Billionaire Mafia's Manny
Chapter 90

Chapter 90: Chapter 90

More gunshots were heard and Sebastian had arms wrapped tightly around Zeno.

"Ugh, fuck!" Zeno tried to stand but Sebastian glared at him.

"Don’t fucking move," his voice was dark and angry.

"Boss, we have to leave!" One of his bodyguards came and squatted behind them.

They’d already been surrounded by a few men, so their security was sure from the onset, but seeing that the few men kept appearing and shooting at them, they had to look for a way to get their bodies out of harm’s way first.

"Take him," Sebastian ordered as he finally released Zeno.

The bodyguard nodded and helped Zeno up, "It’s alright, I can walk," Zeno grunted, pressing down on his wound to keep it from bleeding. It didn’t completely stop the bleeding, but it reduced the outflow of blood.

Zeno saw Sebastian stand from the floor and knew he would try to stop him if he tried to walk away, but he moved too slow due to pain, and Sebastian caught his good arm, "Move before I carry you," Sebastian tugged his arm and led him away from the chaos.

They were led to an emergency exit and Andre was already in a car waiting for them.

Sebastian quickly opened the door and made Zeno get in first.

"To the hospital, Andre," Sebastian commanded as he entered the car.

He looked beside him and gritted his teeth when he saw Zeno biting his lips in pain, he didn’t even know what to feel at that moment.

He was anxious, concerned, but mostly furious.

"You’re going to be fine," He moved closer to Zeno and placed a hand on his thigh.

Zeno frowned, not saying a word. He was in too much pain to reason Sebastian’s closeness in front of Andre.

He let Sebastian hold him until they reached the reached the hospital.

Andre immediately came out to open the door for Ze o but Sebastian already beat him to it.

He stood aside and watched his boss open the door for his bodyguard and even helped him out of the car.

"Boss, let me take him-"

"I got him, Andre, go notify the doctors," Sebastian ordered.

Andre nodded and rushed into the hospital.

Zeno remained quiet as they treated his gunshot wound. It wasn’t fatal, but it was deep.

He sat on the hospital bed as his arm got dressed, thankfully, no bullet was found in his arm.

The female nurse who was wrapping her arm was unaware of the deathly look Sebastian was giving her from behind; Zeno almost rolled his eyes; was Sebastian really thinking that this nurse who looked as if she’d missed a hundred hours of sleep would have the leisure to flirt with him?

"I’m done, please make sure you take your medications and avoid exerting any form of pressure on the arm," The nurse instructed, packing her instruments on her medical tray.

Zeno nodded, "Thank you, I will," He replied.

The nurse nodded, smiling at him before she turned to Sebastian.

"Please, excuse me," She bowed her head and left the room.

Zeno winced as he tried to stand from the bed.

Sebastian moved fast, placing a hand on Zeno’s shoulder, "And,, what the fuck are you trying to do, Mr. Evander," He asked, frowning down at Zeno.

Zeno looked up at him, "To leave?" He spoke quite, wincing as a headache hit him.

Sebastian clenched his jaws. He lowered himself onto the bed beside Zeno on the side where he had the good arm, gently placing his hand behind his head and making him look at him, "I feel like strangling you, Zeno. Am I wrong to feel that way towards my boyfriend?" He asked very gently as if he was telling him he loved him.

Zeno frowned. "Well, depends on if you really see me as one, Mr. Orion," He responded with a challenging tune, narrowing his eyes at Sebastian.

He was still bitter about Sakura.

Sebastian sighed, "Come on, Zeno..." He moved his face closer to Zeno, placing his forehead on his.

"Baby girl, trust me, I’m furious, very furious; I never knew you could be this dumb, why are you so dumb?" He asked in a low voice.

Zeno smiled; he understood what Sebastian was trying to convey. He knew Sebastian was angry, and this was his way of expressing it in his subtlest way.

"I don’t know what you’re talking about, Mr. Orion. All I know is that I want you to get your hands off me, I need to leave," Zeno replied with a straight face.

Sebastian balled his fists, "Why the fuck did you do that? Did you want to be the hero so much? You didn’t mind putting yourself in harm’s way just to do what? Look cool?" He let a little of his anger out when he saw that Zeno wasn’t even taking his condition seriously.

Zeno blinked slowly, "To look cool? Really?" He asked in a disappointed tone.

Sebastian sighed, "I don’t need you protecting me, Zeno,"

Zeno nodded. "Well, I didn’t do it to look cool...it was just instincts, Sebastian, that’s what happens when you love someone, you protect them," He stated, looking into Sebastian’s eyes.

Sebastian shook his head, "You don’t understand, I don’t want you doing that,"

Zeno chuckled dryly, "And here I thought you’d be glad, but you’re just here indirectly telling me not to meddle in your affairs. I get it; if you can’t accept that I did it for love, then at least remember in your thick, empty skull that I am your bodyguard first before anything. Motherfucker," He muttered the last word and was about to move away from Sebastian but Sebastian wrapped a hand around his waist.

"Let me go already," Zeno muttered.

Sebastian placed a gentle kiss on Zeno’s cheek, "You misunderstand me, baby..." He pulled back and stared into Zeno’s eyes.

"You’re hurt, I don’t like it. I’m scared, I don’t want to lose you. What if it wasn’t your arm, what if it were-"

"But I’m fine; I’ve been in a lot worse condition, Sebastian; I’m fine, and you’re fine; it’s a win-win. You don’t have to beat yourself up about this," Zeno whispered.

"I don’t want to lose you, Zeno...I can’t leave without you, and you know it. You can’t lure me out of my shell and leave me, you’re staying with me, understood? Even if I have to fire you from this stupid job, I’ll do it," Sebastian buried his face in Zeno’s neck.

"Please don’t do this again, promise?" He whispered against Zeno’s neck.

Zeno smiled; Sebastian was just worried about him; he cared about him, and it gave him butterflies in his stomach.

He patted Sebastian’s back and whispered in his ear, "No promises, boss," He kissed behind Sebastian’s ear.

Sebastian immediately pulled away from him, "You’re really asking to be chained at home right?" He threatened.

Zeno smiled, "Depends on what you’ll do to me while I’m chained," He bit his lips seductively.

Sebastian felt a smile on the side of his lips. He loved Zeno, and telling him how he felt was the best thing he’d done for himself.

"You’ll have to wait and see..." Sebastian replied, moving his face close to Zeno’s, and just at the moment there like we were about to meet, the door was pushed open.

Zeno was the one who leaned back, but Sebastian still had his hand around his waist, making his cheeks feel hot from embarrassment.

"Ahem, I’m sorry, I didn’t know that...I’ll just wait outside," Andre was shocked by what he’d witnessed, he didn’t even know where to put his eyes anymore.

"Bring the wheelchair in, Andre, we were just about to leave," Sebastian ordered, still not moving away from Zeno.

Andre opened and closed his mouth, lacking of replies.

He quietly pushed the wheelchair in and stood in front of the feeling very awkward.

Zeno’s cheeks were as red as tomatoes, he didn’t know what was going on in Sebastian’s head because he didn’t look as if he was planning to let him go.

He cleared his throat and tapped Sebastian’s lap, "Release me already, we need to leave," He whispered.

Sebastian smirked, "Right, we need to leave," He slowly leaned in and kissed Zeno before he stood, smiling at Zeno’s red face.

The sound of something falling got their attention and Sebastian turned back to see Andre’s phone on the floor.

"You alright, Andre?" Sebastian asked, not sounding concerned at all.

Andre gulped and picked up his phone, pocketing it, "Ah, yes, yes, boss. Everything’s fine," He blurted out, his eyes glancing at Zeno.

"Good," Sebastian nodded.

Andre smiled nervously; he was wise enough to keep his damn mouth shut; he still wanted to live; death wasn’t on his to-do list yet.

He moved forward but paused when he saw Sebastian’s dark gaze on him. "Um, I just want to help Zeno...Mr. Zeno to get on the wheelchair," He explained without being asked.

Sebastian ignored him and turned to Zeno, "Come on baby girl, I’ll help you," He put a hand beneath Zeno’s armpit, helping him up.

Zeno sighed, "You know my legs still work perfectly?" He asked as he went toward the wheelchair.

Sebastian shrugged, "I can just carry you if you don’t feel like walking," He said casually.

Zeno shut his eyes and bit his lips, "Just stop it, Sebastian," He whispered.

Andre stood aside, wishing to be invisible at that moment; he never knew that being a third wheel could be so disturbing and hard.

Sebastian chuckled, helping Zeno sit in the wheelchair.

"Walk, Andre. Your legs work just fine," He said as he pushed Zeno out of the hospital room.