Need

~Alessandro~

“And yup, you are starting work ASAP. I’d have to introduce you to the board members first. Of course, Mom already wrote a handover—”

“Just hold on…” 

I dragged in a heavy breath, and for a moment, I hoped it'd be enough to rest my head because I didn't understand what the heck my sister was on about.

“What exactly are you talking about? You are not being serious right now, are you?”

Sophia didn't speak.

She didn't move. 

Instead her smirk was gone and replaced with a firm expression. 

God, she knew I hated commitment. She knew how much I hated marriage. How did she expect me to get married, and worse to whom I knew nothing about? What if I ended up like Dad… what if I…

Never. I was never ever getting married.

“Mom didn't do this. Tell me she didn't plan this…”

“I'm sorry Alex—”

I spun. 

I didn't let her finish. I stormed out of the house angrily. Got into my car and drove off. 

I was burning inside as I gripped the steering wheel and pulled the car into the road. 

I didn't know where I was going. Didn't know who to go to… I thought of Anna and imagined telling her all of my problems. 

Would she listen to me?

Would she understand my reasons, or would she look at me as how people would usually look at me once they knew I was from a wealthy home. Once they knew I was a Miller.

They always say I whined too much and should be more grateful. 

But then, we weren't even supposed to meet today… Anna and I. It was Monday. 

So I clenched my teeth and hit my car at the highest speed. 

Minutes later, I stopped in front of a convenience store and parked by the road side. 

I grabbed a bottle of water from the shelf and downed it in one go. 

On my way out, I saw my car moving. 

“Hey hey!” I yelled.

Damnit!

My car was getting towed away.

I stood there, weak, as my car rolled away with the truck.

“Listen officer, I only stepped down for a second to grab a bottle of water,” I tried to explain to the officer when I got to the station. 

“I'm sorry, sir, we are only following protocols here.”

The round belly officer man refused to hear me out. 

Can the day get any worse?

I reached up and swiped away the beads of sweat that had covered my forehead.

“Names please,” he demanded. 

“Alessandro Miller.”

I had barely finished when his fingers froze on the keypad. 

He looked up… at me, the look on his face completely transformed. From the hard, not-willing-to-pay attention-to-me man, to his expression completely taking a soft hint. 

“You… you are… Alessandro Miller… the son of chairwoman Rose Miller?” 

“That is my name. Are we done here?” I replied with a frown as I got to my feet. Not willing to give him the pleasure of whatever was going on in his head. 

Just then, the click of heels sounded behind us. 

The officer man glanced past me. Then jerked up in his seat. 

“Miss Miller,” he drooled.

“Forgive me, Miss Miller. I believe I must have made a grave mistake.”

I resisted the urge to shake my head as I stood aside and waited until they finished whatever they were discussing. 

“You need an assistant,” Sophia said as we walked outside. The air and aura of a commanding bosslady exuded from her. Sometimes, she felt very different.

“How did you know I was here? Already getting reports on me now huh.  Did you have anyone watch me? The fuck Sophia, when did you become like this?”

“Ease your pants, Alex. There are eyes and ears everywhere because you are no one else but Alessandro Miller. Alright? Next time your head suggests you to do something crazy, remember you aren't just like anyone else. Get that into your head as quickly as you can.” she sashayed off.

I was shocked. 

Sophia had changed. 

She would never sound this way. 

What happened to my sister?

She wound the car's window down. “You are riding with me. I'll have someone bring your car back.”

“You are this good, bossy and commanding. Shouldn't you lead the company and I'll be left the fuck alone.”

“You don't got a choice, Alex. This is your calling. Not mine.”

When we arrived home, a white board had already been set up in the study room. 

“So this is it. Everything you need to know for now,” Sophia started to explain. 

“You already know Uncle Donald… he's the director in charge of Miller construction. And her wife, Lizzy.”

She pointed to their pictures glued to the board. 

Uncle Donald.

My father's only brother. 

I recognized him very well. I also haven't forgotten the fact that we never really had issues. Although we weren't best of friends either. 

He liked me and greeted me nicely whenever we saw each other, but I knew it was only because I showed no interest in the family business. I couldn't imagine how he'd see me now. 

I brushed the thought aside. “What else?”

“Come in,” Sophia called out, and a moment later the door opened and a man walked in. 

Tall. Well trimmed beards. Black suit—

Shit, why am I even listening and studying all of this?!

“Look Sophia, I think we are going too fast here.”

“Alex, this is Frank, your personal assistant. He's very experienced and got Mom's trust too. So…”

“Well, tell the rest of whatever you have to tell me to… Frank. Or whatever.” I turned and walked out. 

The collar of my shirt felt too tight as I marched out of the study.

Trying to unhook my shirt buttons and a bunch of them ended up loosening from their spots.  

“Damnit,” I cussed. 

My chest heaved, my breath ragged uneven. 

I was on the verge of losing it. 

Everything was happening too fast. 

This wasn't the life I envisioned for myself. 

Not a life stuck behind some office chair, having meetings upon meetings with old geezeers who are like tigers waiting to pounce on my family at the slightest mistake. 

I really wanted to contain it. Fuck. God knows I really wanted to calm myself. 

But I couldn't. 

Not the most expensive drink in my wine racks could help me. 

I wanted someone. 

I needed someone. 

I wanted to vent out. 

I wanted a genuine hug. From someone I cared about…

But the only one that came to mind was… Anna. 

I drove to the hotel. 

I didn't know how I got there. 

It was like I was being driven by a force. A propelling force leading me to where I shouldn't be. Because once I was in that room, I knew I would only think of Anna. 

The instant I entered our hotel room, her scent slammed into my senses. 

I stopped, shut my eyes and inhaled. 

I saw her. Imagined her. She was hugging me. Telling me everything would be alright. Letting me hold her.

Then the urge increased. 

I really wanted to hold her so badly now. I wanted to feel her. Breathe her—

Then it happened. 

I grabbed the telephone and dialled her number. 

“Anna… please I need you now…” I spoke into the phone once the line picked. 

“I know… I know it's not weekend… and I'm not supposed to—”

“Where are you right now? I'll come to you,” her voice echoed from the line. 

*****

I only wanted to hug her to feel better.

But from hugging her, my body temperature drastically shifted.

“Fuck,” I cussed, feeling my bulge rising shamelessly. 

I had lost control of my damn body. 

My cøck was fully erected now as our bodies clung to each other. 

I pulled away slowly. 

God, she was so fucking beautiful.

The more I stared at her, the harder my cock grew. 

Anna could make me forget my worries by just the sight of her.

“I wanna fuck you so bad right now…”