Selfish Lovers 28
Chapter 28
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Noah is in the bedroom and Traci is in the shower. He is thinking about calling Taki, because he wonders if he and Marc are as in love as they say. They have not been together long enough for them to be that in love. He is not buying it for a second. He had Marc move in with him so there would not be a repeat of the last time they were together, is he that afraid of him?
Marc has to be at the club and he is not always with Taki at night. That's it; he will visit him when he is alone waiting on Marc to come home. All he has to do is make sure Marc is working and he will just slide over there and surprise him. The platinum haired beauty cannot say no, once he starts reawakening his body to the love that has them both trapped, in this dance of passion.
He walks over to the doorway and waits for Traci to finish her shower. He knows he is in love with her but his obsession with having Taki has overtaken all his senses. Now Traci has become an after thought. He walks back into the bedroom, removes his clothes, and joins her in the shower. He pulls her back into his arms and as the water is falling over their bodies, he kisses the side of her neck as he thinks of kissing Taki.
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Colin comes out of the shower, "This has been one hell of a night hasn't it? You know, whenever all of us get together there is always some friction. I for one had a good time tonight, what about you?" He sits on the side of the bed, "I could have sworn you seem more than a little shocked to hear that Marc and Taki were living together. I'm surprised he didn't tell you. I wonder why that is?"
"It probably slipped his mind. We've been busy at the club and I don't always have a chance to speak with him, unless it's about business you know." She runs her fingers through her blonde hair as she looks away from her husband.
"Taki knows about your tryst with Marc and it doesn't seem to bother him in the least, as a matter of fact." He watches her for a reaction.
"I guess Marc must have told him about the two of us and it was over a long time ago." She still has her back turned as she pulls the coverlet down from the bed.
Colin laughs, "No, Marc hasn't told him anything about it. He said he could tell by the way you act around him. He says you act territorial when you see him and that he understands how you feel because he feels the same way."
She spins around facing him, her heart pounding loudly as she thinks he may be upset with her.
"Is that how you feel also? I don't want you to think I want anyone but you Colin. You mean more to me than anyone. What I had with Marc was just sex and no more. What I have with you is love and I hope you know this."
She sits on the side of the bed and he sits on her vanity chair facing her. His new bride, in love with a man she can never have.
"I know all that Morgan, but if Taki can see it then you must be giving out some kind of vibe that you don't know about. I'm telling you this for your own good. We both know Marc is into him so much he can't work. I have never seen him happier than when he is with Taki. I guess you wanted him to feel the same way about you. Now you know he was gay all along."
"I've never thought about it that way but it doesn't matter now, like I said, it was only sex." She walks over to him, sits in his lap facing him, and lets her gown drop around her waist. He pulls her close to him and kisses her on the throat. He tells her. "I'm glad he found someone else. I don't want him thinking he can have you for even a minute."
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Paula is changing her clothes and Ryan is watching her because he loves when she strips down before slipping into her short bed slip. His favorite is the zebra stripe with the split on the side that exposes her legs. She always looks incredibility sexy in that one.
He lies back on the bed with his arms folded behind his head. "Did you get the feeling Mitchell is a little to into Traci? I tried to play it off when they were talking about him dancing with her but I think I may have made a mistake inviting him tonight. I hope I didn't cause her any problems with Noah."
"Noah looked as if he was more interested in Taki and Marc's change of status, than Mitchell hitting on Traci. Besides, I'm sure they can handle a little competition from others. Taki seemed to enjoy the attention he was getting from us wishing them good luck. Noah was not too happy though but he recovered pretty well. Traci didn't mention it to him on purpose because she knew all week they were living together and chose to let him find out the hard way." Paula chuckles.
"Taki made sure everyone knows the two of them are at the next level in their relationship. I wonder why they moved in so fast. Do you think he is trying to keep Noah away from him by having Marc move in? I saw Noah watching him when he thought no one was looking, didn't you?" Ryan strokes her thigh as she stands close to him.
"Yeah I did and I think Traci saw it also and if she didn't she had to be blind. She cares for Mitchell but leaving Noah is not on her mind right now. I do know they have slept together once or twice because the night she found out about Noah being with Taki she freaked and ran too him at the Shadowmar. She was with him all night since she was alone with Noah not being there."
"Yeah, I know Marc was alone that night to because he said Taki wanted to think about some things. Remember, I told you he came back to the bar for a while but now I wonder where Noah spent his time. I know earlier, he and Taki seem to have a lot of catching up to do. At the dance rehearsal, they kept looking at each other and smiling but they never did get the chance to talk."
"However when we got together the next day it seem as though they had resolve something between them. The two of them must have talked the night before. Maybe I'm wrong but it seems like they were more relaxed with each other than before. I could see Marc watching them but he didn't go off or anything so I was quite impressed with his self-control. He acted as though it was perfectly natural for them to talk with each other and be friends. Taki thinks the world of Noah and he told Marc not to speak badly of him because he owes him a lot."
"What could he have done that Taki won't speak ill of him and doesn't want Marc trashing him. Maybe he still has feelings for Noah and doesn't want Traci to know because it may cause a problem for them. I think he had Marc to move in so Noah will not tempt him. I bet that's what it is; I know it sounds about right. I wouldn't be surprised if he and Noah were together that night also."
Ryan says, "You're probably right but my main concern is getting in bed and you under me for the night. I want to make love to you all night." She laughs, "I guess talking about everyone getting it on with everyone else has made you hot huh?" He pulls her on top of him, licks the side of her neck, and follows it with a kiss.
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Kyle drops his jacket by the door and heads for the bar. Connie picks it up and takes it to the closet. "Pour me a shot of grey goose, please. I feel like I want a night cap too." He smiles at her, "Good I don't want to drink alone."
She walks to the living room and takes her drink. "It never fails to amuse me when we go to the club to see conflict from unlikely people. Paula was right when she said Ryan should sell tickets. I think Taki was watching Noah when he found out we were celebrating his relationship with Marc."
"I think you made a good save when you offered to buy champagne for everyone. It seems to me Morgan was surprised too. She was almost speechless, with the news. Colin saw the look on her face to and believe me he wasn't to happy either. Do you think Morgan and Marc had a thing, like Taki said?"
Connie smiles, "Well if they didn't, she acts like it to me. Working together probably led to them getting it on one night more than likely. I could have told you, Marc isn't into women. When one passes by no matter how cute she is, he doesn't give off a vibe as being interested. However, when a cute guy passes he looks at them on the sly. I'm just glad we don't have those kinds of problems."
"You know about my ex and I don't have anything to hide from you." Connie smiles, "Yeah, but I hope you don't have any residual feelings for her." He gets up and pulls her towards him, "You are the only one I have feelings for. So don't be silly, you're all I'll ever want."
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Iwaki is up early and getting clothes from his closet when Katou wakes up. He sits up in bed, "Isn't it kind of early to be getting ready for work? Come back to bed."
"I have a lot to do today if I'm to meet you after work, or did you forget?"
He throws the covers back, "Ah, Iwaki don't do this to me. Look at me; I'm hard already this morning. I was dreaming about you. Come on; just give me a few minutes…please?"
Iwaki walks over to the bed, reaches down, and squeezes him, "Why don't you go to the bathroom and then come back and let me see how hard you are, okay?" He laughs as he walks away and pulls on his shirt.
"You're no fun at all." Katou pouts from the bed. Iwaki turns as he buttons his shirt, "That's not what you said last night, if I remember correctly."
As Katou rubs his erection he says, "Yeah, you're right I didn't, did I. You made me so happy last night that; I'm not going to make a fuss about you leaving early." He goes into the bathroom smiling, feeling good because he and Iwaki let each other in last night about how they feel and it felt as though they had a breakthrough in their relationship.
Iwaki is singing to himself while he is getting dressed. He goes into the kitchen for coffee and gets a cup for Katou but knowing him, he is back in bed. He walks back into the bedroom and Katou is indeed under the covers. He walks over, pulls the covers back, and hands him his coffee.
"Thanks you didn't have to do this; you're trying to make me stay up aren't you. I'll keep you company while you finish but I'm going back to sleep as soon as you leave." He sips his coffee as they make plans to meet after work to buy a bed for the spare room. They agree to meet at Casey's department store at six. Iwaki gives him a Kiss and leaves for work while Katou lies back on the bed. He smiles up at the ceiling thinking about the night before. Iwaki calls him unpredictable and he is the one that came up with them separating unexpectedly.
From now on, he has to cut down on flirting with women because he didn't realize Iwaki is so jealous. He smiles to himself thinking he must really care for him to be so upset. He always acts so cool about the people he talks to and dances with but he can understand his point. If it had been Iwaki dancing with a woman that long, he would have gone off to, but probably inside the club.
He understands now, he does have to practice self-control. He may have caused a scene at that moment, but Iwaki waited until they got home to let him know how he felt. Maybe he can stand to do some maturing. However, as long as he lets him have his way, he is going to take it no matter what.
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Taki sits on the side of the bed, leans down, and kisses Marc, as he opens his eyes, "You're leaving already; I thought you were going in this afternoon?" He sits up, takes the coffee from Taki, sips it, and hands it back.
"I have to go over some of the dance steps with my partner. She wasn't able to come in on Saturday and I want to make sure everything is perfect before we get in front of the cameras. I'll be back in a couple of hours but I didn't want to leave a note. Stay in bed and I'll be back soon okay?"
He lies back down and smiles as he closes his eyes. Taki grabs his coat and the phone rings. He walks out pulling the door up behind him. His housekeeper tells him the caller is Noah. Taki looks at the bedroom door, turns back to her, and says, "Tell him I'll call him back. I don't have time to talk to him now." He heads for the door and leaves out.
Mrs. Mason looks at his back and smiles. She has been working for him for four years and she remembers when Noah broke it off with him. He was so hurt, but now he is putting his life back together and he shows up again. She will be glad to tell him Taki will call him back, this way Noah knows he is over him.
She has a feeling he was here the night he told her to strip the bedclothes and make sure everything was cleaned. She could smell his cologne in the bedclothes and she knew he did not want Marc to catch his scent. This one seems to care for her boss, so she likes him. He is polite and never asks for anything unless it is something he cannot find. However, it isn't her place to judge any of his lovers as long as they make him happy and don't cause any unnecessary work for her.
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Iwaki arrives at work and goes in his office to get an early start to his day. He is deep in paperwork when Gilda sticks her head in with his morning coffee. He smiles and says thanks as she tells him about his appointments for the day. She reminds him he has a court date for one of the shelter women. He looks over his schedule and tells her he cannot possibly see all these people in one day. She tells him she will cancel two of them but the others he has been putting them off for to long.
"You know, there needs to be two of me." Iwaki sighs as he leans back in his chair sipping his coffee.
"Before, your personal life took a back seat to your job, now it's the other way around. Why don't you let me take on some of these minor jobs and that way you can just check to see if I'm doing it correctly. Some of these I can handle for you. Oh yes, I almost forgot, Ms. Colby is here but she is in with one of the senior partners right now, more than likely she'll be here when she is finish with him."
"I know what she is up to. She is here because she said I wasn't giving her account enough attention. I told her it is up to the senior partners about what I do. I guess she is taking her case to them. Damn and I thought I was getting her out of my hair. This does not look good at all. I have to get out of here. Give me that paper and if she comes by, tell her I have an early morning appointment, okay?"
He grabs his coat throws papers inside his briefcase and Gilda goes to open the door. Ms. Colby is standing there with one of the senior partners. She is smiling as she says, "Oh great I'm glad you're here, I just talked to Mr. Gaston. He says I can have you for the day and he will have someone else take over your appointments. Isn't that wonderful. Now we can go over the details of my estate without any interruptions."
He looks at Mr. Gaston with shock on his face, "No, you can't do that I have a court case this morning that none of the juniors can handle for me! It's a pro bono case and she is expecting me there. I can see you for lunch around one o'clock. I'm sure whatever it is can wait that long, but I'm looking forward to handling it. However, I have to run or I'll be late."
He hurries past them before they can say a word and Ms. Colby steps out of his office and calls him and he turns around and says he will see her at one. As he gets on the elevator, she turns and looks at Mr. Gaston, "Do all of your employees run out on a direct order like that?"
"Well, we are pretty busy here. Iwaki is one of the few lawyers in demand right now, since he does his job so well. I'm sure he'll give you the same personal attention he gives all of his clients. Besides, I heard him say he will see you at one so there's no need to worry. I'll have his assistant assign some of his cases to one of the other attorneys, Ms. Colby, unless you want to see one of our other staff members."
"No thank you, I want him handling my estate for now, so I guess I'll have to wait. Just make sure he doesn't stand me up." She turns and heads for the elevator with Gilda and Mr. Gaston looking at her back.
He sighs and turns to Gilda, "Does he have an appointment this early?" She looks at him, "I'm sure he does but I think he wanted to get out also. He is devoted to his clients like you said, Sir."
She turns and goes back into his office and he shakes his head and heads back to his own. The phone starts ringing in his office and she picks it up. "This is Iwaki, is she gone yet?"
Gilda laughs, "Yes she is and so is the boss, you ran out of here like your house was on fire. Are you okay with doing this? She is a nice looking woman, why are you acting this way. You must really not like her."
"The woman is trying to get me to do more than her estate if you know what I mean. I cannot handle that right now and my partner is upset as it is, with my spending so much time with her. I guess if he had never seen her, it would not be a problem. However, he has seen her and it makes him uneasy to know, I'm with her. I think one day she is going to vamp on me and I'm trying to put it off for as long as I can."
"Do me a favor, arrange a lunch date with her, and call me back with the details. And I don't want anything with low lighting either, like you did last time or you and I are going to be at odds with each other." She laughs, "I promise and I'll call you back with the details as soon as I make the reservations." She hangs up and Iwaki heads for the shelter and court.
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Taki is at the dance studio when his phone rings.
"Why didn't you call me back…Taki?" Noah sounds a little annoyed.
"I didn't want to talk to you. Why are you calling me? I told you before; I am not going to see you anymore. I am with Marc and he's not going to be to happy with you calling me like this. Besides, it's over and I would rather put our past behind us."
Noah sighs, "It's your fault for showing up when you did Taki. I had almost gotten you out of my mind, and then you show up again. I hate to admit, I miss our time together. I want to see you, even if it is for a little while. I promise I will not do anything to you like before. I just want to see you and talk to you."
"What could you have to say to me? We have said all we need to say to each other already. There is no way I am going to be alone with you again. I do not trust that you will not do the same thing as before. Right now, I am on the edge of a breakdown and you are the cause of it. Why can't you just leave me along?"
Noah chuckles, "How about this, if you see me now, I promise I won't bother you again. All I ask is an hour of your time. We can have lunch, that way you'll know I'm on the level. I'll make reservations at this new place downtown and I will keep my hands too myself. How about it Taki…don't make me beg."
Taki listens to his voice and he does sound sincere. Besides having lunch can't hurt, can it? He tells Noah, he will meet him for lunch and they hang up. He calls Marc and tells him he will not be coming home, but he will see him tonight when he gets back from work. He goes back into the studio and begins putting away his things so he can take a shower and get dressed.
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Noah smiles as he hangs the phone up. He goes in the bedroom and changes clothes. He laughs at how easy Taki is to manipulate. If he thinks he is going to let him get away that easily, he has another thought coming. He picks up the phone, calls Traci, and tells her he has an appointment and he will see her tonight. She asks him about rehearsal and he says there won't be any and hangs up. He grabs his car keys and heads for the door. He made the reservations this morning after Traci left, he knew Taki would see him and it was just a question of when. He calls him back with the time, address, and heads out.
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Gilda calls Iwaki, with the name of the restaurant and gives him the time. He calls Katou and tells him he may not be able to meet him at the store and if he can pick out the bed for him. He agrees and they hang up. Iwaki arrives at the restaurant and Ms. Colby is waiting on him.
He walks to the table smiling and says hello. "I thought you were going to stand me up Iwaki. Please have a seat, I'm happy to see you."
"Well, Ms. Colby I do have other clients. It's hard for me to turn them over to someone else, when I've worked so hard on their cases. I hope to give you the same attention as I give them."
She picks up her glass, "I thought I was a very important client to you. I would like you to be the only one that works on my account. Too many people confuse me on the details of what is going on. I like for one person to explain to me, than have multiple people coming at me from all directions."
Iwaki orders a drink, "You're right about that and I think I have a solution but for now why don't we enjoy our lunch and you tell me what is on your mind."
She looks at him and smiles. She is determined to have Iwaki to herself and she is prepared to do anything to make it happen. However, he seems a little afraid of her right now.
"To tell you the truth, I've been rather busy turning down invitations to different affairs. I don't like attending them alone. Do you think you could spare one evening to go with me? I wouldn't ask, but I do not have any one I can depend on that will not see too much in going with me."
"Besides, you will meet many corporate types there. Who knows, you might be able to get more clients for your firm. They could make you partner before you are thirty. I could help you with that you know. It would be my pleasure to do so. I like you and I would love to see you move up in your firm. What do you say, Iwaki?"
He sips his drink, "While I do appreciate your help in trying to help me move up, I think I'm fine where I am for now. I do not like jobs that have strings attached. I don't know if I'm going to be with them for my entire career. I've been thinking about being my own boss, perhaps opening my own office somewhere."
She smiles, "I don't want you thinking there are strings attached to my offer of you meeting new people to help you in your career. I want to do this for you. I happen to think you are an up and coming star among the attorneys in this town. All I hear are good things about you, so why wouldn't I want to help you? You need to stop being so paranoid. My intentions are purely professional, trust me."
She sips her drink and thinks to herself, this is not going to be as easy as she thought. He tells her he will think it over and let her know what he decides. The waiter brings their food and as he puts it on the table, Iwaki looks up and sees Noah. He is alone as he looks around the restaurant and Iwaki thinks he is probably meeting Traci.
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Noah looks around for Taki and not seeing him, he tells the host, he is expecting someone. When he arrives, she is to lead him to his table. He does not see Iwaki since he is waiting anxiously for Taki.
Taki arrives and looks around and spots him and walks over to the table as the waiter comes with their drinks. Taki takes a seat, thanks the waiter, and looks at Noah.
"Well I guess you had no doubt I would be here." He picks up his drink, sips it, and says, "I see you remembered also, now tell me why you need to see me so badly?"
"You sound as if you do not want to be here. I told you, I wasn't going to do anything to you didn't I. Relax and enjoy your drink we will have lunch and talk, I promise you. So where is Marc…in your bed I suppose?"
Taki folds his hands under his chin, "I'm sure Marc whereabouts isn't your concern. I know you didn't invite me here to talk about him, now did you? So tell me, what do you really want with me?"
"Taki, you hurt my feelings, he's a part of your life, so you know I'm curious about him also." He looks at Taki and gives him a sly smile.
"Liar…you don't care one bit about Marc. It's obvious to me, you want to see him suffer, since he's with me. Admit it Noah, your main concern is whether or not I will give in to you, once again."
Taki looks around the restaurant, "I'm surprised you didn't make reservations at a hotel restaurant instead of here. However, I am glad you didn't because I would never have come. Shall we order lunch now? I'm getting a little hungry and I hate drinking on an empty stomach. Please, call the waiter over."
Noah smiles at him, shakes his head, and calls the waiter over to take their order. Taki cocks his head, "What are you smiling about, you must have something up your sleeve?"
"You haven't changed a bit; you're still the spoiled little prince that you always were. Not that I'm complaining mind you, because I like that you haven't changed."
The waiter comes over and Noah orders for the both of them. When the waiter leaves, Taki looks at him with a smirk. "I see you haven't changed either. You still like to place my orders for me, thinking you always know what's best for me."
"I'm sorry; did you want to order for yourself? You never have before in all the time I have known you, so I just took the liberty. You want to change it; I can have him come back?"
Taki picks up his drink, "There's no need, as always you know what I want. Besides, I have to get back to the studio we're taping today in a couple of hours and I don't want to be late."
Noah frowns, "What time is the taping?"
"Don't worry about it; I have time for lunch with you. You asked about Marc, so how is Traci doing?"
"She's doing great. I'm supposed to meet her for dinner tonight and then we're going out for the evening. I guess you will be at the club tonight with Marc. This must be fun for you, being with someone that doesn't mind telling the world, you are lovers. Not like when we were together and had to keep it a secret from everyone. I miss you every day Taki and I'm sorry for the way I ended it. I wish I could do it over, I would do things differently."
Taki looks at him with one brow raised, "You've said that already, so don't start repeating yourself. I hope you have a wonderful evening with Traci; she seems like a nice person. Aren't you at all concern about her finding out how you are pursuing me? Why don't I have the two of you over for dinner? I don't think I can keep this up much longer. If Marc finds out, I'm having lunch with you he will be hurt, so let's keep our friendship in the open okay?"
Noah calls the waiter over and orders two more drinks and smiles at Taki. If you can handle it so can I, my little prince. I hope you don't mind my getting more drinks, I'm a little thirsty right now. Oh yeah, I'll probably see you tonight at the club. It seems, no matter where we go we always end up there. I think it's because Paula is there with Ryan. So, will you be there with Marc, tonight?"
"I doubt it. I grow tired of those little misunderstandings between you and Marc. You know the ones you seem to have lately. However, you have a good time with your girlfriend. I'm sure she will be happy not to see me." He looks at Noah with a smirk, "You know… Marc says you watch me, when you think no one is looking. Is that true Noah, do you watch me like you use to?"
Noah laughs, "I don't know, but I guess I do. Old habits are hard to break after all. I forgot, I'm not supposed to watch you and I'm supposed to watch Traci. It's just that when you're around, I can't help myself. Please, forgive me, I'll try harder next time to keep my eyes off you, okay?"
Taki gives him a wicked smile, "When Marc and I get home he is so jealous of the way you stare, he makes love to me with a passion that is so intense, sometimes I feel as if I could cry. Those are the times his lovemaking takes me to new heights. When you see him tonight ask him how I'm doing, so he can run straight home and light up my world, okay."
He picks up his drink and smiles to himself and then looks at Noah.
Noah tells Taki, "If that is what he does, I will never look at you in front of him again. I will make sure I don't ask about you either. What do you think I am, an aphrodisiac, as if I would inspire him on purpose? You say he makes you want to cry. I remember when I made love to you, you did cry and a few times too, so he must not be that good."
"Oh yeah, he is that good. It's that I can control myself better now and it's no reflection on him. I always look forward to him touching me. He makes my body tremble with raw emotion when he takes me. So never think he isn't that good, because he is."
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Iwaki turns back to his lunch date wondering, "What are the two of them doing here together. Noah is in conflict about Taki and Traci so maybe he is talking it over with Taki right now. That had to be it because I can't see Noah leaving Traci to go back with Taki. Besides, Marc is not one to give up so easily on something he wants.
If Noah thinks, he is going too get Taki back as his main lover or someone on the side; he is going to have to deal with Marc. However, as far as he knows, Marc is not letting Taki go any time soon. He looks at Ms. Colby and thinks it really isn't any of his business, he has his own problems, and it is sitting right across from him. How he is going to tell Katou he has to spend the day with Ms. Colby, is something he is not looking forward too.
He should have mentioned it to him when he talked to him earlier. Katou would understand this is about work and only work. He looks at his lunch date and excuses himself as he leaves the table.
He walks over to Noah's table as Taki looks up at him and smile. Noah turns, sees Iwaki and stands. He puts his hand out and they shake while Taki tells him to join them.
"It's nice to see the two of you but I can't stay long." Taki looks around, "Are you here alone?" He smiles and says no he is with a client.
Noah picks up his drink, "You know this isn't what it looks like. We're just having lunch and nothing else."
Iwaki laughs, "That's what I thought and there isn't anything wrong with two old friends having lunch together.
Taki looks at Noah, "It all depends on, if we can control our emotions when we get together…right Noah?"
"I didn't realize I was the deciding factor in this. Are you sure you want to have me be the last word?" Noah gives Taki a provocative smile as he runs his finger over the mouth of his glass.
"Now Noah, you know my world use to revolve around you and it's different now. Isn't that why you insisted on my having lunch with you in the first place. I'm quite sure Iwaki knows what is going on so let's not play games. If you want us to have a real friendship, you will have to stop asking me out on dates. That way, I can relax and not worry about Marc catching you trying to hit on me. You need to stop, so lets have lunch and you go home to Traci…okay?"
Iwaki looks from one to the other, "Maybe I came at the wrong time. I think I'll go back to my table and I hope the two of you get everything together and Noah give him a break will you? You're reminding me of the shit, Katou had to go through." He turns and walks back to his table and Ms. Colby.
"You did that on purpose, didn't you? You do know him and Traci are close friends?" Noah shakes his head as he smiles over at the platinum haired beauty.
Taki picks up his drink and takes a sip, "I really don't care if he tells her or not. That is not my problem it is yours. My problem is trying to keep Marc happy and you are interfering with that. How many times do I have to tell you, I don't want anything to do with you, before you get it through your head, I mean it? I did love you Noah and I guess on some level I still do but I am not going to sleep with you ever again."
He gets up, "I'm going to the men's room, I'll be right back." Noah says, "Do you want me to join you?" Taki turns with a frown, "What did you say?"
Noah clears his throat and says with a smile, "Do you want another drink?" Taki narrows his eyes, "Yeah, please order me one without alcohol because I'm getting a bit hungry. Ask the waiter about our food also, okay?"
Noah nods, "Of course my little prince, your wish is my command." He laughs at the look on Taki's face and Taki shakes his head and goes to the washroom. Noah reaches in his pocket, calls the waiter over for the drinks, and asks about lunch. When he brings the drinks, he puts a pill in his mouth, picks up Taki's drink, and drops it in. He sets it back down, picks up his own, and sips.
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TBC
See, I told you Noah does not need sympathy! LOL
