Chapter - 4

Elio was waiting for Nicolas to come home. It was going to be 11pm and he's yet to come. Elio also didn't have any dinner. He thought he would wait for Nicolas to have dinner. They can't act like husbands but that doesn't mean they can't be friends.

"Does he always come late?"

Elio asked the three who were also sitting in the chair. Whenever their boss is late that means he had some mafia business to do. But how can they tell this to Elio who doesn't know that his husband was the head of the second largest mafia. Poor thing also doesn't know his own family was the first largest one.

"Boss sometimes get caught up in his office work that he comes home late. Right?"

Jay says looking at his friends. They all nod.

"Well he can't do that anymore. Because he got a husband at home."

Elio said pouting. Jay literally cooed at him. Nicolas don't have to act like his husband, but didn't they decided to be friends? He looks at the clock which read 11:15. Okay he will wait for an extra 15 minutes and if Nicolas doesn't come by then he'll eat his dinner and go to sleep. Elio yawns and feels his eyes get heavy. He lies his head down on the table and tries to keep his eyes open. Unfortunately Elio fell asleep. Tyler, Simon and Jay don't know if they should let him sit there.

"Tyler why don't you pick him up and tuck him into the bed?"

Simon said.

"Okay angel."

Simon's cheeks went red at that. Tyler picked Elio bridal style and walked upstairs to his room. He gently placed Elio on the bed and covered him with blankets. They three had to wait till their boss came to brief him what happened today. It was one in the morning when Nicolas came back. He smelled freshly showered meaning he was handling some business at the warehouse basement. They all stood up and stood before him.

"I'm tired as fuck so make it short."

Simon nodded and came forward.

"After you went Elio asked us to show around the mansion. That's it. He didn't ask to go out or do anything."

Nicolas was surprised at hearing this. So Elio didn't do anything else? Won't he get bored? He nodded and walked towards the stairs undoing his cuffs.

"He waited for you sir."

Tyler said coming forward. Nicolas stopped in his tracks turning around.

"He waited so that he could have dinner with you."

Nicolas pushed his wet hair strands away from his forehead. He gestured his hand to dismiss them. Why is he feeling guilty? He didn't ask him to wait. He dragged his tired legs towards his room. He stripped from his suit and wore a grey sweatpant. He looked at the door that connected to Elio's room. His mind was telling him to go to bed, but his heart was telling something else.

"Fuck it."

The only reason his mind was providing why he was going to go check on Elio because he waited for him. He opens the door and slowly walks inside. The room is dark except for the moonlight coming through the window. Elio was fast asleep under the bedsheet. Okay. So he saw him so why was he not going back to his room? He walked towards the bed. It was like his feet had it's own mind. He stood near Elio's bed and looked at his peaceful sleeping face. He looked exactly like Elena. That cute button nose, plump lips, big brown eyes . The only difference between them is, Elio have chubby cheeks while Elena had a more defined ones. Nicolas caressed Elio's cheeks with his knuckles. His skin was so soft like a baby's. Elio made whiny noise breaking Nicolas out of his trance. He retracted his hand like it burned. He stepped back and rushed to his room. He closed the door making sure not to wake Elio up. Nicolas touched his chest trying to calm his heart which was pounding quickly. What is happening? Why is he feeling weird all of a sudden? Is it because he was away from Elena? He needs to completely stop interacting with that boy. Yes that would be the best solution. He decided he needed at least few hours of sleep if he wants to function properly tomorrow.

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Elio woke up early in order to see Nicolas off to his work. However, he realised that waking up so early was a mistake because he had no idea what to do. He is unable to make Nicolas's lunch because he doesn't know how to cook. Thus, he had a conversation with Carla, the maid. Other than those three, he thought he had made a friend. He asked her about her time spent working with the Luciano's and how Nicolas was in the house. It was 8, meaning Nicolas would be down for breakfast soon. Tyler, Simon, and Jay were already seated in the kitchen, occupying whatever space they could.

"I'll go now, Carla. Nicolas would be down any minute."

Carla gave him a small smile which he returned. When he sat down, the three of them followed him to the dining room and stood behind him. Nicolas came down scrolling through his phone. He was surprised to see Elio sitting there. Elio gave the best smile and even waved to him. Nicolas quickly changed from a surprised expression to a cold and stoic one. Elio frowned in confusion. Nicolas continued scrolling through his phone while sitting down. Elio gazed at him eagerly. Nicolas raised his eyebrows in question as he took his eyes off the phone.

"Was there something you wanted to ask me?"

He asked in a deep voice. Elio shook his head and turned away. Elio was expecting Nicolas to explain why he was late yesterday. Nicolas didn't give him any attention or answer, causing him to feel disappointed. Nicolas finished his breakfast first and stood up to leave. Elio looked at Nicolas's back, sad he didn't initiate a conversation with him. He pouted and continued eating. Nicolas stopped walking and turned around.

"And don't wait up for me like yesterday. Just because we are husbands doesn't mean you have to act like one."

With that Nicolas left leaving Elio hurt and embarrassed. Ouch!?! Elio didn't know why he felt sad, but hearing those words from Nicolas made his heart ache. He just put on a happy smiley face and continued eating and talking with the three friends he made.

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Meanwhile Nicolas couldn't fucking concentrate on his meeting. His brain replayed the image of a Elio who looked like a kicked puppy. He knows he shouldn't have said that, but he couldn't come up with a good solution to stop interacting with him and the best thing his brain came up with was to talk harshly to Elio. And now he was regretting it. He was feeling guilty as fuck. God what was this boy doing to him?