Chapter 3 - Engagement party part 3

Joshua POV

Today is my best friend engagement party, and I still can’t believe that the idiot is marrying Leticia. I wouldn't say I like her guts. She’s a gold digger, and I am the only one that can see it. Even his family is all in love with her. Especially his mother and father. They were the ones that introduced her to him at one of their big parties to find Archie, a wife.

Archie has always done everything that his parents asked him to do. He always ends up drinking too much to get away from his family’s pressure. I remember the exact day when we met. Boarding school, year five. We were both young and naive. He thought his parents were doing that for his own good, while I knew that mine was doing it to me as a punishment for all the wrong things I was doing.

Archie was always a goodie two shoes but then with me by his side, and he got into trouble a few times getting his parents to get upset that we were friends, the only thing that worked for me was my money and family status, those guys only think about money and power. For a while, Archie thought about leaving everything behind and become a painter. That’s his dream. But his family put more pressure on him than I thought, and now…. He is getting married to that witch.

As I finish getting myself ready and checking myself in the mirror, I see how good I look. I smile and wink at my own reflection in the mirror. My phone beeps, and I look at it. I’ve got a message from Charlie, and I’ve been talking to him for a while now. He is in a band, so he is not in London at the moment. They are touring around Europe.

I’ve never heard about that band before, but then again, that is not my scene. I bet Archie has heard about them, but it is too soon to bring Charlie into the conversation. I don’t even know what is going on between us yet. We haven’t met in person; we’ve only been texting and video-chatting. He is like a Greek God. Long hair, beard, blue eyes ripped as fuck.

I shake my head and close my eyes, visualising him in front of me what I would do to him right now.

I reply to his text, and once I’m done, I put my phone into my pocket and walk towards the door. I’ve got a personal car waiting for me, and I don’t want to drive as I was promised an open bar and many repressed white men wanting to “try the gay thing” out of “curiosity”. I can play that game. I was never one of them, I came out to my family while I was still in school, but that’s a story for another time.

The driver has the door opener for me, “Mr Green”, he says, greeting me as I get into the car.

“Good evening, Tom” , I reply to him as he closes the door. I grab my phone again from my phone and smile, seeing Charlie’s name again. He has sent another text. He’s at some random party and thinking of me, how sweet. I never lied to him. I explained I am a whore until I am actually tied down to someone. He agreed to see other people until we do figure out what we want.

We keep texting back and forward until I arrive at the dreadful party. How can Archie do this? Is he out of his fucking mind? The car door opens, and I shove my phone into my pocket again. Once I reach the top of the stairs, a pretty girl with a tight dress and a high ponytail asks for my name. I raise an eyebrow. That never happened before. Everyone knows my name.

“Green, Joshua Green”, I tell her, and she coughs lightly.

“Mr Green, I am so sorry, right that way”, she says, posting to her right-hand side up the stairs. I smile at her telling her not to worry about asking the name. I can see she is nervous, probably her first time doing the door at an event like this. Poor girl. If she asks the name of the wrong person, it can cost her her job. Poor thing.

As I walk up the stairs, a white explosion takes over my eyes, and I can’t help but flinch. This is not Archie at all. Everything is white and lilac, and he hates lilac. I walk with my hands in my pockets so I don't have to shake hands with people I really don’t want to. I look round, and I see Archie at the back, his black tux hugging his muscular body, his blue eyes looking at me. I can see he is not smiling, he looks miserable, and I am the only one that actually cares.

He needs to grow a pair and stop this nonsense, and he can’t be in love with that witch; she’s just wrong, and everything he always joked about his mother is. Controlling and a bitch. I take a deep breath and approach them to hear the witch speak. Even her voice is annoying.

“Joshua Green attending a party alone”, The witch says while she smiles at some randoms that walk past us. She cares way too much about everyone else and not enough about Archie.

I offer her the fakest smile I can and Shake Archie’s hand, and he nods his head at me, and I approach Ursula, the sea witch and give her half kiss on the cheek. I feel a chill down my spine as soon as I do so. She’s definitely wrong for him.

“There’s too many fish in the sea, and I want to fish”, I tell her and I can see that she glances her eyes at Archie asking for backup, but he doesn’t move. Eventually, he laughs as he knows me too well, he knows what he told me to get me here, he knows I wasn’t going to attend this shit show.

I leave them to do their thing, and I walk around testing the waters and talking to some of my business associates that seem to think this is the best time to talk business to me. If they knew me any better, they would know I don’t do business while seeking pleasure. I excuse myself and walk to the bar with my hands shoved into my pockets again and ordered a scotch. Archie taught me how to drink scotch, and I have to say it grew on me.

As I finish my first glass, I hear someone clearing their throat next to me, so I turn my head and look around to find a beautiful young man in a suit. He looks at me with interested eyes, and I can’t help but feel curious about him. I’ve never seen him around before. Maybe someone from the witch’s side? How nice would it be if I took him home with me?

I offer him a smile, and he offers me his hand, introducing himself as Sebastian. I shake his hand, introducing myself as Josh.

“I know who you are. Your reputation is admirable”, he says, and I now know he is flirting with me for sure. My only reputation is to fuck anything with a dick that moves. I chuckle at his remark, and we start making small talk until my attention is called upon Archie kneeling in front of snow white’s witch. I shake my head while he professes his love for her and how happy she makes him. All I want to do is shout “bullshit,” but I keep my composure because I know Archie would never forgive me, and my parents that are around here somewhere would disown me.

After he finishes, I get ready to congratulate the couple as I am expected to. I will be the best man anyway. I take a deep breath as I see Oliver and Mary congratulating them. Leticia looks so fake. How can they not see it? The way she looks at Mary as if she is inferior to her. Argh, I wouldn't say I like her guts.

I hug Archie and whisper in his ear, “big mistake, my friend” Archie shakes his head slightly, and I move on, pulling Leticia into a hug, offering her a big fake smile like hers. People actually think we get on. How can’t they see past this?

“Gold digger whore”, I whisper into her ear, and I can feel her body stiffen up.

“Fuck you, you faggot”, she retaliates, but I can’t help but find it entertaining. Calling me faggot doesn’t insult me at all.

I walk away, giving place to other people, and I go back to my Sebastian. He’s a good looking bloke, and I can’t wait to show him the ropes. After a few more drinks and a couple of hours talking and flirting, we decide to leave and go to his hotel room. Apparently, he is from out of town, and he’s staying in one of Archie’s hotels.

He checks in, and the receptionist recognises me, and I offer her a small smile. I usually come here with Archie for lunch, they have the best mushroom Risotto in town, and I am a sucker for it. Once we get to the room, he pushes me against the wall, and I forget all about Archie and Leticia as soon as his lips collapse against mine.