Part 10

I stepped closer to Perth, letting him hold me tightly.

"Me. I'm always servicing only myself," Perth growled back. The guy just looked at us, confused.

"They're the real deal, you asshole and now you've ruined their date," Ohm said.

"Wait, you're telling me you two are really together? That beauty belongs to you? Like your real partner?" he said, stunned.

"Yes, I belong to Perth. Only him. And it would be nice if you stopped calling me 'beauty.' I have a name," I said, my voice cracking.

"Well, that's not how I expected my night to go," he muttered, then downed his glass of champagne. He took mine and drank that too.

"I'm sorry, guys. I've looked at you and craved you for a long time, Santa. But I would've stopped if I'd known the truth about you two," he said seriously, then added, "Maybe there's still hope. Maybe the world really is getting better for us rainbow people."

Then he turned around and left without another word.

"What the fuck was that?" Perth asked Ohm.

"He's deep in the closet because of his family, even has a fake girlfriend. That's all I know," Ohm explained.

"Are you okay, Tata?" Perth asked, his voice worried.

"Yes, I'm okay. I was scared and a bit grossed out, but now I'm fine," I assured him.