Damon Marcus was so much more than just a man with his standards, after walking away, not once did he look back or nor did he think twice. He just left.

I sat back at our table, waiting for V and Jake and after a while, they come back.

"Where's Damon?" She asks

I sigh "He left"

"Why?"

"You know why, clearly you have things to discuss so I'm taking Jake home with me. You call him." I tell her sternly

Sure it was what I had wanted from the start between her and Jake, but not this way, not in a way that breaks someone's heart and definitely not a guy like Damon, who was willing to give it his all.

On the bus ride home, Jake didn't bother exchanging much words or conversations with me, he knew I was pissed and I wanted to keep it that way.

After getting home, I gave Eugene a call yet this time as well no answer. Work had been getting really hectic for him, now with high school ending, which reminds me, I haven't asked him his plan for college.

I take my laptop and start searching for possible universities and jobs, I still wasn't sure whether I want to go to college or probably start working. I don't even major in anything and not like I have something I want to be either.

It was always just about work and debt. Thats it, thats all I had in mind, so things like being what I want to be, I haven't thought of that.

"Matty" I call out to him from the living room.

"What" he says popping his head from the kitchen

"What do you wanna be when you grow up?"

"What kind of childish question is that?"

"Just answer it damn it".

I hear him laugh and he comes into the living room, with a plate of cheetos and two glasses of coke. He sets it on the table and sits beside me on the couch.

"Well I haven't really thought much, but I wanna be a soccer player" he says smiling.

"I didn't know you like sports"

"Well its a sudden interest, after I watched a matched on the ground few weeks back."

"Any high school in mind?"

"Apart from yours none."

"But why mine" I whine.

"It has a sports scholarship, and have even seen you football field, I'd goncrazy running around there." He chuckles

I ruffle his hair "When did you get so big".

He smiles and turns towards the T.V "The usual?"

"You know it" I say smiling and we sit together binge watching another series of episodes of Spongebob.

The next day, after a quick visit to Ardens, for Matty's paperwork, I get to work, finally hoping to see Eugene.

I walk in to my desk, and look for him in his office, but he isn't there. I walk up to William's office but go figure, he isn't there either.

I sit back at my desk, and sigh resting back on the head rest and looking at the chandelier on the ceiling.

"Well you are relaxed, for someone who has piles of documents to deal with."

I sigh, looking at him "Good morning to you too William" I say, a smile plastered on my face.

He nods at me

"Where's Eugene?"

"In a meeting." He says "This is his schedule for the day, go through it. Ah yes, call up Mr. Rolter and let him know, that we decline his request."

"What request?" I ask

He looks at me in a way that clearly meant I was crossing boundaries, after all, its not a permanent job.

I nod "Okay got it, I'll let him know."

"Good" he says handing me the files.

I get so emerged in sorting the files that I don't even see Eugene enter his own office, until he buzzes me to come in.

I quickly leave everything and enter without even knocking, I see that he isn't at his desk and I look around.

I smile, when I feel his arms come around me from the back and give me the bear hug that I love. He holds me by the waist and I hold his hands, he rests his neck on the nape on my neck.

"I miss you" he whispers.

I turn around while still in his hold and place my lips on his "I miss you too".

He pulls away when we hear a knock on the door

He sighs "Always interrupted. Take that file when you leave." He says letting go of me and walking to his desk "Come in."

I pick the file up the table and turn around to leave but stop when I see Damon entering the office.

Eugene looks at Damon "Marcus, What do you need?" He says taking a seat at his desk and adjusting his blazer.

Damon turns to me "I gotta speak with you."

Eugene kept shifting his gaze from Damon to me "Am I missing something?"

I realised, I hadn't told Eugene about the situation. I look at him "Give me sometime."

To our luck, William enters in and hands Eugene a pile of four to fives files, needed for him to sign.

Eugene looks at me and wave his hand "fine but don't be too long. Work tends to remain pending here.

I smile and head out with Damon, he takes me to the roof top

"Isn't it always locked?" I ask him while climbing the last few steps

He smiles "Well I always have a key." He opens the door and the view was just spectacular. Although the building wasn't as tall as some of magnificent ones, it was at a decent height to enjoy such a splendid view.

"Why do you have a key?" I ask

"Eugene gave me his spare key, he knows it gives me peace sitting here, it puts my mind at ease, helps me think things with a calm mind." He says closing his eyes and taking in the air around him.

I look at him and feel sorry.

"I'm leaving in a few days, gotta go back home. Meet the parents, things to deal with there, also mainly because we have a major project which is going to set up."

I didn't know what to say so I just nod.

He turn and looks at me "I didn't receive Vivians calls last night and I don't want to talk either. But not because I feel betrayed or such, I just don't want to hurt myself more than I already have. And I know why she's calling too. I can't tell her I'm leaving so I'm relying on you to tell her all this."

"I'm sorry" was the only one that managed to come out.

He snorts a laugh "Don't be sorry, besides I knew things wouldn't work out anyway, just got that feeling as a guy. But then I thought why not try a second time and see how things go."

I smile and we start to head down when I realise something, I stop and look at Damon's back as he walks

"Second time?" I question "Don't you mean first?"

He stops and looks me "No I mean second, I've met Vivian before with Eugene"

"With Eugene?"

"Yeah they were at the same party" he says and his phone starts ringing, he looks at it and chuckles "Well speak of the devil."

He shows me his phones screen flashing Eugene's name.

"Hey yeah, we heading down now." He says as he makes his way down.

I look at my own phone and didn't realise that I ignored Eugene's call.