Chapter 2
I was pissed.Hurt.Enraged.I stormed into my office and slammed the door shut, ignoring the way my secretary nervously flew up to her feet the minute she sighted me. I dropped my jacket on my desk and quickly walked towards the water dispenser, fetching myself a glass of cold water and downing everything up in one go. I scowled at the empty glass cup, feeling pissed as fuck.Pissed because I had allowed my dad to get me worked up as usual, and because he had the mind to threaten me with what he knew was the only thing I’ve been looking forward to since I was a kid– inheriting my dad’s empire.Hurt? Yeah I was hurt. The fact that my parents didn’t give two fucks about me and never bothered to hide it always hurt, no matter how much I tried to tell myself that I didn’t care. Hurt because they didn’t know who I really am and have never, ever cared to find out. Their only concern was bringing me up to be a perfect, straight As trophy son they could present to the world- but then I decided to rebel by being the complete opposite of what they wanted me to be.They wanted a straight A’s kid? I ended up graduating with credits.They wanted an obedient, poised and hard working child? I ended up being disrespectful, nonchalant and a disappointment.To make things worse, as if the heavens were on my side for once, they wanted a child who’d take over the family business and give them a grandchild. Then what happened? I ended up hating the way boobs felt against my chest since high school and developing a deep love for choking on dicks, which means I was very much gay- something I know they’d be more than disappointed about.And enraged? Fuck yeah. I was enraged because my dad knew threatening to take my inheritance away and give it to my annoying cousin was the only way I was going to agree to the marriage, despite how much it was going to hurt me.Thinking about it makes it hurt even more.If he had asked me to get married to a chick in order to save the company a month ago, I might have agreed willingly after a few thoughts since there was no one lingering in my thoughts all those while, but now? There was definitely someone who wasn’t just lingering in my mind, but also a little bit in my heart.It started off as as a one night stand which had wrecked my whole body and brains, forcing me to break my own rule of not fucking someone twice by hooking up with him again a few days later. Then we exchanged snaps and started texting. He invited me to dinner two days later and I had agreed because I was bored and low-key hoping he’d invite me over after the dinner for sex. Turns out he had only texted because he was hurt and didn’t want to be alone. I didn’t pry for the reason for his hurt, I had only distracted him from it as best as I could by telling about the wild things I had been involved in throughout college because most of them were iconic, and it worked out because he was doubling over with laughter an hour later.After that day, our texting spree increased, we met up at least three times a week to either have dinner together or just sit by the beach, talking about everything and anything, and every one of those days always ends with both of us in either of our apartments, having intense sex... the sex felt different each time, grew hotter and better than the previous one, had always been like that since the beginning.Now, I was forced to admit to myself that I like Jack, more than I’m supposed to since it was supposed to be just a hookup thing from the beginning. What hurts more was the fact that I wasn’t going to get any chance to see if this thing with jack could develop into something else, it was just going to have to end like this- and I doubt if jack would be as hurt as I am about all these, he might not even like me back to begin with.The angels just had to make me finally like someone who’s probably only interested in me for sex.It hurts that I’m going to have to break things off with Jack but I’m going to do it anyway. I’d delete his snap and try to forget him since I was definitely going to give my dad a call tomorrow to inform him that I’d marry whoever the chick was. How the marriage was going to work out was beyond me, but I guess we’d figure something out when we get to that point.One thing was the clearest in my head at the moment, I was definitely going to hook up with Jack one last time tonight.I shot him a quick text, asking if I could come over tonight. He had agreed immediately and I told him I’d be there by nine pm.The time was five pm in the evening, an hour before the work hours would be over, but I stood up and packed my stuff into my bag, shrugged on my suit jacket and exited the office.No one could question me for leaving before work hours were over, I was the future heir of this company and everyone knew it since it got officially announced on national tv when I was still in college.I got into the elevator and exited the company in a few minutes time, driving straight home so I could take a few drinks to calm my overworked brain, speak to my therapist then drive over to jack’s house where I’d get my worries and problems fucked out of me, leaving me with nothing to think about but that burning pleasure for tonight at least.Nate’s POV I got out of the car and slammed the door shut, right before I locked it with my key and did a 360 as I started to make my way out of the garage, heading straight for the main building of the house. Talking to my mother was a lot stressful and I feel so drained at the moment, it doesn’t matter that it’s been over three months since we spoke last, she made sure to spend over an hour with me on the phone today, and majority of the time which she had spent talking to me, was used in discussing about my supposed birthday and whatever it is that I wanted for my birthday.I made my way into the elevator and leaned against the wall as it started to limb up the floors, and then I decided to check what the time says after a few seconds, it was currently some minutes before it gets to two p.m in the after and I allowed a small sigh to fall past my lips in the next second, once again, I had successfully managed to starve myself today seeing as I haven’t had a thing to eat since t
Nate’s POV “Oh, you remember my birthday this year?” I asked almost immediately and I heard her voice huff a little in my ear before she started to speak.“Of course I do.” She replied instantly.“Well, you forgot it last time, and didn’t even remember until after one good week.” I reminded her as I started to slow down, seeing as I was almost home, and I paused the car at the front of the big gates, knowing the gates were going to get pulled open by the security men after about a minute. “Aw, come on Nate, it was that one time, and I got too swamped with work during those times, which was why I forgot.” She started to argue and I rolled my eyes a little as I drove my car through the now opened gates, straight into the garage.“Doesn’t make it hurt any less though, I hope you won’t end up forgetting this year’s own because of your work…” I said to her in a low and flat voice as I turned off the car engine and pulled the key out of the keyhole.“I didn’t mean to forget it that
Nate’s POV I made my way into my car and got into it after accepting my keys from the security, for security reasons, it was a rule for every cars that come into the company’s premises to submit their car keys to the security men, to avoid a situation where someone with a bad intentions can come into the company to do quickly do something and hope to get out as easier as that. I dropped the file which I had retrieved from my office into the spot on the other side of the car seat and I started the car instantly.My kind drifted backwards a little as I started to drive out of the compound really slowly, and before I completely drive out of the compound, I noticed that my dads car, as well as Eric’s were still here, which made me start to think that it was like they were still upstairs in dad’s office at the moment, and I scoffed at the thought a little as I drove out or the compound completely, into the busy roads in a fleeting moment.Today was the first time I was exchanging m
Nate’s POV Once I was done there, I tugged out my handkerchief from the inside of my suit jacket pocket and used it to wipe my face softly, lightly dabbing against my eyes that looked a little bit swollen at the moment. I heard the main restroom door start to get pushed open and I turned my head around instantly, locking eyes with a set of familiar eyes in the next second.“Nathaniel? How have you been?” Lucaa asked as he made his way into the restroom and pushed the door closed behind himself. I inserted my handkerchief into my pocket and hoped that it wouldn’t be obvious that I had been almost having a breakdown when I had made my way into here, as I turned around to stare at him. I forced a smile onto my face as I started to speak.“How–” He didn’t even give me a chance to speak before he was cutting into my words, as he closed the distance between us and started to speak.“What’s wrong, Nathaniel?” He asked in a small voice as he stared down at me with concern at the edges
I remained silent after that and after a little while had passed and I had started to feel my anger almost completely melted away, I turned back around and started to head back towards the table, where my dad and Eric were currently sitting and discussing quietly, and they were going through some kind of files as if we didn’t literally just all got into a fight eith the two of them being on the same side and completely disagreeing with me, like it had always been shive I was little, and that was how it still was today.Both men’s heads turned around to stare at me when I finally made my way towards the table and both didn’t bother to say a thing as well, as soon as I arrived towards the table, perhaps they were expecting me to sit back down into the chair that I had vacated when I had gotten unto my feet and or something, I was most definitely sure that they got really shocked when I grabbed my phone which I had placed oh my dad’s desk and inserted it into my pocket. I stared pointedl
My father dragged his hands over his face and said nothing after that, while Eric and I still remained silent, both staring down at my dad.“Aren’t you going to go ahead and apologize to him?” Eric asked from my side and I ignored him but it was at that partic moment that my ears had chosen to start to ring in such a way that was also affecting the insides of my head as well. I lifted my hand up and started using it in tapping against my ear as also using my fingers to massage the side of my head above my right ear as well.I was still trying to make my anger reduce when Eric started to speak again in a low voice. “Fucking apologize to your father, you spoilt–” I turned around before he could complete his sentence and grabbed his shirt collar eith both hands, and I tugged him forward until we were pressed lightly against each other and were both staring into each other’s faces. I faintly registered the fact that my father has also flew up to his feet instantly and had started to hasti