By evening, Jack was back at his condo. He still can't believe he agreed to be Dave's fake husband. He sighs and lays down, the towel that was wrapped around his waist loosening up as he walked.

He thinks of that potrait he saw at Dave's manor. Dave looked rather sexy in that work of art, the thighs looked supple, he wanted to squeeze them. The calves looked firm, he wanted to bite them. He gasps and sits up, his member fully erect, pulsating as it matched the rhythm of his heartbeat.

"Shit"

On the other side of town, Dave was in front of his computer looking through pet adoption agencies. His thoughts take him back to that manor, Jack didn't judge him for being afraid of that rat, Dave found that endearing. He smiles.

"Maybe he's not that bad after all"

His phone vibrates on the desk, he looks at the screen and sighs. It was John.

"Hey John" he says once he picked up the call.

"Hey, are you home alone?"

Dave glances at the compute screen, he sighs.

"I actually have plans"

"Too bad, I'm going to a gala and wondered if you wanted to be my date"

"Oh... well I'm busy so"

"It's okay, I'll see you around"

He hangs up and sighs. He should really meet up with John and end their agreement.

He focuses back on his computer, smiling as he sees two cats he liked.

"Hopefully Jack will like them as well"

•°• ✾ •°•

"I'm going back to Italy, which means you'll be in charge"

Jack nods and stands up, shaking hands with Victoria. She glances at his ring finger and frowns.

"You are married?"

Jack frowns and looks at his hand. He forgot to take the ring off!

"It's just for decoration"

Victoria nods and lets go of his hand.

"I'll be going then. if you need anything, Dave is there to help, he knows about the business as well"

"Noted"

Jack sighs once Victoria left. He sits down on his chair and twists the ring around his finger and takes it off. The band shimmers in the morning sunlight, He sighs and puts it back on.

•°• ✾ •°•

"And it is with the biggest honour to stand here today and open this facility for the LGBTQI+ MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT programm."

Everyone claps once Dave cut the blue ribbon, he smiles and shakes hands with a few people. He spots Victoria in the crowd and walks over to her.

"You're still here?"

Victoria smiles. She was really proud of her nephew. She admires his work.

"I came to say goodbye personally. I'll be back in three weeks though"

"I'll be here"

Dave frowns when Victoria holds his hand.

"What's wrong?" He asks. Victoria shook her head.

"I just wanted to say I'm proud of you. You may think you're doing so little but it still counts....don't stop now" she said and looks down at his hand only to have her breath hitch on her throat. She raises Dave's left hand.

"Is this a ring?"

Dave felt his shoulders tense up. He fakes a smile.

"I got one while I was in Paris, nice right?"

She looks at the band, it was similar to Jack's. She hums.

"Very nice. Anyway, I gotta jet. I'll call you later"

"Okay"

Once she left, Dave twists the ring in the opposite direction and sighs.

"That was close"

•°• ✾ •°•

"The Montgomery heir once again opens another facility in the town, this time for the LGBTQI+ community."

He pauses the YouTube video when he sees that Dave was wearing his ring. He chuckles.

"Then I wasn't alone who forgot to take it off"

He swings on his chair and takes out his phone, sending Dave a text.

Jack- Nice ring

Dave- you were there? Why didn't you come say hi?

Jack- I was watching a YouTube video, your suit looks cheap btw

Dave- whatever loser, stop by our house after work, I have a surprise for you

Jack- see you then

He gets no response so he turns the screen off and smiles.

"Our house" he mumbles, small smile on his face.

•°• ✾ •°•

Dave packed groceries in the shopping cart. Frank, who was surprised to hear Dave say he wanted to join was looking at him suspiciously.

"What's that?" Dave asks.

"That is baked beans, they're already cooked" Frank replies. Dave nods and walks down the aisle. Shopping was quite fun!

"Frank, you can go off early today. I have plans for tonight"

"Oh? Is it with Mr John?"

Dave shook his head.

"With Jack, I plan on making dinner for him"

Frank looked at him in shock. Dave was going to cook?

"Are you sure?"

"Mhm"

Frank smiles. It seems his time to retire was around the corner.

"Very well"

After shopping, Dave dropped Frank off at his home then he heads back to the manor. He parks in the garage and sighs.

"And now to cook for my mean husband"

He heads inside, packing everything before he started to cook.

"Chop the vegetables and sauté them in a pan, don't forget to add olive oil as well as salt"

He frowns and begins chopping, tears making his vision blurry as he cut the onions.

"Ack!" He yelps and watches as his life substance flowed out between the cut flesh. His gasps when a hand turns him around and he feels water run down his forefinger. He looks up and sees Jack, they lock eyes.

Jack gulped, Dave's glassed over tears were really seductive. He finds himself leaning forward and before he knew it, he kissed the corner of Dave's right eye, the salty tears covering his lip.

Dave felt his heart beat quicken. He closes his eyes and takes a laboured breath. He feels Jack's thumb over his cheek and he opens his eyes.

"Jack...."

Jack smiled and stepped back,

"Sorry" he said and Dave shook his head.

"It's....it's okay"

"Are you cooking?" Jack asks.

"Yeah...I thought we'd celebrate"

Jack took off his blazer and undoes his tie, rolling up his sleeves. He takes the knife and finish chopping the vegetables.

"I got you something" Dave said and heads to the living room where a crate was sitting beside the couch. He opens the small metal door and smiles.

"I want you to meet our new housemates, Jack and Dave"

Jack chuckles, Dave was holding two white maine coon cats.

"You named them after us?"

"Mhm, this one is Jack because he has a grumpy face like you" he said and Jack scoffed.

"Then I guess the cheap looking one is you?"

Dave snarled.

"We're not cheap, right Dave?" He cooed at the cat, the feline meowing at him before trotting away with his brother.

Dave sighed and sat on the bar stool.

"I wanted to cook for you though but now it's you cooking for me"

Jack smiled.

"Don't worry, you'll cook for me after you learned how to use a knife first"

Dave pouted.

"I know how to! But what I didn't know was onions made you cry"

Jack laughed loudly. This man was so used to being cooked for he didn't even know basic knowledge like that?

"I'll show you, come here"

Dave walks up to him and Jack hands over the knife and takes out a full onion.

"First you need to chill the onion in the fridge for a few minutes. Then take a sharp knife and start from the tip to the root"

Dave nods and follows Jack's advice, cutting the vegetable into neat strips.

"I did it!"

Jack smiled at him warmly.

"You did"