Chapter 65 - Will Love Really Triumph Over Everything"

Paulina's words gave Dominik hope. Will love really triumph over everything? Dominik's love will overcome Andrzej's objections? God, let it be true!

"You really think so?" he asked hopefully.

"Of course!" Paulina assured him with all conviction. "Give him some space and be yourself, and I can guarantee he won't last a day without you. Now I have to get back to that idiot. I keep my fingers crossed for you, bye."

"Bye!"

Dominik wiped his tears. His emotions raged. He loved Andrzej so much that he was unable to grasp it either with his mind or with his heart. When he realized yesterday that he had feelings for him, he had no idea it would be such a strong feeling. From the moment of their first meeting, Andrzej was someone special, an exceptional friend, a knight in shining armor, but at night it turned out how wonderfully compatible their bodies and preferences are. Dominik felt his warmth and emotional closeness, and although he was, for the most part, the more experienced one, who did all the work, Andrzej was always caring for his comfort. Śliwiński did not remember such tenderness and care during sex. He even forgot how to dream about them. It was enough just to hug Andrzej to feel the sweetest, most beautiful emotions flowing from sex with a loved one.

"Oh, Andrzej" Dominik touched his madly pulsating heart. He wanted this man so much, not only physically, but in every sphere of him. He wanted his good, brave heart and warm, noble soul. Has he ever felt anything so unbelievably wonderful in his life?

Before they spent the night together, Dominik sincerely believed that this one time was enough for him. Now every cell of his body was screaming with the desire to feel the closeness of Nowicki again. If Andrzej really rejected him, what would Dominik do?

Śliwiński shivered with terror. The very thought of losing a loved one was terrible, and if there was a real separation ...

How to talk about a breakup if you haven't been a couple yet? In addition, Andrzej had not been with any man before so he certainly felt lost or at least very confused. Dominik didn't have him yet, so the only thing he could lose was his hopes.

But then, when all hope is gone ...

It hurt, it hurt so much that for a moment it was hard for him to catch his breath. It was only once. He has begged for once and has no right to ask for more. Andrzej was good to him, he succumbed last night, but that does not mean that the situation may repeat itself. Dominik could not force a heterosexual man to be with him. Although his heart would go mad with pain, he must allow Andrzej to make his own decisions at his own pace.

What if his decisions are not in line with Dominik's hopes?

No matter how much it hurt, how scary it would be, he would have to let Andrzej find his own happiness, even if Dominik's happiness would never happened again.

***

It was dark outside when the front door opened. Dominik flinched at the sound and noticed that the kitchen was unpleasantly dark. He got up heavily from the table and turned on the light. The bright flash struck his pupils, causing a frown on his face.

"Were you sitting in the dark?" Andrzej asked, surprised, putting the alien umbrella on the stand.

Dominik found it difficult to say a word. He cleared his throat.

"I didn't even notice when it got dark."

The photographer came back and acted perfectly normal, as if absolutely nothing had happened between them that night. Dominik felt both relieved and disappointed. However, he chose not to give up and to trust in hope. Andrzej came back and tried to be natural, which meant that he was trying to come to terms with what had happened.

"You burned?" Nowicki was with him and shyly took his red hand covered with small, unpleasant blisters. "How did this happen?"

"I guess ... I got lost in cooking."

Andrzej's touch was wonderful and pierced his body with electricity.

"Seriously, you are a great cook, but you can't take care of yourself at all," he said and headed towards the first aid kit, which had been properly stocked since he moved in. "What would you do if I wasn't here?"

Dominik's heart leapt. He smiled shyly, expressing his happiness at the words of Nowicki.

"That's why it's good that you are."

Andrzej did not answer. He didn't even look at his face. He took his hand and led him to the couch. After they sat on it, he started disinfecting and applying the ointment. Dominik hissed. Nowicki's touch was extremely gentle, but the burn hurt.

"You have to be more careful" Andrzej noticed, holding Śliwiński's hand a wonderful three seconds longer than necessary.

"I will. Thank you."

The actor looked at his hand. The burn didn't look pleasant, but it didn't seem serious. The proximity of Andrzej made him hardly even feel pain. He looked through his fingers at the face of the man he loved behind them. Nowicki's fair hair fell over his brown eyes, but he could not hide their beauty, warmth and a certain dose of consternation. Andrzej did not look at him as he packed the dressings. Dominik felt a great urge to lean towards him and feel his wonderful lips under his lips.

A rumble in his belly interrupted his thinking.

Andrzej looked up vigilantly.

"You stay at home all day and you haven't eaten? Before I left you said you were hungry."

Dominik looked down ashamed.

When he got up, he was hungry and immediately started cooking. Then, however, emotions overwhelmed him so much that not only could he not focus on what he was doing (hence the burn), but he was unable to swallow anything.

"Sorry," he only muttered. Out of the corner of his eye he saw Andrzej shake his head. Then the rumbling sound repeated. "It was not me!"

"Sorry."

"You come back from the restaurant and your stomach is rumbling ?!"

"From the restau ..."

They looked at each other confused, finally Dominik burst out laughing.

"I made the shrimp curry. It should be pretty tasty. And it will certainly rebuild depleted strength." He got up and headed for the kitchen. "I'll heat it up."

"Oh, no, today I will not let you stand at the stove anymore" Andrzej was ahead of him in the doorway.

Dominik paused, letting him pass, his heart beating happily.

It seemed that he would not lose Andrzej after all. At least not now.

***

"Dominik, courier!" Andrzej called as he picked up the parcel addressed to Śliwiński's name and address.

"What?" the actor asked from inside the house.

"You have a package. Looks like a big book."

Dominik was at the door almost immediately.

"That's my script," he exclaimed, excited, tearing open the envelope.

"What script?"Andrzej got the impression that he had missed something important.

"At the party, a young director approached me. He would like to see me in his movie and I promised to look at his script."

"You want to devour him, not to look at him" Andrzej noted with surprise, looking at the full of energy and enthusiasm behavior of the actor, who was already sitting on the couch and started reading."

Since he got back from the party, no, since they slept together, Dominik acted like the whole world belonged to him. It was wonderful to see him as he was now - full of life, joyful and ready to fight for his own. Happy in a way.

"What's it about?" Nowicki asked.

"I do not know yet."

"Are you so happy?"

"This is the first offer since I left Marek" he replied without taking his eyes off the pages. Andrzej did not miss that he said about his former lover without the slightest hesitation. "Hm, my character looks pretty interesting…"

'Why does looking at him when he smiles and bursts with energy give me so much pleasure? Is it because I have seen how much he is suffering and completely undeserved? Or maybe what happened to his fans also happened to me, and at the moment I am no different from a housewife who is glad that there is someone so beautiful and she can look at him?'

Andrzej sighed.