I Belong To The Billionaire

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•THEODORE•

I groaned and opened my eyes slowly. Tiny streams of sunshine shone through the small space in between the curtains and the distant hums of the street a few yards away was soft.

I turned my head slightly and looked down at Charlie. He rested his head on my chest, his arm was folded close to him and he was breathing softly. His chestnut curls lightly tickled my skin and I smiled at how unbelievably cute he looked.

"Ch-",I began, planning to wake my baby up but my plan was rudely disturbed by the door swinging open and Blake walking in wearing a pink nightdress with his--her hair in pigtails.

"Rise and shine, you horny bastards!",she bellowed, hitting a spoon lightly on the pan she came in with.

Charlie jerked awake with a start and looked at her in confusion.

My lips tugged downwards into a scowl and I sat up after gently untangling myself from my boyfriend,"Someone better be dying",I said angrily, to which Blake laughed like I was being humorous.

"Sorry but it's already passed eight and having breakfast with Rick and Josh is uncomfortable",she said.

Charlie sat up too,"Rick and Josh?",he asked as he swung his legs to the edge of the bed, attempting to get off.

"Number one and two",I said, answering his question.

"Oh",he stood up and pulled on his briefs. Grabbing a pillow, he turned to face Blake,"you have three seconds to run, sunshine",he teased though his voice sounded anything but teasing.

"Are you upset because you barely slept a wink last night? I mean, look at the number of condom wrappers on the flo-",she was cut off by a pillow hitting her square in the face.

"Blake",he began,"its fucking eight, on a fucking Saturday. Depending on how you value life, please leave".

Her eyes widened at how serious he sounded. Seeing that he was honestly in a bad mood, she backed off,"Geez, sorry. I just wanted to have fun with you guys".

I gave her an apologetic smile,"He's not a morning person so don't take it to heart".

She nodded and left.

I turned my head to face Charlie but he wasn't in the room. Hearing the toilet flush and him washing his hands, I waited for him to come back.

I somehow thanked God that Blake intervened. I wouldn't want to be pillow punched for waking him up on a fucking Saturday.

Charlie walked back into the room a few minutes later and got into the covers,"The next time she does that, I'm throwing her out the window",he grumbled and lay close to me, his arm going over my waist.

I run a hand through his hair and he smiled, making me smile too,"She's just excited".

"You've finally respected the pronouns",he said with a light chuckle.

"I've always respected the pronouns. Finding my brother suddenly becoming my sister when I got back from college was a shock but he's still the same person so I got used to it quickly",I said as I lay down as well. We were now facing each other.

"Are you sure that this is okay?",he asked, sounding a little worried.

"What is?".

"Your sister is trans and you've settled for a man".

I shrugged lightly,"I still have another brother and two sisters",I frowned slightly,"are you uncomfortable that I settled for you?".

He gave me a look like I asked the dumbest question in the world,"Do I look like I am?",he asked rhetorically and moved closer to me,"if I was uncomfortable, we wouldnt have been on the same bed".

I chuckled and kissed him lightly,"Let's go down and eat. I'm starving".

He wrapped his arms loosely around my neck,"Yeah but I want to kiss you first".

After thirty minutes of kissing, showering and dressing up, Charlie and I made our way downstairs.

"You finally decided to show up, huh?",Blake teased.

"Sorry for my attitude earlier",Charlie apologised and went straight to the coffee machine.

"No worries. I should've been more considerate",she said.

It looked like the others were already done with breakfast. Plates and cups were in the kitchen sink and the cleaning lady was cleaning them up.

I got a plate from one of the cupboards and put three waffles on it. I got the jar of jam and sat on the table.

"What do you do, Charles?",My sister asked, putting her elbows on the tabletop and leaning on them.

I took a bite from the waffle and looked at Charlie, who stood by the coffee machine with an edge of the mug on his lips.

He frowned and put the mug on top of the counter,"It's just Charlie",he corrected kindly and continued,"I work at my family's bakery on weekends and at an art studio during the week".

She nodded then smiled,"I'd love to taste what you bake".

"You've tasted them before",I said and put my fork down after finishing my last waffle.

She looked confused,"I did? When?".

"Back in Paris, the basket of pastries I brought".

Her eyes widened with realisation and she stood up so abruptly that I flinched away a little.

"He baked those!?",she exclaimed,"the blueberry muffins were the best. I kept leaving the table to snug one".

Charlie blushed and leaned back on the counter,"Thank you. I didn't know what to make so I mixed in so many different things in that basket".

"The variety was amazing and the cream! Lord, don't get me started on the cream. It was so heavenly".

I rolled my eyes at her blazing enthusiasm but I appreciated that she was praising him. 

"I've got a friend who owns a very popular patisserie. She's been looking for a patissier for a while now. Do you mind if I recommend you to her?".

"Not at all but....",he looked to the side nervously,"will she be okay hiring a gay man?".

Blake scoffed,"Of course she will. She's pretty open minded about such things and you already have my brother".

He nodded and I could see that this opportunity really made him happy. After trying to get a stable job and being turned down, I bet that he was on cloud nine.

I stood up from my seat and walked to him. Pulling him into a tight hug, I said,"Congratulations, babe",and kissed him hard on the mouth.

He kissed me back and laughed,"I'm so excited. Let's hope that it turns out great".

"It will",I assured,"after she tastes your pastries she'll fall in love. With the pastries, that is".

He cuddled into me,"I love you",he said and turned to face Blake, who stared on like a proud parent,"thanks a lot".

She let out a wide grin,"No problem".

I felt glad that things were starting to work out for him and I wished him all the success in the world. I was also looking forward to the journey ahead, hoping that we'd grow together for a long time.

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This is the last chapter!

That was so cute, who agrees? Finally, Charlie might get his dream job and lord knows what the future holds.

Please stay until the epilogue and afterword that will be published pretty soon.

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