"Just friend?" Mr Sharma smirked wiggling his eyebrows at Abhishek who glared back at him.

"Yes dad, just friend." Abhishek uttered.

"But I remember it so well you moaning Mayank's name while you were jerking off a day ago in the bathroom."

"Dad stop," Abhishek glared at his father.

"Oh wait...is that other Mayank? I am so sorry for slipping out. I thought he was the Mayank which made you finally stop acting like a playboy." Mr Sharma shrugged.

"Dad that's really none of your business so shut up," Abhishek snapped.

Mayank's face turned bright red.

"Honey stop embarrassing the poor guy," Mrs Sharma said.

"Uhm I think you guys are misunderstanding me with the wrong guy. I just met him two weeks ago," Mayank spoke.

"So you are the Mayank who met him two weeks ago and finally turned h-"

"Dad, that's enough," Abhishek interrupted, his face turning even redder.

"I think it's time to change the subject," Mrs Sharma chimed in.

Mr Sharma chuckled and shot a mischievous glance at Mayank, who looked like he wanted to disappear into the floor.

"Okay, okay, I'll stop," Mr Sharma said, still smirking.

Abhishek and Mayank exchanged a nervous glance.

"I am sorry for my dad's behavior. Don't pay attention to him, it's nothing like that." Abhishek whispered and Mayank nodded his head.

"Let me prepare breakfast for you guys," Mrs Sharma said getting up.

"We already ate anda bhurji for breakfast. I already prepared that for you guys as well," Abhishek spoke.

"Y-"

"I think I should be going now. Thank you for letting me stay the night," Mayank said getting up.

Abhishek glared at his father.

"I am sorry beta if you are uncomfortable. I was going to my room anyway. You can stay and talk with Abhishek," Mr Sharma said.

"Ahh no no uncle, it's nothing like that. I was really going anyway. I will be late for my flight if I didn't went back to my hotel on time," Mayank smiled.

"Flight? Where are you going?" Abhishek furrowed his eyebrows.

"Home...dad booked my flight for tonight. There is an emergency so I need to go there to help dad," Mayank replied.

"But you were going back after 2-3 days," Abhishek scowled.

"Dad needs me, he even booked the tickets so I have to go tonight. I haven't even packed my bags so have to do that as well,"

"Oh then Abhishek can leave you to your hotel,"

"No need uncle I can take a tax—"

"I am going to drop you off to your hotel." Abhishek said and walked out of the room.

"I guess I will be leaving now...thanks for the stay, I really enjoyed your guys company." Mayank said and followed Abhishek outside.

"Abhi," Mayank called out and Abhishek stopped looking at him.

"Naman is missing," Mayank told him when they were out of the house.

"And why are you telling me this? Do you think I have him kidnapped at my best friend's basement?"

"Can you please be serious for a moment?"

"I am serious, why are you telling me this? Do you still love him and can't be over him after all the things he did to you?" Abhishek scoffed.

"I don't...I don't love him. I am over him, I might not be over our past but I am over him. And I didn't told you because I am still pining after him, I am telling you this because it's the reason why I am going back early. His misdeeds have gone viral and most of it are related to our enterprise. Dad can't handle all this alone so I am going back urgently." Mayank said.

"Ohh okay,"

"Okay?"

"What do you want me to say then?"

"Atleast a proper goodbye, or that you will miss me. I am not sure if I will ever be back again. But I will miss you, I know all we had was just a fling but you really were like a good friend. Will you miss me as well?"

"No," Abhishek replied curtly before getting inside the car.

Mayank stared at him feeling a bit hurt. But he instantly waved it off and sat inside the car as well.

The car ride was awkward. Mayank tried to stir up a few conversations but Abhishek just gave one word bland responses. So Mayank stopped and the rest of the ride was silent. Mayank didn't even knew why Abhishek was acting like that.

Soon they reached the hotel. Mayank looked at Abhishek who just gave a small nod.

"Abhi," Mayank whispered.

"Yeah?" Abhishek looked at him.

"Can we atleast be online friends?"

"I can never be your friend Mayank,"

"Uhh...yeah I understand, you are COO of Gill enterprise. I should have known. I am sorry," Mayank quickly got out of the car before he could embarrass himself more. Without looking back he scurried back inside the hotel and went straight to his room.

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Shubman was working in his office room peacefully when a sudden slap jolted him upright.

He furrowed his eyebrows when he saw Abhishek glaring at him.

"I am sure I must have deserved it but atleast tell me the reason," Shubman muttered rubbing his hurting cheek.

"You are a stupid asshole, I am shocked how you are the world's no. 1 businessesman." Abhishek scoffed.

"You can't just barge inside my office and slap me along with throwing insults at my face without atleast telling me what the hell happened?" Shubman growled.

"You are the worst person to ask for advice. You told me what? Yeah 'Scratch the itch' now I am in love with him and he is leaving"

"Who is leaving?"

"Mayank, he is going back to Delhi, his hometown. He will never come back to me. He called me a fling! A fling...I was just a fling for him. He doesn't even care for me and I thought he would love me back,"

"Abhi...I am sorry,"

"Don't feel pity on me, be happy you have your boyfriend with you."

"You can go to Delhi and live with him,"

"Wow why I didn't thought of it before?" Abhishek glared at him.

"What?"

"My whole life is here dumbo. My family, my house, my career. I can't just go and live in Delhi all of a sudden,"

"You can move in Delhi with your parents. Buy a new house there, you have like millions in your legal bank account and about career just work from our Delhi franchise. You will still be the COO, and the profit will regularly    turn into your account. Your life is sorted," Shubman shrugged.

"And tell my parents what? That I am changing my whole life for a guy who doesn't even love me back. Oh and if he accidentally does fall in love with me he would never be with me because he is a closeted gay, he would never come out to his family. What I am doing is just a gamble which i am sure I will lose?" Abhishek scoffed.

"You made Naman go viral, just leak about Naman and Mayank being in relationship so everyone knows he is gay."

"And then what? It will just make his life more messed up. He could deny the allegations, we don't have any proof of them being in a relationship. But then his father would make his life hell. I don't want to hurt him."

"So you are just going to give him up?"

"Well I can't just kidnap him and force him to be with me,"

"You are a dickhead for callimg me out like this,"

"And you are a dickhead for giving me the worst advices every time."

"It's okay everything will be fine...your love is just a closeted gay, he will come out at some point. Mine is homophobic, I am not even sure how to make him love me."

"Ishan ain't homophobic,"

"Huh?"

"Yeah Mayank told me his bestfriend aka Ishan knows and supports him. He didn't even acted differently when Mayank came out to him,"

"Oh...so he is homophobic only to me? He really does hate me for kidnapping me huh,"

"No..Shub you ain't getting it. He hated you for being gay even before you kidnapped him. Remember when he rejected the offer of being intern in our enterprise with the reason of you being gay? Why did he do that?"

"Wait...what do you mean?"

"I mean what if he knows you beforehand?"

"He wouldn't...if he remembers me then he wouldn't be hating me. He would be in my arms right now, loving me, and calling me Shubi in his sweetest voice."

"Are you sure about that?"

"Yeas Abhi...did you forgot about it?"

"Oh wait yeah...how can I forget about that...you are right if he remembers you he wouldn't be acting like that. After all he was the one who kissed you in the past,"

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A/N - Thinking of giving daily updates to one fic...tell me should I update this one daily or the 7 days of us?