[A/N] Man I had COVID smh LMFAO anywaysss thank you all so much for your kind wishes, it really touched my heart and I definitely shed a tear or two lol I'm just a baby like that (or as my boyfriend says I am). I'm feeling so much better now so let's kick off the new year with 4 new chapters!! 2 today and another 2 tomorrow! You guys deserve them and I also promised that I'd get them out to you!!!

18+ content in the later half of the chapter 🗿

E r o s

As much fun as the other day was, it was unfortunately time to come back to reality, also known as the real reason we were here.

Alistair had scheduled for the meeting to be around ten in the morning, and I was barely running on enough fumes to wake up in time. I didn't really sleep much last night, too busy thinking about how this meeting was going to go.

I wanted this to go well for Alistair, but for some reason I just felt like it wasn't. The feeling was sticking to me like gum underneath my boot the entire way to the meeting place and I could tell Cole could sense that something was off with me as he glanced over to me every now and then.

I didn't want to say anything, hoping that the feeling was just a passing one but it only grew stronger. My face was like stone as we walked into the meeting place, I wouldn't say it aloud but I wasn't exactly confident about this whole thing.

"Hey" Cole's voice broke me out of my thoughts and I saw him looking up at me, hand gently touching my shoulder.

"Relax" he whispered before nudging his head for me to continue walking.

Something about just having Cole's reassurance in a time like this was enough to ease the tension in my chest, even if it was just a little bit. What would I do without him?

My eyes soon landed on a man in an all white suit, hardly the color you'd wear to a meeting if you asked me but I guess things ran differently on his turf. His hair was slicked back but had some grey through it, giving him a salt and pepper kind of look.

I didn't fail to notice the two men at his side, one looking bored as all hell and the other picking in his ear.

They looked new to the scene, not on guard at all despite Alistair and I rolling in with our own men at our sides. They had to be temps or something, otherwise I'd feel bad for Rocco should he ever be in a situation where he had to rely on those two.

"Mr. Caputo, thank you for meeting with us. As you know I am Alistair, and accompanying me here is Renard. And this is the good friend I mentioned, Eros Azure along with his own trusted members, Harvey and Cole" Alistair would point to each of us as he spoke, acting as the bridge that connects us together.

"It is nice to meet you" Rocco said but his voice lacked emotion and the look on his face wasn't exactly that of a warm greeting. I don't blame him considering the loss he had been through recently.

"Let's begin, shall we?" Alistair said once we were all seated.

As Alistair spoke through his pitch, I listened and chimed in where I could but for the most part I held back. I was trying to see what direction the conversation would go based on Rocco's reactions to Alistair's suggestion, and speaking accordingly to it.

It was hard to gauge Rocco's standing since for the most part he was intently listening, no emotion really crossing his features.

By the end of Alistair's pitch, Rocco showed no signs of interest and if anything, I could see his lip curled a bit as if turned off completely.

"Your offer sounds...interesting, but I'm not exactly convinced. I'd need to see more proof that you can bring me the results I need. I want reliability and trust, after all, I can't risk a repeat of last time" Rocco's tone was more condescending than anything, as if trying to milk Alistair's offer and dry it out.

"Like what?" Alistair asked.

"How about a down payment? Or a test run of sorts? Something that'll show me your good faith"

Was he not aware that this deal in general, our whole reason for flying out here, is the good faith he's asking for?

At this point I was convinced this ass just wanted to waste our time, if he really was worried about his productivity, he'd be jumping at Alistair's offer. This was just him being picky and not wanting to place his trust in two reliable potential partners.

He wants us to play by his rules and I'm not here for it.

I think I knew how to shift his opinion, it was risky since I wasn't sure how he'd respond to my blunt words but I had no patience for his pity party and I just wanted to leave this place already.

"Well, Caputo, let me say this" I spoke up and everyone looked at me as I folded my arms and looked Rocco in the eyes.

"No one likes a picky beggar" I said and his eyes widened at my words.

"The longer you sit and mope about your trust issues, the more your group will suffer. If you ask me, I'd say you better get your shit together and start looking at the options in front of you. Neither of us need you, this offer to you is a show of kindness, so you can either take it or find someone else that's willing to deal with you" I said, showing a cool face the entire time as I spoke.

I needed to look confident in order to get my point across, even if I wasn't exactly sure if Rocco would take my bait. Fake it til you make it, as they say.

Rocco had sat up in his seat a little, a thoughtful expression crossing his features and I was glad that he was finally coming off his high horse.

"I'll think about your offer and we shall have a follow up meeting at another date" Rocco said and Alistair nodded at him.

"Thank you Mr. Caputo" he said. I watched as Rocco and his two men left first, letting out a breath once they were finally gone.

"Eros" Alistair said, eyes falling on me.

"I know, that was risky" I said, already well aware of my own actions.

"No, that's exactly what I was counting on. You have a way of making people see things the way they need to, not the way they want to. Your execution was perfect and I'm sure Rocco will be thinking about this thoroughly" Alistair said, patting my shoulder as he stood up.

Despite his praise, I took no joy from it so I kept a neutral face.

"I'm glad you think so" was all I said and Alistair smiled.

Not that I was looking but I could feel the stare coming from Alistair's little rat sidekick. I chose to ignore it though, not really needing any side dishes of annoyance with my main course of tiredness.

"That was tense" Harvey commented as we walked to our car.

"Unnecessarily so, it should have been smooth. Some people are just finicky" I said, crossing a leg over the other once I was seated.

The car ride was mostly just full of Harvey's blabbering and Cole's one sentence responses, I just spent it watching the scenery pass by.

This trip was nice and everything, but I could hardly consider it a vacation.

Vacations are supposed to be relaxing, fun, and spent with friends and family. It's quite easy to tell that this little trip is the exact opposite of that.

We soon made it back to the hotel and after parting ways with Harvey, we headed to our room.

As we walked into the room, I latched myself onto Cole and made him sit on the couch with me, the faint scent of the lotion he used this morning being the first thing that hit me as I burried my face in his shoulder.

"I just need a quick charge" I muttered into the fabric of his shirt. Feeling his arms encircle my back made me feel a thousand times better than I was a few minutes ago.

"You're stressed..." Cole muttered and I shrugged.

"Perks of the job" I said sarcastically.

As always, I let my hands wander a bit, my right hand coming to rest on his thigh as I placed a kiss on his neck.

"That's cold" Cole said and I could feel him jolt a little as I continued to let my hand travel up to his waist.

"So warm me up..." I said, letting one of my hands brush up against his nape. The hair that used to be there was slowly starting to grow back and I twirled one of the curls with my finger.

Before I could get my other hand on those abs, Cole grabbed my hand and held it in place. Looking at him, I raised a brow, wondering if this was him not being in the mood and telling me to stop.

However, beyond my greatest expectations, Cole gently pushed me back into the couch before getting on his knees in front of me, making my eyes widen a bit.

"Alright" he said and my heart began to beat wildly in my chest as I looked down at him.

Cole was obviously an attractive man but god something about seeing him between my legs made me want to burn the image in my head and never get rid of it.

"You don't have to do it this way" I said as I reached down to touch his hair but Cole grabbed my wrist firmly and locked eyes with me.

The look in his eyes left no room for negotiation and I'd be lying through my teeth if I said I wasn't extremely turned on by this dominant side of Cole.

"I wasn't asking" he said and my heart decided to drop to my ass because holy fuck.

"You're so hot when you're demanding" I said, a lazy smirk cross my face and Cole let out a low 'hm'.

"Seems like it's the only way to get you to actually do something" He said as he unzipped my pants.

"Maybe it is" I murmured, watching as Cole took my semi-hard dick from my briefs but just him holding it was enough to bring me to full hardness.

I was a sucker for his touch, what can I say?

My body racked with a shiver from Cole's firm but warm touch and I watched with hooded eyes as he took me in his mouth, eyes fluttering shut as he began to suck me off.

The way his lashes laid against his cheeks made me think of how beautiful he was, doing such a promiscuous act. You wouldn't really think Cole would be the type to do these kinds of things but he always managed to exceed my expectations.

He wasn't a tease like I was, thankfully, my impatience would make me get frustrated just sitting and waiting for him to blow me. Cole knew his limit though, using his hand to touch the rest of what his mouth couldn't reach.

"You're doing so good Cole" I praised, knowing that's what would get him going and sure enough it did as Cole continued with vigor.

Heavy breaths fell from my lips as Cole's warm cavern continued to caress my dick continuously. The way Cole did it made the act seem so...sensual, and I know for a fact that he wasn't even trying which amazed me even more.

"C-Cole...fuck" I found myself stuttering when Cole sucked particularly hard and my hand shot out to grab his shoulder.

Cole made no move to let up on me as he continued his ministrations and I felt that heat in the pit of my stomach slowly building up.

My brain began to feel muddled as pleasure coursed through me, the only thing I was able to register was the heat on my dick and in my stomach. My endurance was usually nothing to sneeze at but now in this moment I felt sensitive, as if I was about to cum from just the slightest touch.

"Gonna...come!" I gasped out and just then, my orgasm rippled over me in waves and my grip tightened on Cole's shoulder as he kept me in his mouth through all of it.

My heart was pounding and as I sat there, slowly coming down from my high, a very specific and needy thought crossed my mind. One that I hadn't really thought about in a long time, til now that is.

I want this man to fuck me senselessly.