The Name Is Lucky

Las Vegas, Nevada

June 21, 2019

"What's wrong Lucky? You've made me lose a lot of money lately. What are you thinking? Have you lost your spirit? Are you bored? If you want, go on vacation. I'll give you money to have fun!"

Lucien was irritated because this was not the reaction he expected. He deliberately made himself lose many times, causing Victor to lose a lot of money. Not to mention he got into trouble by fighting in a bar and getting himself into trouble with the police.

But not once did Victor get angry, let alone punish him. It made her feel irritated and at her wits end to make Victor mad at her.

Victor came up to him with two beers and handed one of them to Lucien. Lucien accepted the beer reluctantly.

"Are you mad at me? Did I make a mistake?"

"Stop asking like you're my girlfriend!"

"Hahaha... you know? They call me bisexual. I don't know why, do I look like a man who likes both women and men?"

"That's because of your words that make other people understand us both!"

"It doesn't matter to me if they misunderstand. I quite enjoy it!"

"What do you mean?"

"Their misunderstanding!"

"What?"

"Hahaha...with you? You know that you are a lover of women, right? But if you want to hear the truth from me, my feelings for women are nothing more than sexual desire. I want them because I need their bodies, I can never feel love like a couple with those women."

"You just haven't found the right woman because you're always surrounded by women who want your money and status!"

"Is it true?"

"Maybe you should go to church once in a while to meet some religious girls who will pray for you."

"You're right, after that I'll take them to the hotel and ask them to make love!"

"Tch, you're an asshole huh?"

"Hahaha...I don't know if something like that will go well. But if you fall in love with a woman, maybe I'll want that woman too!"

"What do you mean?"

"I love you, Lucien! I don't know how to put it. But I like it when you're around, it makes me feel safe."

Lucien was speechless at Victor's shocking confession. He hoped Victor would laugh and say it was a joke.

"Are you kidding me? Is that affection as a brother or a friend?"

"As a lover!"

"What? You must be crazy!"

"I've wanted to tell you for a long time, but I'm afraid it might make you feel uncomfortable. After all, you are the person I trust the most. I will pass all my wealth to you. You know that I will never get married let alone have children, right? Because it's only you." that I have."

Lucien was stunned, he was at a loss for words to say. He didn't know what kind of reaction he should show at this moment. Because this is really unexpected.

"You might be wrong! You only care about me because the two of us are so close. So you take that as-"

"Lucien, will you promise me one thing?"

"What?"

"If one day you want to get married, can I stay with you?"

"What do you mean?"

"We can still live together and share the same partner!"

"Damn, that sounds even weirder! Then you should get married too. I don't want to share a wife with you!"

"Is that so? Hahaha..."

"Why are you laughing now? I think something is wrong with you. You must have had too much to drink!"

"In that case, I will force your wife to share with me. If she refuses, I will have to eliminate you, Lucien!"

"This jerk looks like he's drunk. He keeps talking about something that isn't clear." Lucien thought. This was Victor's other side that surprised him. He did not expect that a Victor Schneider could say something so sensitive like that.

Victor suddenly pulled her face and gave her an unexpected kiss. Lucien's eyes widened, he immediately pushed Victor and punched him in the face.

"Bastard, what are you doing...?"

One punch that was very strong made Victor immediately fall to the floor.

"Ugh..." Victor winced in pain. He didn't expect Lucien to hit him like this.

"You bastard! If you're drunk you better sleep!" he said annoyed. But Victor didn't budge, he looked staggering and testified at the same time.

He had downed a bottle of wine and then a can of beer, he didn't quite realize what he was doing. But Lucien's punch brought him to his senses instantly.

Lucien helped her up and led her to her room. He didn't want to say anything. Because what Victor had done to him left him in shock.

He immediately left Victor after escorting him to his room. He really wanted to forget what happened tonight as soon as possible.

***

This afternoon after thinking about it almost all night. He decided to come to Victor in his room.

"Victor, are you awake?" he shouted as he knocked on the door.

The door opened and a young woman came out of the room wearing only a light gown.

"Excuse me, I'll go first!" Said the woman while walking in a hurry.

Lucien studied the woman, she looked too ordinary, not like the woman Victor usually asked out on a date.

He stepped in and saw Victor just came out of the bathroom with only a towel wrapped around his hips. He saw a scar in the corner of Victor's lip from the punch last night.

"What's wrong? Do you need anything?" Victor asked casually as if nothing had happened.

"You are okay?"

"Do I look like someone who is dying?"

"I hit you last night, you must remember that right?"

"For kissing you on the lips? Of course I remember! Your punches hurt so much you bastard! What are your bones made of?"

"If you do it again maybe you'll feel worse!"

"Tch, damn it! Take it easy, I'm not going to do it again! I just want to know what it's like to kiss a boy, because I always kiss beautiful women. It's disgusting! It tastes like cigarettes, bubble gum and beer. It's lips, the women are just cuter," he said while laughing.

"It's good that you've come to your senses! I forgive you because I assume you were drunk last night!"

"Suit yourself! But as for what I said last night, I won't take it back, Lucien!"

"What do you mean?"

"Everything I told you was the truth! I know you had a bad experience with your mother, so did I. Because of her, I couldn't love women the way I should. So, if one day you want to marry someone, I hope you don't mind." let me be a part of your family."

Lucien didn't know what to say now. He felt very confused and this was the first time he knew Victor's hidden emotional side apart from his big ambition to expand his business network.

Lucie realizes that no matter how bad Victor is in the business world, in the end he is still an ordinary human being who has a lot of fragility.

"Why?"

"What?"

"Why do you love Me?"

"I don't know, whether as a friend or not, I just feel that you are the best partner in my life."

"Is that so?"

"It's been seven years since you worked with me. There's nothing I hide from you. You know me inside and out, know everything about me that I can't possibly show to others. There's only one thing I'm afraid of and I hope that will never happen ."

"What?"

"You left me for someone you just met!"

"Do you think I would do that?"

"You're still very young, Lucien. Your soul still wants to fly free, you know that I'm holding you down. That's why you want to find something else. It doesn't matter if you want to entertain yourself with women, as long as your feelings are not attached to them, I won't bother you. But if you choose to be separated from me, then I will not let anyone have you."

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