~Asher Pov~

I lay on the bed completely out of breath and in pure shock as Gianu headed to the door, his face red with embarrassment, his perfect ass swaying as he exit the room, I just made him orgasm in under 2 minutes, I mean from the look on his face, he was enjoying it quite a lot, any guy would be embarrassed by that. 

I pull my sweatpants up as the light of the candle glistened over my sweaty body, the sweat dripped slowly as it stained the bed, I look at the ceiling as thunder roared and the room burned brightly, all this action made me forget that we're in the middle of a storm. 

"Asher", said Gianu as returned to the room.

"Yo", I say to him, his face was still red.

"Can I sleep here tonight?", he asked looking away. 

"You know, when you ask someone for a favor, you should really look them in the eye", I say, getting up and walking straight towards him.

"Well, sorry I asked", he said pouting as I shifted his head towards mine.

His eyes linger on mine as the room went silent. 

"The two of us are afraid of thunder and the dark and we're in the middle of a storm, so I don't see why not, strength in numbers alright?", I say to him as I smile. 

"You make it sound like we're getting ready for a battle", said Gianu as he continued staring into my eyes. 

"Must you counter my words Mr. Cross?", I say to him. 

"Always, come it's getting late, let's head to bed, we'll fly back in my jet tomorrow", said Gianu.

"You know, if the storm sticks around, we're stuck here", I say to him.

"No need to be a downer, be a little positive sometimes huh?", he said as he jumped into my bed.

Be a little positive huh? Here we are, us two guys laying in a bed together, total strangers, is this what a Grindr hookup feels like? No, not likely, in a Grindr hookup, the other guy always finishes first then he gets dressed, completely forgets you have to finish too, wait, I'm getting too ahead of myself. I'm feeling so flustered with Gianu next to me, what is this feeling? Do I have a crush on him? If I have to ask myself this, then I probably do, that would explain these loud voices in my head and loss of focus. 

"Think about my offer will you?", said Gianu as he turned to face me. 

"I will", I say looking at him.

Even in the dark, his eyes still glisten uncontrollably, just what is he thinking?

"I'm not the cuddle type so don't get any idea's and also I snore quite loudly, so I apologize in advance for that", he said. 

"That's fine but I'm accustomed to sleeping alone, if my arms wrap around you in the middle of the night, I'm very sorry too", I say to him as he sighs. 

"Goodnight Asher", he says to me.

"Goodnight Gianu...... so like, aren't you gonna put on some clothes?", I say to him.

"I hate clothes, sleeping in the nude is much better", he says as he closed his eyes.

.....

Don't forget your offer huh? Gianu invited me back to work at Diamond Star Record Label after firing me abruptly after I mistakenly spilled coffee all over him, now to avoid a lawsuit against his company, he's offering to rehire me but I had some terms in mind, see I was pretty sure Human Resources would reach out after this mess and try to patch things up with me to avoid a lawsuit so I promised myself, if they ever reached out to me, I would accept, with a big boost in salary as my condition but little did I know the big man himself, the new CEO of the label would personally invite me back himself, so of course with this sudden blessing falling into my lap, I changed the terms a little bit, my new terms were him making me a partner of the label, meaning we'd be on equal terms and this would guarantee a boost in salary. He came prepared though, he approved to me being a partner but he would remain at the top, hiring and firing would be left completely to me, I'd have to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement and a three-year contract with Diamond Star Label but that was a small price to pay, I'd be getting commissions and receive 55k every month as well a 6 million dollars after 6 months, a worthy offer I must say. 

See I'm pretty sure Gianu doesn't know how to run a massive label by himself, one would say I was taking advantage of him but this is a flaw in the system, the system has failed me so of course, I'd be taking the full benefits of this blessing. After moving here, I suffered so much, the cost of living was too high and impossible to maintain even with a budget so must so that I had no choice but to seek financial help, after all this time I learned that money is the root of all evil and in order to achieve my goal, I'll become the evilest thing,  the only thing that matters is my goal, the only way to do that is to become a devil. Gianu Cross, you must never find out my secret, nor my end-goal. 

"Go to bed", said Gianu as he moved closer to me. 

I could feel his warm breath against my neck, his hand brushing mine as our toes intertwine, this almost felt as it came straight from a novel, the weirdest thing is how easily we're both warming up to each other, without barely knowing each other at all, is this the universe giving me a sign? 

I smile as I close my eyes, still feeling his breath on my neck. My eyes suddenly opened wide as I heard a loud sound, it was as if a black hole had opened in the room. 

"He's snoring this loudly!", I say to myself. 

Way to ruin a touching moment Gianu...

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To Be Continued in Chapter 12: My Decision.