"Sorry! I had no choice to escape it… I made an agreement with him..."
"Fine!" - Eliot breathed a sigh of relief. - "No worries… Are you happy in your marriage?"
"Of course not!" - Daniel emphasised bitterly. — "I can't forget you, El! I need you!"
"We can't be together, you know... I live with Sean now..."
"You're breaking my heart, my love. After all, it was he who separated us. Everything happened because of him. He turned me in for a reward."
"Sean fell in love with me, that's why he did this."
"Is he better than me? Why did you choose him?"
"Ha... I didn't choose, actually… I just accepted his feelings. They took you away, and I was sold as a thing to some traffickers. Sean managed to beg my life instead of a reward and that's how I survived. Your father is a monster!"
"El... El... Forgive me for all! I can't live without you! Let me meet you!"
"Dani... haven't you gotten enough from me? You took without asking. I'm not a sex toy. I have my own desires and preferences... Now I have got a decent carrier…"
"But you didn't say you wanted..."
"I told you... always you didn't listen and pulled me over every day..."
"I'm sorry, I love you so much... El!" - Daniel sobbed. - "Let me just spend time with you, walk together... You are my radiance, inspiration... I need your light to live on. It's so unbearable to watch you shine on billboards. It's impossible to forget you! Do you remember? I didn't leave you and I want to continue to be by your side. At least sometimes!"
Eliot said nothing, hesitating to answer.
"El, say something... You confessed your love for me, right? Did you feel good with me? Don't reject me, please!"
Where was a silence from his side.
"Elio, what does Sean mean to you in this case? Why do you feel better with him? Who is he?"
"A man who is in love with me and is very courteous to me. He respects my personal boundaries and doesn't ask for much..."
"Ok I… can provide the same… I'll come to you soon."
"Don't be in too much of a hurry, I'm a busy vip-person and I'm participating in the filming of a series."
"I'll be nearby… wait," - Daniel muttered into the phone like a maniac.
Eliot was strained by these negotiations and said goodbye to him, realizing that his life had become significantly more complicated.
"He found me!" - Eliot said briefly to Sean.
"Ow!" - his partner's mood soured. - "Well then, only over my corpse…"
"Please don't say like that, my dear… as I sensed it before! He also became a psychic as we are… Moreover … he is a powerful demon in in full self-awareness of who he is…"
"Oh… no! Really? He is a such thing?" — Sean took a deep breath. — "This doesn't happen often at a young age... Why so early? His awakening... So unfair! I have realized my status of demon just recently!"
"Dani was desperate… when he lost me," — Eliot noted. — "That is why he gained his strength urgently!"
"But in this case, that immature person is dangerous to society! With his abilities!"
"Yeah… sure… ! First of all you should be wary of him, Sean… of his revenge. He's so angry with you as I felt it from our conversation. He won't calm down and won't forgive you for taking me away from him."
"Oh… common, what he would do with me?"
"Don't you understand… Sean? Now I have to meet him and cool his violent passion a bit so that he does not destroy your physical shell."
"There is no need for such sacrifices on your part."
"I have to beg you… please hire a bodyguard for yourself… at least for your outings."
"Sure… if it is so serious…" — Sean agreed reluctantly.
***
The long, intrigued look of the famous producer at him prompted a direct question from Eliot:
"Is there something you want to tell me, Mr. Aurthy? Am I doing a bad play?"
A tall, thin brunette in a dark lilac suit beckoned the beginning actor into his office for a private conversation, sitting him down on a folding chair opposite.
"I'm surprised, Eliot, by your talent. In addition to such a luxurious appearance - the ability to play in a small role so impressive. I usually invite spectacular models into my projects to attract the audience; a plot alone is not enough… I need someone stunning for the background. And what I see is that you captured the attention of the team, conveying quite complex emotions, as if you had a lot of life experience behind you."
Eliot's eyes widened in surprise, his mouth opened sensually.
"Oh... now, what's on your face?" - Aurthy was excited. - "This is so natural! It seems to me that you are facing a leading role in one of my projects. I even started imagining who you could be..."
"A-um... me?" - Eliot was confused, smiling shyly. - "It's flattering to hear from the great master."
The director looked at him again with a searching gaze.
"Your reaction is strange, Eliot..."
"Why?"
"After such proposals, people immediately start fawning over me… but you don't... Aren't you interested in this?"
"Do you mean the main role? Of course I'm interested. I'm just confused..."
"Well… ok!" - the director muttered. — "I have to know something... Share please… Do you live alone?"
"With a man… my partner."
"Are you a gay?"
"No, this is not my orientation actually," — Eliot hastened to answer.
"So… why then…?"
"You know… some sees me like that… and starts harassing me. But I have nowhere to escape from tender courtship and have to accept feelings."
"I see… How so… You have to be able to reject, Eliot! Your man must be very handsome, since you didn't send him away. Describe him, please!"
"Tall, green eyes and white hair... Elegant. Soft tempered… Bright appearance!"
"That is Sean? Your boss?" - Aurthy perked up. - "I didn't know that he was like that, he seemed like a straight. He had a lot of women, by the way! Hundreds! He didn't tell you he was married?"
"No!" - Eliot shook his head innocently.