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Possessive Much

Nicholai POV

I don't know what came in to me. But I was unable to control myself. The moment she bit her lips, I just got to kiss her. She was so tempting and I'm a person that can easily be tempted. I mean she was willing and I'd be more than happy to comply. 

I know, I'm an idiot. Messing out with sexy angel. But at least I got to say good bye..

Jake and Cole were staring at me. I guess I was smiling like an idiot. This is not exactly what I have in mind when Jake asked me to come over. It was supposed to be about business not my not so one night stand evening.

"So care to explain why you were kissing Ms. Rockwell and why you’re almost two hours late?" Cole asked while staring at me.

"It was nothing. I overslept and got stuck in traffic. Let's get down to business."

I don't really know the reason why I kissed her and the more I think of I can't smiling like an idiot.

"Bro, you can't mess with her. She's Gabby's best friend." Jake stated seriously.

"Who the hell is Gabby? And I'm not messing with her." I replied defensively.

"Gabby, my friend, is Jake's apple of the eye." Cole started handing us folders. "She is the girl that he had been stalking for 6 months now."

"Shut up, Cole. I am not stalking Gabby. Beside she works here. I get to see her when she's at work." Jake replied.

"Whatever suits you, brother." Cole replied.

We discuss about our business for almost 2 hours. We talked about our new strategy to launch our new bar. After which we, went and eat lunch. While eating, my friends curiosity got the best of them. They both know when I don't want to talk about some things and respected it. However when they start to press on it I ended up giving them the answers. Just not what they wanted to hear. 

"Were you with Cassie the whole night?" Jake asked.

"Have you slept with her?" Cole always ask question right on the target.

"Yes, I was with her and we sleep together." I replied dismissively.

"Wait, you mean sleep as in sleep?" Jake looks at me intently. He was studying me like I was a new specimen.

"Whatever makes you sleep Jake." I was not giving them the satisfaction in prying with my personal life. "So how did you meet my angel?"

"Cassandra, your angel, is a waitress in our bar and Gabby's best friend. Actually, Cole knew her first then he introduce me to them." Jake answered.

"So how did you know her. Did you sleep with her?" Cole knew I was kidding and just laughed. I just felt strange that I don't know what I'll do to Cole if he says yes.

What the hell. Am I jealous?

No I guess... I am losing my head...

"No, I know her because she is dating my asshole step-brother Jonathan." I was relieved by his answer. 

"Jonathan is the douche bag that made her cry!" I said pissed.

They both looked at me with confusion written all over they faced. I explained to them how I met my angel and how she was so drunk so I helped her. Just skipped a few unimportant details like I took her to my home and saw her stripping plus the hot passionate kiss that we shared at my kitchen this morning. I mean, those were really so unimportant details but its fucking stuck in my head. 

I remember being totally out of control. I was not thinking clearly. I was full of lust and desire. I could have had taken her right there and then at my kitchen counter. Then she spoke and her voice was full of desire and innocence that I just have to pull back. She has that look in her eyes that she believes in love, in forever. And that look scares the hell out of me. That was the same way Amanda looked at me. I don't do love anymore. I don't believe there is such thing as forever. If it did exist then Amanda would still be here with me. She would have not left. So I pulled myself together. And I tried to keep my hands to myself.

I am not messing up with her. It fun being with her but I can't let it happen again. She an angel way beyond my standard.

"That asshole, I am going to kill him." Jake suddenly stood up and walked out the restaurant. Me and Cole immediately followed him.

"What the hell Jake?" Cole grabbed Jakes arms. "Killing him will make Gabby hate you forever. You know how much she loves Cassandra. And she will not let her near a criminal. Cassandra is too smitten by the scumbag Jonathan. She'll ask Gabby not to see you again. Trust me." Cole tried to talk some sense to him.

"Seriously Cole, your stepbrother better stop being a jerk and take their relationship for to the next level. Gabby told me about Cassandra hoping he'll propose." Jake stated angrily.

"Damn if he did." I shouted. "He'll just hurt her. You could have seen her last night she was so devastated."

There is no way I'm letting that douche bag hurt her again.

"I know. This is not first time Jonathan hurt her feeling." Cole responded.

"What do you mean?" I stated.

"She always forgives him. Three months ago, she caught him kissing his secretary at his office. He begs and she forgives. He just had her secretary fired then she was back. I mean that girl has issues. She's so naive and damn too nice for her own good." Cole explained.

"But we got to help her." Jake stated as a matter of fact way. "I hate seeing my girlfriend all worried about her. She needs someone to protect her so Gabby can spend more time with me. A girl like her needs someone that would take her seriously."

"Wait, girlfriend? We don't do girlfriends, Jason Luke Anderson. We flirt, we hook up. We fucking don't do relationships." I scolded at him like a pissed of lover. I know it's crazy. But we had a promise all three of us we wont do relationships.

"Calm down, brother." Cole place his hands on my shoulders. "Since when did you two start hanging out. I thought you were just flirting with her. When did you made it official?"

"We hooked up a few times for the past two months. Last week, she told me that she can't do it anymore that she wanted a serious relationship. I got scared so I left for Paris." Jake explained.

"That explains your trip to Paris from out of nowhere. You hated Paris." I chuckled.

"Yap, anyway when I was there I realized that I missed her. That she meant the whole world to me, that I love her. She was the one I wanted to be with forever. I never felt this way before. It's crazy. So the day I got off the plane from Paris I went to her and since last week she became my official girlfriend."

"Wow! And here I am thinking we three are going to be best buddies forever." I can't help but laugh. "You are no longer part of our club then."

"Come on, bro. I'm still your best friend. I just had a change of heart." He smiled and looked at me intently.

"Of course you still are." I can't really stop him from doing what he likes. Jake was my friend since I was five. We meet Cole when we were in high school. And since then we were inseparable.

"Yes, we are still buddies forever, just don't come crying to us when Gabby hits her head and decide to split up with you." He stated. Cole was definitely taking it okay as well.

"Let's celebrate then. And drink till we drop." I announced.

"Yes let’s go. And Jake seriously just focus on your relationship with Gabby and stop obsessing with Cassandra and Jonathan. They'll figure things themselves."

Cole's word bugged me the whole time we were drinking.

I can't let my angel get hurt again by Jonathan. The hell I'll even let him near her again.

She's mine. Mine... my angel...