Chapter 202

Sebastian hid his smirk as Zeno tried not to wince as he sat on the sofa.

He was sitting beside him in the living room, Andre and Ida in front of them. 

"Sit," Sebastian managed to get his eyes off Zeno and ordered his guards.

They bowed and lowered themselves on the couch opposite Sebastian. 

"What do you have to say?" Sebastian questioned, his hand gently landing on Zeno's thigh, slowly grazing his fingers on the side of it.

Zeno placed his hand over Sebastian's on his thigh, shaking his head at him. Sebastian stopped grazing his fingers but did remove his hand. 

Andre cleared his throat; he didn't want to be there; he could see the marks on Zeno's neck, and he imagined how the rest of his body would be.

'Boss must be a beast.'

"Something else you want to say, Andre?" Sebastian asked darkly as he caught Andre staring at Zeno's neck.

Andre blinked rapidly, removing his eyes from Zeno and looking at Ida beside him.

"Ah, no, boss, I've got a message from your father," He said.

Zeno frowned and looked at Sebastian; he hoped it wasn't something problematic again.

"What did he say?" Sebastian took Zeno's hand and brought it over to his lap, rubbing slow circles in his palm, but he kept his eyes locked on Andre, waiting for his reply. 

"It's about Zeno's -"

"Boss'" Sebastian corrected.

Andre nodded, "I'm sorry, my apologies. It's about -"

"Wait, hold on, Andre," Zeno looked at Sebastian with narrowed eyes, "Babe, they don't have to call me that; Zeno is just fine, okay?" He asked quietly. 

Sebastian frowned, "But, you and I -"

"Come on, it doesn't change anything, just let them call me by my name," Zeno touched Sebastian's arm.

Sebastian nodded, "Okay," he leaned down and kissed Zeno's lips. 

"Stop it," Zeno playfully pushed him away.

"Why are we here?" Andre whispered to Ida.

"Witnesses," Ida replied, looking sad.

Sebastian and Zeno were rubbing his singleness on his face, just like Ken had done.

"Seb quit it; Andre has something important to say," Zeno pushed Sebastian away but didn't move away from his arms.

Sebastian had his arm around Zeno's waist, holding him close to himself. "Go on, Andre," He said in a serious tone.

Andre nodded, 'Now they have time for me.'

"Mr. Orion said that Zeno's parents are ready to come to France, Paris. But he's asking why you haven't found and eliminated the enemy?" Andre informed.

Sebastian's face hardened, and he could feel Zeno staring at his face; he was scared that Zeno might get upset with the whole news.

"It's okay, Seb. It's a good thing they want to come here, I have a ton of questions for them. However, we have to find who the enemies are, right?" Zeno smiled up at Sebastian, chuckling when he saw the relief wash over Sebastian's face.

Sebastian looked at his face, "You're not angry? You're not going to start blaming me for anything?" He asked in a low voice.

"No, why would I do that? I just want everything to end quickly so we can officially start dating," Zeno winked.

Ida suddenly cleared his throat, shifting uncomfortably on the sofa.

"Go drink some water from the fridge, Ida," Sebastian ordered in a calm but dangerous tone. 

Ida immediately stood and bowed, "Yes, boss, sorry about that," He sent Zeno a secret look before walking away from the living room.

'Great, now it's just me,' Andre clasped his hands in front of him.

"So, is there any clue to finding this mysterious enemy?" Zeno asked Andre.

Andre thought for a while, "He didn't particularly mention it, but I've once heard him saying that the people to look out for in Paris are the least expected people... if that makes sense," He muttered the last part.

"No, Andre, that doesn't make sense," Sebastian sighed.

"When is Sakura coming in?" Sebastian asked.

"Um, tonight," Andre answered.

Sebastian turned to Zeno, "If you're not comfortable with her staying in the house, we can find a hotel for them," He whispered. 

Zeno shook his head, "Nah, she's good. She has a lover already, and she's not a threat. She can stay, the house is boring with just both of us," He smiled.

"Did someone say boring?" Ken suddenly appeared and jumped between Zeno and Sebastian, wriggling his body until he fit perfectly between them. 

"Am I a joke to you? I thought you said I was fun. Did you lie?" Ken climbed Zeno's lap, staring at his face.

"Ouch, Ken, my body hurts; no, I didn't lie... there's never a dull moment with you, right, Andre?" Zeno looked at Andre for help.

'Fuck you, Zeno,' Andre cursed silently.

Why did everyone have to draw him into the conversation with Ken? He had thought he would escape after the conversation with Sebastian and Zeno, but not anymore; Ken was going to make sure he kept to his word and practiced with him.

"Of course, Zeno, Ken is such a star. He lightens up the whole place when he enters," Andre replied. 

"Really, Andre? I thought you said I was a devil," Ken pouted, looking at his father.

Andre froze, feeling Sebastian's eyes in him, "No, come on, Kenneth; I would never say that. How about we go practice some boxing now?" Andre stood and held out his hand to Ken.

"Zeno, join me?" Ken was excited to have Zeno around; he placed his forehead on Zeno's and blinked cutely, "Please, I want to show you how good I've gotten; I use to beat his ass every time," he pointed to Andre.

Zeno chuckled, "That's awesome, Ken, but I'm not feeling very strong today; maybe tomorrow?" He asked gently.

Ken sighed, "Okay, tomorrow, promise?" He asked.

Zeno nodded, "Yes, I'll even take you to my gym, and you'll compete with children your age," He informed. 

"Great, easy-peasy, I'll send them crying to their Moma, just like Andre," He laughed happily.

Zeno laughed, "Yeah, poor Andre, the guy doesn't stand a chance in front of you," He teased Andre, laughing when he saw the enraged look on Andre's face.

"Kenneth, get off him, he's not feeling alright," Sebastian held Ken's waist and was about to lift him off Zeno when Ken suddenly hugged Zeno's neck

"What happened to your neck? Daddy, look, it's, it's, it's,  it's a... what do you call this? It looks like blood, but it's inside his skin. Does it hurt? Maybe we should take you to the hospital? Did Dad do this to you?" He paused and turned to face e Sebastian. 

"Dad, did you hurt Zeno's neck? Why? You're going to make him leave again if you keep hurting him this way. Why did you do it?" Ken glared at his father.

"That... that's why he's staying, Kenneth. Just go practice your boxing, Zeno's fine," Sebastian carried the boy away from Zeno.

Andre bit the insides of his lips to stop himself from laughing at the hilarious situation.

"I'll ask Ida to get some ice for you, okay? Stay away from Dad until you're fine, okay?" Ken asked as Abdre dragged him away from the living room.

"I will, Kenneth. Thanks for your concern," Zeno smiled.

"Leave me, Andre, I can walk," Ken snatched his hand away from Andre and ran out of the house, Andre hurried after him.

"I don't blame Andre for calling him a devil," Sebastian sighed.

"He's learning from the best," Zeno said.

Sebastian smirked, "Is he now? You know I'm an angel," 

Zeno grimaced, "Oh, please, that's a word you should never mention. You're completely opposite of that word: Angel," He rolled his eyes. 

Sebastian shrugged, "Maybe..." He sat beside Zeno, leaning into him.

"So, are you going to stay away from me like Ken asked?" Sebastian whispered. 

Zeno chuckled, "For today? Yes, I would, I can barely walk, Seb," He replied.

"Not even if I go slow?" Sebastian started to slip his hand into Zeno's pants.

Zeno immediately held Sebastian'shand, "Sebastian, control yourself. This is a living room. Remember what happened the last time," he warned.

Sebastian bit his lips and stared at Zeno's face, "So, if I carry you up to the room, you'll let me go slow?" He whispered into Zeno's ear. 

Zeno lucked his lips, "It's tempting, Seb, but I know I'll end up asking you to go faster, and if I do, I might not just walk for a whole week," He pushed Sebastian away.

Sebastian was about to move close again when someone walked in from the entrance.

"He said no, Sebastian. As a gentleman, consent should always come first, right, Zeno?" Ezra walked in,  Nicholas beside him.

Zeno was surprised and happy to see them, "You're right, Ezra. Hi, Nicholas, Miss me?" He smiled.

"Nah, better off without you," Nicholas walked away from Ezra and took a single couch.

"You know you don't mean that," Zeno chuckled. 

"I don't, the club's boring without you," Nicholas laughed.

"Why are you both here? Tired of fucking each other?" Sebastian smirked at Nicholas, who looked like a deer caught in a headlight.

"Huh? What do you mean, Seb? Ezra and Nicholas... fucking?" Zeno looked at the proud look on Ezra's face and confirmed what Sebastian had said.

"Don't listen to Sebastian," Nicholas denied, glaring at Sebastian. 

"Oh, come on, babe, I already told Sebastian, chill; Zeno will understand; he knows how hard it is to stay away from someone you love," Ezra approached Nicholas and squatted in front of him, "Or, you don't love me as you said?" He whispered. 

Nicholas sighed, "Stop asking stupid questions, Doc, just go sit somewhere," He smiled.

"Nicholas, I thought we were friends? Why did you hide it from me?" Zeno narrowed his eyes.

Nicholas looked at Ezra and sighed, "It happened suddenly, I was trying to find time to tell you, but, tadda, now you know," He stared at Zeno's confused face.

"You could have done better, Nicholas, Ezra is lame," Sebastian smirked.

"Babe, don't start," Zeno pinched Sebastian's arm.

"No, let him start, I'm ready for him," Ezra chuckled.

"Sebastian, you should have let Zeno when he wanted to do better with Leon; he's sexier than you are; that's probably why you felt so insecure and jealous, right, sugar?" He asked Nicholas, who nodded in agreement. 

Sebastian stood and approached Ezra, "One more time, say it again," His voice was low and dangerous.

"Leon is better, sexier, and... good in -"

"Don't say it, Doc; he might actually punch you for that last part," Nicholas crosses his legs together, enjoying the show.

"You know what, say it, Ezra," Zeno relaxed, yawning.

"None of you are trying to stop us from fighting?" Sebastian asked Zeno, disappointed. 

"Yeah, baby,  you too?" Ezra looked at Nicholas.

"They're so lame, Nick. We should really have done better," Zeno smiled.

"Absolutely," Nicholas nodded.

"Get off my face," Sebastian pushed Ezra and returned to Zeno.

"You don't mean it, right?" Sebastian asked.

"Maybe...maybe not," Zeno shut his eyes and relaxed back.

Sebastian was about to say something when his phone rang.

"Who's that?" Zeno questioned, opening his eyes to look at Sebastian's phone.

Sebastian frowned, "My mother," He was surprised, his mother never called.