No Strings Attached

Chapter 4

"Uh huh. Right. While wearing designer clothes, apparently." "I've been volunteering in an orphanange since I was twelve."

"And you live in an apartment unit that costs 100 times the average annual salary of a common Thais."

Nunew's eyes narrowed. He grouchily put down the fork in his hand and sharply stare at Zee. "I don't like you."

The tall handsome man laugh again but it's not to insult him. It was almost... 'Friendly' as if they were friends and was just teasing each other.

"Come on Nunew. I'm not insulting you. We all have our quirks. We all have our weakness and strengths. We are not god who can be numb with this world's pressure. At certain degree, we all cannot help but conform the norm, to the demands of our respective social environment and yes, even to the traps of commercialism and capitalism. We are just human, no one is strong enough or confident enough to completely ignore the pressure of external influences. Unless you are Mother Teresa, of course. Everyone of us have reason why we do what we do. There's nothing wrong with that. We don't have to justify ourselves to anyone, Nunew."

"Has anyone told you that you are condescending?"

"Am I?" Zee shrug. "But you have to admit it, I have a valid point right?"

Nunew frowned at his plate. Does Zee have a valid point? Maybe. But hell he would never admit it. Nope.

"I'll pick you up tomorrow and drop you off the orphanage?" "And why would you do that?" Nunew said grumpily.

"Since we can't go all the way for now, I'd want to touch you and have a little taste in the meantime."

Nunew hold the fork a little tighter. "So are you going to fetch me again on Monday?"

Zee suddenly stop and look at Nunew intently. He felt like a deer caught by a headlight.

"You'll spend the night at Angel's Haven?" Zee ask.

"Yes."
"Why?"
"I thought we've agreed to no personal questions."
"Are you seeing someone in Angel's Haven, Nunew? A certain Sarawat perhaps?"

Nunew felt like someone pinch him hard. Sarawat is the coordinator of Angel's Haven Orphanage and he grew up knowing him. Sarawat's mother was the former coordinator and Nunew was only fourteen when he first met Sarawat.

"Back off Zee. I already told you I don't have any romantic relationship with anybody else right now. So stop digging. No one wants their personal lives being uncover by a complete stranger. Stop it."

"You said you have no intention of being a third party, same goes for me. So I'm warning you Nunew Chawarin, Cut off whatever relationship you have with somebody else, now that we have this arrangement. I want you all for myself for the duration of our arrangement."

"I assure you that. But does it go both ways? Do I have you all for myself for the duration of this arrangement too?"

The frown of the handsome man look even more sharper and Nunew can feel his heart starts to beat faster again. Zee's answer will be his deciding factor whether he'll continue this arrangement or not.

"Fair Enough." Zee finally answered but it seems that latter wasn't comfortable with it.

Nunew can feel that he can breath more freely now. "How long are we going to do this?"

"When one of us eventually gets tired."

Zee definitely look like a statue of a Roman God. As handsome, as tough and as cold as a god made from stone.

Nunew divert his attention back on his food while keep on reminding himself that he never make a mistake with his decision.

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"Nunew, we're here."

Nunew was awaken by a gentle carress on his soft cheek.

He sleepily opened his eyes. They were already at the basement parking space of his apartment building. Nunew didn't even notice that he fell asleep inside Zee's car.

It was probably because he was too tired partying last night and working overtime awhile ago.

Zee's finger was tracing his neck and Nunew can't help but stare at him. His eyes were warm with lazy haze as he gaze at him.

"Uhmmm... So see you tomorrow?" Nunew grab the door handle of Zee's Ferrari.

"Not so fast." Zee gently pull him by his nape. Nunew melted into his kiss. The taste of wine and something else uniquely Zee spread throught his mouth. What the heck is with his kisses? He should probably take a sample of Zee's saliva so he could study it on the lab and find out why he was so darn intoxicating. Afterwards, he'll make an antidote for that. Better yet, he'll make a vaccine. In the meantime...

Nunew embrace Zee so he can get more closer to his masculine body. Zee groaned in Nunew's mouth and titled his head. Zee's hot wet mouth moved over Nunew's in a decadent fashion, Zee's tongue stroking long and deep.

Nunew felt so dizzy when Zee let go of his mouth. "See you tomorrow Nunew." Zee grab his hand and then place there a brown envelope with something thick inside. Nunew confusely look at Zee.

The Roman God with almond eyes was on his face again. "Wonderland tickets for the kids at Angel's Haven. Pretty cheap, I know. But I doubt you'll accept an expensive gift from me. Happy Birthday, Nunew."

Nunew felt like he was being splashed by sodium hydroxide. He lose grip on the envelope and it fell on Zee's lap.

Zee's brows furrowed while staring at him.

"I can't accept that." Nunew said.
"Why the hell not?"
"We don't take gifts from each other, no matter how simple or cheap it is."

Zee's cold expression was back on his handsome face but there's this cold fire in his eyes~ fire that make him cold.
"You're overreacting. Those are just amusement park tickets. I'm not asking you out on a date."

It's like a slap on Nunew's face but he remained to give Zee a cold stare.

"It doesn't matter, fuck buddies don't give gifts!"
"They're not for you, they're for the kids."
"I can buy those damn tickets myself, thank you very much. We don't accept gifts from each other. Our relationship is not~~"

"I know very well we're not in a relationship." Zee snapped, his irration finally seeping through his Roman God mask. "You don't have to remind me. You're reading too much into~~~"

"I don't care! I'm not accepting any sort of gift from you. Not now, not ever! Get that straight. I don't give a fuck if you think I'm overreacting. If you think I'm highly emotional and I'm making a fuss out of nothing, then maybe you should bail out now because I'm not changing my decision on this. You have rules, I have mine. Fucking live with it."

Nunew immediately open the door and step out of Zee's car. He didn't even look again at Zee and went straight to the elevator.

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Notes: Hi guys, what do you think about the story? I will update frequently since the story has been draft for a long time and i wanted to share with everyone so that no one will wait too long to read next chapter. Please share this fic with other of your fellow ZonZon friends 😉 Thanks guys