After explaining everything that happened to Matteo, including the part where he caught the man that shot him, Spade had decided that he would go talk to the man and find out who sent him.Of course Matteo had finished eating by now, Spade didn't leave out the part where Stefano had insisted on spending the night by Matteo's bed and watching over him.It didn't really mean anything to Matteo, he didn't want the man around him that much, since the night of the auction, he had somehow started feeling weird whenever they were at a close proximity to each other and he didn't like it one bit.What happened that night wasn't really clear to him, but he remembered bits and pieces of it and it wasn't really something he liked.If not for the deal they had, he definitely would have cut all ties with Stefano completely.What happened that night was something he never wanted to repeat itself, hence why he was keeping his distance from Stefano.There was a knock on the door and Stefano walked in,
Nate had left for work after Spade left Matteo's room, he didn't mention the fact that he had tortured the man he brought home, or the fact that he was going to meet Sullivan along with Stefano.He and Stefano had agreed that he would randevous with him close to where he was meeting with Sullivan, it was a dock just outside of town, not really outside of town completely but it was a dock he was familiar with.He was surprised when Matteo had told him that that was where Sullivan was, it sounded too easy for him, maybe Stefano was right and this was another trap, he didn't even know for sure, but he was willing to risk it.He quickly had a change of clothes and rushed out of the house after making Matteo promise once more that he wouldn't rat him out to Nate, he got into his car and drive out of the compound, he headed towards the location, hoping Stefano would already be at their randevous point.He drove as fast as he could, he wanted to be back before Nate returned from work, even t
Spade walked into the bedroom and towards the bed before he sat beside Nate, seeing him sitting there looking exhausted, his hair toppled over his face, and his eyes looked exhausted."Hey" Spade muttered and Nate just hummed, making Spade to frown a bit"Had a rough day at work"? He asked and Nate just sighed out before he nodded again."Do you wanna talk about it"? He asked and Nate just shrugged."It's just this one client that's giving me serious problems... Well he's not the one giving me problems, his kids are" Nate explained, Spade just watched him, listening to what he was saying "Their father wants to redesign his home, I was supposed to do it but I was handling the hotel project and then the club, so I told him to go to another person to do it for him, but he insisted I was gonna check out the new design, kind of needed my input on it, and I did" he paused to catch his breath, by now Spade already took his hand in his as he stroked the back with his fingers, that kind of so
Both Nate and Spade entered into the car, Nate looked at Spade as he turned on the car engine and drove out of the compound and into the quiet road "Where are we going"? He asked and Spade just turned to look at him"Oh, I can't tell you little Cucciolotto" he said with a sweet smile "it's a surprise and a secret, if I tell you I'm going to have to kill you" he said with a smile, seeing the way Nate's face morphed into one of slight terror, he burst out laughing as he placed his hand on Nate's thighs"I'm just kidding baby" he said amidst laughter, Nate's face was still blank as he stared at Spade."I'm kidding for real, but I can't tell you where we're going, it's going to ruin the surprise" he added before Nate's face slowly relaxed a bit, and he sighed out.He totally forgot about the fact that he'd threatened Nate more than once on killing him, and saying it out like that again was definitely not a good idea, only now did he realize it and his face turned serious"Hey babe, I'm s
Spade stopped in front of a park just a few blocks away from the restaurant they just had dinner, the city was still busy and people were walking up and down the streets, even the park wasn't completely empty, there were a few ice cream and hotdog stands in the park.He pulled Nate with him until they stopped in front of one of the stands, it wasn't an ice cream stand but it was a fireworks stand, he saw a lot of people shooting some, so he just grabbed a few and gave the seller a few dollar bills."What are you doing"? Nate asked and he just looked at him before he pulled his hand from Nate's"I'm going to light it" he muttered, watching the way Nate's brows furrowed together "and so are you" he finished smiling warmly at the young man.He set it up and handed one of the flares to Nate, he could see the way Nate looked at it as if it was something strange, something he'd never seen before"Follow my lead" he muttered before he lit the first one, he pulled Nate a few feet away from th
As soon as they cornered around the building, Nate couldn't hold on any longer as he hunched over and everything he'd eaten that evening came out in full force.He retched and vomited everything from his throat, Spade leaned in and placed his hand on Nate's back, slowly rubbing on it.Nate retched some more until there was nothing else to let out.Before Spade reached into the bag from which they just brought stuff and pulled out a bottle of water, he opened it and handed it to Nate, who washed his mouth and drank some, Spade even helped him sprinkle some on his face, as his face had gone completely pale, from the vibrant pale it had on a few minutes ago, to a deathly pale.He got up and used the back of his hand to clean his mouth, Spade collected the water and looked at him"Are you okay"? He asked, concern dripping off his voice, he looked at Spade and could barely even say anything as he noddedHe swallowed as he didn't even know how he was feeling at the moment"Can you take me h
Spade had been sitting in the chair, thinking hard and deep, he couldn't understand what was happening anymore, what was going on between him and Nate Since that night of their date, the young man had completely stayed away from him and ignored his presence, it was as if Nate couldn't stand being around him, and the worst of it was the fact that Nate didn't tell him anything or react in a way that showed he was either mad, pissed off or angry.He just simply stayed away and gave Spade a silent treatment, he barely even let the man touch him.And it was killing Spade, he didn't like this one bit, it was messing with his head so badly, he was feeling it throb as he rubbed his temple.Nate hadn't even come to his house and whenever he talked about going to see the young man, he would make up an excuse that kept him away from SpadeIf he found out Spade was in love with him, at least he would say so and put Spade out of his misery, instead of just punishing him like this, and if it was s
After a while of just staring at Matteo and feeling what he had done dawn on him, Spade stood up, his eyes looking at the man on the floor, his face was completely covered up in bruises and it was slowly turning a dark shade of purple and black."Spade, what's wrong with you"? Matteo whispered, Spade didn't really have an answer for that as he stared at the blonde, he looked around and everyone in the room was looking at him, but that wasn't really his problem.He was hearing whispers and small talks going around the whole room, he sighed out and started advancing away from Matteo and the man on the ground, when he heard it, he didn't think he was supposed to hear it, but it was already too late One of his men had said it"That little faggot boy the boss was screwing ditched him"It was supposed to be a whisper but Spade heard it and he heard it clear, he clenched his jaw and turned his head to his left, facing the person that just spoke.It was that black guy, he recognized him, the
"I want everything to be perfect" Nate muttered out and his sister just looked at him worriedly as she finally laughed"And it will be Nate, just relax" she said putting her hand on his shoulder "we have the rooftop booked and I checked earlier today, the place has been decorated just like you asked, and the cake is ready, even Spade's outfit has been sent, it's in the bedroom" she explained to him and he just sighed out and placed his hand on his waistHe needed everything to go as planned, he wanted the night to be a memorable night for Spade, after everything they'd been through, Spade deserved this, he even made sure it was at the restaurant they had their first date as friends.He had been stressing about this for weeks and now the day was finally here, he even avoided Spade just so he wouldn't make a mistake and slip up, he knew Spade was worried that they'd been drifting apart, but if only the man knew what Nate had planned for him.He even got them both matching tuxedos, every
One month laterSpade stood in the cell, watching Salvatore, who he had insisted he would keep an extra one month before he would torture, possibly kill, after Nate had asked him to do whatever he pleased with the man.Nate had surprised him when he told Salvatore that he had forgiven him, infact since he met the young man well over six months ago, all Nate had been doing was surprising him.He folded the sleeves of his shirt as he watched Salvatore like a predator watching it's pretty, waiting for a good time to strike."What are you doing here Spade? I thought your fag of a boyfriend forgave me"? Salvatore spat at him, causing him to raise his brows at the crude language Salvatore had used on Nate.He stalked towards a table in the cell, he had it brought there that morning, it had every torture equipment he'd ever used.He picked up two small knives first, then shook his head, smacking his lips"You see Salvatore, my boyfriend may have forgiven you, something I still can't seem to
Spade sighed out still looking at Nate, he gently brought his hand and tried to hold Nate's hand, but the young man just shrugged it off, trying to move away from Spade "Baby what's wrong"? He asked, watching as Nate snickered and scrunched his nose up, he turned to look at Spade with disbelief dancing in his eyes."Are you seriously asking me that" Nate whispered out, and Spade sighed before he sat down on the bedside beside Nate"I'm sorry" he whispered, causing Nate to scoff, Spade didn't know what else to say at that point, that was all he could come up with, he really didn't have any excuse to give."I know I should have listened to you, I shouldn't have left that day" he added, this didn't even seem to pacify Nate as he only turned further away from Spade.Spade grabbed both his hands and held them firmly "please look at me Nate" he whispered, his voice sounded as if he was close to tears, but Nate wasn't sure someone like Spade was capable of crying.Not that he wanted Spade t
Spade sat watching the beautiful man he had come to love with his very existence, if need be he was ready to die for Nate, actually the night he'd gone after Sullivan, he'd hoped he'd die so he could at least see Nate and talk with him one last time, but death didn't come that easy for him, especially for him.It had been approximately one month since Nate was shot and he slipped into coma, one month that Spade had to live without Nate, a very sour and bad experience for him.He'd barely left his side, he even stopped working, Matteo handled the mafia while he never left Nate's side, he didn't want to miss the day when Nate would wake up, although he was beginning to lose hope of that ever happening, even though the doctors had said Nate was responding to treatment and was close to waking up, he didn't see any improvement.It was the sane thing everyday and the beeping sound of the machine Nate was hooked on was getting on his nerve, some days he wanted to have at it and smash it to p
Spade took long strides towards the basement of his mansion, the dungeon where he was told Salvatore was being kept, he hadn't gotten a wink of rest, after leaving the hospital, he called Stefano, asking the man about something he'd asked him to do a while back, and luck was on his side because Stefano already had it under control, giving Spade even more push than he expected.He stepped into the basement and walked right into the barred cells, in the middle of it, Salvatore was tied to a chair, his wounded leg had been tended to, Spade had ordered that, he didn't want the man to die just yet Death was too easy for someone like him, Spade would make him suffer, but first he needed information from the man.He shoved his hands into his pocket, as Salvatore looked up and had a grin on his face when he saw Spade."I thought you had forgotten about me" he muttered, Spade didn't say anything to him, he just watched him with great contempt and rage.He clenched his jaw as he watched the ma
The drive was one of the longest Spade had ever had to endure in his entire life, he kept taking quick glances at Nate on his thighs, at a point he thought the young man had finally given in to his wounds, but the shallow breath that left his slightly parted lips, gave Spade a small but of hopeHe didn't know he was this impatient, not until he had to sit in the back of the car with Nate as he watched Matteo drive, it was as though the blonde wasn't even driving fast at all.But after the unending and torturing drive, they finally arrived at the hospital, he didn't even wait for Matteo to help him out before he got out of the car and scooped Nate up bridal style, rushing him into the hospital.For once he was grateful he'd settle his issue with Garcia, because now he didn't have to go through the excruciating stress of answering stupid questions from the cops about how Nate got shot or whatnot.He kicked the doors open as he rushed into the hospital, with Matteo right behind him, one
Running through the corridor, Spade took the nearest left turn that led down another corridor, okay Matteo was right, this place was a fucking maze, he was running when he almost bumped into Matteo, who was also headed towards the same direction."Was that you"? He asked breathlessly and Matteo just shook his head"I thought it was you" he muttered, and Spade clenched his jaws "and it's not Bernie, because he's with me" "Shit" Spade cussed out, he knew it wasn't Nico or Vince, he left them downstairs, he rushed towards where they had heard the sound, with Matteo right behind him, as they kept meeting more corridors on the way, making it even hard to decipher where the sound had come from.They took another turn, both of them already hoping this would be the last one, because it seemed they were getting lost in this house.They both stopped in their tracks at the foot of the corridor, it was just as long as the others, but he didn't bother looking at the end, because what he was seein
Spade was tense, the air in the car was somewhat awkward and intense, they were already on their way to the location where Nate was being kept, he knew he shouldn't be so reliant on his gut feeling but something inside him was telling him that no doubt Nate would be where they were headed.All the other hints they'd gotten over the past few weeks have all led to dead ends but none gave him this strong belief inside.They had taken two cars, he was riding with Matteo and Bernie, surprisingly Stefano had asked to ride with the other guy that was going with them, for some odd reason it felt weird that for the last hour Stefano had been with them, he hadn't tried to annoy Matteo as usual.Spade could tell something was wrong, especially with the way Matteo had also gone completely silent and his mood somber since they set out on the drive.He'd asked the blonde about it but he just said he was kind of nervous about where they were headed, but Spade knew he was lying, nothing ever fazed Ma
He was sitting at the head of the table, a few of his men were seated around the huge conference room, Matteo was sitting by his right as usual, while Bernie was on his left.True to what he'd ordered Matteo to do, the blonde had called some of his men into the conference room for the meeting, and he looked more alive than he had done in days, hope was evident on his face and it was much stronger in his heart.Something in his gut feeling told him this wasn't just a hunch, he could feel it deep down that he was going to find Nate.He looked at the chairs and it was just Vince, Nico and Murphy, one of his very good shooter, the guy was good with a sniper, he didn't want to have all of his men here, not because he didn't trust them but because the smaller the team, the faster and efficient they would be."I'm sure most of you already know why I called for this meeting"? Spade's voice bounced off the walls of the room, making them to nod, as that was making it even easier for him, he did