"You'll never win against him," I let him know . Sean gives me a smug smirk, while Michael glares at me .

"Don't glare at me," I tell him in a bland voice . His anger had spurred me on, as always . As did his playful side . . .

"If I lose, it's your fault," he grumbled as he cursed over some aspect of the game . After a few minutes of silence, the swearing became louder and cra.s.ser . The loud bang against his desk, let me know that he has lost for the third time today . I chuckled under my breath as I tried to concentrate on the book I was trying to read .

"Again?" I heard Sean say in an amused voice .

"Yes," I heard him hiss .

This went on for another fifteen minutes until he lost for the fourth time and grudgingly admitted defeat . It was a sweet moment .

He plopped down beside me and leaned in to give me a quick peck . A smile spread across my lips, but I ignored him from then on . The book was rather interesting and taking a turn for the better .

"It's a good thing . . . the calm . "

"It could also be the calm before the storm . " I cut in . I saw him give me a glance before he turned away .

"It could be, but what is life without a few tornadoes to bring it to the brink of extinction?"

"A happy life?" I replied sarcastically .

"A boring life . "

"I think I like boring . I don't believe my poor heart can take any more excitement . That old one of yours surely can't . " I snorted . I put my book down, realizing that I had no clue what I was reading .

"One day . . . you'll get old, too, and then we'll travel to the Himalayas and rid ourselves of our material desires . "

"Celibacy would not suit you," I admitted .

"Neither you, my kitten . " I shrugged . I didn't want to find that one out .

Sean cleared his throat, visibly embarra.s.sed, but delighted to have caught us in a rare, romantic moment .

We loved the boy .

He was making great progress, taking online cla.s.ses and developing his conventional computing skills . His theoretical knowledge of technology had increased ten folds over the time he started preparing for the education of the world .

As reluctant as Anthony was to let him go, he knew that the day would come soon . Sean had enough money to pull through college, and everyone knew that he had the brains to survive the world . What scared Anthony was that he was going to lose his star . He never failed to remind me how important the boy was to him .

Sometimes, I called him selfish .

Other times, I understood that he processed emotions in a different way . He valued people by their talent, and he held them close to his heart . Competency: that is what he looked for in people who surrounded him . And he was lucky to find it at every turn .

"Speaking of excitement and storms . We have to throw a huge party . . . "

"Poseidon?" I suggested . He gave me a brilliant smile .

"Yes . In Cienna's absence, you will be looking over every detail . " I chuckled, shaking my head . "You are the lady of the house," he gave me a sly wink .

"Yes, kind sir, I will be a gracious host and take care of your business partners . "

"Now, you will find all the important faces of the underworld present . They will have different needs that we should cater to . There will be a theme and a grand performance . It will be nothing short of excellent . " He gave me a pointed look . "I can count on you . I know . " The pride in his voice made the b.u.t.terflies in my stomach go wild .

I gave him the s.e.xiest smile I could muster .

"You'd better give me a list before I start working," I warned him . "How long do I have?"

"A week," he informed, somewhat apologetically . "You can do it . "

"I know . "

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