No Touching Allowed (mxm)

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"Hi" Zach said feeling embarrassed and red faced as Margaret pulled out a chair for him at the side of her desk.

"You don't have to feel embarrassed Zach, I've been on my knees plenty of times In my time believe me" she said making him chuckle.

"I'm so happy Zach, so happy that Adrian has finally found someone that truly loves him." She said as she put a cup of tea down In front of him.

"I err" Zach mumbled unsure of what to reply.

"It's okay dear you don't have to be coy with me, you love him don't you?" She asked.

"Yes I think so" Zach said as he blushed.

"He loves you too, you know that right?" she asked.

"Do you think so?"

"Yes he does." She smiled.

"Can I ask you something Margaret?"

"Of course you can dear." Margaret answered with a friendly smile.

"Don't you think It Is all happening way to quick, I mean we have literally only just met?" Zach asked looking worried.

"No I don't Zach. You can not stop your heart from choosing who It beats for. Love has no time limit, It could take a lifetime to fall In love or a split second. Some people sadly never find It at all. Adrian fell In love with you the moment he laid eyes on you, there are no rules or restrictions when It comes to the heart Zach. I have never seen him so happy, so childlike, and I've never seen him smile or his eyes light up the way they do when he looks at you. Have you told him him yet?"

"No, I tried but I get nervous then get really shy. I feel like I can't breath and my heart feels like It's going to rip my chest open. I'm also scared." Zach told her.

"That's because you are In love with him too, but why are you scared?" She asked looking somewhat confused.

"Because I have never felt anything like this In my life before, I'm scared that he does not feel the same, and I'm scared that he will reject me."

"He would never reject you Zach" Margaret said with comfidence.

"But he Is rich and I am poor, he Is so damn Intelligent and I'm not so much, he Is everything that I am not." Zach said sadly 

"Zach you are far richer than you will ever know because you have got something people can spend a lifetime searching for. I have never had the pleasure to witnessed two people so In love before. Intelligence and money does not enter the equation, you are just looking to find faults In yourself to make yourself believe that you don't deserve him" Margaret told him.

"Am I?" Zach asked surprised.

"Yes dear, because you spoke about everything you are not and not about everything that you are, that Is your own self doubt. Adrian does not care that you have nothing or that you are not as Intelligent, because to Adrian you are everything." She smiled.

"Adrian has his faults Zach, just like we all do, but you bring out the child In him, the child that never got to experience fun and happiness or love. Yes he's got a brilliant business brain, but when It comes to his personal life that's always been just full of pain. He's Immature, he's naive, but you bring out the best In him and you are taking away his pain, so It does not matter If you have nothing at all because what you are giving him Is life. You are giving him everything to live for and that Is something no amount of money could ever buy. You need to tell him dear, tell him that you love him because right now that Is what he needs to hear, It will give him strength and confidence. With you by his side he will have the courage to deal with and fight the vermin that keep hurting him and trying to destroy everything he has built up" Margaret said sadly.