It Aint Easy (Seme Male Reader x Sir Crocodile) {One Piece}

chapter 11

three months later.....

crocodile pov

"how on earth can you be ok with being alone for so long, crocodile? are you really happy with the thought that you are gonna die alone?" asked doffy. we were headed to a quarterly meeting with all the executive staff. "i couldn't be alone if i wanted to. that pink haired bastard hates this thing called 'personal space' and 'room to breathe'. i swear im gonna fire him one day," i grunted, puffing my cigar. i dont know what his problem is. lately he has been coming over ALOT more often. i dont know how but i think he got a key to my house somehow. i might have to change the locks. doffy chuckled. "im glad to see you are getting along with your personal assistant splendidly! im soo happy for you. i honesty thought that you would be alone forever. im glad to see someone was willing to brave your personality," he said as we walked into the conference room. "yeah....wait.....what the fuck do you mean by that?!" i grunted. he just shhhed me as he took a seat. im gonna have to find out what he means by that. after the meeting.

"so as you can see, gentlemen, we are at an all time high. the quality of product we can produce has drastically increased due to the advertisements of New World Marketing. at this rate, we could see exponential growth within the year," said the CFO. "yeah that sounds great and all but....what about our contract? we were lucky they came to us asking to extend it but there is no guarantee that we could ask them to extend it. at least not without offering more money," said the COO. "we know that there isn't enough money in the budget to add more. somehow we would need to offer them something in exchange for extending the contract," the CFO creased her brows in concentration. "we could always offer discounts on our products," said the COO. "that was already apart of the initial contract. all we can really do is talk to them. we dont know their situation. although we are about the same sized companies, their business spreads worldwide which has its own issues. while we dominate this country, they are competing with many global brands and they are winning. honestly its really up to the owners. god do i hate being at other people's mercy. at this point, we need them more than they need us," doffy actually seemed frustrated about this. "surely we could find another marketing firm to contract with," suggested the COO. "no can do. they were the most reasonably priced for the quality of their services. at this point, we need to worry about quality over quantity. whats the use of contracting a company for ten years and never get further than where we are? New World is expensive but they are the real deal. keeping them with us will only help. we need to do something about this immediately," said the CFO. i sighed. this isn't looking good. if we lose this contract, we are right back where we started. i messaged coby to get a meeting set up with them as soon as possible.

two days later.....

i took a seat in the same conference room i did when we first signed the contract. really takes me back. fucking pisses me off. if i were such a coward back then, id have nate and im pretty sure we wouldn't be in this mess. all i can do is try now. i heard footsteps. my heart started racing again as i heard him approaching. get it together, crocodile. you've never been afraid of anything. why is this time different? the door opened. goddamn i cant do....i looked up. "i do apologize, mr Crocodile sir but you literally just missed him. him and his boyfriend left about four days ago now on a vacation. they wont be back for another three days. fortunately, i do have the ability to make decisions on his behalf. what brings you in today?" said boa hancock, his assistant, as she took a seat across from me. goddamn it!! i guess this what i get for sending coby in my place for the last meeting. wait....he is gone with.....with his boyfriend? GODDAMN IT!! i...i was too late. "crocodile sir? are you alright?" she had a worried look on her face. my face felt wet. i wiped it with my hand. what the fuck? tears? she pushed a box of tissues over to me. i wiped my face. im fucking crying about this? what the fuck is wrong with me?! "are you alright?" she asked again. "im fine. just....we need to talk about extending the contract," i grunted. this isn't right. i cant do this any more. the next time i see him, im going for it. i dont care of he has a boyfriend. i dont care how long either. next meeting we have, im going for it. i dont care what happens afterwards.