Stepping into the penthouse, Matteo turned on the lights, slowly peeling off the jacket he was wearing over the checkered shirt inside, he dropped it on the couch.

He turned his neck round trying to ease it of the pain he was feeling, he'd been working non stop the whole week, infact since the Liam incident, he hasn't had a second to rest, he barely got six hours of sleep on a day.

He was about to get himself a glass of water when he heard the doorbell go off, making him look at the door, scrunching his brows up, he wasn't expecting anyone.

He heard it again, and almost groaned out, can't he just get at least 5 minutes of rest time from all the work. He walked stealthily towards the door, his hand grazing the pistol safely tucked away in the back of his pants, it could be anyone, he wouldn't be caught off guard.

He looked through the small tiny hole at the middle of the door, hoping to see whoever was there but he didn't see anyone, making him all the more alert as he slowly turned the knob of the door, slowly pulling it open.

He was about to pull his gun out when he saw the smiling and annoying face of the one person he definitely didn't want to see tonight, he clenched his jaw as the man brushed past him, strolling into his house like he owned the place.

"What are you doing here Stefano" he gritted out turning around to face the man who was now looking at his apartment like he'd never been there before.

He smiled cheekily and rubbed his palm together "Well I thought to knock today, instead of just sneaking in on you, I noticed you don't like me showing up unannounced" he said making Matteo to ground his teeth

Stefano walked further into the house, peeking his head into the kitchen, examining the whole place like it was his He scrunched his nose up "hmm, you know I've never really paid much attention to this place, just it's owner" he muttered ending it with a smile as he looked at Matteo "you have a nice place"

Matteo's resisted an eye roll "You still haven't answered my question Stefano, what are you doing here"? He gritted out lowly

"Oh that, I come bearing tidings, good tidings" he muttered cheekily, his eyes crinkling up at the sides mischievously "I have information you need, and I've come to share"

Matteo narrowed his eyes at Stefano, as if waiting to see if the man was messing with him, or maybe this was one of his many pranks "And what makes you think I would believe that"? He asked and Stefano just smiled

"Because a little birdie told me that y'all are in a fix, infact you have one of your most trusted men in custody, torturing him for this same said information that I have" He smacked his lips together

"What is it then? What's this information you so graciously want to share"? Matteo asked, making sure to emphasize on the graciously.

"Oh I'm not telling you, well at least I'm not telling just you, I need your other half to be here" he said before turning around and running his long fingers through the marbled counter, Matteo's silence only made him turn around again "Spade" he added quickly.

Matteo scoffed before folding his hands across his chest, he hated that overly sweet smile that Stefano always had on, the way he carried himself, like he was untouchable, it annoyed Matteo so much "And what makes you think Spade would even want to hear anything you have to say"?

He took a few steps closer to Matteo, stopping just in front of the blonde, he brought his hand up, and let his fingers to trace a line from Matteo chest down to his stomach, making the blonde to such in a harsh breath.

He felt each move of Stefano's fingers leave a trail of tingly feeling on his body, his hand latched out as they grabbed Stefano's wrist tight in his hands, almost as if twisting it, but the man still had a lopsided grin on his face, as if he was enjoying what Matteo was doing. "Because Teo, I may have information on who's trying to kill him" he finished before he pulled his wrist from Matteo's hand and shoved it inside his pocket

Matteo looked at him for a while, looking into those dark brooding hazel eyes, almost as if he would find the answer to the question that was plaguing his mind at the moment, was Stefano worth trusting even for a second?

He grounded his teeth, before cussing out lowly, he brushed past Stefano and headed for his jacket on the couch, he pulled his phone out and dialed Spade's number, hoping the man picked up.

He noticed Spade had been acting weird lately, he seemed lost and unbalanced. It was beginning to worry Matteo but the man has refused to talk to him.

He heard the ringing on the phone once before it stopped and he heard shuffling from the other side "What"? Spade snapped making Matteo to let out a deep breath.

"Where are you Spade"? He asked and he could almost see Spade clenching his jaw or setting his eyes in a hard line.

"I'm at the club, what is it Matteo"? He asked impatiently, Matteo just turned to look at Stefano, who was still looking at him, hands shoved in his pocket and a wide grin covering his face. He sighed out

"There's something you need to see, I need you over at the penthouse"

The line went dead and he could only hear Spade's low breathing "I don't have time for games Matteo" he muttered, Matteo could almost feel the dejection in his voice, something was definitely wrong with Spade, and he would find out sooner or later

"It's important, Spade, I wouldn't call you if it wasn't"

"Fine, I'll be there in five" he muttered before Matteo heard the beep sound of the phone, he pulled it away from his ear and looked at Stefano

"This had better be worth it" he grumbled out to the man, and Stefano just smiled and clicked his teeth.

"It sure is Teo" he muttered making Matteo to growl out, he was really beginning to hate that stupid Nickname.

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Spade sighed out as he got up, picking up his jacket, he turned off the laptop, closed the wine glass encasing and picked up his car keys, he walked out of the office, turning off the lights because he might not return tonight again.

He didn't even know it was that late, if not for the call he received from Matteo, he still would have been in the office, probably burying himself deep in work.

That's what he had been doing lately, ever since Nate openly rejected him, he had been working non stop, pushing himself over the edge everyday. He couldn't take the rejection, and even worse he still craved Nate so badly.

He hadn't seen Nate since that day he walked out on him at the club, and it had been three days now, Nate's absence was killing him, it was eating him up like the way worms eat up wood.

He could slowly feel his sanity slip away from him, he didn't know if it would be a good idea to show up at Nate's apartment or his office. He didn't want to push Nate too far, maybe he shouldn't have kissed him again, but he couldn't control himself, he couldn't stop himself from wanting Nate as badly as he did.

He'd never wanted anyone like this, man or woman. He was used to getting attention from women, so he'd never had to do the chasing, but he was ready to do it for Nate. He would chase him to the ends of the earth if Nate wanted him to.

But Nate didn't even want him like that, his recent absence from the club was a huge show of exactly how Nate felt. The young man probably didn't even like men.

He sigh out as he stepped out of the elevator on the penthouse, hoping whatever Matteo had called him for was worth it, he didn't have time to be playing games, not when he had all these in his mind, bothering the hell out of him.

He walked towards Matteo's door and rang the doorbell. It didn't even take long before it pulled open and a disheveled Matteo was standing on the other side, he stepped aside for Spade to walk in

His eyes moved around the living room until they landed on the figure perched on a chair in front of the kitchen marbled counter, he quickly turned to face Matteo "What's he doing here"? He growled out, already feeling his patience running thin, he knew Matteo was up to something, but not something as stupid as this

"Relax Spade, he had something he wants to tell you" Matteo muttered gently, Spade clenched his jaw, fisting his hand beside him

"Was he the reason you called me here"? he gritted out

"FYI, he can hear you" Stefano's annoying voice cut through making both men to glare at him.

"Shut up Stefano"

"Shut up Stefano"

Both men growled out, making him to raise his hands up in surrender.

Matteo sighed out and faced Spade again "I know you're pissed, but I promise you, he does have something to tell you, you know I wouldn't call you here if it wasn't important" he whispered, slowly seeing the angry lines on Spade's face disappear "just sit, at least hear him out first" he muttered.

Spade just turned to look at Stefano, before his eyes moved back to Matteo, he clenched his jaw, before he groaned out "Fine" he muttered and walked towards the marbled counter, going over to the other side, at the kitchen "You have five minutes" he spat at Stefano this time. Matteo followed suit and sat close to Spade on the other side as the both faced Stefano.

"The shooting two weeks ago, it didn't just kill Liam, it killed Martineli too and put Batroix in a hospital" he started, Spade just sighed out and narrowed his eyes at Stefano "And I also heard that you lost a shit ton of gun shipments and drugs shipments a while back"

Spade resisted an eye roll "How is this helpful? You're only telling me things I already know" Spade spat and Stefano just looked at him, rolling his eyes at him

"Patience Spade, I'm just getting started" he muttered before his eyes moved to Matteo again "A little birdie told me, you have Lucas in your custody and you're torturing him for information about your shipments" he stopped and clicked his tongue again "well too bad you're barking up the wrong tree"

"What do you mean"? Matteo asked and he just smiled and poked at his nose "Are you trying to say Lucas is innocent"?

"No, he's not innocent, definitely not innocent" he muttered with a light chuckle "he's just not gonna tell you anything, not while his son's life is on the line"

Spade's brows furrowed themselves as he tried to make sense of what Stefano was saying. "What are you trying to say then"? Spade asked and he sighed out

"I'm saying that Lucas won't tell you shit about what happened to your gun shipments" he paused "me on the other hand, I'm ready to tell you what I know about your gun shipments and maybe even tell you who ambushed your men and took it"

Matteo's eyes cut through to Spade's, both of them speaking with their eyes. As much as they wanted to know who had been fucking with Spade, they knew Stefano wasn't just here out of the goodness of his heart "What do you want"? Matteo asked, his voice hard, matching his stare

He chuckled as he faked hurt with his eyes "You hurt me Matteo" he mused "what makes you think I want something in return"? He asked and the blonde just scoffed

"I know you Stefano, you don't do things without wanting something in return, what do you want"? He gritted out and Stefano just sighed out, bobbing his brows up and down.

"Well, you're right, I do want something in return" he muttered out and Spade cocked his brows, watching him. "You" he muttered huskily, his eyes set on Matteo as he watched the blonde gasp out lowly, his lips parting slightly in the middle, the shock very evident in his eyes.

Spade's clenched his jaw as he narrowed his eyes on Stefano "I want you Matteo, I mean as you can see I do things alone, it gets really lonely and scary, I need you as my eyes, ears and maybe muscle in the underworld" he explained, seeing as Matteo relaxed a bit, but his eyes were still set In a hard stare, as the sweet sea blue, had become steel blue

"No" Spade growled out as he stood up, scraping his chair on the ground

Stefano narrowed his eyes at Spade, before he smacked his lips together "Well, I guess I'm gonna have to take my information else where, and if course your arms shipment that is still sitting pretty in my warehouse" he muttered and Matteo's eyes cut through to his

"Wait" he almost yelled out, Spade turned to look at him as he stood up too and walked towards Spade, stopping in front of him.

"Matteo what are you doing"? Spade gritted out and Matteo just sighed out

"We can't let this chance pass us by, what if we never get a chance to find out who this person is"? Matteo asked

Spade growled out "I don't like this Matteo, I don't trust him" he gritted out

"Again, he can hear you" Stefano muttered making Matteo and Spade to growl out glaring at him, he just put his hands up in surrender

Matteo turned to look at Spade back "We don't have to like it Spade, we just have to do it, this is like a good step in finding out our mystery man and maybe even catch him" he whispered, Spade clenched his jaw and grounded his teeth "I can handle him" Matteo further added and Spade sighed out.

"I don't like this but if you say you're okay with it fine then" Spade muttered out before he turned to face Stefano, jaws clenched, his eyes almost lifeless and angry.

"You've got yourself a deal" Matteo gritted out, seeing the annoying grin on Stefano's face.

Oh my God 😁😁 I can't wait to let you guys in on Matteo and Stefano's story

If you think Spade and Nate are cute, then Matteo and Stefano are worth gushing over.