No other men

"Does anyone here cook for the three of you?" he asked Dylan while Marc and Andrei are sitting in the garden yard. As he finished making their lunch.

"No. We only order take-out. And if the boss is in the mood. We'd go eat in a restaurant. Paper, rock, scissors way."

He threw the man a confused look.

"One gets to decide what to eat through that." It said with a charming smile.

"I see."

"I haven't gotten your name. I'm Dylan. And the other guy you saw with me earlier is Andrei. We're the young master's-"

"Bodyguards, I know. I saw you both with him when-" he stopped mid-way. And made a slight turn to divert the conversation. "My name is Erin, by the way." they both shook hands.

"You're about to say something. Where have seen us before?"

"Can you leave us for a while, Dylan? We need to discuss something."

It seems reluctant at first. "Excuse me for a while."

Erin had to catch his breath after Dylan had left. He only hoped that he won't remember asking the same question later.

His tongue almost slipped if not for Marc barging in just in time. He might have already exposed himself.

"I'm starting to doubt your capacity to lie. What would you do if I hadn't come faster?"

"I didn't ask for your help."

Marc had his arms intertwined.

"Who's that guy with you at the cafe?"

His brows knitted in an instant.

"Are you following me?"

"In your dreams," it uttered sarcastically. "I was on my way with Dylan and Andrei, and I happen to pass by the coffee shop you and your friends went to earlier."

"Did you witness everything?"

"Let me tell you something." it began to shorten the distance between them. While he took a step back until his back bumped into the kitchen counter. It stood towering him in a blink of an eye. "I don't like it when someone toys with my property."

"What are you talking about? And who's your property?"

"Haven't you already agreed to accept my offer? That means that I already own you."

"You are out of your mind."

That is when Andrei came in with its third cup of coffee for the day.

It didn't say anything and went straight to the sink. Washing the cup it used and putting it up into the cupboard after drying it. Then went outside. Like it heard nothing at all.

"Is he always like that?" he suddenly found his tongue to ask Marc.

"He just doesn't like to interfere with other people's business."

"And you don't find him weird at all?"

"We've been friends for the longest time. If I were to judge people for being weird. Don't you think that you're the best candidate for that?" its eyes scanned him from head to toe.

Indeed, he can be considered the weirdest at the moment. How can he possibly fend for himself while wearing a woman's clothing?

"Fine."

"Did you just admit to me?"

Dylan then came in next.

Why does everyone keep coming at the wrong timing?

"I was just about to get some water in the fridge. You don't need to mind me." It looked as though it had just seen something amusing." Go on." it said before leaving.

***

"Look who's here." A familiar voice that tends to irritate Marc's ears echoed the hallway, the moment Tennesey Mulder saw him walking towards the conference room. As one of the school boards and sole heir to the school. He is tasked by his Dad to take care of matters regarding the legacy his Grandfather had left behind. Since his father focused more on the family business. "I see you didn't bring your bodyguards this time."

He was thinking of ignoring his long-time rival. If being part of the school board on behalf of its father meant anything. It had a bigger ego than him, that it tends to piss him off whenever it gets the chance.

"I didn't see the need for it since this is only a meeting."

"Oh? And here I thought you could not live without them. Or, did you just find a new toy to play with?"

"Where exactly are you getting at?"

The guy chuckled as if it knows something juicy about him.

"I heard there was a new student that you had a scholarship revoked recently. And now, you had it taken back. I'm just thinking," it said intentionally hanging its words. "Could he be something that you find interesting enough to take such time messing around?"

He let out an amused yet mocking smile. As he walked up to its side to whisper.

"From what I see, You're the one who has nothing interesting about your life. So you take it out on me to make it more worthwhile." he then started to walk past Tennesey. "But I got news for you. I'm not fond of making anyone as miserable as you happy. So suck it up."

He didn't bother to see how the latter reacts to it. But he was pretty sure that he pissed it off.

After the meeting.

He saw Tennesey talking to its secretary. That when it glanced at him. its smile suggest that it was already up to no good.

"Do know everything that you need to about that student. And report everything to me." Tennesey told its secretary as it watched Marc walk out of the building.

He wouldn't let that anger of his be unsettled.

I will surely get even with you Marc. You just wait. it said in its mind. While having all kinds of thoughts to make his rival pay.