"I am really sorry." Antonio rubbed on his face, taking in a deep breath. "It's just that I haven't been myself lately, baby."

‘Why?’ Bruce sounded worried on the phone. ‘Are you sick or something? You are making me worried, my love? What's wrong?’

"I... I... just forget about it." He sighed, feeling tears building up in his eyes. "You know how much I love you, baby. I love you so much and you are the only one I would like to spend the rest of my life with. I can't see myself with anybody else."

‘I know that, baby.’ Bruce chuckled seductively on the other end. ‘Don't miss me too much, okay. I will be there in a few days and we can make love anywhere you want. Even under the moonlight.’

"Yes!" He chuckled happily. "I would love that so much and I can't wait for that moment."

"I love you too."

Antonio kissed the phone and threw it on the bed as his anger returned again. It was already morning and his mood was not any better. He was still mad and he was still thinking about a lot of things. But he had to endure that for a few days. He was gonna drive the boy right out of his life and house.

Antonio was seated on the bed in a black short with a pure white vest. His muscular chest was pressed on it which made him really sexy and seductive. His hairy legs were exposed and though he was angry, he was looking so damn sexy.

As he was seated on the bed lost deep in his thoughts, he heard the door open and close and then footsteps coming towards his bed. He took a deep breath, ready to shout at whoever had come inside. He just wanted to be left alone. But when he raised his face, he got the surprise of his life.

"Miss me?"

It was his friend, Ethan Dantes, his best friend since... only God knows when. Antonio and Ethan had been friends for a really long time. They had attended their high school together and their university as well. Both of them had been staying abroad but Ethan had come back earlier. The only thing that they had differently while in the university were their programs.

Ethan was a tall cute guy with chocolate brown hair that was cut short and well maintained. He was handsome with well shaven beards, a sexy physique and a beautiful personality. He had amber eyes that were sexy and seductive. But unlike Antonio who was gay, Ethan was bisexual, although, he was more into men.

He was wearing a beautiful yellow shirt with his gorgeous hairless chest exposed on which was pressed a shiny golden chain. The shirt was tucked in a black designer's shirt and black shoes on his feet.

Somehow, seeing Ethan brought back life into Antonio. He actually smiled, forgot about his troubles for a second and got up from the bed. He was really happy seeing his best friend again. He had been so upset that he hadn't been able to see him when he came back. This was his mother's entire fault. He knew his friend would have come to see him but it had been a surprise.

"Ethan!" He opened his arms and they hugged, chuckling happily. "How did you know I was here?"

"Well, since you decided to forget about our friendship, I came to see you instead." He said, withdrawing from the hug.

"I am so sorry, bro." He apologized, holding his hands tightly. "I was about to surprise you and..."

"I must say that I am surprised." He giggled. "I wonder what kind of friend you are. You were about to get married without informing me. This is supposed to be a happy occasion and my best friend was about to hide it from me. How could you?"
Ethan was so deep in his conversation that he didn't see the frown on Antonio's face. His mood was foul again. He just looked away and tried to be calm while deep inside his anger was back again.

"I don't wanna talk about that." He said simply.

"What?" Ethan gasped. "This is your wedding we are talking about here. We are supposed to be talking about this. So tell me," He winked with his usual smile. "How does it feel knowing that you are gonna leave bachelorhood behind and..."

"Awful!" He snarled, getting back to the bed. "How else would I feel when I am being forced into this? My mother is getting me married to some... to some..." He groaned, clenching his fists. The way he was breathing got Ethan really worried and scared.

"Antonio!" He sighed and sat down on the bed. "My friend, why are you looking as if you are not happy? This is your marriage we are talking about here. Aunt Mil called me here to help you choose the best outfit for you to wear on your wedding. I wasn't expecting to see you like..."

"I love Bruce!" he yelled, gripping the bedding. "He is the one I want to marry."

"Okay." Ethan raised his hands as if he was surrendering. "I completely understand you but I thought your father chose this boy."

"Wait!" Antonio frowned. "How did you know that and..."

"Relax," He rubbed on his thigh. "Aunt Mil told me when she called me today. Come on, you should be happy. This is your father's choice and..."

"Can you just hear yourself?" He chuckled bitterly, getting up from the bed. "You know Bruce and I are in love. He is the one I wanna marry and not some cheap village slut."

"Maybe this is destiny." Ethan shrugged. "Maybe you and Bruce are not meant to be together. Maybe this new boy is the..."

"A classless boy that doesn't even look good." He snarled, furiously turning to look at his friend. "He is not handsome and he fucking wears spectacles. He is from a village and very far from my class."

"Oh!" Ethan laughed, crossing his arms on his chest. "So that's the problem you have with him, right? Had he been rich and classy, would you have agreed?"

"Fuck no!" He yelled, groaning at his friend. "I love Bruce and..."

"Yes! I know that." Honestly, Ethan didn't like Bruce that much but he couldn't tell his friend that. "But you are starting a new life and please," Ethan pleaded, putting his hands together. "Improve your mood because it will not help you in any way. I know you love Bruce but you will learn to love this boy too. After all, love may just..."

"I don't need that..."

"Okay." Ethan simply gave up. He got up and wrapped his arms around his friend's shoulder. "I am sorry for this but there is nothing you can do. I promised Aunt Mil that I will help her so take a shower so that we can go out. I need you to cheer up because it won't be good..."

"I swear to you that boy has no idea who he is dealing with." He clenched his fists. "I know he is manipulating..."

"Can you hear yourself?" Ethan frowned, staring at his friend as if he had said something abominable. "This boy is innocent so please don't hurt him, okay? You are marrying him and besides, no one is forcing you to..."

"If not for one thing then..."

"Shh..." Ethan kissed Antonio on the cheek, rubbing on him softly. "...just get dressed so that we can get out of here. I promised her I will help so don't make me look bad."

Antonio looked at his friend angrily and furiously dropped his hands. "Fine!"

He furiously turned and went to the room where he kept his clothes to change. Ethan shook his head and just laughed. His friend was just acting childish.

***

The wedding plans started as planned and Emilia was head over heels with the preparations. She wanted everything to be perfect because it was her son that was getting married. Sure, it was gonna be a traditional wedding but it was gonna be perfect. She had already hired the best cameramen, the best wedding planners and the best wedding hall for the traditional wedding to take place.

Although it was simply a traditional wedding, it was modern and people still enjoyed it. Emilia was trying to make it as beautiful as possible while still maintaining it to be small like her son wanted. She was gonna respect his wish of having a small wedding. As long as Praveen was home with her son then she was gonna be fine.

Meanwhile, Ethan was helping Antonio with the best traditional wedding outfit, one that was gonna make him look handsome. Although Antonio wasn't interested in it, Ethan made sure that he took him to different shops that sold wedding outfits. He even helped him choose the best one. After all, he was only gonna experience that moment once, he hoped.

Emilia couldn't have been happier. It was only gonna be a few days and Praveen was gonna be her son in law.

Back at Praveen's house, the preparations were going on and he was getting more nervous as days went on. He had no idea why he was feeling uneasy about the whole thing. He had only met Antonio once and they were gonna be living together, sleeping together and their first night was making him nervous.

He had never been intimate with anyone before and he was scared. He didn't think he was ready. What if Antonio was a sex freak? But he didn't want to think about it. Antonio was gonna be his husband and he was gonna respect it. Besides, he was supposed to be happy. Antonio wasn't bad. He was gonna be his husband and they were gonna spend their entire lives together.

With the wedding closing in, Praveen even visited his mother's grave and spent almost the entire day there. It was emotional and he even shed tears while talking to her. He wished she had been there with him to see him get married. He wished she had been there to see him but she was gone and he missed her so much.

Praveen promised his mother that he was gonna fulfill her final wish and he was gonna try to make his new family happy. He promised his mother he was gonna make his husband happy and he was gonna try by all means to show him all the love that he could. He had learned from the best and those were his parents. He had seen the way they loved each other. They were his inspiration.

He asked for her blessings before he left for home. There were still a lot of things to be done. People from nearby, his neighbors even came to wish him good luck. The news about his marriage spread like wildfire in his neighborhood and most of the people were happy for him. A few were mad and jealous but he didn't care.