All Chapters of My Father's Best Friend, My Obsession: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

~Richard~After Julian left my office, I carried my PC and headed to my room. I heaved a loud sigh and shut the door behind me. I was still in my shirt and pants, so I walked to the closet and picked out my pajamas to wear after my shower.I stepped into the shower, turned on the warm water, and stood still for a while, letting the water run through my whole body. I couldn’t help but wonder how Julian’s date with Elena was going.I know this should be the least of my worries, but it just didn’t sit right with me. I couldn’t help but imagine what would happen when they ended up falling in love. But…‘Isn’t that what I should want for my son? That he finds a great girl like Elena and settles down with her?’ I questioned in my head.“So much for being a father,” I muttered, highly disgusted at myself. I had just gotten my son back, and I shouldn’t do anything to ruin that.After the divorce, Beatrice moved away with him, and I barely spoke to him until he was eighteen. Then we started ta

~Elena~I woke up early the next day even though I was tipsy the previous night. Even in my subconscious, I couldn’t stop thinking about one thing, and that was my meeting with Mr. Richard to talk about my book.I wanted to look him in the eye as he talked to me about it. Most especially, I wanted to see if he caught on with what I was trying to do – the message I was trying to pass across.I groaned as I reached for my phone, my eyes fully opened now. There were a couple of notifications across my social media apps, but one stood out, and that was the texts from Julian on iMessage. There were texts from last night too.I clicked on them and began to read: “I hope you have settled in well, beautiful. This night was an amazing one. I never thought I would be able to connect with someone on such a deep level on the first date. There is something here and I would love to pursue it with everything I have. Goodnight beautiful, I’ll text you in the morning.”A faint smile tugged against my

~Martin~I grabbed her by the waist, deepening the kiss as we both breathed hard into each other’s mouths. “That was amazing,” I whispered, looking into her eyes, and she smiled, slipping off my body and lying next to me on the bed.I turned to look at her, and I saw her smile slowly fade away. I furrowed my brows. “What’s going on in that pretty mind of yours?” I asked, my hand moving the strand of hair from her face.“Nothing,” she murmured, but her face said quite the opposite. I shook my head and moved even closer.“Natalie, since when did we start keeping things from each other?” I asked, and she turned to look at me, a wave of sadness taking over her face again.“I know you’ve always told me not to talk about this, but I can’t keep pretending I like how things are,” she answered, and I narrowed my gaze at her. “I can’t keep sneaking around, putting on that damn hoodie just because I want to see you. Nobody even cares that we are together. Why does this have to be a secret?”I s

~Elena~The night was here before I knew it. I wouldn’t say I was looking forward to it, because I was scared. Scared of what Mr. Richard might say to my father. What if he doesn’t care that his son is present and still tells my father what went down at the library?“Grrr, grrr!” My phone rang. It was Julian calling. I could guess it was to let me know he had arrived.“Hey, Elena. I just drove in,” he said, and I heard his car door shut.“Oh… great! I’ll be there soon,” I answered with a grin.I hung up and got up from my bed. I had already worn my casual fit—a black basic top and denim shorts.I hurried down the stairs and made my way to the door. Opening it, I saw Julian standing there with a large grin on his face. He also had a bouquet of roses in his hands, hugged to his chest.“Hey,” he let out happily.“Hey,” I smiled back, leaning closer to kiss his cheek. When I withdrew, I saw his cheeks flush.“Here,” he uttered, stretching the flowers toward me.I took them as I moved out

~Elena~After the movie, Julian hugged me goodnight, and I walked him to his car. While at it, Mr. Richard also walked out of the house with my father, their laughter filling the dark compound.I clenched my jaw and forced on a smile before looking at Julian. “So, when will you be coming back from this trip?” I asked, and he grinned.“Are you missing me already?” he giggled, and my smile widened.“What do you think?” I asked, moving closer to him and adjusting the collar of his shirt, even though it was perfect before. But feeling Mr. Richard’s gaze on us made me do it.“Well…” He blushed. “I should be back in a week’s time. I’ll come straight to you when I arrive. I promise.” He leaned closer and planted a soft kiss on my cheek, making it flush.“Okay. You’ll text me, right?” I asked further, and he laughed.“Of course. You know a day doesn’t pass without me texting you.” He answered, and I took a few steps back, looking at my father and his friend staring back at us from beside Mr.