Brandon held Doom's hand as they walked to the front desk so that Brandon could sign himself out. Doom was then going to drive him to CW HQ so that he could undergo a thorough check up by one of the CW's own doctors to give a more accurate idea of when he would be allowed back to work. Brandon was carrying a small overnight bag that Doom had bought with her and it was as Brandon was signing out that Doom spied the first hint of trouble.
A man who'd been standing waiting in the queue for the enquiries desk, turned toward them and snapped a photograph on his cell phone and then darted out of the accident and emergency door. Doom turned to see where he was going and a feeling in the pit of her stomach told her that the waiting journalists were actually waiting for them.
Brandon signed his name and then turned to look at what Doom was looking at.
"What?"
Doom turned back to him.
"I think they're waiting for us."
Brandon frowned.
"What on earth for?"
Doom shrugged.
"I don't know but that guy got a photo on his cellphone and then shot off."
Security was paged over the tannoy system.
"Let's go and find out then."
Brandon didn't seem at all bothered by his battered and bruised appearence and he dragged a slightly more resistant Doom along with him. As they approached the door now ringed by security guards, flashes began to pop insanely and as the doors opened the barrage of questions hit them almost physically. Brandon put his arm protectively around Doom and shielded his eyes with his free hand.
Journo 1: "DOOM, DOOM OVER HERE DOOM! WHATS IT LIKE TO HOLD THREE SEPAPRATE BELTS AT ONE TIME AND HOW CAN YOU JUGGLE YOUR CAREER AND YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH BRANDON?"
Doom just shrugged. The questions kept coming.
Journo 2: "Is it true that Doom is pregnant with your baby Brandon?"
Brandon laughed.
"No."
Journo 3: "Between the two of you you own over half the available CW belts, how does that feel?"
Again Brandon laughed and held Doom close to him, as they moved through the crowd of journalists the ridiculous questions continued...
