The CEO

Pining

Eren

How the hell did it come to this?

Here I was, sitting across from this hobo guy with a very wild but intelligent look in his eyes, telling me that he was the son of my dad's affair.
Out of everything that had happened, I was still taking the time to digest the fact that someone like my dad would ever cheat on my mom. Of course, he wasn't exactly a morals kind of person, but he and my mom had been through every kind of shit together- from near poverty in their college days to a miscarriage that had happened before I was born. Slowly they had become bitter and had started to take it all out on me from the moment I understood English.

"Eren?" The one who called himself Zeke snapped his fingers in front of my face, his eyes wide behind his glasses. "You here?"
"I really don't know." I frowned.
"Yeah.." He chuckled dryly. "Anyway, it was pretty much of a shock when your mom just barged in dragging dad along with her so roughly. Right into the kitchen. Thank god my mom was out, or I don't even want to know about the bloodbath that would've commenced. Not that I'm that close to my mom. I honestly am more weirded out than angry."
I sighed. "It is strange. I don't even know how I feel about you, and yet I feel like it isn't your fault at all. Was your mom dating anyone, since she isn't married?"
"Yeah, it was this Grice guy. Hate his guts, I do." He stared at me some more, as if in awe. "Anyway, sorry to barge into your apartment like this. I thought I was going to explode."
"I don't even know what to think anymore." I shook my head. If only Levi was here...

No, stop it. Not now.

"I'm so sorry, would you like tea or coffee?" I started to get up, but Zeke waved me down almost aggressively. "I just ate, it's fine. Thanks, though. Eren." His eyes twinkled.

I felt uncomfortable.

He jabbered on about himself for an hour and then threw questions at me about myself for another. I was definitely feeling uneasy now. Before I couldn't place my finger on what I was feeling, but now it was clear. I didn't want this guy here. There was just something off about him, even if he did have a pretty good sense of humour.

"And that, my friend," He wagged a finger at me, "is how I clean my glasses with my DIY instant solution. So do you wear glasses?"

My phone decided to ring just then, and I thanked every god in the universe for it. I didn't know if I could handle Zeke any longer. He was way too comfortable around me.
"Go on, take it. I don't mind." He waved his hand.
I don't give a fuck if you did, I thought, snatching it or from my pocket and answering it without giving a fuck about who was on the other end.
"Hello?" I sighed.
"Jaeger." My stomach knotted so fast I felt numb.
Fuck.
My hand stupidly enough started shaking, and my voice decided just then to become fragile as fuck too as I replied with a "Uh, yes...uh, Mr.Ackerman?" Super smooth, Eren.
"Tch." I could feel the annoyance from this end. "What, resorted to last names already?"
Look who's talking!! I bit back my retort with a violent effort, and took a deep breath to calm down.
"Um, so, what's up?" I saw Zeke visibly cringe as I said that.
"The thing that is up," I could hear the acid in his tone, "is that you fucked up nearly every single thing you did today. People are complaining about your actions, Eren. What the hell happened?"
"Uh..." I wanted to say that I honestly didn't remember much about what had happened the previous day, but just hearing my name on his tongue again sent a shiver up my spine and a needy whine almost escaped my throat.
"Every draft that you sent me was addressed all wrong, the statements that you sent to Gunther looked like they were written by a twelve-year-old and don't even get me started on the transactions for Dok. Inc."

"I'm sorry, sir." I said miserably.
"I have half a mind to fire you." He growled, deep and throaty. I should've been scared to the bone by that feral sound, but all that came out of me was a shudder and a hiss. Apparently it was audible to him, from the sudden deathly silence.
"I'm sorry." I pushed out again.
I heard Levi sigh. I probably should've said something to diffuse the tension, but all I did was sit there with the phone pressed to my ear like a doofus.
"Well, come over then." He huffed.
"Wh-what?"
"Don't get me wrong, Jaeger. I'm so mad at you I could punch a hole in the wall. You're lucky I haven't come to your apartment myself to kick the shit out of you."