A/N: Chapter two yay! I am actually surprised I managed to get this out this early. Again, no guarantees on chapter three. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own any part of Yu-Gi-Oh GX nor the song with which this story shares a title.

Chapter 2

Zane POV

"He looks like a real great manager." I was looking through Loren's file and I had yet to be less than impressed. He was only one year older than me but he was one of the most sought after managers in the business.

"I don't know. What if he's a complete jerk?"

I sighed. "Aster, if you keep looking for things to be wrong with him, then there's no way this is going to work." He was being as stubborn as he always was. "You can't work with Henry forever. He's not going to come out of retirement just for you."

"He might if I ask him to." He really did not want to welcome this change.

"Just meet him for lunch. Decide for yourself then. And please, please keep an open mind."

He wasn't too happy, but he sighed and said, "Fine. I'll give him a chance."

"Great. Now let's get going. I'll come if you want me to." He looked at me and smiled.

"Yeah. You just want to judge him for yourself."

"You figured me out." I did want to judge him for myself, but I also wanted to make sure that he gave Loren the chance he deserved.

We walked in peaceful silence to the garage. We took Aster's car because he knew where we were going. He drove us there and we made small talk but when we got there, we parked our car and made our way to the restaurant where we'd meet Loren.

There was a man standing near the entrance. He was wearing a nice suit, black, with a white shirt and black tie. He carried a brief case and glanced at the watch on his left wrist. His hair was a light brown and wasn't very long.

That was him. It looked like his picture in the file. Though his attire did make me feel under dressed. Both Aster and I were just wearing jeans and some non formal button ups. He caught glimpse of us and walked over immediately.

He offered his hand to Aster. "Loren Callahan. It is such a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Phoenix."

"The pleasure is all mine. And you can call me Aster." I knew Aster was only being polite.

Then he turned to me. "And it's a nice surprise to meet you as well, Mr. Truesdale."

"Zane." If he was on first name basis with Aster, he could also with me. I wasn't surprised that he knew who I was. Ever since Aster joined the league again, we did nothing to hide our relationship. Apparently we were the most talked about couple in pro dueling and everyone kept requesting that we duel each other, but our managers agreed that we shouldn't. Maybe that would change.

"Well, I must say that I didn't know this was a formal event." I tried to make a light joke.

"I just thought I should look my best when meeting a potential client." He seemed very amiable and so far, my first impression of him was a positive one.

"Well let's get a table." We made our way into the restaurant and we were seated at an outside table. The waiter took our drink orders and left us to discuss our business.

"I have a copy of my resume." He started to reach into his briefcase but Aster stopped him.

"Henry gave me a file with all your information. Don't worry about it."

"Oh. I apologize." He was obviously incredibly nervous. There was no reason for him to be so nervous. Sure Aster seemed really intimidating being the youngest pro duelist when he joined the league, and being the number one duelist at that. But, really, Aster wasn't so bad. That was just his persona.

Once our food got to our table, the mood lightened considerably. Loren told us about his experience and he came with letters of recommendation, which were new. We'd look through those later. Ultimately he was an incredible gentlemen and very professional.

We left the meeting on a positive note. We said a goodbye to Loren and made our way back to our apartment. "So what do you think Aster?"

"I don't know Zane. I'm still not sure about the whole thing."

"Aster, he's perfect for the job. You know it, I know it. Just hire him. It'll save you the pain of interviewing a lot of applicants for the job."

He just looked at me. "I thought we promised to make decisions together."

I sat down next to him. "Yes, Aster. But part of that is offering advice. This is what I think you should do, but ultimately this is your decision. If you decide to not hire him, then I'll stand by you and I'll help you find a new one."

He smiled. "Thanks Zane." He kissed the side of my head. "I'll think about it." Then his cell phone rang. "It's Jaden." He answered it and I got up to let him have his phone call. I went into the our bedroom. On my side of the bed I had a dresser. I opened it up and beneath some shirt is the first drawer was a small velvet box. I held it in my grasp for a moment before opening it. Inside was a small ring.

The one I was going to propose to Aster with.

I had it all planned out. On new years eve, we'd go to the cabin on the countryside that my family owned. There was a lake behind it and it was the most romantic place either of us had ever been. I remembered the day I decided that I wanted to marry him.

Last summer we took a week off to go on a short vacation, just the two of us. We didn't know where we wanted to go, but I told Aster about the cabin and he loved the idea of how private it is.

It wasn't too long a drive, but long enough to assure us we'd be alone. We got there and Aster took a good hour to walk around, taking in the view. He was in awe of every new aspect of the property and when he was done, he said, "You sure we can't stay here forever?"

That night we ate a picnic out by the lake under a large oak tree, per request of Aster.

It was incredibly romantic and once we'd finished eating, we made small talk while looking out onto the lake. He leaned his head on my shoulder and I rested my hand on his side. He jerked a little bit and I remembered. He's incredibly ticklish.

"Ticklish are we?"

"No!" He answered immediately, but i wasn't buying it.

"That's a lie and you know it." I tickled him again and he burst out laughing.

"Zane! S-stop!"

I didn't. He collapsed on his back and I straddled him and continued tickling him.

He was laughing despite all his arguments. It continued for a few minutes and then.

"I love you."

I stopped immediately and just looked at him as if I had been hearing things. I sat up but didn't get off of him. He propped himself up on his elbows, obviously surprised by his own words.

"Um, well, that is to say, I, I mean-"

"You love me?" I got off him and knelt next to him.

He stopped stammering and knelt next to me. He didn't answer right away. He looked me in the eyes for a moment and then brought a hand to my face.

"Of course. You're the only one that I've ever cared about this much. No one has ever brought out so much good in me. And after all we've been through I'd be a fool not to."

He looked away slightly embarrassed. "I'm sorry."

I pulled his face back to look at me. "Why are you sorry?"

"Because I said it too early. You-"

I silenced him with a kiss. He had not said it too early. If anything, we'd waited too long to say it. I had fallen in love with him long ago. It had just taken me this long to truly realize it.

I pulled away and looked him in the eyes again. "I love you too."

He smiled and neither of us needed to say anything. We kissed again. It was the most comfortable feeling I'd ever experienced. I never wanted to do this with anyone else. I wanted to live the rest of my life with this man. He may not be perfect, but I loved him. And he loved me.

"Zane?" Aster had finished his phone call. I closed the box and shoved it back into the drawer. I joined him back in the living room.

"Jaden invited us over for dinner. He wants to have a dinner party. He just found out about them and now he wants to have one. Spirit of Christmas and all that. Honestly, he learns something new everyday. Things that are common knowledge, but they surprise him."

Jaden was an excellent cook. Since he'd been taking those cooking classes, he'd learned some amazing things. And it had been a while since all of us had gotten together like this.

I glanced back to our bedroom and smiled, remembering the ring again. Then I looked at Aster. "Well let's go have fun. We can worry about this manager stuff tomorrow."