To Fall In Love

"Really?"

Adjusting his tie for the fifth time since he arrived, Ethan gulped as another person was called into the office. The office of the president of Slot X company.

Apparently, he had come to interview the interns himself. The HRs told them that if they impressed him well, it was a sure fire thing that they would be retained and given jobs here once internship was over. A freaking six figure salary.

"Ethan Chandler", his name was called and cautiously, he made his way into the office. He awed at how huge and fancy the space looked.

Paintings, that looked expensive yet just scribbles of what they call 'an artistry miracle' or whatever, were hung all over the walls alongside mini statues.

"Mr. Chandler, once you're done sightseeing you can have a seat", he heard startling him. "A-ah, I'm so sorry", he apologized and sped walked to the chairs that were opposite the man known as the president of Slot X.

And Ethan also knew him as the man from the hotel room. "Eh?" He gasped in shock as that night flashed hazily in his mind. Xavier smirked cocking his head to the side, amusement glistening in his eyes.

"Mr. Chandler, have we met before?" He asked crossing one leg over the other, "uh? Er... No", Ethan answered fidgeting in his seat. 'It seems like he doesn't remember me, that's good. Better to lie and start over'.

"Really?" Xavier questioned raising a brow, and Ethan nodded vigorously almost giving himself whiplash. "Alright, I've seen your CV and I must say you are perfectly fit for the role. You have a promising future here, looking forward to working with you soon", Xavier said.

Ethan sat there frozen in shock, 'He must be kidding me right? It's not that easy to get into an A class company even though it's new'. "Alright... Thank you sir, I'm also looking forward to working with you soon", he smiled politely and walked out, almost bumping into a tall blond who he soon recognized to be his former love.

"Get lost piss of shit", David growled in his ear, Ethan shivered in fear as he took his bag and rushed out of the building. The only thing working for him is that it seems like the president is gay, but what about the other staffs. Are any of them homophobes. They cannot know about him, and he hopes David just keeps everything to himself.

He had been avoiding David ever since the incident, the few times they made eye contact though, he would glare at him with so much hate that Ethan would rush back to his apartment and cry. Fuck...

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"Good morning sir, I cannot believe I get to see the president of such a big company in person! You are my role model...", The rest were drowned in more words as Xavier zoned out. Good Lord, does this boy talk a lot!

Occasionally he would glance at the previous file, and obviously it belonged to Ethan. That was what was on his mind at that moment, Ethan Ethan Ethan. Even his name sounded beautiful.

"Er... Sir, were you listening?" David asked and glanced at the file the president had had his eyes on since instead of his that was right Infront of him. "Yes yes, your father's rich. Your mother's an entrepreneur and you were the king of your university, I...", Xavier trailed off noticing his expression and his gaze of Ethan's picture.

"Oh yeah, you two went to the same university", he said picking up Ethan's file and pointing at the slot for name of school. "Yeah, we did. My advice, don't pick him", David said shaking his head, "and why?" Xavier frowned already ticked off. It was like he was being told who to like and not like.

"He's fucking homo, apparently he liked me and has been writing about me in his stupid journal. Don't pick someone like him, imagine if people get to know, it will deface the name of both this and your company", David argued with a smile. 'I am so getting to him, he's going to like me and I'll have him licking off my palms soon '.

'So he's the fucker who broke Ethan's heart...'.

"You can leave", Xavier said crumpling up David's CV and tossed in basketball style into the trashcan at the other end of the room. "Still got it", he snickered to himself.

"Hey! What- why did you do that?" David exclaimed getting up from his seat and rushed to the trash can to pick up his CV. "If I was really your role model, you would have known... That I'm gay", Xavier replied getting up from his seat. He walked over to David who was still smoothening his papers and sent him a death glare.

David shook in his shoes, his throat turning dry. "I-i didn't know that, I'm sorry. It's just that I really need this internship. It's to prove that I'm worth something to my father and-", he tried the whole sappy rejected son of a multi billionaire card but Xavier was having none of it. He also knew this trick because he did the same thing to his previous boss when he was in his early twenties.

"Out!"

"Mr. Xavier, why are there nineteen files instead of twenty?" Mr. Jesse asked glaring at his boss, "he's the dude who broke Ethan's heart", Xavier simply replied sipping his coffee innocently.

"What? Who's Ethan?" His secretary asked obviously not up to date, "the guy from the hotel, I found him and he's going to work here", he replied, and Mr. Jesse stared at him dumbfounded. "Out of the fifty applicants, we picked out the best 20. Now it's nineteen because someone broke your crush's heart, are you mental? No offense sir, but are you?!" He exclaimed.

"I am perfectly sane and just keeping Ethan's interest at heart. Plus that guy was very homophobic and I don't condone that, as I, myself, am gay", Xavier said with a firm air of finality and all Jesse could do was accept it unwillingly.

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