No Strings Attached

Chapter 1

"No, I'm good." Nunew tried to avoid his gaze towards the man in black suit. "I need a drink." He left the guy he was dancing with and dash towards his friend's table.

He just tiredly sat down without finesse besides his friend.

"Hey NhuNu!" James almost jump in his seat. "Drink!"
James gave him a shot of tequila.
He gave James a smile. He drink the liquor in one go and then sip a slice of lime.
"Where's Nat?" He look around the club searching for his cute friend. He was still flushed; his blood still humming in his vein.
"Oh somewhere. He saw an old friend. He'll probably bring him home tonight." "Good for him." He grab the cold bottle of beer and starts drinking it.

"NhuNu, Tell me honestly. Why did you and Bastard Mark decided to break up?" Nunew remained quiet. He continued drinking his cold beer.

What's wrong between him and Mark? Well, for one, everything. He put down the bottle of beer and then wipe his mouth with a tissue.
"We just don't click."

"Oh... So who click to you then NhuNu? Seriously, what are you looking for? A Roman god?"

Something inside of him sparks again when James mention his last two words. He can't help but think about the man in the black suit at the Club's second floor. He squirmed in his seat as he felt something throb between his legs. His outfit suddenly felt itchy. The tips of his nipples seemed to pucker and swell against the material of his top.

"He seemed really in love with you, you know."

Nunew blinks his eyes. Did James also saw the man in the black suit awhile ago? "Come again?"

James gave him a side eyes. "Your ex. He seemed really into you. You guys stayed for awhile... Ammm six months. I thought you guys are serious and then boom! New flash. Princess Nunew and his Prince Charming Mark broke up. What the fuck happened NhuNu?"

"Oh." Nunew's brows furrowed and then stared at the cold bottle of beer. Then he shrug. "He's too controlling. And no. He's not that really into me. I'm just an arm candy to him. Trust me, I heard him say that."
"No way!"
"Yes way. Just two days ago, I saw him in a restaurant while I was having dinner with my officemate. He was facing the other way so he didn't see me. I notice there's a woman flirting with him and you know what he said to her? He said I was boring and stiff and he only tolerated me because I'm pretty and good for his reputation."

He smiled and then grab the cold beer and gulp the content. Truth was, he saw that coming. There's no spark between him and Mark eversince. They were just convenient for each other. Mark was an aspiring politician in Bangkok and modesty aside, with Nunew's academic background, work, and looks, he just fit the bill of a politician's lover to a T. As for Nunew, he decided to date him because Mark is goodlooking and nice. But he supposed he wasn't really that nice.

"So that's it?" James ask.

"Yup." Nunew raise his hand to call the waitress.

"How do you do it?"

He gaze at James who was looking at him intently like he'd only seen him for the first time.
"Do what?"

"Break up like it was never important."
"James darling, Are you seriously asking me that?" Nunew can't help but laugh hard.
"Ya! Chawarin! I'm serious. I've known you since college and you've had like bazillions of boyfriends. And when you break up with them, it's like, you didn't really care."

Nat suddenly appear and sat beside them. He was with a cute guy this time. "Hey guys!" The cute guy smiled widely which both Nunew and James reciprocated with a "Hi!" and. a warm smiles.

The waitress stop and bring down on their table shots of tequila, bottles of beers and different kind of liquors and cocktails that they didn't order.

"Nat, did you order all of this?" Nunew ask to his newly arrive friend after the waitress is done putting on their table the different kinds drinks.