CHARLES thought that it would be the last time he gets to see and talk to his ex-best friend, Angelo Gabrielle, but fate was actually playing with them. ‘Cause three years later, Dominique found himself staring at his ex-best friend.
"Well, Dom, An, and Nar meet my half-brother, Dad's side, the one I'm talking about, Hermano Gabriel. But I call him either Hermano or Gabby, and did you know? He's the same age as you, Dom!" Wynter was cheerfully introducing her older brother to her friends. Not noticing the shocked look on Dominique. "And my brother here is bored, so he asked me if he could somehow work in our club. Ooh! Did I mention that he studied bartending in the States? He fits perfectly, don't you think?"
"Of course! As for your older brother, he is more likely to be one of the reasons why our customers keep coming back." Narae, being the seducer that she is, seductively wrapped her arms around Angelo's. "Are you, by chance, single and free tonight?"
Wynter laughed, "Be careful, Nar. Rumors say that my brother here is a monster in bed."
"Now will you accept this piteous yet sexy maiden's offer for tonight?" Anurak jokes.
Angelo placed his mouth near Narae's ear before whispering, "Wear your most seductive lingerie, honey." Angelo playfully bit her ear, and Dominique witnessed all of that.
"Damn! Of course, I will." Then Narae looked at Wyn. "Now you wouldn't mind me enjoying the night with your brother, right Wyn?"
Wynter chuckled. "Why would I? He’s old enough to deal with that kind of situation, and besides, you know what you're doing." That earned a giggle from Narae.
"If you don't mind me asking, what are you? Don't worry, no one here is a judge." Anurak chuckled.
Angelo smiled. "Well, I know for a fact that you people don't judge. Emy told me that before." For some reason, Charles got nervous when Angelo looked at him. "Well, I'm bisexual."
"Same here. And since you look open-minded, are you a top or a bottom?" They were all waiting for Angelo to answer Anurak.
"I'm a versa, can either be a top or a bottom." Narae clapped in glee, An whistled and Wynter laughed. "I'm anything you want me to be." They enjoyed Angelo's answer even more while sexily staring at Anurak.
"Oh don't look at me like that, I might steal you away from Narae tonight," Anurak jokes.
"Uh no-no. First come, first serve," Narae replied which made the four of them laugh even more.
They were all enjoying the conversation except for Dominique, they weren’t able to notice his dark expression. Wynter sat beside Charles so the latter felt better somehow.
"Hey... You okay?" Wynter whispered as she handed him a beer. "You've been quiet. Don't tell me you're also interested in my brother." Wyn laughed.
"How is he your brother? He's ugly."
"Well, I'm flattered but I know for a fact that you like Latin blood." Wyn chuckled and stared at Dom. "That's why I thought there'll be something between us."
Dom looked at Wyn. "Wyn, not about this again. You know I don't—"
"You don't date friends. Yeah yeah. Why do I always let you reject me again and again?"
"Because I'm still your best friend." May pagmamalaki sa boses ni Dom.
"I should unfriend you."
"F******k?" Both of them laughed. "Besides, you have your boyfriend, right?" Charles pointed out.
Wynter let out a small smile. "Mmm-hmm."
"Is he treating you nicely?"
Wynter's smile never left her lips. "Yeah. We're good... I think."
Charles knows that Wynter is hiding something. Others might not see it through her smiles but for him, it's very obvious. But because he respects her decision, he didn't open the topic again and started a new one.
They had their own world to the point that they didn’t notice that Angelo was pissed while looking at them.
Fvck! Am I really getting jealous because of my sister?! Angelo argued with himself.
"Yow, Angelo!" Narae almost shouted trying to get his attention. "Well? When are you gonna start working and do you want to receive a salary?"
"Can I start tonight? I just need something to pass my time and no, I don't need a salary." Angelo looked at Charles first before saying goodbye to the others. "Welp, I better get going. I have a game to take care of before I come back here tonight."
"Okay okay... but don’t forget about tonight, huh?" Narae playfully reminded him.
"Of course, sexy. I wanna have a taste of you too." Angelo then looked at Anurak. "And you as well." He winked at him.
"A player just like his sister." Anurak tsked before laughing. "Oh well… At least we know why Wynter is like that."
"Hey hey! Mean people. I'm not as bad as my brother." And once again they laughed. "Shall I escort you out, Hermano?"
"Sí, por favor, hermanita. Adios, beautiful people." Narae obviously got thrilled at what Angelo said and Anurak smiled.
"Bye, Oppa! Taste you later!" Narae's last words.
Wynter and Angelo finally came out. Wynter was arguing with herself whether to open up the topic that bothers her mind so much or not. But in the end, she chose that option.
"Is there something between you and Dom? I mean... A while ago... something is going on." Wynter finally broke the silence between them.
Angelo wasn't even surprised by his sister's question. Well, I expected that I wasn't obvious enough, but why the hell did I even belittle my sister's keen observation? "Well... Remember the dorm mate I used to tell you?" Wynter nodded at his question. Better say it now. Besides, it's not like something will change anyway. "That's him."
Wynter stopped walking. "Wha-What?"
“Hey, you look like a complete idi-t grinning to himself..”
“Do I? Hey Wyn, I think I’m finally liking someone.”
“For real? Or to have fun with?”
“Real. Very much real.”
“Then what’s stopping you?”
“He has a very complicated rule. No best friend love.”
“Funny, just like someone I know.”
“Complicated, right?”
“Very.”
If Wyn remembers it correctly, there was also a talk between her and Dom about a roommate he had when he was still in college.
“I found this guy... He's different... He made me feel a lot more comfortable... He's great... “
“Then date him... Come on Dom... You obviously like him or maybe even more if my observations are correct."
Dom sighed. “You know I can't, Wyn. Not at this moment.”
If Wynter was confused by what Dom had said before, now it's clear. Wynter stared at his brother's face and the realization hit her.
My best friend and my brother are in love with each other.
Wow.
"SAY cheers!""Cheers!"As usual, they're at the LUST DAWN, and by they, it means Dom, Nar, and An. Wynter can't come due to studies. She said she was not satisfied with the BS in Psychology, she wanted to be a psychiatrist."I miss Wyn," Narae blabbed."Yeah, me too. She should've just studied here, just like you." Anurak poured another wine into his glass."She still has a family business to take care of. We can't really blame her," Dominique defended his best friend."She should've at least built a branch of Heaven Taste here in Thailand," Anurak pointed out."Hay! We know her reason why she won't approve of that idea," Narae ended the topic, leaving them all in silence. But a minute or two later, Narae stood up. "At least, even though sister Wynter left earlier..." She walked towards the railings and stared at something… or someone. "She left entertainment."Dom stared at the guy, who was mixing drinks, smiling, and flirting with their customers."Hey, you okay?" An asked him. He
"UMM... Why are we here again?" Angelo asked Narae who was comfortably sitting on the bed adjacent to him."Simple, I wanna make it look like we're having s-x." Angelo was even more confused by the woman's answer. When they entered one of the VIP rooms, Narae just made him sit on the single sofa, and the woman sat on the bed while drinking wine from the mini-refrigerator in the room."And why do we have to look like we have s-x even if we don't?""To make someone jealous." The woman smiled brightly. "Besides, I don't want to have s-x with someone who’s already taken." Angelo frowned. Taken? Me? Since when?Narae looked at her watch before looking at him. "We gotta wait for at least an hour, that's how long I take when having s-x. If we get back there right away, he won't believe it."He? Angelo was even more confused. "Are you… somehow taken?"Nar laughed at his question. "Me? Taken? Hell no! I’m following Wyn's footsteps. I wanna be an independent woman. Not someone tied to a partne
ANGELO couldn’t remember how many times Charles tried to avoid his ways and conversations. Charles wouldn’t even stay for a minute in front or beside him, that's how much he wanted to avoid him. But do I give up? Nah.Laughing at his thoughts, Angelo continued to serve his customers. After he woke up this morning, he tried pissing Charles first before he decided to go to Wynter’s condo unit, take a bath, and change clothes. When nightfall came, he went back to LUST DAWN and wore his uniform.“Hey, Oppa.” Angelo shook his head and turned to see Narae leaning on the bar counter. “Hey, miss seducer.” Narae slightly chuckled. “How was last night? Did something great happen?” Angelo suddenly remembered his dream, and he smiled. “Yep! It was surreal.” Narae looked at the person in confusion. “What exactly happened?”“Too private to share.” Angelo winked at her.Narae just laughed at his answer before saying goodbye to look for victims again. Angelo continued serving drinks to his custom
IT has been a week since Charles went MIA in LUST DAWN. Angelo also asked Narae and Anurak several times about him but the answers stayed the same. They do not know.Now, Angelo isn't sure if he should worry about the condition of the man he likes or if he should calm down first because maybe he's just really busy at work. Whatever it is, I still want to know where he is.Angelo was about to call his sister to ask a question when his phone suddenly rang. Wynter was the caller so he answered immediately.“Hola, hermanita.”(Buenos dias, hermano. How are you at LD? Are you busy?)“Estas bien, hermanita. We get so busy sometimes, especially since you guys have a lot of potential members.”(Mmm-hmm. That's good but at the same time disappointing.)“Why is that?”(I was gonna ask a favor. About handling Heaven Taste in the meantime? My schedule got busy—)“Sure, I'll fly there tomorrow morning.”(Oh god! Thank you so much! I'm really sorry for disturbing you—)Angelo chuckled. “Hey, it's f
CHARLES walked towards their living room before he dialed Wynter’s number. He left his friends in the dining room, finishing their breakfast and most likely talking about him. Charles became impatient after failing to reach Wynter for the second time.“Where is he?” Charles asked his best friend right after she picked up.(Am I a lost and found officer?) Wynter sounded sarcastic.Charles let out a sigh. “Come on, Wyn. Tell me where he is,” Charles pleaded.(No.)Just one word and Charles became even more pissed. He calmed himself, he knows Wynter’s reason but
“UNNIE!” Narae shouted and waved her hand when they saw Wynter walking out of the hospital building.Wynter turned in their direction and saw them standing against a red Ferrari Portofino. At the same time, the three removed their shades. Wynter shook her head and smiled as she walked closer to them. “Show-offs,” she said. Narae automatically wrapped her arms around Wynter’s body to give her a warm hug. “We missed you so much!”“I missed you, too. How are you?” Wynter softly tapped Narae’s back to loosen the hug and faced Anurak and Charles. “How are you two?” she asked but first gave Charles a knowing look.“We’re great. As usual, still trying to find victims,” Anurak answered.“And I’m leading.” Narae grinned. Anurak frowned. “No one’s leading. We have the same score.” Narae just made faces again before she quickly went to Anurak’s side and gave him a side hug. “By the way, A. I’m driving, okay?” Narae's hand was quick and immediately grabbed the car key from Anurak.Anurak immed
ANGELO made sure that everything he needs is in his briefcase. He needs to make sure that his client will choose him as their system analyst. It was a big company, and if he gets hired, his salary will get higher, and he would be better known.He wanted to be independent. To make his father see that he is not just an outsider and that he is worth it to be a Vazquez.When he entered the club that was their meeting place, he immediately looked at the phone for the time. I’m still a little bit early. He sat down on a barstool and ordered a drink. Just one glass to get rid of his nervousness. Minutes later, a woman sat beside him. “Hey, alone?” she asked.Angelo flashed his infamous flirty smile at her. “Yeah, how ‘bout you?” “Not anymore.” The woman placed her hand on his thigh and seductively caressed it. “Want to buy me a drink?”“Sure. Order anything you want, and I’ll pay,” Angelo answered. There's still time before his client arrives, might as well get this woman a drink and finis
ANGELO felt as if he was shaking so he opened his eyes, only to see Charles' face inches away from his. “Wake up, we’re here,” said Charles.“N-Nick?”Charles was obviously stunned. "W-What did you say?"Angelo slowly blinked his eyes. “N-Nick… M-Move closer…” he whispered.Surprised as he is, Charles still followed. “Are you okay—”Angelo quickly gave Charles a peck on his lips before he let out a sly smile. “Awesome—”The faster Angelo kissed Charles, the faster Charles punched Angelo's face. The kiss thief then fell asleep.Charles suddenly panicked because of what he had done. “Oh, sh*t! Oh, sh*t! Why did you do that, Charles? You are definitely an idi*t,” he scolded himself.Charles quickly went out of the car and walked towards Angelo’s side. He just did a piggyback ride with the man. Angelo has always been slimmer than him, so he's also lighter than him.Charles moves quickly to go to Wynter's unit. When they were right in front of its door he reached for Wynter's key in Angel