The billionaires best friend

Chapter nine

Pic of Ben.

Bens PoV

I'm truly not upset that Dar didn't jump at the idea of us living here together. He's lived alone for a long time now so I guessed he'd need time to get used to the idea. I know that he wants it too because if there's one thing I'm good at in this life its studying Darius Grey. I see it in the small things he does, for instance they way he makes sure we eat breakfast and dinner together making idle chit chat. Or in the way he's been keeping my troop, as we've begun to call them, informed on my well being. He thinks I don't know but I do. I also know he's the only reason they've given me the space I needed to sort my head out. I was harsh on them, they were only worried but as Rick once told me, when I went to him about Dar "a man needs to make his own path". So I needed to stay away for the last week and a half to prove to myself that I can function without them in my life every minute.

I've had constant supervision from the time I was born and while I loved it and, loved them for doing it, I needed to show them and myself, that I am able to get up go to college and live my life. Here Dar and I are part of a team, sure he makes sure I eat in the morning but the flip side to that is, I make sure he eats in the evening. He tends to forget to eat when he gets stuck into work, he'll make sure to be home for dinner each night since I've been here but if he gets distracted by an email or proposal he will enter his office totally forgetting dinner until I call him. I asked him how often he would do that before I started staying here and he answered sheepishly "a lot". That probably meant every night.

We went about our days like a normal couple, while, when I'm at home I might as well be Kate's age. One of them will be constantly asking do I have this or that ready for college or where am I going, who with, bla, bla, bla. I know it's what parents do, I love them for caring but I'm not Kate's age and I need them to realise it. I really thought school and moving into the dorm would help but they would "drop by" one after the other so I wouldn't feel too "lonely" aka they wanted to check up on me. So then I moved onto Will, I knew he was obnoxious but I really thought he liked me. I knew they hated him from the second they set their eyes on him and I thought to myself maybe I'll get some freedom and have some fun with a guy that likes me. Wrong. All I got was a fight.

I finish up in the shower and leave my thoughts behind as I get dressed and make my way downstairs as I reach the top step I stop. I hear some mans voice confess his love for my man and beg for a second chance, then he wants one chance to explain. What the actual fuck. I was beginning to tear up thinking one of his hoes was here and he was going to leave me for him but his words from the beach house rang through my head. I promised that if I felt any doubt or uncertainty I'd come to him and we'd sort through it together, I wiped my eyes. It's time to fight for my man.

I walk halfway down and ask the extremely good looking man at the door who the fuck he is. I see Darius' is in a state of shock so this man must have meant something to him, if he was one of the bimbo patrol he wouldn't look like he's about to faint. I walk over to him and take his hand "babe are you ok? Who is this man?" He shakes his head and says two words in a whisper "my brother" his eyes roll back and he's falling. I grab him quickly and his brother helps as I pull him to the couch. Fucking hell I've never seen him so upset or ruffled, he's alway calm and in charge.

"You sit there and don't move" I order his now shaken up brother he simply nods and does it. Bet he wasn't expecting Dar's reaction at all. I get a warm cloth and rub Dar's forehead lightly waiting for him to wake up. I look at the man and say "Are you ok, I'll go make you some sweet tea that'll help calm you down" I go do that. His hands shake lightly as he takes it but I don't comment. I return to Dar and notice he's stirring as he begins to wake. I block his view of the other person in the room and ask "are you ok love?" He looks dazed. "Woah what the hell Ben I faint-" realisation comes across his features and he searches my eyes for conformation. I nod and tears build in his eyes and it breaks my heart.

I lean away from him and help him sit up then he notices his brother on the other chair. I watch the internal struggle he's going through and wish I could help but it's his choice. He looks like he wants to both hit and hug his brother as he says "why are you here Ramos?" Ramos looks like he might cry "we've missed you little brother-" Darius cuts him off "we?". Ramos nods and goes to the door, "yeah, Sophia is here too" with that said and the sight of a beautiful woman entering the room, my poor Dar falls back on the couch and faints again.

"For fuck sake, anymore siblings out there your killing him!" I say exasperated and annoyed at them for upsetting him so much. "No, we're sorry" Ramos says. "I'm sorry, I couldn't face coming in at first but when Mos text that Dar fainted I needed to come. Will he be ok, we've been looking for him for a long time" she's asks. I notice how much they look alike, all beautiful in their own way. I sigh "as for the fainting he'll be fine it's just shock. As for your relationship, I don't know you'll have wait and see what he wants" I tell them Ramos hugs his sister as she begins to sob quietly. I don't focus on them I tend to Dar because as messed up as this situation is, I'm going to be by his side and his side alone one hundred percent.