The CEO

Memory

"Petra, do I look okay?" I asked in embarrassment.
Petra turned around, her strapless dress drawing the eyes of single men all around the restaurant. When she saw me her eyes widened and she clapped her hands in glee "Perfect, Eren! I can't wait till Levi sees you!"
Levi. The name alone sent a rush of memories through me, and I could almost feel those lips on me again. I tried to hide the blush on my cheeks from Petra's excited eyes.
I had decided to go casual for this dinner party, with a white shirt and a brown leather jacket on top, compete with blue jeans.
"Alright, sweetheart, let's meet up with the others." Oluo strolled towards us, hands in his pockets. His effort to be casual had gone overboard, as he had worn shorts below a Hawaiian shirt.
Petra rolled her eyes and winked at me. She seemed to sense the same thing. I smiled back weakly.
"PETRAAA!" An unusually high-pitched voice cut the soft silence of the restaurant. I turned to see a woman who looked to be in her 30s, with brown hair pulled into a ponytail and thick glasses. She collided with Petra into a hug. After two seconds she untangled herself and turned to me, her face shining with excitement "You must be Eren, huh! Hi, I'm Zoë Hanji. Wow, what a handsome face! Levi sure is a lucky dog!"
"Oh, no," I shook my palms in front of her "We aren't like that! He's my boss!"
"Bullshit, with the way he talks about you!" She threw her head back and guffawed. I was getting more and more weirded out by this person.

All of a sudden I felt something touching my ear and heard someone sniff close to it. I jumped and clamped my hand over my ear by impulse. It was a man with blond hair and a thinning moustache, who looked at me for a moment and sneered.
"That's Mike, by the way." Hanji pointed her thumb at him "Don't worry about him. He likes to sniff people."
Sniff people-
I had no idea if I had made a smart choice by joining these complete lunatics.
"Eren..." Petra gently pulled me aside "If you feel uncomfortable, just talk to me. You'll get used to them, I promise. They're his friends, after all."
I started to smile in gratitude, but suddenly heard a voice which tied my stomach into knots.
"Hey, shut it, shitty glasses." Levi's voice interrupted Hanji's blabbering.
I slowly turned around to look at him. What kind of expression would he have for me? Guilt? Or tenderness?

Nothing. Just his cold, steely gaze meeting mine. He surveyed me for a moment, then looked away. I felt my breath getting sucked out of me as I could do nothing but stare at his beautiful form.
He had on a black hoodie over a red form-fitting shirt, complete with black jeans. Simple enough... for an average human. The effort it took to look away brought tears to my eyes.
"Welp, Erwin is here too. Let's start dinner, shall we?" Hanji smiled.
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"Um, Mr.Ackerman."
I had gotten up to follow Levi when he went to the bathroom. Dick move, I know. But I couldn't take it anymore. The suspense was killing me.
"What, brat?" He paused at the door with the blue stick figure and looked at me sideways.
"About this morning...are you feeling okay now?"
"The aphrodisiac's effects went away. I really got a hangover from those celebratory drinks, though. Did that answer your question?"
"Huh?" I frowned "But...what about the rest? I helped you out, right?"
Levi turned towards me fully now "What did you do?"
"You honestly don't remember?"
Levi eyed me suspiciously "We didn't do that, did we?"
"No, not at all!" I took a step back, feeling my face flushing.
"Well then, we're done." He went inside the bathroom.
After a few moments, I went back to the others.
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Levi's P.O.V.
"Shit, shit, shit." I slammed my fist into the bathroom wall, but was unable to register the pain.
What the fuck was wrong with me? Why couldn't I control myself? Of course something had happened between us, his face had said it all. The way his body seized up and his lashes lowered as his cheeks took on that beautiful reddish glow...
I shook my head rapidly to brush the thoughts away. I had messed up so bad and I still couldn't get him off my mind.
"Damn it," I spoke tightly through my teeth and brought my fist over the wall again.
"Levi? You in here?" A voice I recognized to be Erwin's came up behind me. "Eren looked down for some reason when he came back, so I decided to find you." He came closer.
"Levi, what are you-!" He gasped and ran over to me as he saw my scraped knuckles, red and raw. He snatched my hands and studied them, his brow furrowed in concern.
"What's wrong, Levi?" His voice was gentle.
I looked away in stubborn silence.
He sighed "I've told you so many times. Please speak if you want to confide in me, your childhood friend. You can't face the problem if you don't communicate."
"I had sex with my subordinate, happy?" I snapped. His shocked face immediately made me regret it. I pulled my hands away and sucked in air through my teeth, rubbing my knuckles. "I don't know exactly what happened as I was under the influence of drugs and alcohol. Hilarious, right? Some bastard decided to make me horny by slipping a little something in my morning tea."
"Wait, are you serious?" His concerned eyes turned fearful "Who could it be?"
"How should I know?" I snapped again "Anyway, forget about it for now. I don't want to dampen everyone's celebratory mood."
"Okay, if you want..." He followed me as I strode out of the bathroom.
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Eren's P.O.V