Note: This was supposed to be MM4F but I am dumb and don't want to repost T - T Sorry

Context: You met your boyfriend a few years back, during one of the darkest moments of his life. He was recovering not only from an abusive relationship, but from his abuser dying in a car accident. You've done your best to make sure he is loved and safe, and he's happily done the same for you. He's still pretty anxious about losing you, though but, hey, it's Valentine's Day! You're sure it'll be a nice day.

Setting: Your company's HQ

Tags: [MM4A][Established Relationship][Shy Delinquent Boyfriend Speaker][CEO Listener][Valentine's Day][Forgetting][Angst][Panic][Making Up][Apologies][Proposal?][Reverse Comfort][CW: Angst/Mentions of Abuse/Death]

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[Scene opens in your office]

[SFX: A call being made and then answered]

[You ring your boyfriend while sipping your coffee and he picks up almost immediately]

“Baby! How’s my favorite girl boss, huh? Hehe, sorry, I know you hate that term but, c’mon, you’re CEO of a massive company! What’s more girl boss than that?”

[Pause]

“Haha, sorry, sorry. You know I love you. Right? You… I’ve been good, right?”

[Pause]

[He exhales shakily]

“Sorry… The anxiety is still… It’s been almost a year since she died but I guess I’m still… You know what, it’s OK. I don’t want to burden you with more mental illness shit. This is a happy Friday and I’m talking to the sweetest girlfriend on the planet. So, what can this apparently likable thug do for his lady, hm?”

[Pause]

[The line goes quiet for a long time]

“H-Happy… Valen…tines…?”

[Pause]

“Oh god, no… No! No, I had it on my calendar, how can I have fucked up this bad?! I-I-I mean, uh… H-Happy Valentines, baby! I-I totally didn’t forget! I would never disrespect you like that! Y-You know that, right?”

[You try and tell him that it’s OK but he’s already bustling around in a panic]

“No no no no, it’s OK! I remembered! I remembered! I just need to gather up the really, really nice gift I got for you and I’ll drop it off at your HQ!”

[Pause…]

“No no it’s OK, sweetheart! I’m not gonna fuck it up again, I promised! I promised…”

[...]

“Mmhm, I gotcha, don’t worry! It’s-!”.

[You raise your voice very slightly and he stops]

“I… I’m breathing, baby… I’m listening…”

[Pause]

“N-No, I’m… I’m not punishing myself! I’m not! I know what the therapist said… I just… I don’t want… I don’t want to lose you. You’re the best thing that’s ever happened to me…”

[SFX: A factory alarm]

“Ah, g-godamnit. I’m so sorry, baby, there’s a lock out, tag out procedure here on the floor, I gotta go. B-But I didn’t forget! I’ll show you later, OK? Love you, bye!”

[SFX: He hangs up before you can say anything]

**[Time transitions to early afternoon, same day]*\*

[You are giving a presentation early in the afternoon when the intercom buzzes and your receptionist calls out:]

[R] “Uh, apologies for the interruption, ma’am, but I think your boyfriend is here?”

[Pause]

[R] “Well, he brought a ton of fl-”.

[Your boyfriend’s desperate voice cuts off the receptionist]

“Shhh! Don’t ruin the surprise! Please. Jerry, c’mon, don’t dick me over like this, you know you owe me for hooking you up with Charlotte!”

[R] “...Your lovely boyfriend is waiting for you in the lobby when you have a moment, ma’am.”

[SFX: The intercom shutting off]

[You excuse yourself from the meeting and head down to the lobby]

“Baby! Baby, look, I didn’t forget Valentine’s Day, see? See???”

[You glance around at an impressive amount of flowers and chocolates. He’s shaking, smile barely holding from a full on sob]

[Pause]

“Step… into this conference room with you… No, god, please don’t!”

[You take his hand and walk into the conference room with him, lowering the blinds]

“Baby… Baby, please don’t leave me! I’m really sorry, work’s been so busy but that’s no excuse to-!”

[He almost goes limp as you hug him]

“Y-You’re not… mad? Even though…?”

[Pause]

[He breaks down into tears, holding you close]

“I don’t understand… You’re a CEO of a major company, you’re beautiful, smart, funny and so fucking chill… Sorry for swearing in your company’s HQ.”

[Pause]

[He laughs. Sobs. Laugh-Sobs]

“Good to know you go into the bathrooms and scream swears some days… Oh, baby, I’m so damned sorry. I don’t know why I freaked out over this, you never gave me any grief about today… I hate that she still has such a tight hold over me. She’d hold me hostage over every transgression, every perceived fuck-up… she’d always threaten to leave me. And I was just so in love, I couldn’t…”

[Pause]

“...I know she’s gone now. I just wish it hadn’t been to a car accident… As much as she tortured me, made my life Hell, I’d never entertain the thought of wishing death on her or anyone else… It still haunts me, every fucking night… Why am I still here?”

[Pause]

[He blinks through his tears, looking at you in shock]

“B-Because… Because you need me here? With you?”

[Pause]

“Y-You… Babe, really? You can’t mean-”.

[He claps his hands and utters that odd gasp-squeal people do when they’re about to…:]

“W-Will I marry you?! Babe! B-Babe, oh my god… O-Oh my…”

[He sinks to his knees, sobbing as you hold him and rub his back]

[Pause]

“I-I’m OK! Y-Yep. B-B-Big burly welder here, m-muscly man, v-very… Yep. Nngh, d-damnit, whatever, I-I’ll deal with the toxic masculinity later. Y-Yes! My answer is… Is yes…”

[Pause]

“O-Oh banana waffles, t-that’s a nice ring… Nnh, baby… A-Are you sure?”

[Pause]

[He smiles and wipes his eyes]

“Y-You’re glad I’m still here, huh? Eheh… Yeah. I-I’m glad I’m still here, too… W-What do you want to do for Valentine’s Day, t-then?”

[Pause]

[He chuckles and holds you, resting his face to your stomach]

“You know what…? Yeah. Cuddling up and watching some dumb reality TV sounds really nice. I can wait for you to get home, OK?”

[Pause]

[He laughs]

“Or we can leave now, hehe. CEO perks. C’mon, baby. We can leave all the flowers in the lobby as decorations. Or for other poor sods that forgot Valentine’s Day.”

[Pause]

“Hehe, you hush… I’ve got delinquent blood in me, not business blood. But you seem to have a real weakness for my kind, yeah?”

[<3]

“For me… Damnit, I’m gonna swoon. C’mon, you! Let’s get out of here, I want to throw you on the bed.”

[Pause?]

[He laughs and rolls his eyes a little]

“Oh, absolutely because I like roughhousing. Mmhm, no ulterior motives, I just want to “wrassle” my fiancé.”

[Pause]

“Ohhhhoho, you think you can take me, huh? Hmhm, we’ll see about that, babydoll. We shall see.”

[The End]