Kinda long so buckle up xxx

No one POV
"I heard that Mr. Robertson is seeing someone"
"Again? Didn't he break up a couple of weeks ago?"
"She apparently was a gold digger...that's what I heard"
The other assistant sighed loudly.
"Rich people and their drama"
"Oh, remember that today is the first day of the new assistant"
And right as they were talking about him, Harper walked into the lobby.
"Harper, right?"
"Yes, that would be me"
He flashed a bright and white smile.

"Remember that Mr. Robertson likes his privacy so don't go into his office unless required. Always remember his coffee order and rule number one...mind your business"
Clara, the assistant, guided him around the office.
"There he is...good morning Mr. Robertson"
She slightly bowed as he walked by.
Usually, he says a quick 'hi' without stopping but this time, he stopped.
"Who is he?"
"I'm Harper...Harper dark, the new assistant"
Sonny eyed him up and down.
"Mm...and what made you apply for this place?"
"I-its for my curriculum and to pay for my last year of college"
Harper was nervous cause the man was kinda intimidating.
"Ok...well, I'll be in my office. You know the drill, Clara"
And with that, he disappeared into his office.

For the majority of the day, Harper did photocopies, replied to stupid calls and made origami.
"Is it always like this?"
"I know it looks boring but...Mr. Robertson has a pretty active love life so sometimes it's funny to gossip about it"
It was unprofessional but Harper honestly didn't care one bit, he just didn't want to be bored.
Also, they were doing a late shift so there was barely anyone in the office.
"Nice...I'm gonna study now or else I'll never finish college"
Harper took out his books and started to work.
"Clara, send me via mail tomorrow schedule. I'm gonna log off now"
Mr. Robertson appeared and saw Harper studying.
"I-I'm sorry...I didn't-"
"What are you studying for?"
The man asked with a calm tone.
"Law..."
Harper replied quietly.
"A soon-to-be lawyer...well I'll need one soon so..."
Mr. Robertson smirked then left without adding a word.

In the following days, the boss acted weird, not even Clara knew what was going on with him and things got even weirder.
"I'm here to see Ryan..."
A girl with a tight dress, way too many necklaces and high heels that look like they were about to break cause of how thin they were walked in.
"He'll receive you in a second. Harper go and warn him, also ask if he needs something"
Harper nodded and walked all through the office.
"Mr. Robertson...sorry to interrupt"
The boy opened the door slowly after knocking.
"There's a lady here for you, she got an appointment. Also, do you need anything? Maybe a coffee?"
"No. Tell her to leave, I'm busy"
Sonny said with a deep voice not even looking up from his iPad.
Harper just stood there in silence.
"And yeah, you can do something for me...I have to show you a thing"
Sonny checked his million-dollar watch.
Harper just followed the orders, he sent away the lady who walked out mad and followed Mr. Robertson through the office, not knowing where they were headed to.

"May I ask where are we going?"
"You'll see"
Sonny stopped in front of a conference room and opened the big door.
A group of men and women with serious suits turned around and went quiet in 2 seconds.
"Gentlemen and ladies, this is Harper...a soon to be lawyer so he's gonna be with us today"
Sonny gestured for the boy to sit next to him.
"Those are my lawyers, maybe you'll learn something"
Sonny whispered not in a mean way, he was really trying to help the boy.
Harper was extremely confused but couldn't refuse the opportunity.

Once the meeting was done, Harper had to ask.
"Why?"
"Why what?"
"Why bailing on a date for this...for me?"
"Just want to form my lawyers in the best way and who told you it was a date?"
Harper blushed ashamed, holding his notepad close to his chest.
"Well, thank you..."
"You're welcome and ask Clara for the schedule of the rest of the meetings"

Things went on like that for a while and Harper wasn't complaining.
He was doing great at school, work wasn't that boring and it seemed like Mr. Robertson was losing up a bit, at least according to Clara.

"Will you come to the gala?"
"What gala?"
Clara gasped like Harper just offended her in the worst way possible.
"Every year Mr. Robertson organizes a gala and it's like the event of the year. A lot of important people will be there, you have to come"
"I don't know-"
"You'll come. I'm not asking, I'm telling you to"
Sonny cut him off, cup in one hand and phone in the other.
Was this man like batman cause every time he appears from nowhere.

So Harper found himself at the gala in a fancy suit drinking a martini.
"You came"
"No, I was ordered to"
Sonny put his arm around his shoulder.
"Cause I wanted you here"
Harper wasn't sure which sick game he was playing but he decided to be careful and take his distance.
"I'm sorry...I have to say 'hi' to someone"
Harper excused himself giving Sonny his drink.

But Sonny couldn't tear his eyes from Harper.
The way he approached people and talked to them, his genuine smile ad just how handsome he was.
Sonny chucked down the rest of his drink and joined the group of people around Harper.
"Gentlemen, I'm sorry to interrupt but I'm gonna need the boy for a second"
Sonny said with his usual charisma and dragged Harper away.
"I shouldn't be doing this and maybe I had way too many martinis but I'm the boss so who gives a shit..."
The man said quietly after they stumbled into a random room.
"Mr. Robertson..."
Harper's breath was uneven, his goal for the night was to meet people, important people not doing...whatever that was with his boss.
"You should call me Sonny but being called Mr. Isn't that bad"
He started to kiss Harper's neck which made the boy go silent right away.
"W-what if someone comes in?"
"If you want me to stop, I will"
Sonny looked at him.
He wasn't a piece of shit, the type of man that just uses people only cause they are rich and powerful.
He wanted the boy since day one.
Harper looked at him, the eye contact filled the room with tension.
He nodded no and Sonny cupped his face, smashing his cheeks and kissing him hard.
That kiss took away all the oxygen in that small as fuck room.

The thing went on as a secret but everyone was talking and whispering about the boss having someone new in his life so it wasn't that much of a secret.
"D-don't you think we have to be more discreet?"
Harper stuttered, neck kisses were his weak spot.
"Why do you care?"
Sonny stopped.
"I don't know...doesn't it look weird that I'm hooking up with my boss?"
Sonny sat back on his desk chair.
"You can go back to work...I have a meeting now"
He suddenly turned cold which confused Harper and deep down it hurt.
Not to be dramatic but probably his heart cracked a bit, just a tiny bit.
"Everything ok with Mr. Robertson?"
Clara asked worriedly.
"Yeah, fine"
He coldly replied then packed his bag and left.
He was mad at Sonny, he was done with his bossy attitude, Mr. I'm better than anyone.
But the boy was too wrapped up in his anger.

"Where is Harper?"
Sonny asked Clara.
"He left...thought you told him he could go home sir"
"Call him. We have a meeting in 5"
Clara nodded and called but Harper didn't pick up, someone else did.
"Emm...sir..."
Sonny turned around.
"H-Harper...he..."
She was choking on her own tears.
"Breathe...what happened? What did he say?"
Sonny tried to reassure her cause she was really scaring the shit out of him.
"There was an accident"
The girl spat out and Sonny's whole world collapsed.

"Move the fuck away!"
Sonny shouted making his way through the crowd.
They were about to transport Harper to the hospital, his pretty face all bruised.
"Is he gonna be ok?"
"Sir, we need to take him away"
"I'm his partner, I need to be with him"
It was an innocent lie but he had to.
The paramedic nodded and let him in.
"Clara, you are in charge for now. I have faith in you and will let you know when I have news"
Sonny turned to look at his assistant who just nodded, she was scared but he knew she could do it.

During the ride Sonny prayed, he never believed in god but it was the first thing that came to his mind.
Was it an accident?
Or on purpose?
Did they stop?
Was Harper even looking?
"Sir, he's gonna be ok. He's stable"
The paramedic interrupted his thoughts.
Sonny gave him a weak smile and looked at his boy, at his bruised and bloody face, was he ok though?

The thought of leaving Harper there alone didn't cross Sonny's mind, not even for a split second so he stayed there but Harper hit his head pretty hard so it was gonna take a while for him to wake up.
The whole time he was there, he couldn't stay still.
He didn't know when Harper was gonna wake up and he was being paranoid to the point where he hired someone to track down whoever was responsible.
Sometimes his bodyguard would ask him if he was ok and Sonny just replied with a simple and dry 'fine'.
Obviously, he wasn't fine...his boy was in that hospital bed and even though the doctors said he was gonna be fine, Sonny kept thinking: what if he forgets about me? Just like in the movies or some shit like that.

He found his peace when Harper woke up.
"Oh my god, you gave me a heart attack"
Sonny engulfed him being careful not to hurt him.
"Do you remember anything? I'll call the doctor now"
He scanned his eyes, his blue and kind eyes.
"I was crossing the street...w-what happened?"
Harper was on the verge of crying.
"Hey...you're ok now....you got into an accident but you're ok"
Sonny caressed his cheek.
"Does anything hurt? Maybe I should tell them to give you something for the pain, just in case"
"I'm fine, just need...to rest"
Harper was having trouble breathing but the doctor said it was gonna happen.
Sonny had to look away though and breathe.
"Hey...I'm truly fine, didn't mean to scare you"
"I blame myself"
He turned back around.
"I treated you like shit and you ran away cause of me"
"You didn't treat me like shit...I just thought I was like the others...no one special"
It was hard for Sonny to open up, he was always stone-cold, mysterious.
"You're not like the others, I can promise that..."
A pause.
"...when Clara told me you left, I knew something happened...I-"
"Yes"
Sonny looked up confused, this whole time he was looking at the floor.
Ryan Robertson, the famous millionaire and CEO was nervous for the first time in his life.
"Yes, I'll be your boyfriend and you're cute when you're nervous"
Harper smiled.
"I hate you"

When Harper went back to work, against Sonny's will, things were expected to be back to normal.
"Harper, it's me...we should have met after work for dinner...call me back, please"
Sonny was worried, he always was since the accident.
"Mike, drive me to Harper's apartment"
But he found it empty.
He tried to call Clara but nothing.
He was left with one solution, tracking Harper's location.
It can sound weird but it was for his safety and emergencies.
The dot on the map was on the other side of town, weird.

They ended up in the middle of nowhere, there was just a car parked.
"Isn't that Mr. Dark's phone?"
The screen was cracked.
"Call the police"
Turns out someone kidnapped him, when did everything turn into a fucking movie?!

Days passed by and no one had news, not even Sonny's investigators.
He couldn't sleep, he wasn't focused at work, he was lost.
Worry was eating him alive.
"Sir, they found something. It was Roger"
At the name, Sonny smashed the mug on the floor.
"What does he want? Me? Money?"
"7 million sir"
"Call the lawyers"

Sonny rubbed his temples in frustration.
"Mr. Robertson, we can't give him 7 million. We will lose some important clients"
"I wasn't asking for permission. We are gonna give them the money"
Sonny made his decision and it wasn't up for discussion, we are talking about Harper here.
It was his mess so he had to fix it.

"Ryan Robertson...long time no see"
"Where is he?"
Sonny wasn't there to joke around.
"You know...I would have never thought you liked dick but I guess I get it...the boy has his talents"
Sonny did everything in his power to stay calm and not punch the guy.
"Anyway, my money?"
"The boy first"
Roger rolled his eyes.
"I always have to tell you the rules of the game uh?"
"I have to check if he's ok"
"Love...what a beautiful but destructive thing. My mum always told me not to fall in love, it makes you weak"
"The boy, Roger"
Sonny was tired of all of this.
"In the shed but leave the money here first"
But once he took the bag, a gunshot echoed.
"Ops...I never promised to give him back alive"
The bastard smirked.
Sonny wanted to punch him, kill him, react but the sound of the gun was still echoing in his head.
He just wanted to cry and throw up.

"Sir?"
Sonny didn't move, he didn't know for how long he was on the ground.
Maybe a minute, an hour?
"Sir...it's me, Clara"
Sonny looked up, tears in his eyes.
"T-they killed him"
He let out sobbing.
Clara just held her boss, simply did that.
Then Sonny got up and walked towards the shed, he needed to see him with his eyes.
The shed was dark and extremely humid but no sign of Harper or anyone.
"He has to be somewhere...I heard the gunshot..."
"Wait did you hear that?"
There was a low whine...
It was Harper...in a pool of blood.
"Call 911!"
Sonny took off his jacket and pressed it hard on the wound.
"Stay with me yeah? They'll be here soon"
His movements were clumsy cause his hands were shaking and Harper just stared at him, tears in his eyes.
"I-I..."
He was struggling to speak.
"Shhh...don't say anything, just breathe. I know baby..."
Blood was everywhere and Sonny was cursing against the universe for this, for all this shit.

"Sir maybe you should go home and rest for a bit"
"I'm fine Mike. You should take a break"
The beeping of the monitors became the soundtrack of Sonny's life.
Is this how life is supposed to go?
Shitty coffee and sleeping on a chair?

"Still here, Mr. Robertson?"
The old lady that was staying in the room next to Harper's approached him.
"No progress...so..."
He put in the vending machine some coins.
"I'm sorry to hear that but I'm sure he'll wake up. Look who's waiting for him, I wouldn't give up"
The lady smiled and Sonny would be lying if he said he didn't grow fond of the lady.
"Try to talk to him, I swear it works"
She caressed his cheek like a loving mother would do.

That's what Sonny did.
He sat next to him and held his hand.
"Hey...it's me...I-I don't really know what to say but Rose told me to try...I always thought I wasn't worthy of love or maybe it was the wrong person but then you showed up. With your law book and shy attitude..."
Sonny had to stand up and face the wall to hide his tears, he never cried in front of people, except for Clara.
"You with your annoying positivity..."
He suppressed a sob.
"...are you...crying?"
Sonny wiped away a tear and turned around.
The sight of Harper made him cry even more but smile at the same time.
"Already making fun of me?"
"...you're not cold-hearted as everyone says..."
Harper managed to say in one breath but coughed at the end.
"I'll call the doctor"
Sonny kissed his forehead, the smile never leaving his lips.

Once Harper was allowed to go home, he stayed at Sonny's place.
"Now, I know where all your money goes"
The house was bigger than the queen's residence.
"Also...don't want to be rude who is he?"
He pointed to the huge guy that was following them.
"Your bodyguard"
Sonny opened the front door.
"No, there's no need for that"
"Yes, there is...you almost died on me...twice"
It was for Harper's safety and to reassure Sonny.
"But I'll be more careful. I don't like being followed around, it makes me-"
Harper stopped mid-sentence and held his chest, a rush of pain through his body.
"Harp...what's wrong?"
Sonny held him.
"I'm fine..."
"Look at me...I'm worried about you, I truly thought I lost you there"
Sonny never had anyone by his side, he always rode solo but now he has someone to care about and that cares about him so he refused to take any risk.
"I love you"
Harper said, face buried in Sonny's neck.

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Note*
Didn't realise how much I wrote in this story but I kinda like it.
At the end of the month I'll have my finals so if I don't post much you know why.
Also HAPPY PRIDE MONTH to everyone.
Remember that you're always valid and that you're loved.
My dms are always open for anything.

P.s. I wrote this author note when I finished editing the story (beginning of June)