"I’m afraid to lose you and you’re not even mine."
~Drake

Flashback...

Anna picks up another picture from the set of pictures on the table and shows it to me.

"This is Amade, Eli's closest friend," I answered and she nodded and dropped the photo back down on the table.

"Yes, he is Eli's best friend and partner. They have both been brainstorming and working on some new projects in the last eight months. I don't know much about it because Eli believes it would bore me out and he's right. He's visited two times so far because just like Eli, he's preoccupied with the project."

I stared at the picture of the man with brown skin and thick black hair that makes him look boyish and high cheekbone and full lips and sable black eyes that seem to pierce into my soul even with the glasses he had on and I found myself intimidated and forced to look away.

Anna seemed to have noticed the reaction of my body because she stated, "Amade may be a nerd with glasses, but he has the qualities that have women throwing themselves at him."

"Are you throwing yourself at him then?" I raised my brow at her.

"He's my fiancé's best friend, I'm not stupid." She dismissively stated.

Flashback ends...

Amade walks up to us in a navy blue three-piece suit and matching pants and a black wholecut shoe matching Eli outfit for the dinner, except for his red tie.

"Amade!" Eli calls out to his friend in relief, as he walks to us with a tall beautiful brown-skinned woman in his arms, "I thought you forgot about the dinner or worse, chose to let me burn."

"You know I'd chose to let you burn always." comes Amade's cocky reply as he finally gets to us. "I came in the same time Anna did, but I didn't have boobs and you didn't give me an engagement ring, so you didn't notice me," he says in the most accusing tone.

Eli's eyes narrow at his friend, "Why would I give you an engagement ring? You're already a nightmare without one." he shoots at him and there is an ooh sound at his word.

Amade fakes a hurt look and places a hand to his chest, "That's how you gonna do me? Fine. Too bad I wasted eight months of my life with you. At least Alicia doesn't think I'm a nightmare, do you, babe?"

Alicia who seems to have been swooning over him since they got here shakes her head, "No, you're just fine."

"See what I mean? And she's not saying that because I'm rich or handsome either, she genuinely means it,"

Well, without your money and look, you're just another loud-mouthed guy who wears his listener out."

Ignoring him, he steps forward towards me, "Anna," and he averts his eyes from Eli down to me and there is a composure that settles therein as though he was a different person, "you look so beautiful tonight," he takes my hand and places his lips to it.

"Don't kiss her for too long or you will be kissing my fist as well," Eli warns through gritted teeth.

"Your fiancé is a dick," he stated unapologetically, as he let go of my hand, "a big stubborn dick."

Okay, that doesn't help my imagination one bit.

I find myself laughing, "I wouldn't want him another way." I couldn't believe my ears after I heard the words I just said.

"Oh wow, he'll hurt, that's for sure." there are a lot of things I didn't expect tonight, one of them is Amade and he seems so free and happy and funny and that was not what I expected, not in the very least.

It feels nice though to know Eli's very close friend is one that brings him joy as well as causes him to boil. It is a unique kind of friendship almost like the one Paula and I shared for six months. She was the calm one and I didn't know if it was age or if that was just how she was but I was certainly the loud one that always said the first thing that came to her mind.

"Your fiancé is daydreaming about your dick, Eli," Amade says and I snap out of my thought to see the two men staring at me. Alicia is no longer with them and I wonder how long I was out.

I grow red from embarrassment and turn to bury my face in Eli's shoulder causing him to chuckle and further confirm Amade's words even if it wasn't true.

"Remember what I always say, 'to have a happy life, don't sex-starved yourself'," he pats Eli's shoulder before walking off.

"I wasn't daydreaming about your... You know," I pointed out, still embarrassed by the whole encounter.

Eli who seem to be having the time of his life, nods "Amade can be an asshole, but he's alright."

I noticed that too, "I'm glad you spent the last eight month with someone who at least took the time out to make you laugh."

Eli rolls his eyes and begins to lead us through the guest, "Since childhood, he was the one that talked the most. I was reserved and shy and also observant while Amade was a risk-taker. After my accident, he came to my aid like a brother would and he did all he could to find a way out because he just couldn't accept a world where I wouldn't be able to keep in his words 'observing'. More than a year later they were able to come up with a solution and that was how Sight came into reality." he said pointing to the glasses he had on. A part of me felt like I owed him and his team everything and I did and so I joined them, Aiden was a pharmaceutical company which Amade company was Optical & co. We because one company over right months ago and he agreed to let me keep the name Aiden insisting that the & co be added to it though and so it has been."

I wish he had explained all this to Anna, maybe everything would be different and she would be the one here with him now.

"What you guys do is going to change the world." I couldn't be prouder saying this.

"And I'm glad you're the one beside me through it all." He leans in to kiss my lips and my legs quiver on the floor and I almost lose balance, but Eli quickly wraps his arms around me and hold me still.

"You should seat, come." he takes my hand and slowly leads me to the bar where there is an empty stool before. "What leg is it?" he asks with concerned eyes.

"Um... The right leg."

He makes me sit down and then drops on his knees to lift the green gown I have on probably trying to see if I strain my ankle of something and shivers run down my spine and I fight to keep my eyes on him to see what he's doing, but when his hands firmly take hold of my leg, I couldn't help the moan the comes tearing through my throat and I place my hand on my mouth to keep them concealed. His hand drop to my ankle and give it a soft rub and the little strain exist and pain courses through me but not for long because the feeling is replaced by a smoothening one and I begin to feel better. He keeps to his touch and he looks up with a raised brow and parted lips and a lock of hair dangling in his face and I almost lost it.

"How you feeling, darling."

That is the wrongest question to ask especially in moments like this. I bite down on my hand in my mouth, causing pain the shoot through my body to quench the sexual one before saying, "Better, Eli, thank you."

He gets up from his knees and stood beside me, "The shoes might have been faulty from the look of it."

The shoes aren't the problem, my legs are and they are that way because you keep kissing me every chance you get.

"Stay here and do not put any more stress on yourself again." He instructs and I nod.

I am not even feeling the pain of the sprain and I'm sure that I can still walk it on these heels but Eli seems to have taken on a possessive tone.

"In no time, I will be called upon and we will leave," he said taking the seat that's is empty beside me.

"I'm fine you know you don't have to babysit me."

His eyes flicker in adoration, "I think you are too old to be babysat, but that's cute, especially while you're wearing that and looking like that."

"Looking like what?"

"Looking beautiful and innocent." his eyes darkens a little and he bites his lips.

"I am innocent, but I also have a claw." I flash him an evil smile.

"Oof, I like a good scratch." he flirts and leans in but this time I pull back.

"I'm serious, go meet the rest of your friends and members of staffs, it's your celebration night and I don't want to be the one that's will stop you."

"I don't mind, Anna."

I fold my hand stubbornly, "Well I do." I don't know if it's because he refuses to leave or if it's the fact that I hear Anna but I needed him to leave me alone for a moment.

"I like when you get bossy," he licks his bottom lips before getting up, and walking away and I groan inwardly.

Anna was right when she said I would want to have sex with him once I met him because I have met him and I want to have sex with him. I don't know how long I will be able to fight the desires that demand to be fulfilled.

I take a glass of martini from the tray of the waiter passes by and I take it to my lips for a little sip. What would Anna do in this position?

Well, she would have sex with Eli for sure. He is her fiancée after all. Her fiancé, not mine.