“Well, you see… that’s not even the main problem of this whole thing.” I informed him after a moment, right as I crossed my foot over each other on the ground with my ass still plastered on the hood of my car.“Oh, there’s some more problems?” Avery echoed after me and I nodded my head out of habit as I breathed out a reply.“Yeah, afraid so.”“Tell me about it?”“So, you see… there was a guy.” I paused as soon as I had breathed out the first sentence while I knew already had Avery completely hooked, because he started preening almost immediately.“Did you say there was a guy… ‘was?’” He demanded and I bit on my lower lips and allowed my eyes to slide shut, as soon as the urge hits.“Yeah, there was.”“Okay?”“So…” I continued after a moment.“Let me guess, you guys hooked up?” Avery chipped in and I grinned a little as my eyes rolled around in my head a little.“Why yes, of course we did.” I confirmed and breathed out a chuckle as soon as he snorted at me through the phone.“But
“Yeah, right. You literally promised this same thing some minutes ago.” I pointed out.“I didn’t mean it then, I mean it now.” He replied without missing a beat.“Well, as I was saying before I got interrupted by you countless times, what I was trying to say was that, the dude who I had hooked up with for more than a night…”“Over ten times.” Avery chipped in and I let out a loud sigh.“Sorry, sorry. I won’t interrupt you again.” I heard him breath into the phone and I couldn’t help but roll my eyes at that.“Well, you won’t believe this but the guy whom I had hooked up with a couple of times… or more, is the elder brother or the woman who I am supposed to get married to.” I said into the phone and breathed out a small sigh immediately after that.A small silence stretched out between us and it lasted for a few seconds before Avery's voice started to fill out the silence. “The fuck?” He demanded in a tone which almost perfectly represented my whole thoughts as soon as I saw Jack
“Sir. Excuse me, where are you planning to get gas? You are occupying a parking space meant for customers only. I am sorry, but if you are not getting gas or buying anything from the store, I am going to have to ask you to leave.” The cute gas station attendant snapped at me in an annoyed tone.I muttered profanities under my breath and then schooled my features and plastered a fake ass smile on my face, then flashed it at him.“I am sorry. I needed to call someone and ask what the person would like me to get at the gas station again. I had forgotten what they asked for earlier. I was going to get gas too. I hope I did not cause you too much trouble. Did I mate?” I replied, trying not to sound like the fucking mess I was.His face became flushed, and almost immediately, he was the one struggling for words.I- it's okay, sir. Er. So um, I should fill up your tank while you get what you want from the store? He finally managed to say. He was probably embarrassed he had spoken to me th
Nate’s POV I huffed out a breath as the traffic thankfully started to reduce drastically and cars started to be able to move forward more faster than they had been able to do, about half an hour ago. I stared out the window and lightly carded my fingers through my hair with my second hand lightly grasping the side of the steering wheel and controlling it slowly as the car started to slowly move forward, inch by inch.My phone started to ring once again and I ignored it until it stopped ringing, I didn’t even bother myself to check who it was because I had a feeling it was going to be none other but my father, wanting to demand where I was at, at the moment, and why I had stormed out of the conference room almost immediately the guests arrived, without any sort of information.I dragged the palm which was buried deep into my hair moments ago, over my face for a fast second as I felt another slow breath whooshing past my parted lips on a small and quiet sigh, with my mind start
I huffed out a breath as I slowed down the car as soon as I had almost arrived in front of the apartment where I lived in, before finally slowing completely down when I arrived at the entrance of the big gate. I hit the horn button a few times before the gates started to slide open automatically, it just needed to be controlled by a single button and all the gateman had to do was to confirm who it was before sliding the gates open. I drove into the compound and headed straight into the garage corner where I finally pulled the car over and switched off the ignitor before pulling the key away from the key hole. I reached into the car consule and fished out my phone before shoving it carefully into my pocket.I leaned towards the passenger seat and retrieved the whole stuffs which I had gotten from the small supermarket beside the gas station, a couple of hours ago, right before I stepped out of the car and pushed the door shut, and then I tapped on a button on the car which wou
I dug out my keys from my back pocket and inserted it into the keyhole, turning the key around in there until the door creaked open, and then I pulled down on the doorknob to get the door open. I stepped through the threshold doorway and got into the house, before turning around and staring at Elena who was standing a few feet away from my door, in the direction opposite side, while probably waiting and hoping I’d invite her in.I scoffed a little beneath my breath before lifting my head until I was staring at her, and then I raised my right hand up and waved at her a little.“Bye Elena, and thanks for the coffee offer.” I said to her and reached for the handle of my door, starting to tug it into place almost immediately.“It still stands, the offer still stands, and you wouldn’t be a bother.” She called out to me in reply and I nodded my head once at her, my cheeks lifting in a fake and little smile which hurts a little, right before I finally shut the door in her face, cutting i
Nate’s POV I stared blankly at the television as the images in it did their thing with smiles on their faces while I was here, trying hard not to give in the the urge to break down, that had been boiling in my chest since the very start of the day– and that urge had unfortunately only increased, after what had happened in my father’s conference room, which had led me into storming out before I could even blink. I dragged in a deep breath and puffed it out slowly, throwing my head back so it was resting on the back of the couch and humming a song beneath my breath, in order to calm my emotions down and dilute that urge to break down.Because? I know myself very well, and I know the fact that if I was to ever end up breaking down today and letting all my overwhelmed emotions get the best of me, that it was going to end up being a disaster, because for one, I had ulcers which means I couldn’t cry on an empty stomach, seeing as our crying muscles and retching muscles are connected
Nate’s POV I pulled the door open after confirming who it was and took a step backwards for Avery to come in, and he took a long look at me before shaking his head and walking past me, straight into my kitchen with his head heavy with two plastic bags which looked really heavy and filled up. Trust Avery to go all out and buy out the whole store for me, all because he really hates the fact that I haven’t eaten anything today, and that my excuse had been because there wasn’t any kind of food. I pushed the door into place and locked it before making my way into the kitchen and I leaned against the wall beside the entrance of the kitchen, while watching him offload the plastic bags, bringing out ingredients and more good ingredients from the bags and lining them up on the counter.“You didn’t have to go to this much trouble, a few stuffs would have been fine.” I started to say after a few moments had passed in silence and the only things making any kind of sounds here in the kitchen