Kili came home still not believing what had happened. He had sex with his boss, he had mind blowing sex with the most handsome man he had ever seen. Later in bed he was replaying everything in his head and he was slowly realizing the gravity of what he did.

But the next day was no different than any other day in the office. He would get orders, he would do his job and nothing indicated a change in their relation. For Kili it was huge relief he didn't lose his job.

For Fili going back to the everyday work load was a safe option. He decided not to talk to his assistant about what happened, and he was surprised the boy did not make any move. He heard about the problem of secretaries becoming too intimate and friendly in the office if there was an affair, some probably hoping for a long lasting relationship and marriage. But here this boy was behaving like it was just any other day at the office, the first moment he saw a taint of fear in those brown eyes, but later it was just his normal confidence.

Kili felt completely confused with what happened. His boss treated him the same as before or maybe a bit colder. He would get the same amount of work if not more, with the passing days he would get more responsible tasks and after some time he noticed it was all easy for him. His boss would send him to other departments, to meetings with employees, he would prepare reports and he felt like he was going way beyond any standard assistant duties. What really confused him was his own heart. That one night was like a far away dream, but with every passing day he wanted more. He wanted to be next to him, he wanted to please him. Deep inside he was hoping with the challenging tasks he was doing, that his boss would find him irreplaceable.

xxxxx

"I liked your report on the advertising campaign for Arkenstone Hotels." Thorin told Fili looking carefully at his nephew.

"I didn't write it." Fili told him with a slightly bitter voice.

Thorin raised his eye brows. "Then who did?" He asked in a cold voice.

"My new assistant." Fili confessed, he wanted to laugh at the face his uncle made.

"You're pushing you assistant to do such responsible tasks?" Thorin was clearly surprised.

"He's doing most the reports now, he's also done some meetings in my place." Fili finally confessed.

"So he's been basically doing part of your job." Thorin noticed. "So that's why you had time to prepare the buyout of Miracle Toys."

"Indeed, finally having a useful assistant proves very useful." Fili noticed. "I'll call HR and tell them to give him a pay rise then." Thorin told Fili. "However I'm a bit worried, the people in the office have been gossiping about you."

"Really?" Fili was surprised and a bit worried at the same time.

"They say you're slaving the boy, and you're treating him badly." Thorin noticed coldly.

"I've been putting him to the test, but I wouldn't call that bad treatment." Fili noticed sternly.

"It's not the workload. No one questions that. But even I can see the way you talk to him. Even our cleaners get more recognition than your assistant. You treat him coldly, more than you would treat a stranger. More than I would expect from you. I'm not saying make friends with him if you don't want to. But remember we've got two unions in the company, and we don't need an inspection." Thorin told his nephew.

"I'm just surprised you would worry with such an issue." Fili noticed coldly.

"I'm surprised you haven't noticed your new assistant is the new mascot of the office, and the more they like him, the more visible your coldness will be." Thorin spoke with amusement seeing the shock on Fili's face. It was a rare event to catch him off guard, but the assistant topic seemed to have a deeper meaning and Thorin was stubborn to find out why.

"I don't care." Fili informed him sternly. But Thorin knew him really well, and saw the defiance in his eyes, if Fili said it that it really meant he cared.

"I'm going out for lunch." He decided to inform his nephew. "I have an appointment with Helifax, and it would be best if both you and your assistant, who in fact wrote all the documents, came with me."

"Fine!" Fili replied his voice cold as ice.

"We're leaving in ten minutes." He called his assistant on the intercom. Fili immediately noticed the smirk on his uncle's face.

During the lunch Thorin observed the boy clearly amused. Fili was ignoring him completely, he was chatting with Helifax easily getting the information they needed. The boy was slowly eating his food with the most elaborated table manners possible as if eating in a place like this was nothing out of the ordinary, and Thorin was surprised to say the least. He was very amused seeing the boy glance at the two men talking, his big brown eyes clearly indicating he was taking all the information in. Thorin never knew any assistant who could do the work the boy was actually doing, and he concluded it was sheer intelligence that made the difference. In the way the boy never spoke to Fili unless asked directly, in the way he was withholding from the discussion, Thorin immediately realized this boy was immensely clever. Fili was so tense around the boy, and Thorin could only find two possible explanations, either he didn't trust him, or he was attracted to him.

Coming back to the office Fili was irritated beyond reason. As soon as they came in Mrs. Glover the receptionist asked the boy to help her with her computer, and he just smiled and replied something that made her laugh. Fili felt a strong wave of jealously flow over him. The glares the boy was getting, those women looking at him like he was the most adorable person in the world. They all wanted him, especially those women over forty were giving him shy smiles and delicately flirting. He didn't want anyone looking at him that way. He didn't want anyone to flirt with him. A strong feeling of possession made him remember the one time he felt those gorgeous lip sucked him, when he felt those long legs holding onto him. Since that day he wanted him even more. He wanted to pound into him every day, to push him against the desk or the sofa and just lavish his body. He wasn't going to indulge into these emotions any more. That was the promise me made to himself, to never take that path again. He needed a secretary and this one was proving more than adequate in any professional aspect. He was doing his job perfectly, better than possible for an inexperienced young student. He knew how to write reports, how to prepare minutes, how to manage the office and do many business related things. But no professional achievement could relinquish the fact that he wanted him. He desperately wanted him physically. The more he wanted him the more cold he was. He had to control this lust, this urge to take him again. Seeing the people in the office, especially women, lust for him was a huge pain for Fili. No one could have him except for Fili.