The Emancipation of a Fuckboy - Chapter 19: Chapter 19

Dominic
Spencer or Alec, if that's, in fact, his real name, suggested that we should go watch some movies after this dinner and I'm quite reluctant at the thought of it. First of all, I wasn't even planning on seeing him right after this dinner. Second, I reckon that the longer I hang out with him the more he'll get attached to me. Lastly, even though he's a hot guy and he looked like he's a successful man, I am not yet ready to commit. I'm not yet ready for what's about to come to my way.
This dinner or date rather as Spencer would put it went surprisingly very well for the both of us. Initially, I was just chilling and relatively going with the flow, floating idly like a log on a lake. I made it seem as if I'm more than interested in his stories and whatnot but soon after we began digging into our meals, I came to realize I'm having a good time with him. Spencer tells me what he likes. I tell him what I like. He tells me what he doesn't like, and I tell him what I hate the most. The exchange of generic information between us felt very naturally mutual. We had a carrying conversation that we didn't even notice that we are almost done eating.
By the time we've finished our meals, we sat for a bit longer just chatting about small things and continued getting to know each other until we both decided that we need to get out of this place already. He called for a waiter and asked for the bill. Although I offered to split the bill which I don't intend to do I just feel like it's a good thing to do, but he refused anyway and paid everything.
"Do you still want to go the movies," He asked when we finally got inside his car. He seemed like there's a different idea that's circling around his head. Surprisingly, that idea isn't circling inside my head.
"I don't know, what do you think?" I hawked.
"Netflix and chill, maybe?" He uttered. He already started the engine and began driving and yet we don't have any idea where to go. If it's on me then I would suggest that we go should just clubbing but it's still very much early, we don't want to be the early birds in a club.
"I'd prefer going to the movies" I answered noting to myself that getting invited to Netflix and chill is like getting invited to have sex. He's downplaying it but I know what's about to happen with that Netflix and chill offer. One second you think you're just watching a movie and the second you know he's already trying to work his way inside your bum.
"Then to the movies we go," He said.
My mouth was zipped tight throughout the drive mostly because I decided to become disrespectful towards Spencer and plugged my earphones in and intentionally played a song so freaking loud that I can't even hear the guy talk much less breathe. I tilted my head to lean on the window as I idly observed the people rushing on their way home, some are dressed for an imminent party and some are just walking casually. There's a brief moment that I replayed a certain song twice just because I didn't feel the sad feeling that I wanted to feel from it.
By the time we got to the cinema we spent almost fifteen minutes deciding which movie to watch mostly because I was acting rather picky but in reality, I've already decided which movie I wanted to watch inside my head. I just wanted to test Spencer's patience. We finally decided to watch Dungeons and Dragons and as we turned around with the plan to buy some popcorns and soda first. Time was quick and savage when I was suddenly taken aback at the storming sight of Valentine for the very first time. My heart just jumped high above the building and then dropped quickly to the hard ground.
I stood frozen as if Medusa had risen and just magically appeared in front me causing me to accidentally stare close into her eyes leading to my immediate petrification.
Valentine was apparently kissing a woman that appeared extremely familiar to me. One. Two. Three. I tried to breathe in and out as the fever started to mercilessly squeeze cold sweats from my poor body.
"I love you, babe!" Valentine said moving away from the kiss and then ultimately snaking his arms around the woman's shoulder.
"Love you too babe!" The woman replied and when she turned around to fully reveal her face, I instantly recognized her. The woman was Ivana. I almost can't believe that this is happening right now.
Valentine appeared to be shocked seeing me but little did he know I was more than shocked to see him. I instantly felt sick to my stomach. Inside my head, I chanted for the mercy of the ground to crack open, eat me alive, and suck my breathing body further towards the Earth's mantle. Everything that I wanted to forget about Valentine just accumulated and became a tsunami rushing with force to ultimately drown me. There are a lot of unfortunate things that I wish would have happened tonight like maybe Spencer's car overheating so we'd stop and change plans but why it had to be this? Why it had to be now?
"Oh hey, Dominic, right?" Ivana opened her mouth and pointed towards me. I met her recognition with a wide smile as if nothing's bothering me but in reality, my knees are about to collapse.
I have to act cool and composed. How hard is that? I've been doing it ever since this should be a piece of cake to me.
"You remembered me! Ivana, right?!" I happily replied as I consciously inched my way a little bit closer to Spencer who was standing with a tight lip seemingly struck with confusion. "And, you are with Valentine" I continued briefly turning my attention towards Valentine. This is simply a thing hard for me to do. Valentine looked fine but I doubt that's the case.
"Hi" Valentine mumbled. I wanted him to speak more, probably a little bit louder than that.
"Look at you. You got yourself a nice hot guy here," Ivana said, "Is he your boyfriend?" Ivana asked innocently.
Seeing them together doesn't make sense to me at all. I don't know Ivana personally to even judge her but I know she knew a lot of things about the operation destroy Valentine. I remember her from the club. I don't want to think that she used all of that information to offer comfort towards Valentine and eventually work her way to his package.
"Ah, no were ju-"
"Oh ye-" I was about to answer Ivana's query when Spencer decided to swoop into the conversation without being asked promptly cutting me off midsentence. I looked at him briefly waiting for him to do the talking but he chose to zip his mouth.
"Uhm, yes, and no," Starting to let the lingering awkwardness prick its sharp needle on my spinal, I stuttered for a little bit. "No he's actually not my boyfriend but yes, we are currently on a date" I wanted to tell them that Spencer is my boyfriend but I don't want Spencer to feel rather confident and comfortable about me.
"Oh my bad, I thought you were together. You both look good together though" Ivana trailed, and I don't know why I started to feel her tone to be rather contemptuous than appreciative of Spencer and me.
"So are you. You are both looking good together" I just shook the bad thought away and replied with enough dosage of respect and politeness that I can muster. "You look perfect together,"
"Aw thank you!" Ivana squeaked. "A lot of people actually tell us that we don't look perfect together, that's obviously their own opinions but you are the first person to say that."
"Aah really?" I reacted. "By the way, this is Spencer," I noticed that Spencer is kind of floating in the background struggling and wanting to get noticed by me so I decided to finally introduce him to Ivana and Valentine. I don't plan on introducing him to them since I'm fully aware that this will be the last time that I'll be hanging out with him but I had no other choice but to do it. I don't want to come across as a disrespectful person. "And Spencer this is Ivana and Valentine. We all went to the same high school together"
"Nice to meet you, Spencer," Ivana took the opportunity to shake Spencer's hand and when Spencer politely offered to shake Valentine's hand, Valentine surprisingly took the other route, just smiled and waved at him. What the fuck is that? Is he jealous? He seems like he had already forgotten about me but why the sudden display of an unwanted attitude? What is he even trying to let me think of him?
"Are you here to watch some movies?" I quickly asked just to clear the sudden appearance of the bad smoke in the air. This isn't the time for something undesired to happen. This is already a debacle for me.
"Yup that's supposed to be the plan but we've decided that Netflix and chill is better" Valentine finally chose to open that damn mouth of him.
"Oh okay," I replied. "I was kind of hoping that we could watch this movie all together"
"Maybe next time" Valentine spoke and then pulled Ivana.
I was kind of hoping that we could watch this movie altogether.
Really Dominic? That's all you can say?
I watched Valentine and Ivana holding each other's arms as they walked away without even realizing that a tear had already fallen from my eye.
"Are you crying?" I felt Spencer's hand caress my back. That quick slide of his hand pulled me out from the apparent misery that I was about to dive in.
"What? No!" Quickly wiping the single tear on my cheek, I turned away from him.
"Who are they?" Spencer asked and now I finally decided to turn around and face him.
I looked at Spencer in the eye as he returned the stare with mixed concern and confusion slithering in his face. I reached for his face and then kissed him.