Damon groans as he opens his eyes slowly before shutting it tightly when the light bothers him, he once again tries to open his eyes and looks around to find himself sleeping on the floor.

He slowly sits up before clutching his head before he stares at the bottles around him, he tries to get up before cursing as he feels a headache due to his obvious hangover.

"Tutu" he calls before clearing his throat feeling it dry.

Making his way towards the kitchen, he pours a glass of cold water for himself and gulps down in one go.

"Tutu" he calls once again as he searches for his wife.

He does not even know how he ended up in his office floor with bottle of drinks around him.

"Baby" he calls out as he enters their room to find the room empty before he stumbles towards the bathroom in search of her.

"Fuck" he curses as he clutches his head as it throbs badly.

Dragging himself, he finally washes his face and brushes before taking a shower, which makes him feel a bit better, but he knows nothing would make him feel better than his wife.

"Where are you?" he grumbles as he walks towards the bed with a towel wrapped around his waist and lies on the bed.

He sighs, as he feels tired even if he slept all night and on the floor. He smells the pillow and smiles when he gets her scent on it.

Groaning he sits up on the bed wondering where she went and how she did not shout at him for being, drunk and spending the night away from her. He looks around him in search of his phone when his eyes lands on the table and his frown deepens.

Damon stretches his hand as he picks up Tulip's wedding ring from the table and his headache is, forgotten as he stares at the ring when a dread feeling surrounds him.

As if, someone clicked the lights on, the flashes of what exactly happened last night comes to his mind and his eyes widens.

He rushes towards their closet and his hope of everything being a nightmare breaks when he finds everything as it was except for her old clothes one she refused to replace.

Damon's hands shakes, as he looks around the room in distraught before he finally finds his phone and hurries to dial Tulip's phone and much to his horror it rings inside the room.

"No, no, no" he keeps chanting as he slowly makes his way towards the drawer to find her phone on it.

Damon runs his shaky hands on his face as he sits on the floor when his legs give up.

"What the fuck have I done?" he whispers as he stares at the ring on his hand just now realizing what a grave mistake he did last night.

*******

Seeing a man like Throne cry in such a way, pulls the strings of Lily's heart, wondering how many times has he cried alone in his room where no one could hear him or no one could be there for him.

She stays silent, while he keeps on crying silently holding onto her tightly as if she was his anchor after a while finally she feels him shudder before he finally let go of her.

Throne clears his throat as he pulls his head away from her back and let go of her completely.

"I am sorry" he speaks hoarsely and Lily nods before she slowly gets up from his lap but instead of standing, she kneels in front of him.

"You are none of those things" she starts as she slowly touches both of his cheeks with her shaky hands scared he will push her away.

"But whoever said that I know that person must be extremely important to you as the Throne I know never gets bother with what other thinks about him...

I know this because you have always taught me to; only believe what is inside of me not what is outside of me, you have always showed me the bright side of night...

How can the man who pushed me forward to live life can be a murderer, how can the man who has worked so hard in every task my father gives him be a freeloader...

Your past or bad circumstances do not make you what other tags you as; not every meal you share with us is out of pity, it is because we think of you as our family...

Mom and dad would never trust my safety in your hands if they thought otherwise. I do know few things around even if no one tell me anything, maybe when all of them stop treating me as some fragile thing they will see I can make few decisions of my own...

I do see things and understand it. To live a quality life we don't need money, but love," she explains trying to soothe him as well as answer his unasked question.

Throne shudders as he slowly nods his head before she pulls him closer to her while Throne buries his face on her neck as he cries, silently.

*******

Throne sighs as he buries his head in the warmth he was feeling as he wraps his arms around whatever the softness it was in his arms as he throws his legs atop it.

"Suffocating," someone groans making him frown as he slowly opens his eyes to find Lily wrapped in his arms.

He blinks few times before closing his eyes and holding onto her more tightly.

"Throne" Lily protests as he tries to loosen his hold on her.

"Stop moving," he grumbles as he turns her around and buries his face on her chest.

Throne runs his hands around her back before he once again grabs one of her ass cheek making her gasps before squealing as he slaps it loudly.

"Comfy" he sighs happily snuggling closer to her.

Lily blushes as she runs her hands in his hair while enjoying being in his arms.

"Thank you" Throne speaks after a while.

"Hmm?" she asks not knowing why he was thanking her.

"For staying here with me, I did not wanted to stay alone last night"

"Oh"

"Can you tell me why you were crying alone in the pool last night?" he asks as he pulls his head away from her chest and stares at her face.

"Uh, that"

"Yes, that" he smiles as he caresses her face.

"Well it's nothing important"

"It is to me," he states as he holds her cheek in his palm and rubs the side of her lip with his thumb.

"I...umm well you said you don't like me" she confesses as she looks at his chest avoiding his gaze.

"So?" he raises his brow as he holds her chin and pulls her head up to meet his gaze.

"But you kissed me and, and you confuse me" she replies biting on her lower lip nervously not knowing what to make of everything between them.

"You say you don't like me but you kiss me and then you push me away," she adds as she glances his way before looking down.

"Does this gives you enough answers about my feelings?" he asks as he pushes the lower part of his body towards her.

"What?" she frowns as she feels something poking her, so she pulls away and looks down only for her eyes to widen.

"Well I am sure all of those anatomy classes I gave in high school were not for nothing" he grins and she blushes eyes still wide.

"That's embarrassing," she gasps in horror.

"Of course it is, when you have to be discreet about adjusting your, fucking hard on in broad day light" he chuckles before he holds her leg and pulls her closer to him before he holds her face in his hands and kisses on her lips.

"I don't like you at all Rose and the day you will realize it, you will understand my unspoken confession," he states as his hands once again wanders towards her ass.

*******

"You don't have any classes today, do you?" he asks as he nibbles and pulls on her lower lip.

"No, but...but I should go" she shivers digging her nails on his back.

"Where?" he asks, pinning her on the bed.

"My room" she replies before a moan escapes her mouth.

"Why?"

"Dad will look for me," she reasons making him stop altogether.

"Are you embarrassed about being with me?" he asks, suddenly angry.

"No, but"

"So you are" he finalizes as he gets away from her.

"No" Lily shouts as she holds his arm.

"No, no that's not"

"Your father will break each one of my bones before he rips my body parts apart, probably shot in my dick and burn me alive if he finds out that I have been pushing my hard on in you" he shrugs his shoulder as he pulls away from her and sits on the bed.

"So you want to stop it?" she asks on the verge of tears.

"Fuck no, as I said they all can go fuck off. Unless you want to stop," he asks serious all of a sudden, as he stares at her.

"I will med your broken bone and try to stop him before he rips your body apart as if he tries to shot you, I promise I will take that bullet for you" she smiles as she stares at him.

Throne stares at her for a long time before grabbing her hair and pulling her closer to his face; he touches his forehead with hers and sighs.

"Never ever take a bullet for me Rose, you hear me, don't you fucking dare take a bullet for me," he commands as he stares straight in her eyes.

"Why?" she asks as she holds the hand that was, wrapped in her hair.

"Because only I get the right to touch you nothing else and if you ever have to choose between me and being alive, choose being alive you hear me"

"No"

"It's not a choice, Rose"

"No" she protests as she tries to pull away.

"Then we can not continue on doing this" he finalizes as he let go of her hair.

"Throne" she whispers as tears rolls down her eyes.

"Fuck, I was kidding" he curses as he pulls her in his arms.

Lily wails loudly as he pulls her in for a hug and she hits on his back as she continues on crying while he laughs.

"I cannot even joke with you," he states as he holds her face and wipes her tears.

"You are so mean" she sniffs while he smiles and kisses on her eyelids.

"I never said I was a good man, Rose"

"But I am serious about it, you do not have a choice you hear me. I would rather be dead than seeing you hurt"

"How can you say that? What will I do if you die? No, it is not fair, I am always choosing you, I finally got you" she sniffs as she hugs him tightly.

"How did I not see you can talk so much?" he teases her.

"Not my fault if you never tried to talk with me" she giggles as she pulls away before burying her face on his chest, shyly.

"Now we got all the time to make up for it," he sighs as he holds her tightly.

"Throne, it's me Damon" Damon knocks on the door impatiently and both of them freeze in each other's arms.