After driving out of Spade's front gate, Matteo didn't say anything, and he was expecting Stefano to maintain the energy, leaving the car completely silent.

At first it was like that, and he couldn't be more grateful, but he was quick to conclude, a few minutes into the drive was when the trouble started.

"Do you think it's a good idea leaving them both together alone"? Stefano's overly cheerful voice reached Matteo's ears, and he didn't even make an effort to look at the man beside him, he clenched his jaw already regretting agreeing to drop him off at home "I mean I don't know about you but even I could feel the tension between those two" he muttered taking a glance at Matteo, his eyes moved to his hands around the wheel and his knuckles had almost turned white with how tight he gripped the wheel. Stefano could already imagine how strong Matteo was, he'd heard stories about him but he'd never seen him in action, the night the man trailed him, he'd hope they'd both get a chance at a fair fight, but more than wanting that, he couldn't risk it because Matteo was more ruthless than he looked, and Stefano wasn't sure he would just fight with him without leaving a mark on his body, he cherished his skin too much to let that happen.

"Can you just be quiet and let me drive you home" Matteo gritted out, his eyes still set on the road, he wasn't really in the mood to talk, especially not to Stefano.

"It's too quiet and too boring" he whined with his voice switching to a much tinier voice, Matteo sighed out shutting his eyes for a brief moment

"Well if you don't want me driving you, I can pull up and drop you off on the road, you'd be saving me a whole lot of trouble" he muttered but his voice held a hidden warning for Stefano as he scoffed before huffing and turning to look outside the car.

Matteo almost thanked God as he knew he'd sent his point to the man beside him. Ever since he jumped and took him that night, then suddenly letting him go with information that he needed, Matteo had grown weary of him, especially when he asked for an invitation to Italy's special auction, it made Matteo question the man's motive.

He knew Spade had never really liked or trusted him, he wasn't really concerned before but now it was beginning to eat at him. He hated owing someone and Stefano made it so that Matteo owed him.

Now he was trying to get out of it but the man was making it hard for him. He felt like he fell into Stefano's trap and it was coming back to bite him in the ass, and the fact that he was keeping what happened between Stefano and him a secret from Spade was another huge problem on his mind He never kept secrets from Spade, not once since he'd known him, and he knew Spade never kept secrets from him either.

He felt like he was betraying Spade and it was all Stefano's fault, hence the reason why everything the man did pissed him off to no end.

"Why are you so uptight Teo"? His annoying voice broke Matteo's thoughts as he gritted his teeth, resisting the urge to growl out angrily

"Don't call me Teo" he gritted out and Stefano just scrunched his brows as if he was confused

"But that's your name" he pressed making Matteo to groan out in frustration, he really didn't think it through when he agreed to drop Stefano off, he didn't know it would be this frustrating and annoying

"The name's Matteo and not Teo" he gritted out, he really wasn't fond of the shortening of his name

"But I like calling you Teo" Stefano mumbled, Matteo clenched his jaw tight, feeling his cells tick with anger and frustration.

Stefano was watching his every move and the fact that his words were getting to Matteo and riling him up was making him feel somewhat excited, he wanted to know just how far Matteo's patience could be stretched before he snapped

Matteo didn't say anything to him again, he just focused on the road, trying to block his mind from thinking about the man sitting beside him in the car, even though that was proving difficult with each passing second

After a few seconds of silence he heard Stefano's voice again "You know I never really told you where I live" he muttered and the same as before, Matteo ignored him, making him bite his inner cheek "But I guess I don't have to, since you already know on your own, perks of trailing and spying on me" he taunted, watching as Matteo clenched his jaw tight, the lights of the city illuminating the car and Matteo's blonde hair. "Something tells me Spade doesn't know about our little.." he moved his fingers between the both of them, clicking his teeth together loudly "thing we got going on" he finished, seeing as Matteo's hands tightened around the steering and the silence he gave, made Stefano satisfied that he was right and Matteo hadn't told Spade about their talks and meetings

"We don't have any thing going on" he gritted out, his voice coming out hard and that only made Stefano chuckle, the deep, throaty chuckle, it made Matteo turn to look at him, finding the sound somewhat intriguing, he felt it go through his whole body, leaving a sweet bitter sensation inside of him

"I beg to differ Teo" he muttered, his eyes resting on the blonde again "we do have a thing going on, even if you try to hide or deny it" he whispered, with Matteo's steel blue, cold eyes on him, his lips tilted in a smile as he winked at the blonde "And I'm pretty sure it involves me saving your ass and you owing me back" he muttered facing the road, giving Matteo a good view of his face from the side

He had shaved his beards, leaving his face clean and almost spotless, he had a way with switching his looks, there are times he'd have his beard untamed and like Spade, he wouldn't shave it, but then sometimes he'd look sharp and younger than his age, with his hair packed in a ponytail, just like it was now.

Matteo's eyes moved on their own and landed on Stefano's lips, settling on the bottom more, it was pink and pouty, it shone bright through the small perks of moonlight that illuminated inside the car.

Feeling his mind slip from reality to a crazy world of crazy imaginations, he quickly looked away and swallowed hard, making sure to be discreet enough

He so badly wanted to wipe that annoying grin Stefano had on his face away and tell him he wasn't owing him shit but he couldn't, and it was biting him every second.

"Don't worry Teo, I'm not gonna ask you to kill Spade or bring me his head, even though the idea kind of sounds appealing now that I'm thinking about it" Stefano mused making Matteo to look at him sharply, he just grinned before looking back at the road "I already told you what I want and it's very simple, it's not something you can't do, after all I heard Spade would do just about anything for you" he muttered his eyes moving to rest on Matteo, blue steel, cold eyes, meeting semi hazel dark brooding and warm eyes, before Matteo quickly looked away.

He ran his tongue through his lips, letting his teeth rest on the lower lip, Stefano's eyes didn't miss this as they followed every move of Matteo's tongue and teeth on his lips, he felt his hands twitch beside him and his heart beat spike up a notch, almost unnoticeable but he felt it, he let out a deep breath and swallowed before turning away from Matteo's perfectly pink lips, he was beginning to imagine the kind of things those lips could do, things he was sure Matteo wouldn't appreciate if he knew just what was going through Stefano's mind.

"And I already told you Stefano that I can not do it, I will not" he gritted out making Stefano to make a tiny whiny sound, his eyes turning to look at Matteo

"Why? it's just one invitation, one auction, it's not like I'm gonna kill anyone there, I'm not even gonna buy anything, I just wanna watch, I've always wanted to go but the fact that it's invite only, and Spade doesn't really like me, so you can understand my dilemma" he whined out softly, making Matteo to momentarily look at him, seeing the shimmering and desperation in his eyes, he clenched his jaw and looked away, focusing on the road back.

Without saying anything, he accelerated the engine even more, making the car go faster, his mind thinking about what Stefano just told him. What if he was telling the truth, it wouldn't hurt anyone to get him an invite, but Spade doesn't really like the guy for some odd reason, and if Spade should find out he's been meeting with him, he's going to feel betrayed.

He was at a crossroads and didn't even know what to do at the moment, he could feel Stefano's eyes on him, he just sighed out and pushed all thoughts away from his mind and focused on driving.

They were drawing near to Stefano's house, the man lived in the busy part of town, he stayed at a penthouse, he wasn't really in hiding from anyone

*****

Standing in the middle of the living room, his eyes moving around the very expensive and fancy room, he didn't see Spade here, no trace or sign of him, making him wonder where he'd gone to. Maybe he stepped outside the house.

He didn't know if he should sit and wait for him or continue sight seeing in the living room, there was virtual chimney just below where the huge smart TV was placed on the wall.

And just like the rest of Spade's house, the living room was decorated in almost black everything, even the woodwork of the virtual chimney was black, was that how Spade's heart is, black and dead?

He heard footsteps making him alert, as he saw a figure step out of the opening he saw the other time close to the wine encasing, he turned and it was Spade, he was still putting on the clothes from the party, but he had taken off the jacket, leaving him with the white buttoned up shirt, the sleeves rolled up above his elbow.

Nate's eyes moved from his chest area, the first two buttons were undone and his eyes landed on the chain around Spade's neck, making him appear even more attractive and sexy, Nate's eyes moved from his chest and landed on his right arm, where the sleeves of the shirt was folded, he could see the tattoo peeking from there, at some point he was beginning to wonder if the man had any tattoos and he just got his answer.

His eyes zeroed in on a tiny vein that stood out on Spade's hand, it flexed and moved as he brought his hand down and shoved it into his pocket. Nate swallowed licking his lips, his eyes moved away from Spade's arm and moved up to his eyes, the man was already staring at him, seeing right through him, this made him nervous and self-conscious of the fact that he was putting on Spade's clothes.

The gentle and analyzing way Spade's eyes raked through his body, as if inscribing each details of his appearance inside his head and memory, it made Nate's cheek heat up as he lowered his head quickly

Spade let out a deep breath "You're done" he stated, and Nate just nodded not really knowing what to say as both men stood in front of each other, the thick silence consuming the whole room and thickening the tension in the air

Spade was watching him, he could feel his hands ball into a fist in his pocket, the reason why his hands were currently in his pocket was the fact that he felt his dick jump the moment he saw Nate, and thank God the young man didn't notice, so he was trying to control and hide it.

The way the tank top looked loose and yet pressed firmly on Nate's body, showing the small muscles the young man had, and the joggers, they weren't oversize like he thought they'd be, they fit him just perfectly well, and he could almost imagine how they'd hug Nate's ass, maybe even show more than Nate's pants did earlier on

He liked the fact that his clothes were on Nate's body, how they fit him like they were tailored for him, he'd never given anybody any of his personal belongings, not even Matteo. This was a first for him "Do you mind" his head gestured towards the kitchen as he watched Nate's eyes move with uncertainty and confusion towards the kitchen door "I'm making something" he whispered out watching as realization dawned on Nate's face as his eyes went a bit wide, making Spade want to laugh, not at him but at the fact that he was surprised Spade was inviting him to his kitchen

"You... You want me.." he stuttered pointing to his chest, his slender fingers catching Spade's attention before he looked back up at his eyes "you want me to follow you in there? the uuh.. the kitchen"? He asked and Spade just nodded, his eyes growing soft with each second

"Come on" he muttered leading the way and Nate took a long second thinking about it, Spade was actually inviting him to his kitchen All these strange things happening all of a sudden, it felt like he couldn't even recognize this new person Spade had suddenly turned into

Being nice, calm, gentle. It was all making his head turn and confuse him the more "You coming"? Spade's voice broke him out of his thinking and doubts, he looked up and met with Spade's eyes, looking at him expectantly, as if trying to encourage him that it was okay. He swallowed before nodding and taking slow steps towards where Spade stood.

He stopped in front of the three steps that he would take to enter through the doorway, Spade stood on the last one at the top. He walked in through the entrance first and slowly Nate took the first step, then onto the second and the third.

Standing directly in front of the doorway, he licked his lips before slowly walking inside, he stood at the doorway as his mouth opened in surprise, a low gasp escaping his lips

The kitchen was shining with bright yellow lights, there was a huge white marbled counter in the middle of the kitchen, a fruit basket was sitting on it, and a few other things, there where white chairs on each side of the counter.

White cupboards filled the kitchen walls, each and every shelf in the kitchen had it's uses, plates filled the rack while the sink was sparkling clean, the kitchen didn't look like a bachelor's kitchen

It was quite neat, arranged and smelt fresh. And unlike the rest of the house, the kitchen walls was painted white, everything in the kitchen had a touch of white, it screamed life and beauty.

Spade stood close to the counter, watching as Nate's eyes raked his kitchen just like it did the rest of his house, and just like those times too, it warmed his heart and left him excited with himself when he saw the awe, fascination and admiration in Nate's eyes. At least there was something about him that Nate found alluring.

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