A Dream Come True

As we pulled up to our apartment building, Zayne and I kept a look out for any peering eyes that might catch me naked. As I crept out of the car, I tiptoed behind Zayne while ducking behind him whenever I heard voices passing by. Not like this did much good, Zayne was rail thin and I was well over six feet. I might as well have been hiding behind a broomstick. Luckily, all the people we passed seemed caught up in their own business and far enough away not to notice me. I watched Zayne's back as we headed up the stairs. I wanted so desperately to reach out and hold his hand or scoop him up into my arms and carry him up the stairs like he were my bride. But would he go for that? Sure, we did a lot with each other in the short time that we have known one another but now he was my boss; I was his subordinate, and the celebration is over. Is that all we can be for the rest of our lives? Of course I wanted more, but isn't that just being too greedy? Zayne has already given me everything. Wouldn't I be selfish to ask for more?

"Um Zayne, thank you for everything today."

"It was no problem at all."

"I feel like all I ever do is cause you problems."

"Yo, I decide what's a problem for me Jack. I loved everything I did for you today, really. Don't be afraid to ask me for anything. If it is a problem for me, I can always say 'no'. I only ever push myself to do things that I want to do, even when I become a huge pain-in-the-ass for other people. Don't you forget that. You can learn a thing or two about being a little more selfish Jack. Are you really a former rich kid? You know, what I learned from today is that sometimes the things you want are the things I really want. You'll never know whether or not your desires are the same as someone else's until you ask."

Zayne really was incredible. Whenever I felt stuck, he always knew the right thing the say. I had to follow his advice. There was something that I really wanted. I just had to confirm whether or not it's what Zayne wanted as well.

Finally reaching our floor, I walked Zayne back to his apartment. As I walked up behind him, I kept working up the courage to say what I needed to say as we walked down the hall, as we turned the corner, as he opened his door, as he stepped inside...Okay Jack, it's now or never!

"Uh, Zayne!" I cried out.

"Yes?" Zayne turned around from the door frame.

"I...well..." I was beginning to shake. If my nerves could get me through several embarrassing naked exposures today, surely I could handle this. I steeled myself and impulsively fell to one knee with my hands clasped together as if I were begging. I raised my head up to Zayne and closed my eyes. I wasn't ready to look at his face just yet. I had to get this out, "Will you please go out with me!?" I blurted out. Well, we are at the point of no return now, "I don't know if you caught on to this, but...I like you, I really like you. I really really like you and I would like for you to be my boyfriend. I know this is probably the worst time to ask you out because you just became my boss and--shit! I don't even know if you allow that sort of thing in your business but--anyway, it's just going to kill me if I don't give this a shot at least once! I know I am really stupid, I am flat broke, I have never dated a guy before, and I am mooching off my best friend for a roof over my head, but if you give me a chance Zayne, I promise, there is nothing I wouldn't do for you. If you think this is a bad idea, then I would totally understand. No judgments, we could just for get I ever asked. So what do you say?" My heart was traveling a hundred miles per hour at this point. We fell into dead silence so I anxiously opened up my eyes to see Zayne's face. Did he look thoughtful? I couldn't read his expression at all and that made me even more nervous. Zayne looked at me, he really looked at me. Naked, on my knees, begging him to go out with me...

"Yes." Zayne said.

It took me several seconds to wrap my head around what he just said, "...What?"

"Yes." He said simply.

I blinked, then slowly rose to my feet. I'm not dreaming am I? "So...you and me...?" I pointed at us both.

"Yes."

"Just to be clear..."

"Yes Jack, I want to go out with you too." Zayne gave me a shy smile that showed a little pink in his cheeks. He reached up and twirled that red streak in his blonde hair and glanced to the side as if to say he was as nervous as I was.

Oh my God. This was for real. I'm going out with Zayne!

Happiness enveloped inside of me as if someone had opened a floodgate to my heart. I jumped so high I literally punched the ceiling. "YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSS!" I cried so loud the building shook. I'm going out with Zayne! Holy shit, he looks so cute right now! I grabbed Zayne by the waist and pulled him in for a hug. "You sure about this? It's not to late to back out." I nuzzled my face in his hair.

"Yes...I'm sure." Zayne hugged me back. I couldn't contain my excitement. I pulled his face to mine and kissed him, fiercely. Zayne literally jumped right into kissing me wrapping his legs around my waist. We both fell downward onto his carpet right in his doorway. Our tongues fought for dominance inside his mouth. After ferociously sucking each other's lips for a few minutes we pulled apart to take a breath. Still on the floor, we looked at each other for a moment as if we were going to say something but then just went back to kissing. His hands found their way into my hair, grabbing and pulling as I held him tightly. My desire for him threatened to crush him right there in my embrace, even so, I didn't stop. I brought my own hand to the hem of his shirt, I hardened as I slid my hand up onto his chest. I just found his nipple right when his cell phone went off.

We both snapped up at the sobering noise. I clambered off him as I became aware of my own impulses. Oh crap, I nearly screwed him right here in the hallway! Zayne wobbled up to his feet pulling out his phone. He looked messy but not at all displeased, except maybe at his phone. "Hello?" Zayne answered into his cellphone through gritted teeth. He rolled his eyes, "Okay, yeah, fine, whatever. I'll handle it! Yeah, call you later! Yeah seriously!" He hung up and sighed. Taking a step towards me, he stood up on his tiptoes and wrapped his arms around my neck. "I am so sorry about that Jack."

"Don't be. You may be busy but this is still one of the happiest days of my life." I leaned down and kissed him again. It wasn't as feverish as our last kiss but soothing. "There is so much I want to talk to you about but I wont hold you up. Take care of whatever it was on the phone and we can talk more tomorrow ya?"

"Jack, I still have a few minutes. We could..." I gave him a quick kiss to stop his sentence.

"We just got together. We will have all the time in the world from now on. For now, I refuse to be a burden to my boyfriend now that I just bagged the cutest guy in town. I wont get in your way. Besides, I need to hightail it out of here before you come to your senses and change your mind about our relationship status." I kissed him again. "Good bye Zayne."

He giggled, "Bye bye Jack."

"Bye."

"Bye."

"Bye."

"Buh-bye."

This pretty much went on for a few minutes before Zayne slowly shut his door. Neither one of us were eager to leave yet. I was not discouraged. I was still as happy as a clam as I skipped down the hall back to Rorke's place. I was humming off in my own little world right when the door to our next-door neighbor's apartment opened up in front of me. Oh right, I'm still naked aren't I? Then I remembered I didn't have a key on me to open up the apartment as our neighbor entered the hall and spotted me.

Zayne's POV

I didn't want to let Jack go. I still wanted to keep talking to him about everything in my doorway. I'd settle for talking about nothing. Hell, we didn't even have to talk, I just wanted to keep him around and watch him fawn over me in that chiseled nakedness of his. I cursed at my phone. The call was from Melanie. Really, I love her but she couldn't have called at a worst time. Five more minutes and Jack and could have been getting it on in the hallway. I had that on my bucket list. Once I got over my sexual frustration, I slumped my back against my door and slid down to sit on the floor.

What am I going to do now?

I hadn't planned ahead on anything permanent with Jack and now we're officially a couple. He just looked so adorable begging me on his knees in the nude asking me to date him. There was no way I could say no, there was no way I wanted to say no. Jack was in every way my dream guy. Tall, handsome, muscular, sweet, honest, and my God he has a dick you can jump off into the pool. Not to mention he treats me like I'm the greatest thing since sliced bread. I'd never have to worry about him cheating on me. I sighed. Aren't I stabbing my dad in the back by doing this? He is the son of my father's hated enemy. The guy who canned my dad just for trying to save his ass. Now we were in the position where our situations were reversed. I was the boss, Jack was the well-intention employee, and I could fire him anytime I pleased. But I didn't want to. I had this outrageous fantasy where we get married and buy a house on the beach where we live out the rest of our days with our handsome dog that we picked up from the shelter. I really like dogs.

I shook my head and **** myself to face the situation at hand. I decided to tell myself, FUCK IT. I was going to enjoy my big handsome idiot boyfriend so long as I had him. I will deal with Dad's anger later, much later. I will just put off telling him that I'm dating Jack. After all, he took it pretty well when I came out to him, surely he will be okay with me dating a Wendell...right?

As for Jack himself, should I tell him that my dad was the reason they lost the rest of their money after the scandal? That I originally started hanging around him just to mess him for what happened to my dad? That felt like such a mistake now. What was I even doing? Getting back at him for something that never even involved him in the first place. Jack's dad was a narrow-minded, entitled, asshole so I assumed Jack would be the same way. Instead, he was just the opposite. So kind, so caring, so giving. Damn it! Why couldn't he have been a royal tool just like his dad? It would have made things so much easier. I could have kept humiliating him for my own amusement right up until I pulled the rug right from under him and laughed at his face at his foolishness as I fired him. Alas, Jack won me over with his sincere and amiable charm, hell, even his stupidity was adorable too. My mind was made up. I'm going to take care of Jack. As for the secrets that I was withholding, I'll just keep them to myself for the time being and hopefully come clean to Jack and my dad before they have a chance to blow up in my face. I just needed more time. For now, I was just going to keep being happy with my hot and gullible boyfriend. Just because I'm dating him now doesn't mean I have to stop teasing him. He might hold it against me once the truth comes out but I just can't help myself. Jack was easy to fool, he looks hot naked, and I am who I am. Don't we sound perfect for each other?

I had a smile on my face thinking about my new amazing boyfriend right up until I looked back at my phone. One unheard voicemail from Melanie. I grunted as I dialed my voicemail. Whatever it was Melanie was calling me about it better be good. Seriously! I could be getting laid right now with my super hunky BF if it wasn't for her. Why didn't I pull my pants off when we were making out? That would have at least told Jack I was good to go. As I listened to Melanie's message, I hoped she at least left me some good news as a consolation prize.