VegasPete : The Way You Taste

1 - No peace of mind

Pete POV

Vegas is simply the most handsome man I've ever met in my entire life. Period. But all the attention he gets really makes me uneasy. Vegas makes heads turn whenever he walks into a room. The moment we entered Yok's Club, I could see all eyes on him. Girls and men alike ready to willingly succumb to his domineering presence. I wonder when I'll get used to it. Never, I guess.

He invited some of his friends from the university to celebrate the end of the final exams at the club, along with me and Macau. Mostly young wealthy heirs of business partners who are attending the same major at university. They seem to gravitate towards Vegas and try their best to be nice to me. Otherwise, Vegas would kick them out of his life for sure.

Vegas is no longer hanging out with those psycho bastards that intended to rape me when I was held captive by him.

I gaze at Vegas from a distance while getting a drink at the bar with Macau. Vegas is talking excitedly with that junior, Nong Yim, whose presence still bothers me a lot. Nop once told me that they were close. Nong Yim has delicate features and a very sophisticated fashion sense. I must admit that boy stands out. Plus, he's super nice to me, which annoys me even more! Like, I don't even have a plausible justification for despising him and cutting him out of our lives... damn... we could almost be friends.

"Don't think too much, Phi... my brother only has eyes for you" - Macau said noticing my troubled look when Yim touched Vegas' thigh. I started counting to ten.

"Oh, I know!" I faked a smile. I'm pretty good at it. It's my way of hiding my true feelings. I exercise a lot of self-control when living with Vegas, for different reasons.

"Phi Pete!" Yim happily called for me to join the conversation.

Yim pulled me by the arm to sit beside him, facing Vegas. I noticed an expensive white gold bracelet with his initials on it.

"Oh, Phi Vegas gave it to me for my birthday. Precious, right? I don't take it off for nothing. Cherish it too much". The brat touched the bracelet with sparkles in his eyes. "I'm sure Phi Vegas gives Phi Pete lots of treasures". Sure...he gives me food! Annoying brat. I'm full of fake smiles tonight!

"I need your help!"

"Hmn...sure..." I replied with suspicion. "What can I do for you?"

"You must teach me how to conquer a guy"

"What?" I was taken by surprise.

"Since you've chained the heart of the most unreachable one, I'm sure you have some foolproof methods, Phi Pete." I'm pretty sure I was the one in chains, though...literally.

"Cut it out, Yim" Vegas intervened, but was ignored by Yim.

"Come on Phi Pete! Tell me how to seduce men!"

"...Actually... since I'm not into men... I don't think I could help at all..." I was a little annoyed by the question. "I would not know how to seduce a man." I answered, which apparently caused a deep silence among the people around us.

"...I think I got confused. So how come you date Phi Vegas if you don't like men?"

That moment I realized I fucked up.

Vegas' friends were looking at him, then switching to me.

"Well...I mean...I like Vegas, and only Vegas..." I looked at Vegas, flashing a sincere smile. Vegas smiled back, pleased with my answer... Phew! "...so...yeah...I don't think I can advise you on how to conquer men since I don't know how I got this magnificent one myself...hahaha" I smiled awkwardly.