scenarios that he could try and lie about. "I was with Sami last night."

"Oh were you?" Roman snapped. "That's the best excuse you can come up with?"

"I was!" Seth protested. "He'd been having a rough day and he asked if I could go over and hang out with him."

Roman rolled his eyes. He wasn't dumb but he'd give Seth a chance to completely explain himself. As luck would have it, he'd actually seen Sami out last night at a bar that he'd decided to have a few drinks with John at and the younger man looked quite happy with his hands all over a pretty brunette's body. "So if you were with Sami, why didn't you come home last night?"

Seth shrugged. "We were watching a movie and we just fell asleep. I didn't mean to and then when I woke up, it was the morning and you were calling me."

It took all of Roman's restraint to not call Seth a liar right to his face. However he would give Seth at least a bit of a chance to come clean. He wished that they had more time to hash this out but they were running late as it was. He looked Seth up and down, the black shirt he'd pulled on was wrinkled and the jeans looked worn. "Are you going to get changed before we go?"

"Where are we going?" Seth's face creased in confusion.

"For Jimmy and Jey's birthday today." Roman answered sharply. "You've been the more excited one for weeks."

"Oh yeah." Seth responded. The invitation finally hitting him as he remembered. "Do I have time to change?"

"Yeah. If you're quick." Roman answered. He watched Seth nod before he tried to walk past him. He reached out and grabbed Seth's wrist. "This conversation isn't over between us."

Seth nodded and scurried past him. His heart was still racing hard in his chest. He knew Roman didn't believe him and that only made his stomach churn in dread and worry. He just wanted this party over and done with so that they could try and get back to normal with Seth hiding a secret.

Roman's brow furrowed as Seth walked past him, a familiar scent passing him as Seth walked past. He tried to pick where he knew that smell from and when he did realize, his stomach dropped right to the floor. Seth smelt like Dean and that only angered him further, a tonne of bricks dropping right on his head as he tried to at least remain cool and pretend like he and Seth were still as united as ever around his family.

They'd been at the party for a few hours but Seth had barely even seen his boyfriend. Roman had spent most of his time avoiding him and talking to every other family member except for him. He tried not to let the hurt show on his face but he knew he'd done it to himself. He sat perched on one of the twins' plastic chairs with a plastic plate in hand filled with all sorts of delicious foods but he wasn't particularly hungry. His brown eyes were focused on Roman who was in the pool with the majority of his cousins, the loud raucous laughter of the Samoan's reaching his ears. He knew he should be in there with him, not sulking off in the corner.

He was shaken from his thoughts when he felt a gentle hand rest on his shoulder. He glanced up and was met by the smiling face of Naomi, Jimmy's wife. She truthfully looked a little concerned as she looked down at him with her big, brown eyes. "Hey Nae." He said quietly.

"Seth, you okay?" Naomi said quietly, sitting down on the plastic chair next to him. She watched him carefully, reading through his body language that not everything was right with him and her curiosity was peaked. "You've been sitting by yourself for most of the party."

Seth shrugged. "I'm just not feeling too well."

Naomi shot him a skeptical look that showed that she didn't believe him one bit. "Is everything okay with you and Roman? You two have barely been together all day."

"We kinda had a fight before we came." Seth looked up at her, his brown eyes filled with sadness and guilt. He saw the flash of concern on her face. "It's nothing serious, just a little bit of an argument."

"It has to be something serious if you two aren't talking." Naomi pointed out. She noted the uncomfortable look that appeared on Seth's face. She held up her hands in defeat. "Okay, okay. I won't pry if you won't tell me." She gently rubbed his shoulder with her hand. "But you need to eat sweetheart. I'm surprised that Roman's Mom hasn't been over here to harass you to."

Seth chuckled lightly. "I'm more surprised that you're not in the pool with everyone else and wasting your time talking to me."

"It's not like I'd stand out if I went swimming anyway." Naomi answered. She glanced over at the pool where she could see her best friend Cameron right in the middle of the pool, lapping up all the attention from all the boys including her husband. Deep down she almost regretted setting her and Jey up on a date but at least they were happy together, she guessed. "Cameron's got every man hanging off her every word right now."

Seth smiled weakly. "C'mon. You and me could show them all who looks the best in that pool. What do you say?"

Naomi's face broke out into a large grin. "Last one in has to clean the toilet!"

The ride home from the party was beyond awkward for both Roman and Seth. After Seth had gotten into the pool with Naomi was when he and Roman had at least started to act more like a couple but it was only for show. The instant that they said their goodbye's, it was back to brooding and ignoring one another. All Seth wanted to do was to go home and go to bed, putting this day behind them. However he had a feeling that once they did get home, Roman would lay back into him about where he'd been last night.

Roman pulled into their driveway, sliding his black sedan into its normal park before he turned off the car. He glanced over at Seth with one look. His grey eyes were cold and still filled with malice before he slid out of the car, the doors both opening and closing in unison before the pair made their way towards their home.

Roman couldn't even turn back to see that see that Seth was following him, the mere feeling of the younger man's presence behind him was enough to cause his skin to prick up in little bumps. He didn't want to believe what his brain was telling him but it was hard not to. All the signs pointed to Seth having an affair and if he racked his brain hard enough, he was sure that he could find other examples instead of Seth merely smelling like Dean. But he'd been through this before with Tyler and he wasn't going to get fooled again. He wasn't going to let heartbreak overwhelm him again.

He opened up the heavy front door to the home that he owned, holding it open for Seth to step into. He could sense the nervous energy that was radiating off of the younger man and that was almost enough for Roman to just point the finger and accuse his boyfriend already of his alleged infidelity. He took a deep breath as he turned around and looked over at Seth. He inwardly sighed. He didn't know why he was so surprised that Seth drew so much attention from other men, he was a very pretty, good looking man.

"We need to talk about last night." He said finally after the longest of moments.

"What do we even need to talk about?" Seth snapped back. He closed the door behind him and stepped into their large living room, turning on the light and throwing himself on the large, plush leather couch. "I told you I was with Sami."

Roman groaned. "You can't have been."

"Are you calling me a liar Roman?" Seth asked sharply. His brown eyes were narrowed as he watched Roman sit down in the matching leather chair that was near the couch.

"If you were telling the truth, then I wouldn't have to confirm details with you." Roman answered. He saw the look of confusion that crossed Seth's face. "After work last night, John and I decided to meet up for a few drinks once I couldn't get a hold of you. So we went to this bar and Sami was there, very much preoccupied with a brunette woman so you can't have been with him." He sighed, watching the look of panic cross Seth's face. "Where were you really last night?"

Seth's mind went into overdrive. His heart was beating rapidly in his chest. Sami was probably his best alibi since the younger man was leaving town early tomorrow morning. "Okay, I'm sorry I lied. I was with Phil." He answered finally. He knew it was a long shot, being that Roman and Phil were quite good friends but he couldn't quite tell the Samoan man the truth.

"You were with Phil, huh?" Roman asked. He slid his phone out of his pocket and unlocked it. "So you wouldn't mind if I rang him then to check your story?"

"You only need to 'check my story' if you don't trust me." Seth answered. "Do you not trust me?"

Roman sighed. He locked his phone and slid it back into his pocket. He had to ask the question to soothe his mind. "I'm gonna ask you this once and I want the truth." He paused for a moment, his grey eyes looking right into Seth's brown's. "Were you with Dean last night?"

He'd gotten his answer before Seth had even opened his mouth. He watched the way his boyfriend twitched and fidgeted, his brown eyes widening like he'd been caught. He didn't even need to hear the words to confirm his suspicions, not that Seth would tell him the truth anyway. Seth would come up with a web of lies to deny it and when his boyfriend did finally open his mouth to answer the question, he knew it was a lie.

"No I wasn't. I was with Phil just like I told you." Seth answered.

"But you told me not five minutes ago that you were with Sami, so which one is it?" Roman shot back.

Seth's brown eyes narrowed. "If you're going to accuse me of doing something, then just do it."

Roman stood up, scratching the back of his head. "You need to sleep in the spare room until you can tell me where you really were last night." He said sharply before he exited the room. His heart was breaking with every step he took but he knew he had to stay strong. He may have been a pushover with Tyler but he wasn't going to be a pushover now.

He pulled his phone out of his pocket and sent a text, 'What did you get up to last night?'

TBC

A/N: Well, Seth's a little liar and Roman knows. It's starting to get murky and will continue to get murky from here on out. I know Roman hasn't been in it much but the next chapter will be a Roman-centric one. Thanks for reading and reviewing! GatesVengeance x