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ETHAN'S POV I winced as the tip of the bud touched my cheeks. It wasn't really painful yet I felt the urge to act like a child in front of him. Jamie was glaring at me viciously as he applied medicine on my bruised cheeks. I didn't expect to get so angry at Trevor. But what he had said pulled out instincts that I never had before.The instinct to protect Jamie. I brought him here so it was only right that I defend him. Trevor had been the unfortunate one to get beaten up. Jamie stood up to leave. Without thinking, I grabbed his wrist and pulled a bit too hard. He lost his balance and started falling. Before I could react, he fell on me, pushing my back to the bed. “Oh my goodness!” I heard someone gasp. Jamie's eyes widened and he scrambled away from me. I sat up to see my grandma.“The door was unlocked. I didn't expect to see the both of you so…” she trailed off while pointing at Jamie then at me. “Grandma, it's not…” Jamie tried to explain when she shook her head. “I'll ex

JAMIE'S POV I didn't expect the day to come so fast. In just two weeks, I had become Ethan's boyfriend and was on my way to meet his grandma Margaret. I knew Margaret wasn't homophobic. She knew about my sexuality since I was a child, but when compared to her favorite son, I didn't think she'd accept me so easily. “Don't look so tense, you'll give yourself away,” Ethan said, with his hands over his eyes. How did he see me? We were in his car, with the driver taking us to his family home. “I haven't seen her in years. How has she been? Is there anything I should know?” Ethan dropped his hands and frowned at the question. “She is fine, now stop worrying,” he snapped. I swallowed and became silent. Not long, we arrived at the massive gate and drove inside. This place had a lot of memories of me and Ethan as children. “My grandma is already waiting for us. Take a deep breath, put a smile on your face and be my lovely boyfriend,” Ethan whispered, with a wink. Oh boy. We came ou

JAMIE'S POVEach stroke of my brush was like a small piece coming together. They aligned, the image in my head finally coming to life.Almost done. My creation. I was three brush strokes away from completing the face, when I felt the buzz from my phone and the song playing in my earphone stopped. I picked up the phone and looked at it. Ethan Cole. My heart skipped.Instead of answering, I placed it down and continued painting. I wasn't ignoring it because I was mad. I was just…Ok, maybe a little bit angry. I wasn't ready to play therapist to the billionaire who ghosted me for three weeks. We used to speak almost everyday, but now, he'd only call when he wanted something. The phone buzzed again and I gave in. I knew he wasn't going to stop unless I answered. “Wrong number,” I snapped. The line went silent for a moment, then I heard him sigh. “Hello to you too, Jamie.” And I felt my insides coil deliciously at the sound of his voice. It weakened the anger in me.“Spit it out.

ETHAN'S POV“I'm very serious about this, Ethan. A married man is the best leader for my company. I won't give it to you just because you're my favorite!” My grandmother, Margaret yelled through the phone. I groaned and closed my eyes. This was definitely not what I wanted to hear from her at this moment. I had a lot going through my mind already. “Grandma, can we not talk about this?” I grumbled, unable to speak harshly to her. I knew she was saying all these because she cared. And wanted a great grandchild. “Ethan Cole! You won't shut me up!” She snapped. From the sound of her voice, I could already tell she was getting pissed.“I'm not, Grandma. I'm actually in the office and have a meeting in the next two minutes. Why don't I call you back when I'm done?” I suggested. “No, I don't believe you. And stop lying to me. I asked Andre for your schedule before calling so I know you don't have any meetings for the next thirty minutes.” Oh shit!Andre!!Was she planning on talking a