"What?" Ethan couldn't understand why Antonio was mad. "But those are your wedding pictures. I don't see any reason why you would get mad because I brought your wedding pictures. I thought you would be happy and as a friend I..."

"Damn right!" He furiously sat on a small chair. "You are my friend and I can't believe you did that. You know exactly how I felt about this wedding and..."

"I thought we were past that." Ethan shook his head. "You are a married now, Antonio. It's not just about you anymore. It's also about Praveen and..."

"Why the fuck should I care about him?" He yelled.

To say Ethan was surprised would be an understatement. He stared at his friend, wide-eyed. He didn't know what to say to him anymore.

"I didn't want to marry that fucking boy in the first place so why should I care about him?" He groaned, clenching his fists.

"He's married to you," Ethan said softly, still in shock. "He's your responsibility now and..."

"Really?" Antonio laughed bitterly, surprising Ethan even more. "I don't care if he's married to me. I never wanted to marry him in the first place. I was forced into this and you know that."

"Antonio!" Ethan sighed, rubbing his hands. "A marriage isn't a game that you can play. There is nothing wrong with Praveen. All I see is an innocent boy that is married to you. You are no longer alone. He's your better half and you better treat him like one because..."

"And you are giving me this lecture because of what?" He snarled, raising his eyebrows. "You are not married so why are you giving me a lecture about..."

"Because I understand everything," Ethan said, slightly raising his voice. "You are supposed to be happy but you are acting like an ass right now, Antonio and..."

"I am acting like an ass?" Antonio chuckled bitterly, slowly getting up from the chair. Then his face got really serious and he clenched his fists. "Maybe you have a thing for this boy and..."

"Are you crazy?" Ethan got a little angry. "Why would you..."

"Then shut the fuck up!" He censured, pointing angrily at him. "This is my life and I don't need your stupid advice so keep it to yourself."

"What?" Ethan had never heard that from Antonio before. "It is your life but I am your friend and..."

"I don't fucking care." He raged, thumping his food on the floor. "I didn't invite you here to come and give me stupid advice, okay."

Hearing what his best friend had just said, Ethan laughed in pain. It hurt a lot. His heartfelt pierced and he felt like... he just couldn't explain. He nodded and started leaving but before he went far, he made a quick turn and looked at his angry face.

"I thought I was talking to a friend..." He sniveled, shaking his head. "...but guess I am not important to you anymore, Antonio. I made a really big mistake by coming here, doing everything for you, and most especially talking to you. I promise it will never happen again, Antonio. You will never see me here again."

With those words, Ethan turned angrily and started leaving the gym. Meanwhile, Antonio just stared at his friend as tears built up in his eyes. He couldn't believe he had just spoken to him like that. Even though Ethan had spoken calmly, Antonio knew that he was hurt.

The words he had just said to him kept ringing in his head. They had been great friends since they were young and he was willing to throw it like that? He couldn't allow that.

Antonio took a deep breath and started running towards his friend. Reaching him, he wrapped his arms tightly around his waist, bringing him closer to his body. Ethan stopped and just stood still.

"I am sorry..." Antonio apologized, burying his face in Ethan's back. "...please, forgive me. I didn't mean all those words I said to you. I was just so angry that I... I..."

"Antonio, let me go," Ethan said in a sad tone. "I need to leave right now."

"Please!" He held him tighter. "I acted like an idiot and I agree with you but... but... You can't leave me alone, Ethan. I love you so much and..."

"Antonio!"

"I am sorry," Antonio pleaded. "I can't imagine living a life without you. You've been like a brother to me even more than that. Forget what I had said to you and forgive me. I promise I will never talk to you like that ever again."

"Antonio, you've hurt me," Ethan said angrily, clenching his fists. "Just because I love you doesn't mean I am an idiot. I also have feelings and..."

"I am sorry. I didn't mean to say all that to you. It was just out of anger."

"Anger for what? You are experiencing what most of the people are just admiring." He raised his voice. "Trust me when I tell you that that boy might just be the one for you. Give your marriage a chance and..."

"Are you gonna be mad at me your entire life or will you forgive me now?" He let go of his friend and went in front of him. Then he put his hands together and stared at his angry friend. "We've grown up together and you know exactly what is happening in my life. I am truly sorry for this, Ethan. I promise never to talk to you like that."

Ethan just stared at his friend and he could see the sadness in his eyes. He loved him so much that he couldn't watch him being sad because it hurt him so much inside.

He took a deep breath. "Okay." He said, holding Antonio's hands sweetly. "I will forget everything that happened today because I love you so much, Antonio. Just promise me that you will control your anger. This boy is innocent and pouring out your anger on him might hurt him."

"Ethan, you know that..." He paused and sighed. "...I can't deny you anything. I will do my best never to."

Hearing that, Ethan smiled and hugged his friend tightly. "Thank you so much. You are a great friend and I was afraid of losing you too."

Antonio hugged his friend back but he was far from being okay. He was still mad inside. Everything was going wrong and it was because of Praveen. He was like a curse in his life. He was still gonna make him pay for everything. He was gonna regret ever agreeing to come to their mansion and it was a promise.