Selfish Lovers 29

Chapter 29

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Ms. Colby smiles at Iwaki and asks, "Are they friends or clients? The silver-haired man looks familiar. Where have I seen him before?"

Iwaki picks up his drink, "That's Taki Sagano; he's a champion ballroom dancer. He is quite famous with him being on TV and billboards. He's a very nice guy too."

She looks over at the table, "I supposed that's his manager with him." Iwaki glances over at the table and sees Noah when he puts down one drink and picks up the other.

He laughs to himself, "No, they're just old friends. He helped him when he first got started, so I hear. But enough about them lets eat our lunch because I have a three o'clock meeting with another client."

She looks at him in surprise, "I thought you were going to be with me the rest of the day. I cleared it with your boss, didn't he tell you?"

Iwaki pauses his fork in midair. "What did you say? I thought I told you, I could not be exclusive with you in any way. I must not have made myself clear." He looks at her in annoyance.

She looks at him, frowning, "I think you have the wrong idea about how this is going to work. I am the one paying you and I expect some consideration for what I'm trying to do for you. I like you but I want you to understand, I'm not trying to get you in my bed or anything I am not that desperate. I want you on my account because you came highly recommended. I know I come on a little strong sometimes but that's just my personally, I hope you're not offended."

"I know about people with strong personalities. I happen to be seeing one now. When I have to work with people that seem to over power me, I usually find a hidden meaning behind it. People like you seem to always have a hidden agenda. So tell me, what is yours?" He puts his fork down and wipes his mouth with his napkin as he looks in her face with his brow raised.

As she is about to say something they hear a crashing sound. Iwaki looks around and sees Taki has fallen half way on the table scattering the dishes to the floor and Noah rushing to catch him.

He gets up out of his seat, goes over to their table, and asks Noah what happen.

"He was about to stand and fell over; I think he had one drink to many." Iwaki helps him with Taki as Noah holds him in his arms. They go out to the parking lot and put him in Noah's car. He asks Iwaki to take care of the tab and he will pay him later.

Iwaki pulls out his phone, "This is something Marc needs to know about. You are taking him to the hospital, aren't you?"

"I was going to take him home so he can sleep it off. I don't think he's sick or anything. Besides, I can handle this myself."

"If it was Katou I would want to know right away, so I think I'll call Marc anyway." Iwaki dials his phone and Noah is fuming so he says, "Tell him to meet us at Taki's penthouse, that's where I'm going, okay?"

Iwaki nods and calls the jazz club, asks for Marc, and is told he hasn't come in yet. Therefore, he asks for Ryan and tells him what has happen to Taki. "I think Marc is at the house now. Taki had lunch with Noah; I don't think Marc is going to like that. I hope they don't get into it when he takes Taki home." Ryan laughs.

"I don't think Taki is drunk because he has drunk more than that at the club. I was with them a few minutes before he fell over at the table and he was fine. Noah says he is drunk or something but then he just might be sick. Knowing the way he feels about Taki I wouldn't put it pass him to slip him a hit." Ryan laughs, "Well we'll fine out later won't we?" Iwaki agrees and they hang up.

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He arrives back at the table and tells her Taki is going to be fine but he thinks he may have eaten the wrong thing. However, he has to leave to meet with another client.

"I have to go but I promise, I will see you later in the day and go over everything with you. I have to go back to the office to pick up some papers that I need for you to sign." He looks at his watch, "I'll be at your house at 4:45 that way we can get everything taken care of today."

"That's sounds good and I hope you stay for dinner also, besides I won't take no for an answer, okay?" Iwaki smiles and says fine and leaves out. He is so happy to be away from her that he is almost giddy. He wonders if he should call Katou and tell him, he will be working late with Ms. Colby.

He thinks about telling him to have dinner with out him but thinks better of it. He has already asked him to pick the bed out alone and now he won't be able to have dinner with him. This may be a little to much for him to handle right now. Yet he does know he is working late and that is why he cannot meet him for the shopping trip. How does he get himself into this crap all the time? He takes a deep breath, starts the car, and heads for work.

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Noah is driving with Taki on the seat next to him. He glances at him and thinks, "If I take him home Marc may be there." He didn't think it would affect him like this or he would have never given it to him. Taki falling over in the restaurant was not something he had anticipated. The bad thing is Iwaki being here to witness the whole thing and him wanting Taki to see a doctor.

He hopes he believes Taki is drunk and not drugged because if he tells anyone, he knows he will be in trouble. Taki's eyes opens slowly as he puts his hand to his head, "What happen to me? I don't feel well." He looks at Noah, "You bastard…you…gave me…something, didn't you?"

"I only gave you something to help you relax; it's not going to hurt you." Taki tries to sits up, "Where are we going…don't tell me you're taking me to my house? Marc is there…if he fines out I'm with you he…will have a fit. He told me to…stay away from you. Don't take me…to my house Noah."

"Then why don't I take you to a motel, that way you can sleep it off." Taki looks over at him, "No…not going to a motel with you. I'll never trust …you again as long as I live."

"Well, where do you want to go? I cannot take you to Traci's place you know. Besides, Iwaki is at the restaurant and he helped us to the car. I think he called Marc to tell him what happen." Taki puts his hands over his face, "Oh no, not Iwaki. Do you know if he…talked to Marc at all?"

"He said if Katou fainted he would want to know. I imagine Marc knows by now what happen to you and that you are with me. Cheer up, we didn't do anything wrong we were just having lunch. If he gets upset about that, then he doesn't deserve to be with you and you need to leave him."

Taki is thinking about what he is going to tell Marc. He changed his mind about going back home, so he could have lunch with Noah and now he pulls some shit like this. In addition, he missed being in the studio with his dance partner. He sits back and says for Noah to take him to the Shadowmar.

"Why would you want to go there?" Taki smiles as he leans back closing his eyes. "I have my reasons, you wouldn't understand." Noah heads for the club and looks over at Taki and sees he has fallen back to sleep. He smiles as he looks down at the sleeping beauty, "Motel it is then."

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Ryan calls Marc and tells him Taki is on his way home because he fainted in a restaurant.

"What, how do you know this?" Marc wonders why Taki is in a restaurant in the first place. He is suppose to be taping for a show.

"Iwaki saw him at a restaurant, having lunch with Noah. He is supposed to take Taki to the penthouse. Iwaki wants you to know, he sounds concern about him to me. Maybe you should go home and check on him."

"Damn, what was he doing with Noah and Iwaki anyway?" Marc is a little pissed at this revelation.

"I don't know all the details but he thinks Taki may have been drugged."

"What! You have to be kidding me! I bet that bastard did it because I cannot see Iwaki doing something like that! I knew he was no good! All Taki keeps saying is how great he is and how he has never done anything to hurt him. I hope he stays away from him now after this. I'm on the other side of town and I don't know how long it will take me to get back. The group we want for the show on Saturday is out here. They called me about negotiating a contract for them to play at the club."

"Check on things for me will you and let me know what is happening with them. I would call but he may not be able to answer the phone right now if he is drugged. Wait a minute; I know who can check for me. I'll call you back, thanks man."

He calls Paula and asks if Traci is with her and she says yes and gives Traci the phone.

"Hello this is Traci, oh, hello Marc what can I do for you?" She is surprised he is calling her so she knows it has something to do with Noah and Taki.

"Did you know Noah had lunch with Taki today?" It's hard for him to keep the anger out of his voice.

She laughs, "No I didn't but I'm sure, it is probably harmless, maybe they were catching up on old times. You shouldn't worry about it Marc."

"You're probably right but the thing is, I was told, during this lunch, Taki fainted and Iwaki seems to think he was drugged. Is this something Noah is capable of doing? He is supposed to take him home but I don't think he's there. I was wondering if you could call Noah and find out what is going on. I'm to far to get there right now. I'm really concern about Taki. If he is drugged he needs to see a doctor don't you think? I'm calling because I need to know what is going on. Do you think you can get in touch with him and have him to give me a call?"

Traci is mad as hell at the nerve of Noah doing something like that. She knows he is capable of doing just about anything to anybody but to actually drug Taki. What is that all about? If he still has feelings for Taki, he should have told her. Having lunch and then drugging him on top of that, is this all about him trying to take advantage of him? Taki must have told him he didn't want to be involved with him for him to do something like that. If Marc is telling the truth, she feels like killing Noah.

"How do you know all this and why should I believe you?" He tells her what Ryan has conveyed to him about the incident. She tells him she will call him back.

"What has happen Traci?" She hands Paula her phone, "Its Noah and Taki. They went to lunch and Noah has supposedly drugged Taki and took him heavens knows where and Marc is worried now. I cannot say I blame him if this is what Noah did. He wants me to call Noah and find out what is going on because Noah was supposed to have taken him home but he didn't and now I have to track him down."

"Are you serious? Noah drugged Taki. For what end, does he still want the guy?" Paula gives her a bewildered look.

"I don't know, but I am not going to try to find out if he does. Noah is on his own with this one. I'm going to call Mitchell and see what he is up to. This is a good reason for me to let Noah go. You know, you can only get three good years out of a man. They all come with expiration dates and his time has expired. I'm not interrupting his little plan for Taki. If Taki didn't want to be with him, he should have stayed where he was. I'm washing my hands of the whole mess."

"Can you really take Marc's word for it? You know he will lie if it fits his purpose." Traci looks at her and concedes.

"Ryan is the one that told him and Iwaki was with them. I'll call Iwaki and see what is going on. This way I'll know how to come at him about Taki. He can't lie to me about it when I tell him, I talked to Iwaki."

She calls Iwaki's office and then his cell, but doesn't get an answer so she calls Katou. "Hey Traci, what's going on?" She tells him about the restaurant fiasco and asks how she can get in touch with Iwaki since he isn't answering his phone.

"I don't understand what you're talking about. When did all this happen? He never said anything about him having lunch with the two of them and you say Taki was drugged too?"

"That's why I'm trying to call Iwaki to find out what is going on for Marc, he's worried about Taki. I don't care about Noah because he should have never done what he did to Taki. I'm so pissed that I don't know what I'm capable of doing right now. You're the one that told me to trust him and I did. I have done my part in this relationship now the ball is in his court and I'm through playing with him. He's on his own now and whatever Marc does to him have nothing to do with me."

Katou is still thinking about the three of them going to lunch together and it dawns on him, Iwaki was not with them and they probably ran into each other. He tells Traci he will get in touch with Iwaki and have him to call her. They hang up and Katou calls Iwaki's office.

Iwaki answers his phone and Katou asks what is going on. He tells him he has to work late and he will see him at home around seven.

"That's not what I'm talking about. Who did you have lunch with today?"

"I had lunch with Ms. Colby, why?" He can hear the irritation in Katou's voice.

"What happen to you calling her Monica? So the two of you had lunch and is that when you ran into Taki and Noah?"

"How did you know about that?" He tells him Traci called him when she couldn't get him on the phone. "So what is going on Iwaki and why does she think you were with them when Taki was drugged?"

"I called Ryan to give Marc a heads up on what was happening with Taki. I think he was trying to get him in a position where he was defenseless against him. When I stopped by to say hello to them he was trying to tell Noah he was not going back with him. Noah wasn't taking no for an answer and I think he drugged him so he could have his way with him."

Katou laughs, "Have his way with him, you sound rather Victorian sweetheart. I have only heard that phrase in movies. Let's say what it really is; he drugged him so he could screw his brains out. Noah is something else. I cannot believe he would do something like that to Taki. Are you sure he was drugged because he could have been sick or drunk you know?"

"He could have been sick but he was not drunk, trust me. Anyway, I have to go, so I can get away by 6:30, and be with you by seven. I'll call Tracy back but I don't have time right now. I stopped by here to pick up some papers. Don't tell her what I said because I don't want to be the one to break them up."

Katou says he will see him at home and he will have dinner out. "Maybe I'll find someone as lonely as I am and we can eat together."

"Very funny, you can eat alone, you don't need company."

"Are you having dinner with Ms. Colby?" Iwaki can hear the smirk in his voice.

"Okay, I get your point, but just dinner and nothing else, okay?"

Katou laughs, "No promises, but I will see you tonight." He hangs up before Iwaki can say anything else.

He looks around the store at the beds on display, orders one, and arranges for it to be delivered. He walks around the mall, picks up a few things for the room, and ends up with more bags then he had anticipated. He sits on a bench, looks at some of the restaurants in the mall, and decides on a seafood place. He gathers his bags and heads in that direction.

Katou walks over to the restaurant and sits at an empty table. He picks up the menu and is looking it over when he feels someone staring at him. He looks up and sees Rod watching him. He leans back and smiles at him and Rod smiles back.

He gets up, comes over to Katou's table, "Are you eating alone tonight?" Katou looks up, says yes, and asks if he wants to join him. Rod takes a seat and picks up a menu. He is quiet as he looks over the selections and then watches Katou as he tries to make up his mind.

"You must eat at home a lot; it seems as if you're having a hard time making up your mind. Would you like me to suggest something? I'm always here so I pretty much know what is good." He looks at Katou with a smile in his green eyes, so he tells him to order him something light but spicy and puts his menu down.

Rod calls the waiter over and orders for the both of them. He sits back, "I see you have you been shopping."

Katou picks up his water, "Yeah, I had to pick out a bed for our spare room. You're not working two jobs are you?"

Rod laughs, "No, my brother works here, he's a chief so that's why I know what's good here."

"So what are you up to now, if you don't mind my asking? You know I saw you staring at me but you do know I'm seeing someone, right?"

"I know that, you're seeing the lawyer right? You two look good together but I do know you can have fun with someone else. I was watching you for a reason that has nothing to do with your beauty but with your talent. When I first heard your voice, I thought I knew you. When I looked around I knew that if I had ever met you I wouldn't have forgotten."

"Then it occurred to me, you must be the voice for 'Guardian'. I'm a fan of yours you see and my having dinner with you is an honor. I don't expect anything from you. I'll never try to come between you and your partner. I have too much respect for you to do something like that. Besides, why would I think I have a chance with someone like you? Come on, I'm not crazy. If you fall for someone it wouldn't be for a waiter at a jazz club."

Katou laughs, "You really are crazy if you think I can be fooled by something like that. I'm asking you to not fall for me and we can get along with each other fine. However, if you cause me any problems with Iwaki you will live to regret it. I have been through this before and it wasn't pleasant so don't get any ideas about trying to get next to me. I don't like it when Iwaki gets upset and he gets upset when he thinks someone is trying to take my attention away from him."

Rod throws his hands up in front of him, "No, no, you have the wrong idea about me. I'm not trying to hit on you at all. I just want to know about voice acting since I'm interested in it as a profession. I would never try anything like that, believe me."

Katou looks at him with his eyes narrowed, "I hope you are interested in voice acting because I would hate to see you get hurt. You seem like a nice guy. Now let's enjoy our dinner and I'll tell you whatever you would like to know about voice acting."

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Noah looks at his phone as it rings and debates whether to answer it. He puts Taki in bed and removes his shoes. The phone stops ringing and he puts it on the table. He looks down at Taki and thinks he is still a very beautiful man. He sits on the bed and rubs his hand down the side of his face. He kisses him on the lips and Taki stirs a bit. Noah pulls up and brushes his hair out of his eyes.

The phone rings again and he looks over in the direction of the table, "Just stop already, stop ringing."

He puts his head down next to Taki, "They want to come between us but I won't let anyone take this opportunity from me. I love you Taki and I won't let anyone else have you."

Taki opens his eyes, "Noah where…are we? Where have you taken me?" Noah raises his head, looks in Taki's face, and says, "I couldn't get you awake so I brought you here so you could rest."

He pulls Taki's chin up, kisses him again, and slides his tongue inside his mouth. Taki tries to push him away, "I feel hot…Noah what's wrong with me? You did this on purpose. This was your plan all along, to get me into bed with you. What is Traci going to do when she finds out about this? Marc is going to tell her and he is going to make it worst than what it is. He may tell her we have had an ongoing affair."

"You should think about what it is you want because Iwaki won't stop until Marc knows I fainted. You better think about this before you go through with it."

Noah looks at him, gets up, walks to the table, and picks up his phone. He flips it open and sees that Traci has called him twice. He sets it back down and looks over at Taki with a frown. Taki sits up in bed and tries to stand. He falls back on the bed, "Could you get me some water, please."

He puts his head down in his hands. Noah walks to the bathroom, turns the water on, and lets it run for a while. He brings Taki a glass of water and stands over him watching. Taki puts the glass to his mouth and sips. "This tastes awful, why don't you let it run longer. I need something cold to drink."

"Do you see any ice in here, Taki? Do you want me to go get you some ice, is that it?"

Taki takes his jacket off, tosses it to the side, "Since you brought me here I think you should take care of me, don't you?"

Noah grabs the bucket and goes out the door. Taki is watching him as he leaves and thinks Marc is probably having a fit. He looks in his pocket for his phone and it's not there. He tries to remember when he had it last. He must have dropped it when he fainted or left it in the car. That's right his car is still in the parking lot of the restaurant too.

Noah has really screwed up his day. He lies back on the bed and closes his eyes. Noah has changed a lot, this Noah he does not know. He doesn't know what he is capable of right now. One thing is for sure, he is determined to have him before he leaves. He thinks that he is going to lose Marc. One way or the other, he will never believe he didn't know Noah would pull something like this.

Well, he did enjoy being with Marc however brief their time is together. He bites his bottom lip to keep from crying out. He now realizes how stupid he is for believing Noah can be trusted. He'll make sure Traci knows about what Noah is doing. It isn't fair, he loses Marc and Noah still has Traci ignorant, as to what is going on with her so called man.

Noah comes back into the room, sets the ice bucket down, puts some ice in a glass, goes back into the bathroom, and gets him some more water. He hands the glass to Taki, "Is that better, my little prince."

He takes the glass from Taki, "Do you feel better now, sweetheart?"

Taki says, "Don't call me sweetheart and little prince anymore. You don't care about me so don't pretend you do."

"You can say anything you want to me. I know you're upset right now. Everything will be okay, I'll see to that. I'm sorry about what I did to you. But you were being stubborn and not at all like the Taki I know and love. What you said in front of Iwaki hurt because he knows how I feel about you. Yeah, I told him I wanted you and I didn't know what I was going to do about it."

He rubs his hand across his face, "When I think about you, I lose all control." He looks at Taki and pulls him in his arms. Taki puts his hands up to his chest, "Stop, don't touch me…I'm feeling hot right now. My body feels as though it is on fire. I need some more water Noah. Please would you get me some more?"

He looks into Noah's eyes and he lets him go and gets up off the bed. Taki lies back on the bed and unbuttons his shirt at the top because he feels as though he is choking. Noah comes back and hands him the glass with ice water.

"I know you want to have sex with me but what I don't know is why you drugged me. You know I can't go back to Marc now don't you? Is this what you wanted all along? You can't make up your mind about who you want. Do I have to lose Marc and be with you until you leave me again? Why are you doing this to me?" Taki puts his head down and covers his face with his hands.

Noah pulls him up off the bed and holds him in his arms as Taki cries. He kisses him all over his face and lies him gently back on the bed. Taki turns his head and faces the wall. Noah sits down and pulls his face towards him. He looks down at Taki who has his eyes closed with tears running down the sides. He leans over and, licks his tears away, and then kisses him all over his face.

Taki puts his arms up and around Noah's neck and parts his lips for Noah's tongue. Noah leans down, kisses him, and puts his tongue inside Taki's mouth. He sucks and pokes it with his own.

Noah pulls his jacket off, strokes his chest, and licks his nipple as it pokes out from Taki's shirt. He pulls it down without unbuttoning it the rest of the way. They both hear the rip as it comes apart and neither one cares. Taki pulls Noah's sweater over his head and clings to the back of Noah's head as he licks his chest and leaves quick kisses in their wake.

They have ripped the clothes off their bodies and crash against each other like giant waves. He turns Taki on his back and licks him from his hips to the top of his neck, holding his hands out on his sides. He lets his erection slide up and down Taki's legs and he is in frenzy. He is moving from side to side saying, "Oh Noah…you're driving…me crazy…I can't take too much more of this."

He turns Taki on his back and starts to lick the sides of his erection and the insides of his thigh. The older man sucks on his twitching erection that proves to be to be too much for the platinum blonde and he cums inside Noah's mouth.

Noah wipes his mouth with the back of his hand. "Did that help at all? I'm not through with you yet baby?" He pulls Taki towards him and lifts his hips up. He looks in his face as he inserts his finger inside him. Taki opens his eyes and gasps as Noah hits his pleasure spot repeatedly. Taki can feel himself getting hard again, as Noah smiles down at him. The older man removes his finger and replaces it with his harden erection.

Taki throws his head back, screams Noah's name loudly, and arches his back. Noah looks in his face as he reaches climax for the second time. Watching Taki's face with the look of ecstasy on it sends his body into shudders. The passion the blonde displays is what Noah needs to explode inside Taki. He holds him tightly and grunts under his breath as his seed is spent. He collapses as he pulls out and reaches up, kissing him on the lips. He whispers in Taki's ear as if they could be overheard. "I'm sorry Taki I couldn't help myself…forgive me." He licks the side of his neck and follows it with a nip and a kiss.

"It's alright…there's no one to complain now. I know Marc will never forgive me for being with you, so that all too brief relationship is over. I have no one to blame but myself." Taki puts his face in Noah's neck.

"You don't know that, he may not even know what happen. Besides, you have me and I promise I won't ever let you down again. We have something special and we can see each other whenever we want. You can depend on me being here for you. I won't let anyone else come between us."

Taki lays back and puts his arm across his eyes, "So you want me now, is that it? What about Traci, don't you think she will have something to say about your extracurricular activities? She doesn't strike me as the kind of person that is willing to share her man with another man."

He looks at Taki and kisses him on the nose, "Don't worry about Traci, I can handle her." He gets up, goes into the bathroom, and turns on the shower. Taki lays there wondering what he is going to tell Marc because he gave himself to Noah freely this time. He sits up, looks around the room, and wonders where they are. He gets up, crosses over to the table, picks up Noah's phone, and flips it open. He is about to call Marc and changes his mind while looking down at it.

He looks up, sees Noah in the doorway, "I know you haven't finished your shower have you?" He puts the phone back on the table and walks toward him.

"Were you on the phone Taki? Trying to get in touch with Marc perhaps?" Taki shakes his head, "I was going to call him but I changed my mind, I have nothing to say in my defense. It's probably better this way. In the long run, I would never want to be with him knowing I will hurt him because of you. Everything would have been a lot easier for me if you had not showed up when you did. I might have had a chance at happiness, but you took care of that and now I have to be at your beck and call."

He walks in the bathroom and looks at Noah over his shoulder, "Are you coming or not? I need you to wash my back because you're so good at reaching the spots I miss. Maybe this will be what I have you do for me from now on."

He turns and walks in the bathroom with Noah following behind him. He pulls Taki back in his arms, "What are you saying Taki because what you said just now, only makes me want you that much more. You know I'm not letting Marc touch you anymore. He could never make you feel the way I do. Your body craves my touch and you know it. I know you're upset now but you will get over him because he's nothing."

Taki smiles at him, "I'll do what you say for now but I will find another lover Noah and maybe this time he will be someone you don't want to tangle with."

He gets in the shower and Noah gets in behind him laughing. "Taki you should know I'm not afraid of anyone. You finding someone else is not going to stop me from having you…not now, not ever." He grabs him around the waist and kisses him as the warm water falls over their intertwined bodies.

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