Blake
Fucking bastard.
I was so fucking annoyed. Highly. Fucking. Annoyed.
I was fucking grateful because I could hold back this annoyance of mine. Minus the countless fuckings on my fucking mind.
Maybe not to Olivia.
The moment she stepped in with Javier beside her and a bouquet on her other hand, with her eyes were on me, she immediately knew I was pissed. I never expected to see Javier here, at Olivia’s birthday party. Just how close they are now?
I remembered Olivia and Javier met while he was having a photoshoot session with Karen. How the fuck she always attracted a model? I knew Javier was a good guy. Unlike Stewart, I had to admit Javier was a good man. Even I respected him and since I knew Javier for three years, I could see the man was interested in Olivia.
I was sitting on my chair like a good boy, drinking the beer but my eyes never left my ex-stepdaughter. She was still sitting on her chair with Javier beside her. It was supposed Karen’s seat but when Olivia went to the door, she immediately changed her seat. At that moment, I felt something was wrong and this was the answer I got.
I saw them were talking but I couldn’t hear what they were talking about. They looked like they were enjoying themselves. I saw Javier didn’t show any sign of flirting. Only chatting normally. He was a fucking genius for trying to get closer to her. Karen then joined them by sitting beside Javier. She was saying something to them until I saw Olivia’s face became red and shouted at her. What the hell are they talking about?
It pissed me off because I couldn’t hear what Karen just said to them. “Eavesdropping is pretty rude, sir,” John suddenly commented as I turned to my secretary. He was drinking his beer yet his lips formed into a smirk. He was clearly mocking me and enjoying this fucking torture. “If you are worried, you could join the youngsters.” Oh, fuck you, John. This guy knew it. If I go there, Olivia wouldn’t talk to me and in the end, only Javier and Karen would open the conversation and she would only nod her head.
I didn’t want to talk with them, I wanted the girl. This stoic secretary of mine was enjoying playing with his boss. Payback time. “Aren’t you going to make a move here?” I teased. If he thought only he could play me, he picked the wrong guy.
John put down his bottle and slightly turned to me. “What do you mean, sir?” he asked while smiling innocently.
I smirked. “Do I have to remind you that I know what the fuck are you hiding for the past couple of years? You’ve might be hiding it from everyone, including Olivia, but you can’t fool me,” I stated and turned my eyes to Karen and then back to John. “She’s must be waiting for you.”
John glanced his eyes to his girl and then back to me. “It’s not our time yet, Blake. And her best friend has no idea about us.” Well, of course, Karen hadn’t told Olivia yet. Although I knew Olivia would accept it, Karen just had no idea how to tell her. And she wouldn’t expect these two were doing that. It was not like I wanted to see it, but that was a pure accident. I accidentally saw John’s message to Karen and it was…filthy. I knew his fetish was and I didn’t mind with John has a unique hobby. It’s not like it was affecting his daily job. As long it was not, I would let it slide.
“Rather than pissing me off, you should be worrying Javier. I can see that guy likes her,” John stated while drinking his beer. “Javier is a good man, a proper gentleman, he could woo her carefully.”
I turned to him angrily. “He wouldn’t do that.” John rolled his eyes and scoffed.
“I don’t mean by him taking her to bed. Jeez, I mean he’s trying to get her attention carefully. You should be more careful with your own mind, boss.” I couldn’t say anything. It was not like I had a dirty mind, but I couldn’t help it. My brain had its own control over me. “Besides, he would do great in bed.” Okay, that was so not funny.
This time, I glared at him for almost crossing the line. “You need to shut your damn mouth, John.” Although I was glaring at him, I knew John won’t be affected by it. But I could tell the stares on me as I looked back and three pairs of eyes were looking at me. I coughed out, trying to lighten up the mood, and turned back to John. “You better be careful to not piss me off. You’ve seen what I can do and I will be glad if you do not do the same thing as my other victims.”
I saw him sighed. “My apologies, sir.” He looked behind me while smiling apologetically. “Sorry for the little commotion. I put out a terrible joke on him and he got mad. What can I do? He’s so fun to be teased with.” He laughed. I slightly looked back and saw Karen just left and she went inside. Olivia and Javier started to talk again until I saw John suddenly stood up. “Please excuse me,” he said and walked inside the house. Motherfucker. He was following the poor girl. I just hoped he won’t do anything stupid at my sister’s house.
I drank my beer again with my eyes fixed on the couple. Damn you, Blake. They are not a couple yet.
This was fucking torture to me. I never felt this before. Like something sharp was piercing my heart multiple times. And it squeezed me inside out. Was I…jealous of Javier?
When I had Olivia with me, I couldn’t take it if she was with someone else, especially guys. I even considered Josh as a disturbance. Stewart as well. Every guy in her life. And Javier has also been included in my list. Even so, with my eyes on him, I couldn’t bring myself to hate him. I knew how Javier never had any hidden motive, well Josh too. My mind was so fucked up, I couldn’t even understand what’s going on inside my head. Like I said to Olivia before, she made me fucking crazy.
My logical thoughts were gone.
My senses were taken away.
But my instinct was telling me to take her. Claimed her as mine, and that’s what scared me the most.
I might have dropped my adoption on her, but she was still a family. She was my niece, and a relationship between a niece and an uncle was a big no-no. I cursed my life for feeling this way to her.
Maybe I shouldn’t accept Chloe’s offer to take her as my wife before because, in that way, I won’t see Olivia.
Maybe I shouldn’t take Olivia as my daughter before so I won’t torture myself.
But everything had happened and now I had to accept the consequences. I let her go so she could be happy and now I had witnessed how she looked happy with Javier, it pissed me off. I didn’t like the idea other guys could make her so happy. To make him the center of her universe. I knew Javier could make Olivia happy. But I could see he hadn’t told Olivia yet about his past. She would accept it no matter what, just like how she accepted mine.
She might be shocked at first, even I was quite shocked as well. I never expected a man like Javier was doing that before. And since he was eighteen, that was…surprising. But that was in the past already, and he was lucky because he could escape from it. And now he could live peacefully and happily with his current life.
By the time my eyes were on them again, I saw his hand was on top of Olivia’s and once again, my heart was pierced. I had to hold myself back otherwise, I would snap. Olivia didn’t seem to mind it and she looked into Javier’s eyes. He was smiling happily and she smiled shyly. My mind was divided into two, either stay and witnessed something I didn’t want to see or go inside and find John so I could go home.
In the end, I chose to stay when I saw Javier moved closer to Olivia and he was whispering something in her ear. What the hell?
Olivia’s face was slightly red and she looked into his eyes again until she nodded her head. I had no idea what Javier just said to her and they stood up and went inside. I had to hold myself back to not follow them. It must be weird if I was going to stand as well at the same time as them. My eyes followed them until they walked inside the house as they stopped in the middle. She led him upstairs. “For Christ’s sake, Olivia. Why the fuck are you taking him to your room?” I murmured annoyingly.
I couldn’t take it anymore as I drank my beer until the last drop and went inside. Hoping what I was currently thinking wouldn’t happen.
Not with them turned into a couple.