Diamonds are a Man's Best Friend

3.7

It sounded like somewhat valuable information so Jess filed it away for future notice. Then he went back to looking at the sparkly diamonds hanging from his ears in the mirror.

After a few more minutes of admiring and one look at the clock on the wall, he decided it was probably about time he started getting ready for the day. One lengthy shower later, he was once again standing in his walk-in-wardrobe and thinking about what to wear.

Deciding to go more casual and proper than what he would wear tonight, Hadley pulled out a white blouse before grabbing very pale lilac pants that fell to his ankles. After making sure there were no creases in his clothes (somebody would have been fired if there had been), he quickly scooted into the pants and tucked the blouse into them. After deciding on a nude pair of heels, he grabbed a black handbag before choosing a simple pearl necklace.

"God it kills me to wear this when such beautiful diamonds are available but for the sake of Hadley's love for clothes..." Jess mumbled to himself, staring longingly at the diamond pieces laid out in the draw. After contemplating for a sold five minutes, he picked up a pair of discreet diamond earrings and put them on, grinning brightly as he admired them in the mirror.

After getting dressed, he quickly straightened his hair before wandering downstairs into the dining room. He would have squealed in delight had the old, stone-faced butler not been standing there. Instead, he shot him a bitchy glare (a very Hadley thing to do) and walked over in long strides, head held high.

To be fair, Hadley did have his reasons for not liking the butler; a loyal servant to Louis' father, he had only come at the old man's request. Not only was he a servant to that pig, but he was also quite traditional in his thinking for what the roles of men and women should be. He hated Hadley for dressing up so feminine but wouldn't dare say anything directly to him and risk the wrath of both the Young Master and his current one. Had he not been so loyal and afraid of losing his trusted position, he would have insulted the boy and made his life difficult.

Noticing the butler's distasteful look hidden in his expressionless face, Jess scoffed and happily opened the present. Inside was not quite what he expected and it even went as far to make him a tad surprised.

It was lingerie.

Very lacy, very revealing lingerie.

Pulling out the bottoms from the box, he'd whistle in appreciation at the lacy number. It was all black, sheer and beautifully made. Obviously, Louis had gotten in from a good place. Turning it around, his brow would raise at the realisation that this was a G-string and not just normal undies. Hadley could practically feel the disapproving gaze from the butler who stood at the entrance to the room.

With a cheeky smile, Hadley placed the piece gently back into the box and shut the lid. He then moved to his place at the table, waiting for one of the servants to hold his chair for him and push it in. Immediately, one of the younger male servants rushed forward with pink cheeks. He looked about ready to burst from excitement.

Noticing the little crush this servant seemed to have, Hadley decided to tease him a bit and in the process of going to sit down, brushed softly against his leg and smiled seductively at the man.

"Thank you for doing this, I do hope to see you around." He'd turn and smile at the blushing mess that was the male servant, licking his lips as he looked at the young, delectable man.

"O-of course Master! If you call upon me, I will come straight away!" The young man would rush out, his embarrassment and eager to please feeling taking over general manners. It was a well-known rule amongst the servants (especially those with something dangling between their legs) that Master Hadley was not to be touched and if he was, they would be severely punished.

The butler scowled from his place, making sure to put on his expressionless mask before going to collect the box laying still on the table.

"Ah-ah, I'll be taking that with me. Also, would you be a dear and tell Sydney that I'll be over in about an hour. She knows I've been dying to see her adorable pooch." Smiling sweetly at the butler, the old man could not refuse no matter how much he wanted to.

Watching the butler do his own version of storming off, Hadley began to eat his muesli with a content and happy smile.

END CHAPTER

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Word count according to Grammarly: 1294

So uh, it's been a while. How are y'all? I listened to a song and felt some inspiration for some sort of dramatic moment in a book and I was questioning whether I should just write a completely new one when I stumbled across this one on one of my profiles. Decided it could sorta fit somehow so here we are.

P.S  Sydney is the FL. I don't think I've named her before (at least I hope not, direct me to where I did if it happened)

I can't necessarily promise frequent updates (if one or two at all tbh) but maybe? Anyways, in typical fashion, I haven't proofread this properly so point out any mistakes you find.