my heart's an open wound that only you'd replace

my heart's an open wound that only you'd replace by sassy

I kept my face straight in front of the cameras flashing in front of me and Aria, under our feet the red carpet and behind us a giant poster of my last movie, which maybe could really be the last one considering how bad it had turned out. In my opinion of course, which was the only one that mattered to me.
"Seb." Aria's voice broke into my hate induced daze and when I turned my head in her direction I saw her smile. She was gorgeous, even more gorgeous than usual if possible, and I guessed it was because since we got married she had that glowing smile on her face always. My personal life was going great, beyond expectations, but it was true what they said, you couldn't get a perfect life so now I had a perfect wife and a very not perfect movie coming out. "You're going to look extremely p.issed off in the pictures and they'll think it's my fault." She said softly, trying to make the moment lighter, something I genuinely appreciated.
I felt my left hand roll into a fist as it rested into the pocket of my pants, the thought alone of ending up in magazines making me want to groan. Instead I forced the smallest smile, all I could do, "I don't care about what they think."

She let out a sigh, though her face didn't change at all. She was an actress after all. "But I think you're amazing and that must count for something. Plus if you keep having this attitude you'll end up with a stomachache and I have other plans for us tonight." She said while she kept the eye contact before breaking it and looking in front of her again.
Her words made me smile more genuinely, though I wasn't even close to be relaxed or happy, not about tonight. "We can still skip this whole thing." I breathed out as I watched a reporter from E! approaching us and I made sure my hand was still hidden into my pocket. I was wearing my ring, that didn't mean I had to put it on display.
"And miss out on everyone praising my talented husband? Never," Aria said quietly, making sure that only I would hear her words. Thank god.
I didn't want everyone to find about my wedding on the night of the premiere of my movie, I was already under enough pressure as I was. Of course I knew I couldn't hide something that big, just like I knew that speculations would be made since the ring Ar was wearing was hard not to notice, but I didn't give a fuck. I'd let them talk then fly away from this damn city. I let out a sigh and Ar watched as Ryan Seacrest's eyes locked on us, almost as if he were narrowing on his prey which in a sense would be pretty accurate. I couldn't say I hated the guy for any reason in particular, he was just part of that media I disliked so much. All I could hope was that Ar, being pretty much my opposite in that field too, would handle this situation for me too. "Right," I said back and she linked her hand through my arm since I was hiding my hands in my pockets. "Last chance. Do you want to leave?"
She turned her body into mine and waited until I was looking at her, "I'm proud of you. Whether people love or hate your movie, you did the best you could and turned an awful book into a watchable movie. You are amazing and I couldn't be anymore proud of you."
"Thanks babe and I know that you mean it, but I wanted it to be more than just watchable." I said back, knowing I was really damn lucky to have someone so supportive by my side, but also being so stubborn that I'd never change my mind. I aimed for perfection only, that was the only good option for me.
Her eyes narrowed on me just so slightly, the look on her face now serious. "Enough Seb. Stop it." She said and I was surprised, almost shocked. Amused a lot too since this was so our of character for her yet it showed how set she was on helping my mood. I really loved this girl a lot.
I finally broke into a smirk, slipping my hand out of my pocket and reaching for her own to give it a squeeze while the other kept staying dead in my pocket. "I'll stop if you're going to deal with that shark of Ryan Seacrests." I said, now in full negotiation mode.
Her smirk mirrored mine as she shook her head, "You can't leave me do all the work. That's not how interviews go. You can't just stay quiet."
I suppressed the urge to raise one eyebrow at her since we were still surrounded by way too many people but the challenge was on. "Watch me." I whispered into her ear while I kept my eyes on the man who was walking straight in our direction with that smirk of him that made me want to punch him in the face even before he could say a word.
"It's your movie! He's more interested in you than me," Aria said back in a hushed whisper, knowing that she had a point but also knowing that reporters were usually interested in gossips too.
"Aria Gates, you look gorgeous as ever," He reached us finally, smiling even wider when he leaned closer to kiss her cheek. "And Sebastian Pitt, the man of the hour," He tried shaking my other hand which was safe in his pocket. I felt Aria's eyes on me, her hand letting go of mine she was holding so I could use it to give a friendly shake instead. "We're only half an hour away from seeing what just might be the movie of the year... Did it meet your expectations?"
"Seb took an unreadable book and made it into an amazing movie," She spoke up and I was tempted to start laughing. She was really answering for me and it was really amusing. "The chemistry between Ian and Emilia alone is going to cause the next baby boom. Expect a lot of Spring babies next year."
Ryan laughed and leaned closer to us as if we were sharing a secret, "Off the record, I've heard that things have gotten very serious between the two of you. Should we expect wedding bells soon or maybe even a spring baby of your own?"
Ar laughed and slipped his hand back into mine, "Nothing is ever off the record and you know it. But I will leave you with this, we're both married to our careers and traveling, so if you're expecting a baby? Don't hold your breath."
Ryan laughed with her, his eyes landing on her hand before lookin back into her own, "Maybe an engagement would be easier for you, considered how busy you are." He said, of course not wanting to give up until we'd give him something.
"We handle being busy just fine." I finally spoke, not being as nice as my wife was being, I was still polite but the guy couldn't get anything more than monotone and straight face from me.
He lit up, as if he saw the fact alone that I was speaking a win for him. No way. "Now that this movie is done, what will you do? What will you be your next project?" He asked with his stupid fake smile on his face.
I thought quick, truth was I didn't know what would come next for me, I was still so set on hating this movie I couldn't bring myself to think about anything else, and when I did it was only Aria I thought about since I had made her promises I intended to keep. "I'll talk about that when the time is right, now I rather focus on how the public will like this movie." I answered diplomatically, lying because even if the whole world loved it? I'd still hate it.
"Did you get to see some sneak peak of this coming movie?" He went on with the questions, giving his attention back to Ar since my answers basically say nothing. "What should we expect, something inspired to real life or it's all fiction?"
Aria laughed, knowing that he was fishing for details on our sex life. He'd get nothing from me, not from Ar either because she knew better than spilling anything about our private life. "Well it is based on a book," She replied, giving Ryan nothing. Good girl.
"You two are giving me nothing here!" He joked with a huge grin. "Nothing juicy that you want to share?"
"Sorry to disappoint, but it looks like it'll be a slow news day for you," She faked a pout and shrugged her shoulders.
"It's never a disappointment talking to my favorite it couple," He pressed another kiss against her cheek and clamped a hand on my shoulder, leaving after the camera cut to a commercial break. And just like that he was gone. Thank god.
"You handled that well," I replied, watching Ryan's back as it got smaller and smaller, eventually completely out of our sight.
"As much as you think he's an awful manager? My dad trailed me well," She grinned up at me, "Wait. He's your dad now too."
I looked down at Ar, giving her a blank stare. "Ar." I said flaty, not needing to add another word.
"What, it's true!" She retorted, probably having a great time teasing me but her timing was the worst.
I broke eye contact and held her hand tighter instead, leading her away from the public spot as we headed inside the theater. "I have one father only and he's enough thank you." I muttered under my breath, part of me relieved that we'd go visit my family in just a few days even though I was dreading that moment also. We'd have to tell them we were married now, but compared to when we'd have to share that with Aria's family? It was nothing. Her dad would probably try to convince her to get a divorce as soon as possible.
"He's your in law now." She pointed out and when I glanced at her, she was scrunching up her nose.
"I'm sure he'll be thrilled to know." I retorted, sarcasm now in my tone since if there was someone as unhappy about that as me? That was him.
Aria sighed and averted her eyes to scan the crowd, "He wasn't bad when we had dinner at his house."
"Are we still talking about your father?" I replied and her head tilted up to look at me.
"Fine I'll stop, but we're going to need to visit him again soon..." She trailed off.
"We'll revisit this conversation after the premiere," I negotiated because this wasn't the right moment to tell her that I had no intention to see her dad anytime soon. What happened to father daughter time? I didn't have to be there everytime they met.
She grinned, "You mean after you've had a few drinks?"
A smirk appeared on my lips and I felt relaxed for about five seconds, "Exactly. Do you want champagne?"
"Yes please," She smiled and watched me as I let go of my hold on her then weaved through the crowd to get beverages from the bar. When I returned, there were two drinks in my hand and mine was a lot harder than white wine. "Scotch?"
"Yes," I said simply and took a long slow sip, making it obvious that I'd need another drink after my next sip. "Too much ice," I added with a groan.
She eyed a cocktail waitress passing us and grabbed a cocktail off her tray, handing it to me just as I finished with the glass in my hand. "How about after the premiere, we reenact the hottest scene from the movie?" She winked at me, trying to ease the mood by being silly.
"No please." I groaned, even though I knew she was just joking. "I don't want to hear about this damn movie a second longer."
She kept her smirk in place, always being great at dealing with my mood. No wonder why I had married her. "I can still talk dirty to you, I have a vivid imagination." She whispered and I appreciated that she wasn't sharing that with all the people surrounding us.
I downed my second drink and I set it on the tray a waitress next to us was holding before wrapping my arm around Ar's waist to pull her closer. "If you want to cheer me up you'll give me one of your epic b.lowjobs." I said seriously into her ear as my face kept straight.
She turned her head, biting down on her lip as her cheeks got pink and the look into her eyes got heated, "One of those, uhm?"
"One, two, three...I won't count." I finally grinned at her, the thought of being alone with her again enough to make me feel better. Too bad there were still too many hours separating me from that.
She opened her mouth, but before she could tell me anything Erin joined us, almost unrecognizable since for once she was dressed like a girl. "Here you are, the newlyweds." She grinned at us, on a misson to annoy me.
"Can you keep your mouth shut." I groaned, my mood back to awful again and I didn't even bother to hide it.
She shot me a blank stare then turned back to Ar. "Are you sure you did the right thing? I swear I'll never understand how you deal with him."
My perfect wife grinned, leaning gently against my side, "You do too, or you wouldn't be his assistant." She said back, making a damn good point.
"Maybe I need a new one." I said flatly, breaking eye contact and looking for another of those waitresses who had what I needed. Drinks.
"You'd never find one as good as I am." I heard her say, "And if you'll fire me? I can easily be a wedding planner."
"Thank you for what you've done for us." Ar said gently, "Everything was perfect and I feel like you should take some credit."
Erin smiled at Ar, never hiding how much she liked her. "You're welcome...I almost had a heart attack when I knew that Seb wanted to shower you with flowers."
I groaned again and I knew I was only playing her game, giving her the satisfaction of getting annoyed while she teased me. "Where the hell is Robert when I need him to keep you busy. Tonight already sucks enough, I don't need you to torture me." I said and this time I was staring at her.
"Where do you think he is? He's busy working," She rolled her eyes. "I'm almost convinced that you two are the same person."
"But would he shower you in flowers?" Ar asked and lifted an eyebrow, tilting her head back to smile at me while I was tempted to just leave them alone. Ar would never learn when to tease me and about what. "I loved it," She added quietly.
"I know," I replied simply, still in a meh mood from the subject and the movie.
"But he wanted me to tell you both congratulation!" Erin grinned, saying that a little loudly that I actually cringed.
"Could you say that a little louder? I don't think Ryan Seacrest heard you," I said sarcastically.
Erin sighed, "Are you two hiding it? I would've expected more from you Sebastian," She nearly tisked me, shaking her head. "Once again, are you sure you made the right choice?" She turned to Ar with a grin on her face, loving to drive me crazy.
"Positive," Ar leaned into me and kissed my cheek, smiling wide as she pulled back.
I kept my face straight, still not amused, shooting Ar a look, "Thank you babe." As soon as my eyes left hers I noticed Erin's grin and her lips parting, so I cut her off before she could start. "Why don't you tell us when you and Rob will get married instead?"
She seemed taken aback, but recovered quickly, "Because we didn't set the date yet." She said stubbornly, "It takes time to plan a wedding you know, unless you just fly away and use your assistant as your slave."
I narrowed my eyes on her face, her s.martass remark only annoying me more. "Maybe you should get an assistant for your own." I spat.
"Who's getting married?" Ian's voice cut into the conversation and I nearly groaned for his bad timing.
"Erin." Ar answered quickly, offering him a smile. Thank god for my wife. And technically, she wasn't even lying, we weren't getting married, we already were married.
He shrugged his shoulders, using his signature smirk to look at Ar, "That's old news." He pointed out since it was no secret on our set that my precious assistant was engaged. Her fault, not mine.
"Yet its still surprising if you knew her fiancé," Aria made a joke.
Erin nodded her head with a smirk, looking directly at me and making a bad decision because I was really close to flip, "Crazier things have happened."
"Pigs will be flying the day Sebastian here gets married," Ian snorted and clamped a hand on my shoulder. "I don't know how you put up with him Aria.."
She laughed it off "I must be a saint," She shrugged her shoulders and moved her eyes to mine and keeping them on me. I didn't need another drink, I needed another bottle.
"She's no angel," I made a joke finally and Ar grinned back at me.
"You wouldn't like me if I were," She retorted while Erin groaned beside her.
"Enough about your sex life!!"
Ian's eyes widened, "Wait, what am I missing?!"
Erin rolled her eyes, "I know these two well enough to know where their minds are right now."
Ar laughed again and shook her head, "My thoughts are very pure right now instead."
I suppressed the urge to raise one eyebrow at her, since that was a fat lie, but I kept a straight face instead, focusing on Erin who apparently had a lot to say tonight. I didn't like it.
"We are at the premiere of a movie that is a lot about sex, the least we can do is think about it." Ian said with a smirk and we all laughed.
"I half expected the waitresses to be dressed in bondage outfits or something like that." Erin went on, making me want to roll my eyes.
"I'm sure that would have been a great way to promote the movie as a decent one." I retorted with an eyebrow raised, not finding all this so amusing. I just wanted another grin.
Ian shot us another grin, it being so naughty I swear he could be the devil himself. No wonder why girls loved him. "A great way would have been if they gave small whips as gadgets."
Ar laughed and when I didn't she nudged me softly, "Come on, you would have liked that too!" She said and I knew she was trying to make me loosen up. Again. I loved her because she never gave up on me.
"What am I supposed to do with a small one?" I said eventually as I allowed myself to joke for a moment, grinning. And kind of wanting to go away with Ar and spank her until my hand was sore.
"I have a few ideas," Aria lifted an eyebrow as she cocked her head at me, eyeing me up and down without any cares of who might be watching.
"Can we take a moment to bask at the fact that Sebastian just made a joke?" Ian grinned again, looking like the Grinch. "Can I get anyone a drink?"
I cracked a grin, "Gin. And make that two."
"Champagne please," Ar replied while Erin shook her head and Ian excused himself to wander towards the bar.
"Can I hear those ideas?" Erin said in amusement, her eyes flicking between me and Ar.
I groaned finally, this close to just flip on my assistant. "You're my employee and don't need to hear any details on my sex life," I said flatly, but I wasn't so annoyed because I was used to that kind of treatment from Erin.
She rolled her eyes at me, "Seriously? Like I have never heard you two having sex or walked in on Aria half naked on your kitchen table."
"It happened, so what?" I retorted as I kept my eyes on hers, daring her to go on while I thought about the first time she had walked into us. I couldn't believe that two yeard had passed to that night, the first time that Ar had come to my LA house after my come back. That was also how Aria and Erin met, maybe not the better start but they had become friends eventually. "It worries me that you're so interested in the topic though." I added flatly, knowing how to fight her back with her same weapon.
"It might be because you're not satisfied with your fiance." Ar said before Erin could, a smirk on her face that didn't match her flushed cheeks.
"Good one Ar." I shot my wife a look, tightening my hold on her, proud to be the one who got to have her by his side for always.
Erin snorted, "Oh great, you're teaming up with him against me. What's going to be next? The end of the world?" She said as she looked at Ar only and made a point of ignoring me.
"It's only a front, don't worry." Ar winked at Erin, leaning further against my side. A front my a.ss.
"We'll see." She bit back a grin before looking over her shoulder, "I'm going to look for Ian and our drinks. Mostly our drinks."
"Finally." I said flatly and got back a glare, then gave my attention back to Ar, kissing the side of her head, "This is exhausting me." I sighed, never liking to be in the spotlight, or around too many people. Aria though made everything more manageable.
"But you're doing great," Aria said sincerely. "Later on I'll show my gratitude with a few of those awesome blowjobs you seem to love," She added with a smirk.
I let out a soft laugh, my expression changing. "Just a few?"
"I will suck you senseless," She said quietly, in almost a whisper. "I'll blow you until my jaw is sore."
A groan escaped me and I shook my head, "Can't we leave now?"
"And miss the premiere?" She frowned and pressed her lips against mine in another chaste kiss, pulling back to smile at me. "We're going to stay and watch the movie, let people praise you once its done... then we'll go home and I'll worship you all night long."
I looked back at her, a straight expression on my face, "But I don't want let the people praise me." I said stubbornly, wishing that there was a way to avoid that part because a, I wasn't sure it would happen, b, that would mean that I'd have to stay around people.
Ar let out a sigh, shaking her head, "Can't you focus on what I just tell you I'll do to you?"
"No because if I do I want to have that now." I retorted as I started getting annoyed all over again.
"God you're so stubborn." She blinked at me, cocking her head to the side and I was surprised she didn't set her hands on her hips too.
I forced a small smirk, "I love when you call me God."
Aria rolled her eyes but the smallest of smiles appeared on her lips. She'd better enjoy my decent mood until it lasted, and it wouldn't be long. While now I was manking an effort not to be too grumpy or too annoyed, I knew that after watching the movie I'd get in the worst mood. "Is that what I should call you tonight when you're making me cum?"
A groan escaped someones lips and when I turned my head, Erin was frowning with a disgusted look on her face. "I'm gone for what? Two minutes and you two can't keep the conversation PG??"
"Well we are still in the honeymoon phase technically," Ar told her, making sure her voice was quiet.
She handed us each a drink, "Find me when you two are fighting or not so cute."
Ar grinned while Erin walked away then looked back at me as I sipped his drink, "Do you think we're cute?"
"Hell no." I muttered before downing the rest of my drink and wanting another one immediately.
She frowned though I could tell she was struggling not to grin instead, "Why now?"
"You're cute, I'm not." I answered flatly, not amused at all even if I was sure that I was amusing you instead. Actually, it was a good thing that she didn't let my bad mood rub off on her, or we wouldn't have ever had a chance at being a couple.
She took my empty glass from my hand and set it on the tray a waitress was holding, then set her hand on my chest gently as a sigh escaped her. "Enough drinks for now Seb." She said softly before she smiled, "Who knew I was able to be so patient with you?"
I opened my mouth then I closed it, knowing she was right but I guessed it was fair because both of us were doing our best to improve ourselves. Not that Ar had much to improve, but everyone had flaws. "After all I've done for our vacation I think I deserve it." I said eventually, picking my words carefully and not using wedding on purpose.
"Is that how it's going to be?" She asked in a joking voice, "You're going to bring our vacation back whenever you need?"
I finally smirked, shaking my head, "No babe. All I wanted back from that I already got it."
Aria grinned slowly, "You mean your trophy wife?"
I laughed, amused, "Is that your new profession?"
"You'd like that," She replied, knowing that it wasn't necessarily true. The only reason why Aria had been spent the last few months waiting for me at home while I worked was because it was what had worked for us, but it wasn't what either of us wanted long term. "I could see you now, ringing a bell whenever you wanted a blowjob."
'If only it were so easy," I shot a cocky smirk at her, knowing that it basically was that easy already. Except for the bell part, of course.
"It is instead," She said quietly and lifted an eyebrow. "When is this movie going to start? All this talk about your penis is making me horny."
My smirk stayed in place while I took the champagne from her hand and downed that too, setting it on another cocktail waitresses tray. "Enough drinks for you instead," I said like a smartass. Her eyes narrowed on me and I shrugged my shoulders, "What? You were one drink away from telling me you weren't wearing anything under your dress."
"Well that's always a given with me," She said seriously before grinning at my unamused face once more. "I'm joking!"
"I'm not laughing." I retorted flatly since I never appreciated that kind of joke. Who the h.ell went around without underwear? Sl.uts aside, of course. Unless we were home, I didn't like that at all.
"And I'm not serious." She rolled her eyes, her patience eventually gone as she pulled away from me just so slightly.
I fought the urge to groan, glare or snap, because I knew that in the end the fault was going to be mine. "Then show me your panties." I said as I bit back a grin, wanting to fix the mood before it could even got ruined.
"Here? In front of everyone? Are you drunk already?" She asked back, looking amused again as her body gravitated closer to mine.
"We can sneak out and I can hide under your dress." I said nonchalantly, even shrugging. I was trying to play it off, to joke even, when truth was if someone offered me a way out of this premiere? I'd take it immediatly. I couldn't help it.
She let a grin spread on her lips as she looked up at me, "You just want to hide instead, you're not interested in my underwear."
"I promise I am. Try me." I grinned back at her, pressing my hand on the small of her back to pull her closer as I stared down at her, praying she'd say yes.
"After the movie." She answered and bit down on her lip, watching me roll my eyes as she pull away once again but this time to grab my hand and force me to walk towards the room where we'd watch my stupid movie.
I followed reluctantly, wearing my straight face once again, "I think I'll nap through it, don't wake me." I said in a mutter, making sure she'd be the only one to hear that. I could hate my movie, this premiere, but I was smart enough to know that apparences still had to be kept up.
"Keep it up and my hands will be itching to spank you for once," Aria retorted back in a voice that matched mine, a grin playing on her own lips.
I eyed her, "I should spank you for that."
"The paparazzi would love that," She said matter-of-factly. I rarely made the news since I was such a private person, but when I did? It was always over the most stupid things; me spotted with a mystery blonde who was always Erin. They needed to start doing their research.
I grinned ever so slightly, "I'd agree with them for once."
We pushed our way through the crowd, people clapping my back and giving me their words of encouragement towards the movie, all of them kissing my ass or complimenting Ar on her dress. She smiled while I kept my face serious, nodding my head and shaking a few hands while most likely resisting the urge to groan the entire time. When we sat down in our seats, I let out a sigh and she grinned.
"You did great."