- Chapter 88 - A Marriage Counselor -
Warnings: Bad parents? Homophobia. Transphobia (I think it's called)
Modern AU
Third Person POV

Romeo flips through the pages of one of his favorite romance books.

He was mainly skimming through it to find proposal ideas.

At 28 years old, Romeo was an uncle, God-father, boyfriend, and Marriage Counselor.

He was thinking about ways to propose to Specs, his boyfriend of almost twelve years, but he was also looking for proposal ideas for Blink and Mush.

Blink had texted him earlier that day and he was planning to propose to Mush, his on and off boyfriend of somewhere between fourteen to ten years.

Romeo looks up from his book when his office door opens.

A man and a woman walk into the room, the man looking annoyed and the woman smiling softly.

"Hello," Romeo smiles, placing his book on his desk and grabbing a notebook and pencil. "Mr. Carter Brown and Mrs. Sofie Hyland-Brown?"

The woman nods, sitting in a chair across from Romeo. "That's us." She tells him.

Romeo smiles. "Welcome." He says. "Just a reminder that this is a safe space and it will not leave my office, unless you would like it to." He informs them.

The woman smiles.

Romeo flips his notebook open to a new page. "Now," he starts, sharpening his pencil for a second until the point was sharp. "what seems to be the problem?" He asks.

Sofie bites her lip. "My daughter-" she starts.

"Son." Her husband cuts her off, almost growling.

Romeo didn't like his vibe.

His arms were crossed and he had a strong glare.

'Husband using wrong pronouns for their child.' Romeo writes down. 'I'm assuming the child is trans; boy to girl.'

"Mr. Brown," Romeo starts calmly. "I would like to hear what your wife has to say." He tells him softly. "I do not encourage interrupting, so please stay quiet until it is your turn."

Carter glares at him.

"And uncross your arms." Romeo tells him, gesturing his pencil to his arms. "This is not Kindergarten (ages 5-6), I should not have to tell you how to act like an adult." He states.

Carter scoffs, uncrossing his arms.

Sofie smiles thankfully. "Our daughter recently came out as trans, transitioning from a boy to a girl." She informs Romeo.

Romeo smiles.

"My husband," Sofie sighs softly. "Does not approve and wants to kick her out of the house." She informs him.

Romeo frowns.

"Quit calling him a her." Carter snaps. "I do not approve. He was born a boy and is a boy." He states, crossing his arms again. "He is-"

Romeo stands up, cutting him off before he could say something offensive. "Mr. Brown, as a Trans. Male, I take offense to what you just said." He states.

Carter's eyes widen and his face looked disgusted.

"Please leave my office at once." Romeo tells him, pointing to the door.

Carter mutters curses under his breath as he stands up and starts leaving.

"Mr. Brown, such language is not allowed in my office." Romeo tells him, his face emotionless. "This is a safe space and I do not tolerate that." He states.

Carter leaves.

Sofie stays silent for a few minutes.

Romeo sits back down in his seat, grabbing a paper. "Mrs. Hyland, I do suggest going to court." He tells her. "I don't think you want your child around that kind of a man, so I will refer you to a lawyer, Sean Conlon, who is a friend of mine." He informs her, writing something down.

Romeo rips the paper out fo the notebook, holding it out for her. "He will help you get full custody over your child and a divorce, and or a restraining order against Mr. Brown, alright?" He asks.

Sofie nods, taking the paper out of Romeo's hand and looking at it.

Her eyebrows furrow as she looks up at him. "Does he by any chance have a boyfriend by the name of Antonio Higgins?" She asks.

Romeo smiles. "Yes, he does." He answers.

Sofie smiles. "My son- I mean daughter," she corrects herself. "I'm very sorry, it's hard when I've called her a him his whole life, but I'm trying." She tells him.

Romeo leans back in his chair. "I know. It's alright. Everyone makes mistakes, at least you're trying." He shoots her a warm smile.

Sofie nods. "My daughter has read his star books. He's the reason she got into astronomy." She informs Romeo.

Romeo smiles. "I grew up in the same home as him." He informs her. "We were the original listeners for star facts." He laughs a bit.

Sofie smiles. "I like your office." She tells him. "And that rose. It's very pretty." She points to the glass rose on Romeo's desk that was Rainbow.

Romeo smiles.

"Does it come in Trans. colors?" Sofie asks him.

Romeo chuckles. "I don't mean to sound rude, but do you see the second rose?" He asks her.

Sofie chuckles weakly. "Sorry. I really do somethings think that I need glasses." She states.

"My boyfriend wears glasses." Romeo's eyes travel to the picture of him and Specs on his wall. "He's very cute." He states, his eyes basically heart eyes as he stares at the picture.

Sofie chuckles, standing up. "Thank you so much, Mr. Derosa." She says.

Romeo smiles, standing up. "I hope everything works out." He shakes her hand.

Sofie nods.

"If I may just ask, can I see a picture of your daughter?" Romeo asks her. "You look very familiar."

Sofie nods, pulling out her phone and showing Romeo a picture.

Romeo's eyes widen. "Does your daughter happen to be dating Ezra Kasprzak?" He asks.

Sofie chuckles. "Yes. He's her world." She tells him.

Romeo smiles, chuckling a bit. "It's a small world." He states.

Sofie nods.

She leaves a moment later.

Romeo packs up for the night.

He closes the door to his office, locking up.

He was off to help Blink set up for his proposal.

Later that night

Romeo opens the door to his apartment. "Specsie! I'm home!" He exclaims.

"Hey!" He heard Specs call from somewhere in the house. "I'm in the bedroom!"

Romeo takes his coat off, hanging it on the door.

He walks into the bedroom.

Specs was laying on their bed, a book open.

Romeo looks at the bookshelf, an idea coming to his head when he saw Romeo and Juliet on the shelf.

He had the perfect proposal idea.

Specs looks up at him, smiling. "Hey, Ro." He greets. "How was work?" He asks.

Romeo shrugs. "It was okay." He answers. "I got Spot another case and Sarah another customer." He informs his boyfriend.

Specs chuckles. "Sounds fun."

Romeo rolls his eyes.

He lays down next to his boyfriend on the bed, wrapping his arms around his waist and resting his head on his stomach.

Specs smiles, playing with his hair.

"I love you." Romeo whispers, his eyes closed.

"I love you too." Specs whispers back, setting his book down and turning off the light.

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Is everyone okay? People don't really comment as much anymore and I feel like a lot of people are sad rn.
(Be aware, I apologize a lot lol.)