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I hope to finish it soon, perhaps tomorrow. Not promising anything, just an intention.
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No, she's not, lol!
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CHAPTER *26* Ross was a lying bastard, uch! He had assured me it would just be a few people, twenty at the most, twenty of the closest colleagues I had been working with. But when the elevator arrived at the foyer of the FG building, and the doors opened (and me carefully plastering a surprised look on my face), I didn't have to fake a second of it; the whole company was downstairs, waiting for me. The second they yelled ‘surprise', I almost jumped a foot in the air, sheez. In the grand foyer
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CHAPTER *28* Sofia was a lot calmer, thanks to mom who had taken her home from the party, shortly after Ross and I had gone upstairs. Knowing mom, she'd also given her a shot (or several, because...well, it was mom) of something strong, so by the time we arrived at the house, which was around 9pm, I feared that Sofia would either be all liquored up by now or sleeping it off. Surprisingly enough, she was in her salon, waiting for us. Mom was still there but she got up as soon as we came
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CHAPTER *29* "Okay... so what do I do? Pretend I don't know who he is?" I asked later that night. I was lying in bed, waiting for Ross to join me. He was undressing, putting away his clothes, and I followed his every move. It was fun watching him go through his routine, partly because he was kinda anal about it. I just dumped mine on the foot-end of the bed, where I'd find them in the morning. I also had refreshed myself by taking a short shower while he'd been going through his mail and
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CHAPTER *27* I closed my eyes as soon as he dropped that little bomb on me. "Oh my god," I whispered. I was actually going to work for the two people on this planet that Ross would probably hate more than anything, not to mention Sofia, whose reaction was pretty understandable now. I looked up at Ross, and saw the muscles in his jaw nervously working as his eyes sought mine. I sighed deeply and then did the only thing I could think of; I hit his arm as hard as I could. It wasn't meant t
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CHAPTER *30* That Monday I woke up early. It was still dark and I listened to Ross's regular breathing close beside me. His warm breath occasionally touched my cheek and I snuggled a little closer to his warm, sleeping form. As always, on the slightest movement I made, he stirred and mumbled in his sleep, but he slept on. Or so I thought. I liked this time, right before the day started. I never used to wake up so early but Ross was an early riser and I somehow adapted. Sometimes we'd make l
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CHAPTER *32* I came home around six that evening with one whopper of a headache. After my conversation with Kyle, I had tried to put the things he had told me out of my mind but somehow I couldn't. The rest of my first day I had spent with Mason and Jodie, and I hadn't seen or spoken to Kyle again, for which I was very glad. The board had been set for the way we would be treating each other on this job and so far I had lost. I definitely needed more information about him, preferably bef
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CHAPTER *33* In all fairness, I wasn't grossed out or disappointed with Ross. It was the way I had found out that bothered me more. Had he told me in the privacy of our own bedroom, I'd have been okay with it. Hearing it from a complete stranger, who also had a bone to pick with him, wasn't the way to find out about such things. But it didn't really matter; unfortunately for Kyle, I now had one more reason to have a bone to pick with him. His revelations only had cemented the foundation of th
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CHAPTER *31* I stepped past Walt into the office with more than a little trepidation, not really knowing what to expect. I wasn't nervous, really. I guess I was curious was a better word. I'd heard so much about him, and all of it bad; I was curious to see if it was all true. Behind me, the door closed softly. The office itself was nicely decorated; not too modern or opulent and the desk was placed so that the occupant behind it was sitting with his back to the tall windows behind him. The
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CHAPTER *35* I didn't tell Ross about the conversation I'd had with Kyle and we spent that evening at the loft, watching the new Return of the King Extended Edition DVD. I ended up watching the second half of that alone; Ross was softly snoring beside me on the couch. When the movie was over, I snuggled up to him and quickly fell asleep. Saturday and Sunday we went over to Castle Pines Village, to spend the rest of the weekend with Sofia, Andrew, his wife and kids and Ross's older sister
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CHAPTER *34* We were late on arriving in the cantina. The reason for it was because of what Mason had been working on and Jodie insisting on immediate insertion in a temp sequence <i>she'd</i> been working on, to show at a game convention later this month. They were both still arguing about it as we walked in, aiming straight for the ‘bar'; a cooling-unit normally used for lunch salads. We got our drinks, and then sought a corner to stand. "No, it's perfect, I want to use it,"
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CHAPTER *25* It was about two months after that first weekend with Sofia when my contract with FG came to an end. The game, now in its final stages of completion, did not need any more of my contributions to it and so I announced my departure on a Friday. Eric and Joey, and especially the latter, had seen it coming for a while, and had been nagging at me for weeks to stay. They had it all worked out and even tried to get Ross into offering me a job. Ross, however, knew I wasn't interested
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CHAPTER *24* I woke up around ten the next morning. I let myself fall back into the pillows and slumbered for a bit until the door opened. I worked myself up onto my elbows and grinned when Ross came in. "Morning," he said, setting down a plastic bag by the door. He came over and sat beside me, leaning over for a kiss. "What time did you get up?" I asked, eying the plastic bag. It was a bag from a store I frequented and when I glanced back at him, he gave me a guilty look. "I ehm..
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CHAPTER *19* I wordlessly handed the receiver over to Ross, who frowned and took it. "Yes?" When he heard who it was, his eyes shot to me and what followed were a string of ‘yes', ‘no', ‘but' and ‘mother's'. I scooted off the bed to give him some privacy and went into the bathroom, using a washcloth to clean myself up. I was still doing that when he came in and slid his arms around me from behind. He sought my eyes in the mirror and bit his lower lip as he put his chin in the crook of m
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CHAPTER *21* Suddenly, Sofia inclined her head forward a bit, and gave in. "He's got spirit, Ross. I like him." She shot a quick glance sideways to her son, who visibly relaxed. Then she turned back to me and smiled apologetically. "I apologize for my rudeness; it was a test." I was still a bit wary but offered her a tight smile. I didn't apologize myself; the comment itself stood because I felt that way. I thought she was a bitch. Then she focused her gaze on my mom and approached her. "M
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CHAPTER *23* "I said that out loud, didn't I?" he said after a few long seconds, seconds in which I didn't know what to say. I just nodded and looked away but I could feel his eyes on me. "Mark... I'm not asking you to say it," he said, softly. "I just ask that you understand that I am ready to say it. That's how I feel." "How do you know?" I asked, softly. "I just do." It sounded so simple. "I'm not ready to say it," I said. "I'm sorry." "Like I said; I'm not asking you to," R
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CHAPTER *20* "Stop fidgeting," Mom said as the cab pulled into Castle Pines Village. "I still wish you wore a tie, Mark. These people are fancy." "I don't need a tie to enjoy a meal," I replied, "and you know I hate them. Why any man enjoys walking around with his throat half constricted is beyond me. It looks hot, granted, you should see Ross in a suit, he looks good enough to eat, but..." Mom slapped me. Then she made some sort of gasping sound. "Get a load of that joint; Jesus, what
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CHAPTER *22* He took me on a tour of the grounds and I found out that it was indeed a tennis court. The path then led to a guest house, the smallest of four, as he explained. "Jesus, how big is this place?" I asked, eliciting a smile from him. "Not as big as you might think. And two of the guest houses are permanently occupied. Maria and Joseph, the housekeepers, live in that one," he pointed, westward, where a few lights could be seen through the trees. “And John, mother's driver and a
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You are quite right, and perhaps you'll be happy to know I'm 'fiddling' with it, lol! I too find it quite abrupt, the ending, and it needs a better conclusion. For one, the chess game; you wouldn't believe how many people wanna know who won! For another; Michael said something over the phone that he should say to J.J. face-to-face, because he never actually said it. So...I know, and am working on it. A.
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You may blame GA for that one; the story WAS complete on the old site. I transferred it, complete, to the new one, and then just 15 chapters stuck.
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Sorry I made you peeps wait so long. Hope I made up for it a little with completing this.
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CHAPTER *16* "Hi," I greeted Ross as he stepped forward, "come in." He halted when he saw my mom and smiled. "Good evening. You must be Mrs. Norcross?" he asked, extending a hand. "Toriello, actually, Norcross is Mark's fathers' name," she said, sending me a grin from ear to ear. "For some reason he likes that better." He shot her such a bright smile that I almost needed sunglasses. If he was still tired, I couldn't detect a trace of it. I closed the door, relieved that mom behaved;
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CHAPTER *18* When I woke up, he was already gone, but I had slept in late. It was around eleven when I finally brought myself to getting up. There was a surprise waiting in the kitchen when I came in; all the dirty dishes, glasses and cutlery were gone. Well, not gone; Ross had stacked them on the counter because he didn't know where they all went, but they were all clean! I had just put the last of it away when the phone rang and I picked up. "Hello?" "Finally!" I heard. It sounded imp
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CHAPTER *17* He kept looking at me as I digested his words "I wouldn't go so far as ‘love' yet but..." he said, pausing, "believe me; I know how it feels and it's getting there. And fast." And now, for the first time since I knew him, Ross Forester actually looked away but when I didn't say anything and just stared at him. He smiled somewhat unsure and waved a hand in front of my eyes. "Ehm... Mark?" I snapped out of it when he spoke. "Did that come as a surprise to you?" "Yeah, k
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