"Oh my fucking God! All this time I thought you were fucking that little assistant of yours but... holy fuck." She murmured then started laughing uncontrollably. "The joke's on me huh?" She observed Thomas' dumbfounded expression and completely lost it again in a fit of laughter.
"Oh, you thought I didn't know you were screwing around didn't you?" She first took in Thomas' ashamed expression then Jonathan's unbothered frame. 'How the hell did she miss it before? Those two were always stuck together like glue. After what Jonathan asked her to do she wasn't surprised but how the hell did she not know that her husband wanted men?'
"Mary I'm so so sorry," Thomas whispered regretfully.
"You're sorry? For what exactly Tommy? For cheating on me or forgetting to tell me you like men too, which is it?"
Tell me Tommy, is that why you married me? So I could be your beard?" she asked scornfully as she moved closer to her now ex husband who wouldn't look at her.
"Answer me you fucking coward," she retorted striking Thomas across the face but soon felt huge hands lift her up and sat her on the couch.
"Don't do that." Jonathan warned grimly then went back to Thomas. "Baby, are you ok?" Jonathan asked worriedly as he soothes Thomas' stricken cheek.
"Wow your very own knight in shining armor Tommy, congrats," she gushed sarcastically as she applauded Jonathan's heroics.
"Oh grow up Marian. Just don't put your hands on him again."
As much as Thomas appreciated Jonathan being so protective of him it was his fight not Jonathan's. He removed Jonathan's hand from his cheek and kissed it then told him; "It's alright, just please let me handle this ok," he whispered for Jonathan's ears only.
At Jonathan's nod he moved forward to where Marian sat but kept enough distance between them just in case she got tempted to hit him again.
"You're right, I am a coward." Thomas whispered brokenly as tears started stinging his eyes. "Mary if I could do this all over again I would. I hurt you and I'm sorry, I wish..."
"Save your sorrys for someone who gives a shit! I loved you and supported you for almost three years Tommy. Three years and you didn't trust me enough to think I'd understand if you said you wanted something else.
Three years down the drain all because you weren't man enough to admit that you like men. You destroyed everything!" Marian scolded hatefully shaking her head disappointedly at Thomas as tears started rolling down her cheeks.
Thomas in an equally tearful state charged to his knees in front of her all in attempt to finally give her the answers she deserved. "You're right I wasn't man enough to say what I truly felt, I had a million chances to tell you but I didn't because I was scared, but you're wrong, I've never looked at another man before him, I only see him and I know that doesn't make it better but it's the truth and I can't hide or deny it anymore."
He went on to tell her when exactly everything started to how he avoided Jonathan that whole week because he didn't want it to happen again. As much as it pained him to reveal such intimate details about him and Jonathan he knew it had to be said.
He told her that as much as it killed him to betray her, not being with Jonathan was immensely torturous so he went back to Jonathan and there began the ultimate betrayal.
"I'm in love with my best friend. I love him to the very last breath in me and I can't keep this hidden anymore. I'm not ashamed of him. I'm proud to call him mine." Thomas cried happily as he turned his head to look at the man he loved.
Marian listened as Thomas professed his love for Thomas and wondered how he'd feel if he knew a piece of information that only her and Jonathan were privy to. Would he still give himself wholeheartedly to Jonathan I he knew he was betrayed too?
She could clearly see how much Thomas cared for and loved Jonathan. The angel on her shoulder was shoving her towards the door to leave the two to be happy but that evil little devil seemed to have to upper hand right then. She needed to cause some damage too.
She peeled her eyes from Thomas then over at Jonathan. He was watching Thomas the whole time as he kept a respectful distance but the second he made contact with her, she knew he knew was going to happen.
Thomas wasn't expecting a response from her but he also wasn't expecting Marian's eyes to be glued to Jonathan like that. Yes she must've been angry at Jonathan even if they weren't the best of friends to begin with but there was something else there, Thomas thought looking at Marian then at Jonathan who was now sporting pure guilt and fear across his face.
He decided to ignore it and ask Jonathan later but then Marian stood up and started towards Jonathan. He was almost sure that Marian was going to strike Jonathan too but she just stood there looking at him.
"To tell or not to tell ETHAN?" She told Jonathan smirking evilly.
"Marian please this is not the time," Jonathan whispered pleadingly trying like hell to keep his voice low.
"Really? I believe now is the perfect time to revisit old feelings, don't you think?" Marian asked smiling humorlessly.
"Please don't do this, I have to be the one to tell him," Jonathan warned staring down determinedly at Marian.
"Tell me what?" a confused Thomas asked trying to figure out what the two were so hush hush about.
"All this time and you still haven't told him. What are you afraid of Jonathan? I must admit though, it's quite refreshing seeing fear in year eyes. He's your weakness." Marian continued not tearing her eyes from Jonathan who looked scared out of his mind.
"Will someone please tell me what the fuck is going on?" Thomas demanded getting insanely worried and furious at the same time. He wasn't sure what was going on but he knew that whatever it was, it must be bad for Jonathan to be reacting that way.
"Tsk tsk tsk ," she gestured as she shook her head and looked at Thomas. "All this time you've been shacking up with your best friend; the man you love so effing much and you never wondered why he's so attached to her." The look Thomas gave her was priceless. Deer in headlights stunned.
"I'm sorry Jonathan but I need to confess too. May I do the honors?" Marian asked mockingly with a smug satisfying grin on her face.
"Well darling husband I sadly have to inform you that YOU ARE NOT THE FATHER?" Marian confessed to Thomas coldly and unremorsefully loving the feeling she got from hurting her ex husband and his lover.
He weakly got up from where he sat on the ground and moved closer to Jonathan and Marian. He was waiting for either of them to say it was a joke. No he was waiting for Jonathan's features to turn into rage at that ridiculous lie. Yes a lie because then he could really focus on what had Jonathan so scared.
"Tell him Jonathan. Tell him how you and I made Belle. She murmured calmly as she looked from Jonathan to Thomas then back again. "It was explosive Tommy; whew you should've seen us. I'd have been surprised if that didn't happen. Your man went hard?" she breathed distantly as she bit on the edge of her bottom lip.
Thomas willed his hands to stop trembling then finally locked eyes with Jonathan. "No, no no no no no no. Please tell her she's lying. Tell her she's lying Ethan. Baby please tell her she's..." his voice shook as he spoke, he didn't have the strength to continue.
He could feel the wetness on his face and the huge lump in his throat threatening to scream as he place his trembling hands on the sides of his head. He felt weak, numb and lifeless. He felt like dying. He looked at Jonathan hopefully one last time for him to say that it was all a prank.
They both had a way of communicating without speaking and it was all there in Jonathan's eyes loud and clear. Marian was telling the truth. Suddenly he could feel his legs starting to give way and just as he felt like he was going to hit the floor Jonathan caught him forcing him to stand.
"Don't you dare faint on me again, hey hey hey . Come on open your eyes baby," Jonathan begged desperately not leaving the panic out of his tone.
As if he got shocked with a hundred volts of electricity he scurried from Jonathan's arms and leaned back against the couch hugging his knees light a scared child.
"D-d-don't touch me. Tell her she's lying first." Thomas whispered sadly and desperately as his lips quivered.
Jonathan raked his hand through his low cropped hair and tugged at it painfully. He swallowed around the lump in his throat then answered. "I-I can't. I can't do that," he told Thomas hoarsely and miserably as tears streamed down his cheeks.
Marian stood to the side watching the scene unfolding before her eyes. Yes she wanted to hurt Thomas for stepping out but her broke for him as she looked at Thomas' neurotic distraught state. She was seriously concerned for him.
"T please don't do this, let me explain. Don't push me away baby, not now," Jonathan pleaded desperately as he reached out to Thomas once more but Thomas wasn't having it.
"Get the fuck away from me! You liar! How could you!" He screamed and sobbed heartbrokenly.
If someone stabbed Jonathan right then he wouldn't even react because the pain he felt as he watched his world fall apart couldn't even compare. He swore and cried as Thomas wailed in dreaded anguish. It would've been easier if Thomas sent him to the deepest depths of hell and walk out on him but seeing him in so much pain and not being able to do anything about it, way surpassed punishment. This was hell.
He couldn't take it anymore. He needed to do something... anything. He needed to hold him. He carefully moved to where a weeping Thomas sat and pulled him in his arms tightly. He could feel Thomas pulling away but he held on as tight as he could.
