After hours and hours of working non stop, the day for the launching of the hotel project finally came, Nate's sleepless nights had finally paid off.

Although he didn't expect he would be asked to make a speech, but Spade once again shocked him and asked him to make a speech, he wasn't really prepared but he gave one regardless.

Now everyone in the huge hotel lobby and the restaurant area were all mingling and networking while some were looking through the hotel rooms, the swimming pool and even the children's section Nate added.

He didn't think anyone would fancy that or think of it as a brilliant idea, but he noticed that most of the women that came for the opening seemed to be very impressed with it.

He noticed that Spade had somehow stayed away from him, something he didn't expect, coming for the opening of the hotel, he thought Spade would be all over him after what happened at the club, infact he was kind of counting on it because he wanted to talk to Spade, even though he didn't know what he would say to him yet, he knew he was gonna figure something out

But to his surprise, Spade had only opened the hotel, asked him to give a speech and then disappeared into the crowd. Now he just stood there, watching the whole place bubble with life, he didn't really know anyone there, asides the shareholders whom he worked for on the hotel project and Spade.

"Hi" speak of the devil and he shall appear, Nate turned around coming face to face with Spade His eyes moved from Spade's face, smooth and tanned, his beards, his lips that Nate has tasted, he felt his mouth water as he resisted the urge to swallow hard, then his eyes moved further down to what Spade was wearing.

He wasn't putting on his signature black tux, instead he was putting on a deep navy blue three piece suit, it fit him just perfect, he looked dangerous and sexy.

"Hey" Nate whispered back, suddenly feeling self conscious and small under Spade's gaze, he lowered his eyes, not wanting to look at Spade's eyes, after that day at the club, this would be the first time he and Spade would talk and he didn't know what Spade would tell him

"Congratulations on the project being a total success" Spade's deep voice made him shudder discreetly, he felt his whole body erupt with goosebumps and sweet sensational feeling, as if Spade had just whispered into his ears.

He finally looked up and saw the gentle look in Spade's eyes for him, it warmed his heart, and also made his body hot. "Thank you" he whispered out, he sounded like a shy girl, his subconscious almost face palmed him.

He started moving his weight from one foot to another, the silence between them stretched as he didn't know what to say, what would he even say?

Spade had his hands shoved into his pocket, he had finally decided to give Nate the time Matteo had told him. Maybe if he didn't push the young man too much, they would both understand each other and what they wanted.

But it was harder than he thought, standing here and trying so hard not to pull Nate close to him, to kiss and make sweet love to his pink plum lips, it was taking everything in him to control himself.

He'd never been one to lose control of himself, but with Nate he can't seem to put a leash on his emotions and desire. It was like an internal battle for him.

He wanted to say something to Nate but at that moment someone decided to show up, making him swallow back his words. "Mr Miller" one of the women that had come to the opening of the hotel project called Nate's attention, making the young man to look away from Spade over to the woman. Spade immediately missed the warmth and safety Nate's eyes brought to him.

Nate followed the voice that called him, he was met with a woman a little older than Spade, but not to old. "Can I have a moment"? She whispered, her eyes apologising to Spade before Nate looked at Spade, as if silently asking for permission to go, Spade didn't say anything but his eyes gave Nate the permission he needed, before the woman dragged Nate away.

"Congratulations on the project success" the woman said while smiling and Nate just returned the smile to her

"Thank you..." He trailed off

"Caroline, but you can just call me Carol" she said to him and he just nodded

"Thank you Carol" he muttered softly

"I like what you did with the children section, that was so brilliant" the woman said and Nate just smiled, his eyes left her momentarily and looked over to Spade who still stood where Nate had left him, he still had his hands shoved in his pants pocket.

His mind was barely even with her as all he was thinking about was Spade, he really had to talk to him, at least say something to him, but he didn't know what he would say. After what happened between them and his talk with Matteo, he realized he couldn't run from Spade forever, he had to confront his feelings for the man, whatever happens he'll take it as fate. "You know, I've always had problem leaving my kids at home and going to business meetings or even going out to relax, but with something like this at this hotel, I'd definitely want to have meetings here, so I can bring my kids too" the woman kept on talking, Nate had totally zoned out before.

He didn't even realize she was talking, but he could see her lips moving. "I would like for you to do a little bit of redevelopment in my home" she said, this caught his attention as he smiled at her

"That won't be a problem, Mrs Carol, but you'll have to talk to my secretary, Jade, she's right over there" he said pointing to his secretary who was flirting again

Spade on the other hand was still looking around, he was thinking of what to say to Nate. He didn't really like the way he left things with the young man the last time they talked. It wasn't his best moments, but it wasn't his fault that Nate had so much power over him.

He was still pondering over it, letting his eyes take quick glances at Nate, who had on a black suit, with his back to Spade, he could see the roundness and perkiness of his ass, making Spade to fist his hands tighter inside his pocket. Things he would do to that ass if he ever got a hold of it.

He quickly looked away, and at that moment his phone rang, bringing him out of his insane obscene thought. He fished it out of his pocket and answered without looking at the caller id.

"Spade" Matteo's voice immedaitely entered his ears from the phone

"What is it"? He asked

"Something's happened, you need to get to the warehouse immediately" Matteo rushed out, Spade already knew something was up, Matteo sounded a little bit panicked.

He moved away from the crowd a bit, walking towards the door as the noise in the room dissipated slowly "Lucas is dead" Matteo said, this suddenly made Spade to stop in his tracks.

"I'm on my way" Spade gruffed out before he ended the call and shoved the phone back int his pocket, he looked back at the hall, his eyes finding Nate, the young man was still talking to the woman, seemingly engrossed in the conversation.

He walked out of the hotel and into the streets, walking towards his car, he headed for the warehouse, his jaws ticking and his whole body suddenly at an alert and angry.

He didn't realize he'd been driving too fast until he stopped at the warehouse, faster than he thought he would get there. He got out of his car and rushed into the warehouse, he rushed past every section not even stopping to acknowledge any of his men that greeted him, until he got to the door of the basement He pushed it open and walked into the cold room, Matteo was already standing there, with a body bag on the floor.

"What happened"? Spade asked as soon as he stood in front of Matteo

"He's dead, I found him like this when I came to check on him" Matteo explained "but check this out" Matteo muttered before he squatted down and opened the body back, there laid Lucas dead, with his throat slashed open, blood on his shirt and his eyes wide open.

"What am I looking at Matteo"? He asked, making the blonde to look at him pointedly, as if the older man was too dense for his liking, after a while of looking at Spade, he realized the man didn't get it, he rolled his eyes.

"Can't you see that his throat was slashed open"? Matteo asked.

"Okay, I still don't get it" Matteo almost groaned out, he couldn't deal with Spade, seriously how did the guy even become the Don if he was this dense

"This wasn't a suicide Spade, it was a kill, someone killed Lucas, inside this basement" he watched as Spade's jaw clenched tightly as his eyes beamed in realization

"Who did this"? Spade grunted out, feeling his anger rise up with each second, Lucas was his only other link to mystery man, and with him dead, he was back to square one. He knew Stefano said Lucas wouldn't say anything because his son's life was on the line, but Spade already knew how to work that out and get Lucas to talk.

"I don't know, but whoever did this was definitely working with mystery man, they knew Lucas was close to breaking point,.which means Dom wasn't the only spy" Matteo finished

"What about the cameras"? Spade asked

"I haven't checked it, I called you immediately I found him, I didn't want to leave the warehouse, without knowing who did this"

"Cover him up" Spade muttered before he walked towards the door

"Where're you going"? Matteo asked, without looking back he answered.

"To the security room, gather everyone in the conference hall, whoever did this, I'm going to find them and I'm going to kill them" with that, Spade walked out of the basement of the warehouse.

*****

After looking for Spade around the hotel without seeing him, Nate decided to leave and go home, his part was finished, the only reason he wanted to stick around after his speech was because of Spade.

But by the time he had finished talking with that woman, the one that kept yapping about how she wanted her house to look like, things she wanted, Spade had already left

Nate felt a bit sad and disappointed, he didn't think Spade would just disappear like that without even saying anything. Maybe the man finally realized that Nate wasn't worth his time or attention, or Nate had pushed him away.

He felt dejected, but still there was nothing he could do about it. If Spade decided that he didn't want him again, it was totally fine, at least he didn't get his heart broken, even though it hurt a little knowing Spade was beginning to give him space.

He was finally home, after a long shower, he decided to give himself a little rest on the couch. That project had really taken a lot of his time and energy, now that he was finally free from it, he would rest as much as he could before something as major as that would come his way again.

Not that he didn't have any work to do, but nothing as serious as the hotel project. They were things he could handle at work

He laid down on his couch, in his sweatpants and grey round neck, he was looking at the ceiling, his mind doing a little sweep of his life the past few months.

Things had never been rosy for him, right from when he was a kid, his father abused him physically and mentally. He watched the man that constantly abused him kill his mother, and his father did nothing about it. He had to grow up with that horrible experience, all the while blaming himself for it, and then his sister ran away, just when he thought things were going fine, his father brought Spade into their lives.

He didn't know if he should be grateful for that or not. Yes, Spade had brought some sweet things to his life, like the ability to feel again, the need to want to live, not just for someone else but for himself.

But Spade had also taken something from him, Spade was the reason his sister ran away If he didn't agree to marry her, she would never have ran away, and left him here with his father.

He sighed out and ran his hands down his face. He heard a knock on his door, making him to raise his head, he furrowed his brows, he wasn't expecting anyone at the moment. He looked at the clock In his living room and it was almost past 8.

Maybe it was Matteo, he hadn't seen the blonde since two days ago when they had that talk. He slowly got up and walked towards the door.

He pulled open the door and his eyes grew wide when he saw who was at the other side of the door.

With his deep blue three piece suit on, he looked a bit disheveled, his eyes looked tired, with dark circles around it, his hair was toppled over his face, and in his hand was a wine bottle.

Even in his disheveled state, Nate still couldn't help but admire him. There wasn't a time when Spade didn't look attractive or sexy, it was like the man had different progressive states of himself.

Angry Spade, attractive, devilishly handsome and hot. Happy Spade, handsome, sexy and beautiful Disheveled Spade, attractive, ruggedy and hot

The only Spade Nate hadn't seen yet was a sad Spade. He didn't think he'd ever see that part though. Nothing ever made this man sad, instead he was always angry.

Okay What will happen now 😜😜😁