Billionaire Mafia's Manny
Chapter 76

Chapter 76: Chapter 76

After their slow, intense love-making, they were currently sitting in front of the car with Zeno unable to take his eyes off Sebastian, who was fixing his seat belt.

Sebastian felt Zeno’s gaze and turned his face to him; he looked down at Zeno’s body and frowned, seeing that his seat belt was not fixed yet.

He leaned toward Zeno and reached his hand beside him, easily pulling the seat belt across Zeno’s upper body and fixing it in place beside the chair.

Zeno didn’t even try moving away; he was still looking for a way to get closer to Sebastian; he wished they never had to return to the mansion, to reality.

Sebastian raised his face and looked at Zeno; he put a finger under his chin and leaned closer, "You know, Zeno, if you don’t quit giving me that eye, we’ll end up in the backseats again," He whispered seductively.

Zeno blinked, tilting his head to the side, "I don’t mind..." He caressed Sebastian’s neck.

Sebastian smirked, "You’re getting too naughty for me to handle, Zeno," He placed his thumb on Zeno’s lips and kissed it.

He was about to move back to his seat but Zeno held his arm and leaned in for a real kiss, which Sebastian reciprocated.

"Happy?" He asked Zeno.

Zeno nodded and returned to his seat. However, he didn’t leave Sebastian’s arm; he only traced his hand down to Sebastian’s and intertwined their fingers, leaving their intertwined hands on Sebastian’s lap.

Sebastian’s heart was pounding, he felt the switch in Zeno, but he didn’t comment on it; he didn’t want to because he, too, was enjoying the attention from his bodyguard.

It was like a therapy that eased his day-long jealousy.

At least, he basked in the knowledge that it was his hand Zeno was holding and not Nicholas’.

He raised Zeno’s hand and placed a brief kiss on it before returning it to his lap and starting the car.

None of them made to move their hands away from each other, they stayed that way throughout the ride, and Sebastian didn’t have a problem driving with just one hand.

The ride was quiet, but it was a comfortable silence. It seemed like they had paused all thoughts in their brain and were only basking in the moment, not wanting their intrusive thoughts to ruin their moment like they always did.

Sebastian was slowly rubbing the insides of Zeno’s palm with his thumb, a silent assurance that even though he had his eyes on the road and wasn’t speaking to him, he was still aware that he was beside him.

After a while, they arrived home, and even as they drove into the compound, they still couldn’t let go of each other’s hands.

The car parked in the open garage, and Zeno kept his eyes locked on his feet, readying himself to go back to how things used to be between them.

It was already evening, and the sun was setting, casting an orange hue on the car’s glass.

Sebastian was watching Zeno, he felt Like something was bothering Zeno, and he was getting edgy every time he wondered what it could be.

Was he really considering dating Nicholas? Or was it sounding else?

At that moment, Sebastian didn’t feel like letting things remain how they were between them, he was sensing that Nicholas would do anything to have Zeno, and from how he’s been feeling about Zeno, he knew Zeno would be a good choice for anyone to have around as a partner.

He could not imagine a time where he couldn’t touch Zeno when he wanted to, where he couldn’t kiss him when he wanted to, and when he couldn’t make love to him when he wanted to, maybe, just maybe, it was time they took a little step forward, he wasn’t ready to call whatever it was between them quits, it was just getting started, and he was too selfish to let go, even though he knew he couldn’t give Zeno what he wanted, still, he wasn’t about to let him go.

Zeno was about to remove his hand from Sebastian’s, but Sebastian held it tightly.

"Hey," He called softly to Zeno.

Zeno sighed, "Hey," he replied, not looking at Sebastian.

"Look at me," He rubbed his thumb over Zeno’s hand.

Zeno obeyed.

He slowly turned and looked at Sebastian’s face, "Yes...you have something to tell me?" He questioned.

Sebastian nodded, "You look bothered. Do you want to talk about it?"

Zeno shook his head, "I’m not, I’m fine, I’m just a little tired," He replied.

Sebastian sighed, he was thinking of the best way to say what he wanted to say.

"I was thinking-"

Knock knock...

A knock suddenly sounded on Zeno’s window, causing him to quickly remove his hand from Sebastian’s; he was thankful for the tinted glasses, too; the person outside wouldn’t be able to see what was happening inside.

He looked to the window and saw Nicholas waving at them.

Sebastian sighed in frustration; this was his recurring problem. Nicholas was becoming a pain in the ass, and he had to think of a way to make him go away before he became a permanent pain.

He was about to hold Zeno back from opening the door when Nicholas pulled the door open.

"Hi, Zeno," Nicholas smiled brightly at Zeno and stepped aside to make room for him to come out of the car.

"Hey," Zeno greeted and gently left the car. He could feel Sebastian’s gaze on his back, but he didn’t look back.

"Didn’t know you’d still be around," Zeno said as he shut the door.

Nicholas nodded, "Well, I couldn’t leave the boy alone..." He cleared his throat.

"He has Julia and Nicole, Nicholas; you didn’t have to stay back," Sebastian spoke as he walked around the car to stand beside Zeno.

"Well...that’s true, I was also waiting to see Zeno before I left," Nicholas confessed, looking at Zeno with interest.

’He’s fucking mine!’ Sebastian wished he could say that out loud; instead, he just said, "I see..." and nodded at Nicholas.

Zeno cleared his throat, feeling the tension building up between the friends; he thought he had escaped this in the afternoon.

"That was thoughtful of you, Nick. Do you have something to say to me?" He asked, scratching the side of his neck.

"How was your trip with your boss? Did you guys manage to sort the urgent matter?" Nicholas questioned with concern.

Zeno blinked slowly as his mind immediately went back to how they had settled the urgent matter behind Sebastian’s car. His cheeks were starting to get hot, and he hoped it wasn’t red already because it would definitely give something away.

"Trust me, Nicholas, we did sort it out to the ’core.’ You don’t have to worry," Sebastian calmly replied, using his side eye to see Zeno trying to hide his embarrassment by acting normal.

’Cute,’ He thought quietly as he kept staring at Zeno.

Nicholas nodded, "Then you must be very tired, Zeno. I wouldn’t take much of your time, then. I know how hard my friend works, so you must really need your rest," Nicholas moved forward to Zeno and placed a hand on his waist.

Sebastian immediately saw that and clenched his jaw, ’Not again,’ he complained in his head.

He watched as Nicholas held Zeno’s hand and led him toward the stairs, he followed behind.

"I’ll let you go up and rest, but please, do find time to check the gift I left in your room; goodnight, Zeno," This time, Nicholas leaned forward and kissed Zeno’s lips.

Zeno was shocked. It was brief, but it was still on the lips.

Nicholas smiled at Zeno’s shocked face before waving and leaving the compound; he had parked his car outside to make it easier for him to leave.

Sebastian didn’t bother waving back at Nicholas when he waved at him; he was angry, bitter, and jealous.

He stood behind Zeno for a few seconds, watching him stare at the gate with lost eyes.

He stepped forward to him, "You want to go home with him?" He whispered beside Zeno’s ear.

Zeno immediately removed his face from the gate and turned to Sebastian, "No, I’m home already." He replied in a serious tone and walked up the stairs.

Sebastian felt his heart shuddering when he heard Zeno call his home home too.

He hurried up the stairs and entered the house, too; he wanted to finish what Nicholas had interrupted him from saying.

Zeno had already gone up to his room when Sebastian went into the house.

He climbed the stairs without waiting.

He reached Zeno’s door and slowly pushed it open, walking in and shutting the door.

He saw Zeno standing beside his bed and looking at a white, huge gift box that was lying on his bed.

It was wrapped with a red ribbon, and a red envelope was neatly slipped between the ribbon.

Sebastian slowly walked up behind Zeno and wrapped his arm around his waist.

"Nicholas?" He asked.

"Yeah..." Zeno replied.

Sebastian was quiet.

"Don’t want to open it?" He asked behind Zeno.

He didn’t like it.

He didn’t like it one bit.

Thinking about it, he’d never given Zeno any gift, not even the smallest ones.

Nicholas was the first to give Zeno a gift; does it mean he’s lost another point with Zeno?

Zeno sighed, "I will...not just now..." his voice was quiet.

He had an idea what the gift could be, and with Sebastian here, he didn’t want him to see it.

Since he’d warned him about being lovey-dovey with someone, plus he didn’t want him seeing the kind of gift it was.

Sebastian kissed the side of Zeno’s neck and released him. "Let’s see," He whispered.