The Master [MxMxM+]

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"Businessman of the month?" Riley asked Tadashi.

He shook his head. "Businessman of the year," he corrected. "He'll be on the front of the magazine, and there'll be a section with only his pictures. That is minus the interview section."

"What kind of questions?" Riley asked.

Tadashi shrugged. "Mainly business...his life, nothing personal."

"Relax darling," said Alexander. "I've done this before."

Riley turned to look at him sitting on the chair next to him. "Yeah well I wasn't there to fuss over you before."

Alexander leaned forward to meet Riley. "You sound hot when you say stuff like that," he said in a low voice.

Tadashi's eyes darted between the two of them. It was no good.

Before they could kiss, he used one of the sample pictures to separate them and stop the act.

"You'll get to the lovey-dovey stuff when we're done here," he said despite the sour expressions in their faces. "Come on, I've got a long day ahead of me."

Alexander leaned on the table and Tadashi continued. "They are thinking this outfit for the cover," he said.

Alexander would have to wear the stylish suit with nothing like a shirt inside. The picture would be completely normal except for the fact that his chest would be exposed.

Most of his hair would be swept to one side and he'd be asked to look nonchalant as he posed for the photos.

"The outfits are not bad," said Alexander while leaning back. Mason didn't seem to see the other empty chair right next to him when he came over. He chose Alexander's lap.

He picked the picture up and studied the outfit. "What is this?" He asked.

"The outfit," said Alexander. "For the magazine cover."

"Outfit? Where's the rest of it?" He asked in disbelief.

"What?" Alexander said.

"Don't 'what' me," he turned around to face him. "You're not wearing that for the public eye. No one else is allowed to see you half naked like that."

He tried to argue but was cut off. "It's not even–"

"Alexander," Mason said firmly. Then he turned to his assistant. "Tadashi, where's the next one?"

Alexander resigned with his hands up in surrender and let Mason handle it.

"Here you go," his assistant put it on Mason's hand with a smile of amusement on his face.

"Much better," he heard Mason say.

"There's another request for an interview," said Tadashi, after the issue had been resolved. "A different magazine wants all of you on the cover. Apparently this relationship is all the buzz these days and every one is eager to get any kind of insight."

"Are you serious right now?" Asked Riley.

Tadashi linked his fingers. "I am. They've offered the option of doing the interview on tv...in fact it's what they are hoping for. Alexander has always hated being on air, but things could be different now. I'll leave you all to discuss it yourselves."

Tadashi got up to leave and he bumped into Zel. "I can't show up on tv! I'm not famous!" He giggled as Tadashi righted him. As if he'd said like the most absurd thing ever.

Alexander leaned forward and his front rested against Mason's back.

"Nothing's been decided yet princess," Alexander turned to him. "Let's just say no, they don't have to know anything," he said.