As was decided, Gavin burned the midnight oil and compiled a proposition overnight to buy the mansion. The next day, early in the morning,he met Nathan in the kitchen for breakfast. The breakfast spread was impressive. Pancakes with maple syrup, bacon, coffee, fresh fruits and cream. Gavin’s stomach grumbled the moment he saw the food piled on his plate. They both dug into the food and Gavin moaned as the first taste of well cooked bacon hit his taste buds.    “Wow, this is awesome, man.” Gavin said with mouth full of food.   “Don’t talk while you’re eating, Gavin.” Nathan remarked and watched as his friend nodded and concentrated on the food, while he went over the papers that Gavin had compiled as a proposal for purchasing the mansion.   “You think the owner will take

Brooke decided to focus on other things. So what if she would never get to date the man, she could still try to get to know him as a person by working with him. “Before we do that, don’t you want to know how much I would charge you? The contract that is to be signed and the labor…”Brooke couldn’t complete her sentence because Nathan interrupted, waving his hands, dismissing the argument already, “No need for all that. I trust you know what you’re doing and you’ll be professional about it. My office will call you and take care of the nitty-gritty. Now please, would you be so kind as to accompany me?” Nathan looked imploringly at her, eyes all sad and pleading. Brooke  never knew that humans had the ability to imitate the sad puppy look; which Nathan had almost perfected and Brooke found h

Nathan was walking around the lakefront early in the morning, hoping to catch the sight of Brooke. He was at the lakefront under the pretense of jogging and exercise but the real motive behind that was to catch a glimpse of Brooke. He wasn’t much of an exercise kinda guy anyway. As the sun rose high up in the sky, he completed his last lap of jogging and turned towards the railing that separated the sidewalk and the lake. He looked ahead, taking in the beauty of the sky and the lake water shining in the bright sunlight. Early morning people were out on the sidewalk, few of them running, a few jogging and a few stretching near the benches. The young girls who were doing exercise in the area near where Nathan was standing were bending and stretching a little extra, obviously trying to get his attention. Nathan rolled his eyes. Guess the people who wanted his attention were always around him but the one whose attention he desired was nowhere to be

“Good morning, people,” Brooke said as she approached the men. “Good morning, Brooke,” Both men said in unison.  “Well, are you ready with the plans?” Nathan asked, enjoying the blush that painted Brooke’s skin when he looked at her. “Yeah, I’m ready...I mean, the plans are ready, if you want to look at them…” Brooke was speaking, carrying three charts with her in an attache, trying her best not to think too much about the half-naked man standing in front of him.  “Them? As in more than one?” Gavin asked.  “Yeah. Usually, we present the client with multiple s

The week went by and their bond was slowly strengthening. They didn’t necessarily meet everyday, their schedules didn’t allow them to. Although their encounters were frequent enough for anyone to think that they did meet everyday after all.    Brooke was at the grocery store, buying stuff when she crashed into Nathan. She was just walking towards the check out counter when she bumped into him.   “I didn't know even billionaires have to buy their grocery themselves.” She teased.   “Hey,”Nathan greeted her, a blinding smile on his face that had Brooke melting a bit. Those dimples were going to be the death of her. “As embarrassing as it is to admit it, its the truth. My mother is one who took care of the groceries back home.”