Flashback – 2 months before Sky’s graduation
“Hey
Chambers, you ok?”
Go away.
“Chambers
come on, say something.”
“Go away.”
He leans
against my desk and stares at me. Why won’t he just leave me alone?
“It’s the
photo, right? I’ve got to admit he does look li-,”
“Shut up
Anthony.”
“It’s only
looks. My bet is he acts nothing like Ken-,”
“Shut. Up.”
“I highly
doubt he even looks like that anymore. You know Markus likes to…alter his
pets.”
“Why are
you here?”
He shakes
his head. If he didn’t act like such a slut I’d entertain the thought. The one
good quality about him is that he never goes into detail. He likes others to
make up in their own mind how he fucks people. Still, he needs to go away. I’m
not interested in talking about this now. I’ve got work to do.
“What,
someone can’t be a little worried about you?”
“No.”
“Why don’t
you take some-,”
“If you
don’t need anything from me, leave.”
“When are
you gonna let bro get you a new assistant?”
“No time
soon.”
“Ares…”
I hate how
he says my name. It sounds the way a lover should say it. Giovanni used to say
it like that.
“No one
knew he was gonna pull some shit like that. Don’t be mad at bro.”
“I’m not.”
“Then-,”
“Because I
don’t need one.”
“Uh,
Chambers, did you forget the three days you spent in the infirmary from
exhaustion? Or was that your evil twin in there,” He taps his chin mockingly.
He really needs to leave before I hurt him, “I could have sworn that was you in
there,” he leans over and touches my forehead, “Yup, that was you alright.”
Go the hell
away. I don’t need to be reminded of that.
“And you
barely took any time off to recover after…it happened.”
“I did take
time off.”
“That
wasn’t even a full day Chambers and you know it.”
“I had an
important meeting that day, there was no way to reschedule.”
“Ares, you
don’t have to put on this front with me. In case you forgot, I’m the one that
found you.”
Don’t
remind me of that.
“Will you
go away. I’ve got work to do.”
He finally
moves from my desk. Just leave.
“Take care
of yourself, ok? Believe it or not, there are people around here that care
about you.”
---end flashback
“What are you thinkin’ about?”
“…The first time I saw you.”
“Man that was a day,” my Sky rests his head on
my chest. By reflex I run my fingers through his thick silky locks. His hair is
virtually surrounding us in my bed. His locks weave a dark carefree pattern
over the white comforter that I’ve spent much time following while my Sky
rests. He’s only nineteen, he’s supposed to have more stamina than myself. But
then again, I have more experience than he does. That’s ok, my Sky will get
there eventually.
“I’m not talking about that day. It was a
couple of months before you graduated high school.
“So…if Daevin called in the debt, he couldn’t
take the properties since they legally aren’t his.”
“Yes.”
“Asshole,” my Sky looks up at me, such
beautiful eyes, “But when did you see me?”
“In the folder of information I received was a
picture of you. Daevin felt that if push came to shove, he’d use you in some
way to clear or partially clear his debt and he was right.”
“I hope he falls off a mountain or something
wherever the hell they are.”
That can be arranged.
“What did you think when you first saw me?”
“…”
He blinks at me. His eyes widen briefly then
he looks down, “…That…I looked like…him.”
“Hi, the
name’s Kenneth. Kenneth Ames…”
I can only nod. I stroke his cheek and he
looks back to me, there’s a slight sadness in his eyes. It’s not your fault the
man that got your mother pregnant sowed his oats around the state. With any
luck you’ll never know that you actually are related to the person that nearly
killed me. For a while, he had your hair color. When Rex got wind of you he was
thrilled with the possibility of having ‘twins’ to play with. He physically
doesn’t look a thing like you anymore, Rex saw to that after he couldn’t have
you.
“I’m sorry,” he says.
“There is no need for you to be. When I saw
you in the flesh I knew you were nothing like him.”
“…How could you tell that? You were looking
down…oh…the walls in the elevator,” his cheeks gain color and I have to smile.
I love my Sky, “You have a beautiful smile.”
“As do you my Sky,” he leans in and I kiss
those soft lips.
“What time is it?”
“Five thirty-one.”
“Guess we better get up.”
“You’re not going in today.”
“Why not?”
“I’m giving you the day off.”
“…You think Mr. Daevin’s still mad at us?”
“Not us, me.”
“I was there too ya know…kinda hard not to
be.”
“He’ll be more upset with me than you.”
“You think he may do something?”
“He’s not going to.”
“How do you know?”
“I won’t let him.”
“Ar-,” I silence his lips with my own. No more
talk. I want to taste my Sky before I go to work.
“Glad you could join us today Chambers,”
Daevin says when I enter my office. He’s sitting in my chair with a redhead
servicing him. Since when did he like redheads?
“Daevin,” I say hanging up my coat.
“No Daniels yet?”
“He has a meeting with his design professors
to discuss his final project and how he can make one project to incorporate all
three classes so I just gave him the day to work on it.”
“You’re sure it’s not because you thought I’d
take him from you?”
“You won’t take him from me.”
He gives me a look, “I do own this company,
remember?”
“I’ll leave and take him with me before I let
that happen.”
“Daniels still owes-,”
“Two million, five hundred eighty-seven
thousand, nine hundred and ninety-six dollars, I know. I can easily pay that
plus the interest you’ve never told him about.”
“You really care about this one, don’t you.”
“I thought that would have been apparent
yesterday.”
He smiles and pats the redhead between his
legs, “I don’t know why I can’t stay angry with you Chambers.”
“Because I’m not as bad as your brother.”
He nods, “That is true. Can you believe he
actually fucked someone in my office the same day he presented it to me? It’s
not like he doesn’t have his own, like you.”
He knows…interesting.
“I do have to admit, you two put on quite a
show.”
Remind me to send you the bill.
“Do you think you could get Daniels to wear-,”
“No.”
“Ah, I see. Keeping that bit for yourself.
It’s understandable.”
“Did you need me for something?”
“Unfortunately yes,” he stills the redhead, “
“Wren shouldn’t have offered something he
couldn’t produce.”
“Yes, but still…”
“He’s not getting Daniels.”
“Chambers…”
“The only one that touches Daniels is me.”
“Wren promised-,”
“I don’t fucking care what Wren promised, he’s not
laying a hand on Daniels.”
“Ares…”
“If you have something else to discuss with me
that’s fine. We’re done with Wren’s problem.”
“Will you at least talk with Wren about this?”
“There’s nothing to discuss. If he lays a hand
on Daniels I’ll throw him off the top of this building. He already knows that.”
“How about the request then?”
I let out a sigh. This man just will not quit,
“Fine, I’ll do the request, save for the part with Daniels. Can you let your
redhead get you off now so I can have my chair when I get back from the
kitchen? I do have other things to do today besides watching you get a
blowjob.”
“Unlike my office, you don’t have enough desk
space to work with.”
“That’s why I have bedrooms,” I say walking
back to the kitchen.
“Oh, and Chambers?”
I stop, “Yes?”
“The next time you two feel like making love
on a desk, use Anthony’s.”
“No.”
“No?”
“He has cameras in his office, you don’t.”
“Whoa Chambers, you actually left? That’s
like…everyday for the last few weeks that you’ve gone home.”
What the hell do you want? “Yes, I do have a
place to live outside of here.”
Anthony looks at me. It’s too damn early in
the morning for him to be annoying me, “Ah, I see,” he leans closer, “Spending
a little quality time outside of work?”
“Why do you care?”
He leans away from me, “No reason, no reason.”
The elevator opens and we step inside.
Unfortunately no one else is around to join us. Damn it. I press buttons for
our respective floors. For the first floor he’s actually silent, that’s not
going to last.
“Oh yeah, thanks for T and A,” I nod. Might as
well let him have them. I’m not going to need them and neither will my Sky,
“Can I ask why?”
“I have no further need of them. And to thank
you for the gift basket you gave Daniels,” It’s come in handy the nights that
I’ve stayed at his place. At least he was forward in his thinking, for once.
He smiles, he really is annoying for it to be
this early in the morning. Too bad Daevin won’t let me hurt him…intentionally.
“I heard that bro wasn’t mad at ya for gettin’
it on on his desk. He like the show?” I look at him. Why does he have to talk
so fucking much? I have to hear enough of that today. I’d rather wait until I
truly need to hear it. He smiles, “Well, considering what I saw of you when I
walked in I’ll go with a yes.”
“It’s not like either one of you haven’t seen
it before.”
He nods, “That’s true, but it has been a while
since I’ve seen you in the buff. You still look like a god. I bet Sky’s really
lovin’ on that. I know I would.”
Of course he does, I’m good at what I do. Ask
Giovanni, I know you still talk with him. Anthony’s got that look on his face.
What he hell is he thinking now? “…What.”
“Oh nothin’, just thinkin’.”
“About your next conquest I presume.”
He shakes his head, “Actually, I was wondering
why I never tried to go for you.”
“Probably because I would have turned you down
flat.”
“Yeah but that’s never stopped me before.”
How can I forget. You fucked all but my last
two assistants. Stella was the only one you didn’t have an encore performance
with. She was a smart woman. She easily put you in your place, unlike the
others. They fell too easily for your charm and heard your reputation for being
a good lover.
“Hey can I kiss you?”
What the fuck? “No.”
“Aw, come on, just a little kiss?”
“No.”
“Please?”
Did he just say…please? “Why the hell do you want to kiss me?”
“I just want to for some reason.”
“You’ve touched me more than enough for my
liking.”
He looks at me for a few seconds then it comes
back to him what I mean, “Chambers that doesn’t count,” he says moving closer,
“You were…well, you weren’t yourself then,” he blinks, “Wait, you remember that?”
“I was conscious for it so yes.”
Flashback – 8 months
before Sky
I’m hot.
Why am I hot? Where am I? Why do I feel…aroused? I open my eyes fully and look
around. My head doesn’t want to move, much like the rest of my body, but I feel
like if someone touches me I’ll explode. I’m in a room of the infirmary. What
happened? I was in my office drinking that French vanilla coffee that…Kenneth…
“K-K-Ken-,”
“You’re
awake,” What is he doing here? Anthony comes into my line of sight and smiles.
What the hell is going on here? “Don’t worry Ares, Kenny-boy’s not here. You’re
safe.”
Safe? What
are you talking about? And why are you calling me by my first name? “What…happened?”
my voice sounds thick and not my own, like something’s come over me. Why is it
hot in here?
Anthony
looks serious. When he’s like that it’s something major, “He…put something in
your coffee. You’ve been here for about a half an hour. Do you remember
anything after you drank the coffee?”
“…I felt a
little warm…And someone touching me…a lot.”
“That was
probably the drug kicking in. And well the nurses took off your clothes. They
were covered in…your essence.”
“What…”
“Bro’s
trying to find out why he did it,” he moves closer and looks at me, like he’s
trying to see if I’m myself or not, “It seems he used something he got from
Markus. Thankfully Markus had an antidote, but we don’t know how much Kenny-boy
gave you so they only gave you one dose.
Merrick,
that bastard was near me? I’ll fucking choke him if I find out he’s touched me.
Rex too for creating whatever the hell’s in my system.
“Don’t
worry, bro wouldn’t let
Good. Now I
can just choke Rex and kill Kenneth. My hand finds strength to move and I pull
at the gown that the nurses placed on me. Anthony tries to stop me, his touch
feels like fire on my skin and I fight to stave off a moan, “Let go of me, I’m
hot.”
His hands
disappear and I pull again at the gown. The material is wet but I manage to
move it from my chest the air feels cool against my skin. He comes back with a
cool towel and pats my face with it lightly, “It’s probably one of the side
effects.”
I rest my
hand on my chest and my breathing picks up, like touching my body is making me
more aroused. I’m gather more strength and remove the gown completely,
relishing the feel of the air on my skin and I lift my head and look down to
find that I’m fully aroused, “What…did he…give me?”
There’s a
slight blush on his face, “I don’t know, but from what I heard it’s some kind
of aphrodisiac. That’s why you’re…like that.”
I close my
eyes and lean my head back. I do not need this. Anthony presses the towel
gently against my forehead and by some kind of reflex I moan at the feeling.
This is not good. Whatever he gave me is making me amorous with simple contact.
I move to take the towel from my head, the blanket shifts and brushes against
my length and the moan that escapes my lips is laden with need. I’ve got to get
this out of my system, but I’m too weak to do it. Shit, he’s the only person
here. I take a breath and open my eyes.
“Anthony…please…”
“What is it
Ares?”
“…I
need…release…”
“…You sure
you want that?”
I feel
myself leaking a steady flow. I need to get this out of my system. The quicker
I can be rid of it, the quicker I can kill him, “Just…get me…off.”
Anthony
looks over my exposed body. He’s not
sure what to make of my situation, as am
“Why…are
you…just standing…there?”
He looks at
me, “I…well…”
“What?”
He
swallows, “I know this totally is not the time or place for this but…you’re fuckin’ hot,” I’m not surprised
by that statement, coming from him. His hand moves up to my chest and my body
arches into it. I close my eyes again. My length twitches violently wanting to
be touched as well. I hate that I can’t control my body. I don’t want his touch
to tempt me like this. I want this shit out of my system and now. His other hand
rests on my thigh and another moan escapes me.
“Admire
later…get me off…now…”
“Any-,”
“I don’t
care Anthony!” I muster out.
He touches
my length and I let out a cry of relief as his fingers wrap around my shaft.
His hand moves cautiously for the first few strokes, then gains speed. I hate
myself for this.
“Ah…more…”
my voice says. It does not sound like my own. This lust sounds foreign. I don’t
sound like this. I know I didn’t with Gio. Anthony’s hand moves faster and his
right comes down to join his left. My hips drive my length into his hands. I’m
repulsed by this, but yet I need it at the same time. I hate this. I feel his
mouth close over my head and my body willingly thrusts into that warm wet
cavern. I dare not open my eyes. I may like what I see. I’ve seen the camera
footage of him servicing others before and I know he knows what he’s doing. His
moans vibrate throughout my sensitized body. Stop enjoying this you idiot.
His right
hand stays at my base and his left travels down to cup me and my legs move
apart to accommodate him. I soon feel his breath close to my thigh and I open
my eyes accidentally. He’s taken me completely. I try and fight the impending
orgasm that comes from witnessing that sight. I do not want to be turned on
any more than I already am by this. He comes back up keeping my head in his
mouth as if he knows that it’s coming soon. I watch as my hands come to thread
in his red locks, my hips thrusting hard and my seed leaving me for his waiting
mouth. The cry that comes from my lips is not the kind of sounds I’d make, I
know it’s not. My breathing is hard and taxing. I still need more…
--end flashback
“You ok there Chambers?”
“…What?”
“You spaced out there for a bit,” Anthony
says. We’ve stopped on the twentieth. He smiles, “Oh, I see, you were thinkin’
about a certain someone. Is he coming in today?”
We’ll go with that, “Yes. He had to turn in a
paper,” I say and step out of the elevator. I told my Sky he could come in
later when he got his legs back. I let a slight smile come to my lips. I start
walking to my office and Anthony comes with me. Just great.
“You know, I’m glad you two stopped
pussyfootin’ around each other,” I look at him, “I knew you two would hook up
the first time I saw you at his place. You were never that protective of any of
the others.”
“Is there anything you need from me?”
“A-,”
“No.”
“Please? I won’t tell if you won’t.”
“Daevin knows you fucked on his desk.”
“What? You didn’t…”
“He already knew. Maybe the people you like to
fuck can’t keep quiet like you can.”
The elevator dings and I turn back. My Sky
steps out of the elevator. He sees me and smiles.
“There’s our Sky,” Anthony says. He’s mine, I gave you people to play with.
Tennison and Adrian will keep you on your toes for sure.
“Morning Ares, morning Anthony.”
“Nice to see you back Sky. I thought there for
a second Chambers might have worn you out last night,” Anthony says grinning at
him. My Sky’s cheeks gain color as he steps closer to me.
“Do you need anything from me?”
He opens his mouth but thinks and closes it.
He shakes his head and heads back down the hall toward the elevators, “You two
have a good day,” he calls over his shoulder.
Two forty-three a.m. My Sky will be getting up
in a matter of hours, but I want to sleep next to him while it’s still dark
out. I let him leave early so he could finish up the papers he needed to write.
It will be a long day since I have that meeting with
“…mmmello?”
“I’m coming in.”
“…Aaaaareeeesssss?”
“It is me, my Sky.”
“…oooook…”
I end the call and smile, he sounds like a
child. I enter his apartment and close the door quietly. After hanging up my
coat and jacket and taking off my shoes I make my way to his bedroom. Once
there I have to smile, he fell asleep with the lights on and his phone is lying
open on his cheek. I dim the lights just enough that I can still see him. I
take off my tie as I walk over to his bed. I slip the phone from his fingers
and kiss his cheek. He stirs slightly then stills, so beautiful. I shed the
rest of my clothes and get into his bed on the far side. He must have been working
on his final project today since his hair is still braided. I move closer to
him and place my hand on his back. He shifts and turns to face me, his braid
sliding into the crook of his neck. My Sky opens his sleepy eyes and smiles
softly at me before closing them again. I lean over and kiss his forehead
before closing my eyes. Sweet dreams, my Sky.
“No assistant today?” comes
“I have nine other meetings today and I’d like
to have them done before five so he’s handling some of them. I don’t need him
for this.”
“You don’t want him around me, you mean.”
“That works too,” you do not deserve to be in
his presence.
“I’m still waiting for my punishment.”
I look hard at him, “And you will keep
waiting. Wren does not have a say in this matter.”
“But he recommended you with such high hopes.”
“He recommended me because I’m good at what I
do.”
He looks over the plans on the desk casually,
“You know, I think he’d be better suited for this kind of job. He certainly has
the looks for it.”
“He’s even better at the job he has now,” I
say back.
“I’m sure he is, but he’d make lots more money
in this industry than working under you.”
“He’s the best assistant I’ve had in a while
and I’m not about to let him go.”
“Come on Ares-,”
“That’s Chambers to you
He seems taken aback by that. He can get over
it. The only person that can call me by my name is my Sky, “…Chambers, serious
though, how much?”
“He is not for sale
“Everyone has their price Chambers, even you.”
“You can’t afford me
“…You’re fucking him, aren’t you?”
“You think that’s why I won’t let you have
him?”
“That’s the only plausible reason.”
“…You really are an idiot.”
“Excuse me?”
“I don’t have to have sex with people to keep
them close to me. He’s good at his job and I pay him much more than this little
production of yours ever could. It also keeps Daevin from sending me moronic
temps when he thinks I’m working myself too hard.”
This guy is lucky that I don’t kill him here
and now. My Sky is far above my
expectations. I’m adding another seventy thousand to his bill for that remark,
“No, Daevin actually found one that’s capable of handling my schedule.”
“Well then I’ll just have to ask Daevin to
find me such delicious looking help.”
“You do that,” I say making notations on a set
of plans and handing them off to my foreman. I make my way to the door when I
hear his footsteps behind me.
“Leaving so soon? I thought we’d discuss some
other ideas for the conference room.”
“Talk to my foreman, if he feels it will work
for you then he’ll add it. If not, then it doesn’t, and that’s final. I have
another meeting to attend.”
“How were your meetings today?” Daevin asks as
I walk into his business office. He looks up at me with the expected look that
I better not have killed anyone. It’s his lucky day.
“
“You didn’t do anything else?”
I shrug, “Other than adding on an extra
seventy thousand, no.”
“…He said something bad about Daniels?”
“Yes.”
“He might actually say something about that
when he sees the final total.”
“The idiot doesn’t even realize that he’s
being overcharged now, what difference will another couple tens of thousands
hurt?”
Daevin shakes his head grinning, “That is
true, he is an idiot. I’m surprised his old man even allowed him to run that
company. Apparently he can do
something other than get involved with models.”
“I want that amount put towards Daniels’s
debt.”
“I figured you say that, too.” Good, we’re
thinking on the same page.
“Don’t you have a meeting right now?”
“Yeah I do, but they want to borrow money so I
figured I let them sweat for a bit downstairs,” Daevin looks at me while I
stand near the overstuffed chair along the right side of his office, “It…has
been a while since you’ve been in here Chambers, what prompted you to actually
come in here?”
Oh, that again? “I keep my promises.”
He nods slowly, he’s thinking about that time,
“Yes, you do.”
“Let go of
me Daevin.”
“Only if
you promise I can taste you again.”
“…Fine.”
“Say it.”
“…I
promise…now take your hand off of me please.”
“I’ll hold
you to it.”
“I know you
will.”
“…I do
sincerely apologize Ares. I had no idea he was capable of doing something like
that.”
“I know. No
one knew…”
“You’re not going to sit down?” he asks
motioning to the overstuffed chair. I open my mouth to say no, that I have no
intention of ever sitting in that chair again when his phone rings. Only when
it’s absolutely important would Carol or Anthony ever call in to this line. I
might be here for a bit. I look over at the hardback chairs on the left of the
room. I don’t care if they’re hard, I’m not sitting in that chair again. I sit
in the furthest one from his desk and tune out his conversation as I look at
the overstuffed chair.
Flashback – Sky’s
third day at Siren
“What did
you need Daevin?”
He greets
me at the door to his business office on the nineteenth. As soon as I walk
inside he closes the door and locks it. He’s not wearing a jacket or a tie like
he normally does when he meets anyone. What does he…oh, he wants that. I had wondered when he was going to hold
me to that, I guess today’s the day.
“I want you
to make good on your promise Ares.”
“I had a
feeling that was the case,” I say, my back to him. My hands go to my belt when
I feel his come over mine.
“Allow me,”
he whispers in my ear. I pull my hands free as he loosens my belt then
unbuttons and unzips my pants. His right hand makes its way beneath my boxers
for my length, “Such a wonderful cock,” he says stroking me. His left hand tugs
my pants down my legs before he leaves off my length to tug my boxers down. I
slip out of my shoes as I step out of my clothes and Daevin motions for me to
sit in the overstuffed chair. I sit and he slips to his knees between my legs,
his hands moving over my thighs, reveling in the feel of them. His hands
finally make it to my hips and they come up to unbutton a few buttons on my
shirt before parting it and pushing up the A-shirt to display my lower torso
for him. His right hand comes back to my length and strokes me to full arousal.
The look in his eyes is one of lust and longing as he takes me in his mouth. My
fingers dig into the arms of the chair. I am not touching his man. I know what
he wants, me. I try to watch him with indifference but I can’t, he’s too good
at this. I’m mildly surprised that both brothers are bisexual. I guess they
really do want to have their cake and eat it too. His moans cause me to close
my eyes and lean back into the plush chair. My guess is that he uses this chair
for such actions. He releases my length from his mouth and I open my eyes.
“I’m
drinking from you three times before you leave this office,” he says then
plunges me back into his mouth. Why am I not surprised. If I let him, he would
have done it back then. It was enough to be drugged and made to work it out of
my system, but then to have him taste me after it was over…
My
breathing picks up as he strokes my shaft and sucks hard on my head, he wants
to drink me badly. His moans keep resonating along my length and I have to bite
my lips not to give him the satisfaction of hearing that sound come from my
lips again. I finally fall over the edge and my breath is harsh as I spill into
his hungry mouth. When he’s satisfied that he’s gotten all of the first drink
he kisses his way to my testicles, lavishing them affection for giving him
their bounty. He pushes my legs wider as he takes one in his mouth and sucks
gently. My fingers dig deeper into the chair as I feel myself stirring again. A
hand comes back to my shaft and strokes as he releases one and takes the other
in his mouth. Why does he desire this from me? Why not just take it from
Daniels like you wanted to last night. He comes back up to take me in his mouth
again with the same look in his eyes as before. It would not work between us
anyway. He may know me better than anyone else here but that doesn’t mean we’d
make good bedfellows.
I let my
mind drift into nothing as he takes his pleasure from me again, still not
moaning or calling out his name. His hands decide they want to travel my body
as he keeps me in his mouth. I want to stop his hands but in doing so would
cause him to want even more from me. They come up my chest and stop at my
nipples. Can’t you just take what you want and be done with it? You don’t need
to make me like this. He moves up my body to take my left nipple in his mouth,
sucking with the same intensity as he did my length. I grit my teeth so I do
not let out the moan that wants to escape. He moves on to my right and I push
my head back into the chair. Stop torturing me like this. I don’t want you, I
don’t want anyone. He moves back down and takes my length again sucking
feverishly and pumping me hard.
“Ares, look
at me,” he says taking me from his mouth. I follow his order slowly and look at
him as he strokes me. He keeps my eye as he licks my slit clean of the drop
that formed, “Watch me as I drink you,” his voice full of lust. His hands and
mouth soon cause me to climax again, his eyes never leaving mine as he took
from me for the last time. Why does he want me? As soon as he releases me from
his mouth I close my eyes and lean my head back. It’s finally over. His hands
roam over my hips and thighs. I know he's still looking at me. His lips kiss my
right thigh lightly and make their way to my length. I cover myself before he
can touch me with his lips again. He kisses my hand and I look down at him, “It
wouldn’t have worked between us, would it Ares.”
“No,” I
reply finding my voice, “I’m not one to bottom and neither are you.”
He smiles
with a hint of sadness, “I’m sure Daniels will be a better match for you than
this old bean anyway.”
“You’re only
four years older than Giovanni, that’s hardly old.”
He moves
away and I sit up. He watches as I redress myself, looking over me for the last
time with such eyes. Once dressed he comes back to me, slipping his arms around
me, his lips close to my ear, “Thank you for indulging me Ares,” his lips come
to the corner of my mouth and press lightly…
-- end flashback
“Anything I need to take care of?” I ask as he
hangs up the phone.
“No. It seems that Housingsly has decided
against taking out a loan and want to bow out gracefully. Carol says they’re
bickering about how to leave without making me angry for calling the meeting.”
“I doubt you care.”
“I don’t. They will more than likely be bought
out by someone sooner or later,” he notes that I’m not sitting in the chair but
says nothing, “I take it you’re going to keep an eye on Waterford?”
“Yes. I know
“Don’t kill him Chambers. I know you want to,
but he's not worth it.”
“As long as he stays away from Daniels I won’t
have to,” Daevin looks at me. What now? “What?”
“I’m guessing you only call him by his name
when no one’s around.”
“That’s no concern of yours Daevin.”
He smiles, “You really are in love with him.”
“Yes.”
“It’s about time. I’m glad you’ve finally let
someone in. Now get out of here and take your guy out on the town tonight. I’m
sure he could use a break. And take tomorrow off too.”
“…Why do you keep doing this Daevin?”
“Because, you need him in your life. You work
too hard and you need to step back from time to time. I don’t want you in my
infirmary like last time.”
Please don’t remind me of that. He gets up and
comes over to me as I stand.
“You really scared me then Ares, working
yourself to the bone like that.”
“It probably wouldn’t have happened if you’d
have let me take care of him.”
“It wouldn’t have changed what happened and
you know it.”
“I would have felt a lot better knowing that
he was no longer among the living.”
“With the state he’s in now I doubt he
believes he’s even alive.”
“It’s still too good for him.”
Daevin nudges my shoulder, “Get out of here
and have some fun with Daniels. And don’t come back ‘til Thursday or-,”
“I know, you’ll have Rex tie us up in some
perverted position,” this man really is a perv.