A short and a filler chapter 😅

• Arsenio •

Addicting. That's what she is. A drug, running through my veins and I am willing to lose myself in it.

Last night's kiss kept runningng through my mind and my eyes wandered down to her lips as she slept beside me.

Wanting to let her sleep for a little more, I placed a gentle kiss on her cheek and slipped out of the bed.

After taking a shower, I got dressed up and walked down to cook us some breakfast.

I was about to finish making it when I heard a loud sneeze and saw Ez coming down the stairs, rubbing her red nose and carried Izan in her other hand.

She stood beside me, wrapping her arm around my waist and resting her head on  the side of my chest. "Why didn't you wake me up?"

"Cause you weren't well, sweetheart. Your nose is still running?"

She glanced at me and sniffed loudly, her nose scrunching up, trying to show me that yes, her nose was still running.

I chuckled at her cuteness and flicked her nose. "You are too cute for an adult."

She smiled softly and handed Izan over to me so that she could prepare his baby formula.

I smiled at my son, cradling him to my chest. "You are growing up fast, my little boy." He was already over two months and a bit more attentive now.

On hearing my voice, he started to move his hands around, his eyes fixed on me and leaning down I kissed his forehead. "I love you." I whispered to him.

In response he made an incoherent voice making my heart swell with love for him.

"No kisses for me?" Ezlyn teased.

She was watching us affectionately and grabbing her chin, I pressed our lips together.

Tangling my fingers in her hair, I tilted her head and nibbled on her lower lip until she parted her mouth for me and I plunged my tongue inside making her moan softly.

Our lips fitted perfectly and I knew she was made for me, I was just stupid to not realise this earlier. Stupid to be her best friend for so long when I should have kissed her and asked her out simply.

Her fingers slipped inside my t shirt and I groaned lowly and pulled back. "Don't tease me, Ez."

"I want you." She murmured seductively. "Please."

Losing all control, I kissed her again, more hungrily this time and she pressed herself closer to me making sure not crush Izan in between us.

I was seconds away from ripping off her clothes and taking her on the kitchen countertop but we heard a loud, "Oh my fucking god!"

Startled we pulled apart and saw Zen standing in the living room, his palm over his eyes. Where the fuck did he come from?

"Zenith." Ezlyn breathed. "Um..."

He removed his palm from his eyes and sighed in relief on seeing the distance between us. "I came here because I was hungry for a homemade breakfast but it seems like you both are more hungry."

I groaned at his bad joke and Ezlyn's face turned red and she buried it in my chest. "That's it, I am changing the pincode. You are not allowed to enter inside without ringing the bell from now on."

"What? No! Don't do that!"

"Well, I can't have you intruding on our private moments."

"That's so unfair. Ezlyn say something!"

Ezlyn pulled back and shrugged her shoulders, taking Izan from my hand and started to feed him, ignoring Zen all together and I snickered at him.

"You guys are now pairing up against me. Wait till I get a wife. I'll make you both regret it."

"Whatever." I picked up the plates and set them on the dining table, one for Zen and other for Ezlyn.

"What will you eat?" She questioned on seeing only two plates.

I brushed my lips against her ear. "You."

She turned the prettiest shade of red making me laugh.

Zenith was watching us with a grimace on his face. "You guys are disgusting."

I smacked him on the back of his head. "Eat up."

He showed me his middle finger before finally eating.

I went and took out the small cake that I baked last night and placed it infront of Zen and giving him another smack on his head, I said, "Happy Birthday, asshole."

His eyes widened and he glanced between the cake and me not believing himself. "It's my birthday today?" He quickly checked the date on his phone and exclaimed, "Holy shit! It's my birthday!"

"Yes, it's your birthday, Zen." Ezlyn laughed. "Happy Birthday, bestie."

"How come I forgot my own birthday?"

"Because you are too much of a workaholic." I reminded him. "And as for your gift..."

"You got me gifts?" He looked as excited as a five year old kid.

Telling him to wait, I went upstairs and took out his gift from my drawers and walked back down. We had decided to celebrate his birthday later in the evening but after he came here unexpectedly, I guess it was better to celebrate it now only.

"What is it?" He asked, jumping with excitement on seeing me holding something behind my back.

Not wanting to keep him in suspense anymore, I placed his gift on the table. A silver colour name plate with three simple words:

COO
Zenith Grey

His eyes squinted as if he could not believe what he was seeing, his mouth wide open as he first glanced at Ezlyn and then at me. "You are joking."

"No. You are my new COO, Zen. It isn't a joke."

"That means...you...you fired me as your assistant?" His voice was filled with emotions.

"More like replaced you." I shrugged one shoulder.

"So, you found someone more capable than me to be your personal assistant? I am offended seriously."

No, he wasn't. He was on the verge of crying with tears gathering in the corner of his eyes.

He always dreamt of being at a high position in a company. Even though he was extremely intelligent and a nerd in college, I don't know why he couldn't get a good placement anywhere so I took him in as my personal assistant and he was the best assistant I could ever have.

And now that he has proven himself to the whole company that he deserves to be the COO, I am handing over the position to him and I know that no one is going to say a damn word against him or how he is my best friend and I favoured him or something.

"Honestly, Zen, I can never get a better assistant than you but it's been years since you have been working as my assistant, it's time for your promotion now." I explained with a smile on my face.

"And...who is the new assistant?"

"Me." Ezlyn raised her hand slowly, smiling sheepishly.

A sob escaped him and he slapped his palm over his mouth, his eyes shutting firmly. "Y-you...you made my dream come true, Arsenio."

"Well, you can praise me all you want as the new COO."

In the next moment, he engulfed me in a tight hug, his tears falling on my shoulder. "Thank you. It means a lot to me."

"I know." I patted his back. "You deserve this, Zen."

Ezlyn soon joined us in a group hug, with poor little Izan crushed between us.

Zen kissed the top of her head and since it was his birthday, I let it go. "Thank you for replacing me, love."

"Anything for you, Zen."

Once the emotional embrace was over, Zen cut the cake and ate half of it because apparently he was hungry and eating a cake the first thing in the morning seemed like a really good idea to him.

Ezlyn and I ate the other half of it and Ezlyn gave him her gift, a wrist watch that she bought for him and he obviously loved that and kissed her on her cheek for that and I had to shove him away for that.

I felt contented with my small little family, feeling a lot happy than I ever was.

Chapter completion on: 20/1/23
Published on: 28/1/23