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The first day of work wasn’t all rosy because he hated to start anew but what choice did he have? Since he had to resume work almost immediately he knew it won’t take time for him to adapt, and the fact that he had worked with them a couple of times before, he took his bath early in the morning as he didn’t want to go to work on his first day late, it felt odd because even though this was it his first time working in Cal, it was still his first time as a full staff here.Jordan arrived at work only a few minutes past seven and there were already a lot of people in the building, he was used to this too because he has seen a lot when he comes here for a working visit, and he got a warm welcome from his new coworkers and that’s how his day started, he mixed working with his team in New York and found himself calling out their names a few times when he wanted to ask a question, but lunch he already had two meetings and a bunch of editing and redesigning to do, he didn’t even spend up to t
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“Kat, you are blowing all these out of proportion, I am literally in California, that’s not even up to two hours airplane ride from New York, why are you acting as if I moved to another continent??? I didn’t! I am still in the US right?”He let out, he was tired and should be resting but she was talking as if they haven’t spoken in a long time.“You aren’t even going to listen? No? I am wasting my time with you?”“That’s not it, all I am saying is you should stop acting like this, I moved because I needed to, it’s not that deep, you know I was going through shits, I just couldn’t be in New York anymore, if you don’t understand my need to leave then I don’t know what to say to you,”He responded.“You are not getting the point, are you? You didn’t tell me, that’s the point, I am not mad because you left, I am not mad because you decided New York wasn’t for you anymore, I am mad because you didn’t tell me and I am supposed to be your friend, I fucking told Lucas he was a joker, called y
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Jordan stared at his computer screen barely seeing anything, he was so lost in his thought that for a moment he didn’t remember where he was and just what he was doing, it’s been over two months since he moved here to California and even though he wasn’t in his best right now, he was actually doing better than he would have thought, leaving New York was the best decision for him, even though his parents have been pressing him to come back home for Christmas celebrations, he just wasn’t in the mood to celebrate especially not in a city that he did his best to forget about.The past two months here have been busy for him, he didn’t let his sadness weigh him down and unlike the office in New York, he didn’t get any pity stares here which help him a lot, the people here were friendly too and he was able to hang out with them a couple of time, not to mention he enjoyed working here.Of course, he still gets sad when his mind went to Liam, he hasn’t heard from him or his parents since he ca
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“Don’t make me cry you, idiot, I am a hormonal woman,”Kat said in a dramatic way, Jordan rolled his eyes, hormonal or not Kat was the same sassy woman, and he didn’t want to be the reason for her to feel bad.“Yeah, like you didn’t start it, I love you too Kat, and would want to go back to our childhood too but I am happy with the way things are now, you are doing fine and that’s what I want,”He said with a smile.“Yeah, but you are not, and if you are not then I can be happy, I don’t want you to be alone for Christmas Jordan and I can’t be with you either, please go home,”She pleaded, it was true and it hurt, he has never spent Christmas alone.“Don’t worry about me Katrina, I am doing better than you think.”“Fine, I love you bye,”She said and hung up without letting his reply.“Yeah, such fake love,”He mouthed as he closed his eyes to sleep.The next two days went by in a flash and all he could think about was what Kat had told him, everyone at the office was either going home
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Liam kept cursing at himself as he drove towards his parent's house on Christmas morning, he should have just remained in his house and spent Christmas on his own but he didn’t want his parents to feel alone on Christmas Day, even though they rarely get along all through the years, he made sure to get them presents for Christmas and he felt like not going would make them sad, their relationship was still tainted in a lot of ways but he had tried to build back what he had with them.He had called at their house two months ago and had a talk with them, they told him they didn’t love him any less but just felt they had to let him get what he wants for once, he told them he didn’t like that they shut him out and his mom had told him that it was how they felt each time he shut them out too, he had apologized to them and they were cool but they no longer taunt him with calls or their presence that he began to miss them and miss the times they were all over his business, when they had called
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“Son, I didn’t know you would turn up, thought you wanted to spend the holidays on your own, good to see that you changed your mind,”His dad said coming to hug him, it didn’t take long as the friend also hugged him too.“Why is everyone so surprised?”He asked with a laugh even though he didn’t even feel like laughing, he wanted to ask who they were but figured it would be rude to so he had to wait till he was alone with his parents to ask, he didn’t need to wait long as the next person to enter the room gave him a clue as to who the other two people were, Jordan, the man who has been over him when he was still in the hospital came into the room, he was shocked to see him too as his eyes widened.Liam didn’t expect to see him here either, over the last two months, he had thought of him once in a while and had wondered where he was and what he was up to, he didn’t ask though.“Wow, you guys were going to have a party without me?”He asked turning to his mom and then his dad.“You were
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Liam stared at the man in front of him, he wasn’t even smiling but Liam felt his heart race, maybe it was the alcohol in the cake he took, since he wasn’t a drinker, anything could make him tipsy, or probably the glass of wine he had before he started eating, whatever it was, it wasn’t doing him any good, he should have stayed away from anything that contained alcohol, or he should have not shown up here in the first place, but how was he supposed to know that the man would be here and that he will be affected by him? No way for him to have known that, why was he looking at him too, and with those longing eyes, it made it impossible for him to look away and everything else in the room faded away and it was just them, looking at each other with his heartbeat increasing by the seconds.“Liam, son? Are you okay? You look pale?”His mom asked, touching him and shaking him out of his trance, he broke eye contact with Jordan and looked at his mom, forcing a smile.“I am fine mom, you don’t
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“That must have been nice?”He said after a while.“It was,”“So? Are you going to tell me why I haven’t been seeing you around? Yes, I know you work but you just don’t show up anymore,”He questioned.“Why are you suddenly curious about me Liam? You told me to fuck off your face, now that I did, why are you still asking questions?”He asked and Liam wondered why he was curious too, maybe because of the long talks he had with Mark which sometimes involves talks about Jordan too even though Mark tried as much as possible not to mention his name or changed the topic when he did speak about him, Liam had been tempted to ask him about Jordan but always stopped himself and told himself it was none of his business, maybe he should have asked.“I am just curious to know,”“Don’t be curious about me Liam, just be cold-hearted towards me like you were when you woke up from the coma, don’t try to be nice to me now, I don’t need it,”Jordan warned.“I am not being nice to you, what are you even
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Liam walked up to Jordan and hugged him from behind."Hey, babes, you look extra hot today,"He whispered in his ears and Jordan let out a funny laugh."I am hot every day of the year though,"He responded."I agree, wanna go for a walk? The moms are going to send the babies to bed,"He said pulling away from him and reaching out for his hand."Sure, I will love to,"Jordan said and they both walked down the part, taking small steps and just feeling each other's presence."The weather is so nice today, it has been nice all week,"Jordan said. Liam looked down at him and smiled happily, it's been over two years since they got married and not for one day in those two years did he ever regret marrying this man, his world would not have existed if he had not fought to win him back and everyday he wakes up, stare at him in bed and thank his stars that he got him back, for him, the weather have always been good since the day he got Jordan back in his life, there hasn't been a single bad wea
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Two Years Later..."Happy birthday son,"He heard Liam's mom's voice before he saw her, they were all here, his parents and Liam's parents, it was his thirty-third birthday and he had invited them to their house for a small family party, he invited Kat too but she couldn't make it this time and said she will make it up to him."Thanks, mom, you guys are welcome,""You are looking extra handsome today my son,"His mom said."Don't pull my legs mom,"He responded as they exchanged hugs and Liam's parents gave him his present, his parent didn't have any presents with them but he didn't bother to ask, his husband and kids came out a few moments later to welcome them.They all went to the dining table to eat his birthday dinner after which Liam went out to play with the kids, he talked with his parents for a while before leaving them to go outside too, his parents had a unique relationship with Liam's parents, he could say they were best friends as they go to each other's house and even go
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"What do you mean the babies are coming? And how are they coming on the same day or are you pranking me? We still have two weeks right?"Jordan asked but he was already on his way out of the office, he didn't bother to wait for the elevator and just took the stairs, they weren't expecting until next week and this was so sudden and unexpected."I am not pulling a prank on you idiot, May is in labor and she just called,""Oh, I thought you said both of them,""No, meet me at the hospital okay?""Sure, I will be there soon,"He said and Liam hung up without another word, okay at least it wasn't the two women at the same time, he quickly got into his car and zoomed off towards the hospital, on his way there he said a little prayer and hoped that everything will go well and by the end of today they will have one of their pretty angel with them."Liam!"He called when he got into the hospital and found him sitting alone."Hey, baby,""How is May?"He asked."I don't know, we just have to wa
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"Honey, you better hurry, or we are going to be late,"Liam yelled for Jordan who was still upstairs, they have been married for more than three months now and his life has been the happiest in those times, waking up each morning to Jordan was how he was meant to live his life and that's how he wanted it to be, today, they were meeting up with the surrogates, they decided to do both at once because they wanted to raise their first children together, Liam loved that they would start their own family soon and they were able to get two beautiful women to help carry their children, after this meeting, the process would start officially, all test and everything related have already been done so yes, they were going to be parents of two lovely kids in a little less than a year if everything goes as planned."You are more eager to do this than I thought, how are you so hyped up in the morning? I hate mornings,"Jordan complained coming down the stairs, he was frowning."Babe? It's not mornin
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"I can't believe my best friend is going to get married, wow, I am so happy, this is the best thing that had ever happened to me,"Katrina said when she walked into his room, he rolled his eyes at her."Yeah, right, so you mean you pick this moment over your own wedding and when your two devil-angels Steria and Moon were born? I will like to see you say that when Lucas is here,"He teased."Why can't you just let me have a man? Why do you always have to be such a show spoiler? I was having fun and you just had to mention the reasons for my sleepless nights,"She said with a sad pout."Oh, I am going to add that to the list of things I am going to gossip to your husband,"He said and she glared at him."Are you my best friend or are you Lucas's spy?"She asked laying on his bed."That's the bed I spend almost every night ticking Liam on,"He announced and she was up in seconds, brushing the invisible stain off her body with a disgusted look."What the fuck? You could have warned me or
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Liam rolled over on the bed and smiled when his body came in contact with another, he popped his eyes open to see Jordan sleeping peacefully beside him, memories of the night before flashing through his mind, he couldn't believe it, they were good again, he got him back, Jordan was his again, and his life just got better."Why are you looking at me like that?"Jordan asked as he opened his eyes, Liam felt his heart skip a beat, they never really resolved anything, all Jordan had said was for him to kiss him, what if this wasn't what he thought it was, what if Jordan just wanted them to have sex? He really didn't like the direction his mind was going and shook off the thoughts."Now why are you frowning so early in the morning? Did you have a bad dream??""No, I just, I am just,""What? You are lost for words? Good, that means I did well,"Jordan said touching his face, he still couldn't believe that this was all real, he knew he needed to apologize for real now, so he sat up."Jordan,
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Jordan looked up from what he had been doing when his phone rang, he checked who it was and dropped the phone back, it was Liam's mom calling him, he didn't know what to tell her, what could he say when he told his son to fuck off, maybe she wanted to tell him to stay away from her son, he knew that wasn't possible, the phone stopped ringing and he went back to working silently but a few minutes later, it rang again, this time, he decided to pick up."Good day, mom,"He greeted as he walked out of the office towards the resting area, thankfully, no one was in, he entered and sat down."Hi, son, I am sorry to disturb you,"She responded."It's not a problem mom, it must be urgent since you are calling me, what is it?"He asked even though he already had an idea of what she might be calling for."His are you doing Jordan?"She shows shocking him, he shouldn't be shocked by her caring, she has never stopped, ever since Christmas, when she had gotten his contact again, she had made sure t
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Like he expected it wasn't going to be easy getting Jordan back but that didn't mean he wa going to give up, no he wasn't, Jordan endured a lot and him giving up right after the first rejection would be him not trying at all, he wasn't going to back out until Jordan takes him back, he didn't want live life without him by his side, there won't be a reason for his living then.Once again he was at Jordan’s apartment waiting for him even after he has been rejected every day for the past two weeks, he just couldn’t give up, he saw Jordan’s car and got out of his, running to him before he could enter his apartment.“You are here again? What the fuck?”Jordan asked glaring at him.“Yes, I am,”He answered.“Why can't you just take a hint and leave me alone? Stop coming here, stop trying please just stop, there is no point doing all of these, I won't go back to you, I have made up my mind and nothing you can do will change that,"Jordan yelled at him."Please don't push me away Jordan, I beg
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"What? What do you fucking have to say to me now Liam? What?"Jordan yelled at him, he couldn't even bring himself to believe that this was even real, that Liam was here, and that he was finally whole, that he finally remembered."How could you leave just because I asked you to? You said you love me Jordan, that you will never leave me but you did, you fucking left me and took all traces of us that would have let me remember anything from me, there was no sign of you in the house we shared, nothing, and you went away,"Liam let out, Jordan couldn't believe he was saying all these to him after everything he put him through, right now he had a lot on his mind, Kat went into labor when they were on the phone together and he was worried about her.“What are you even talking about?”“Why didn’t you stay? You said you would no matter what,”Liam said."You didn't give me the chance to stay Liam, don't talk like I just left you, you told me to get off your face, you told me I wasn't welcomed
