HIS ESCAPE PLAN

°°° Being the only child of one of the richest businessmen in the country certainly has its perks but that was not the entire case with Xavier Trent as his father just froze all his cards and accounts after he deliberately told him there was no way he'd take over the company. You see, Xavier is never into business and he will never be for the idea of being chained into the responsibilities of maintaining the image and reputation of the number one food corporation in the country suffocates him. His father might have given him the liberty to get the course that he really wanted but not the freedom to choose his path right after he graduates. So here he is, with eleven months of leeway to do whatever he wants before his father finally grabs him by the collar and shove him the responsibilities he was born with. "Sir, I'm sorry but you're already drunk. I can't get you another one." Xavier slowly glanced at the bartender who refused to give him his tenth shot of vodka. "Are you gonna give me my drink or do you wanna lose your job?" he said in a warning tone. Not that he actually had the ability to remove him from his post but the threat proved to be effective as the guy immediately handed him two shots of vodka. "What's your name?" Xavier asked after taking the shots in one go and straightening his jacket. "Sir?" "I'm asking for your name." "Sir, please don't remove me fro—" "What's going on here, Jude?" Xavier raised a brow at the intruder. It seemed that he was a new recruit as he had never seen him before. "A-Axel..." The guy named Jude immediately got behind the guy named Axel and pushed the latter forward, making him slightly hit the counter. "Tss. I'm just asking for his name. Why? Are you afraid I did something to your boyfriend?" Xavier taunted as he stood from his seat but he must have miscalculated his step as he fell over the moment his foot touched the floor. "Tss. You can't even get up on your own and still you have the audacity to mock me," Axel taunted in return before grabbing Xavier by the shoulder to make him stand but considering the amount of shots Xavier had finished, it was not long before Xavier collapsed in the arms of Axel. °°° Xavier woke up to the sound of light snores beside him. His head was throbbing with pain that he could barely open his eyes. He couldn't even remember how he got home but considering the snores beside him, it seemed that his best friend Nico went to fetch him from the bar. "Nico, why are you sleeping in my unit again? Don't you have a home?" he groaned with eyes still closed as he tried to reach out for what seemed to be Nico's leg on his stomach. Being his friend since high school, Nico is the only one who has access to his unit to the point that he'd sometimes wake up with a drunk Nico sleeping beside him. He recklessly grabbed Nico's leg and shove it away but eventually let out a curse as he heard a snapping sound followed by a sudden jolt. And that was enough to make him open his eyes and realize that he was not in his room. The snoring creature beside him suddenly moved but he did not dare to even look at it. He was in somebody else's lair and he didn't even have the slightest idea how he got there but considering his status in life, the possibility of him being kidn*pped was high. "Oh, are you awake now? Oh, s**t. Ugh, I really have to replace the bed." Xavier froze as he heard the familiar voice before snapping his head towards him. It was Axel, the bartender from the night before. He immediately scampered to move away from him, only to realize that he was in his boxers. He then covered himself with the small pillow that he grabbed from the guy who was eyeing him with a c****d brow. An amused smile was on Axel’s face as he glanced at Xavier who was holding on to the small pillow like his life depended on it. "What did you do to me?!" Xavier exclaimed as he pointed an accusing finger at Axel but the guy just rolled his eyes before getting up from the bed that obviously wasn't able to hold their combined weights. "Before you accuse me of anything, can you at least remember how I helped you last night? Because if it wasn't for me, you would have woken up by the sidewalk covered with your own spit and vomit." "Why-why am I naked? Did you do something to me?" Axel raised a brow before moving towards him, making him take a step back. But it was not long before he felt the wall hit his back and he suddenly found himself trapped in between Axel's arms. Xavier held his breath as Axel inched closer and whispered in his ear. The idea of Axel being so close to him surprisingly affected him that he couldn't think of anything else but his warm breath against his skin and how he smelled so good despite just waking up. "It's not my habit to have s*x with someone who is drunk. But well, since you're already sober, why don't we actually do it since you're already accusing me?" "What the hell?!" That was enough to wake Xavier's senses and pushed Axel aggressively. He should have just punched him but Axel didn't even faze as Xavier raised his fist and attempted to give him a blow. Instead, Axel just chuckled and tapped his cheek. "As much as I wanna nag at you for breaking my bed, but I gotta hurry. I only have twenty minutes before my class. I took the liberty of driving your car. It's parked just outside." Xavier just gawked as Axel shamelessly changed his clothes in front of him before throwing him his car keys. "The dry cleaning downstairs will deliver your clothes any time soon so you can wait for it. By the way, don't forget to lock the door when you leave. I gotta go." Xavier shook his head after realizing that he had been staring at the door that Axel just walked out of for minutes. If it wasn't for the dry cleaning that came knocking on the door, he wouldn't even realize that he was staring into space. "What the hell just happened?" he grumbled as he walked out of Axel's apartment. °°° "So, does your arse hurt?" Xavier grabbed an ample amount of popcorn before throwing them at Nico. After everything that happened this morning, he immediately went over to Nico and told him what happened. "Hey! You said you woke up beside him almost naked. So were you really bottomed last night?" Nico's taunting laughter broke into the air and for some reason that made Xavier nervous. He tried to feel his own body for anything weird but didn't find any. "Ho-how do you think would it feel like?" His question sent Nico falling off the sofa. "What? Why the hell are you asking me that?" "You're the one with so much experience with both genders! So, I suppose you have an idea." "Excuse me. It was just once because he was stubborn as hell and wouldn't stop following me. But I was never bottomed, Xavier. Do you think I'd let someone do that to me?" "Then, just, just shut up! And why the hell are you not working on a Monday, huh?" "Well, I'm on leave. My father granted me a week-long vacation since I closed a deal." "Psh, you know what, I sometimes envy your interest in taking over your company." "It ain't that easy on my part as well, dude. I also went through an ordeal when my father threatened to abandon me if I don't follow his words." "Wish I could do the same. But I'm not born to be a businessman, Nico." "So, what's your plan?" "I actually paid more than half of the studio I've been wanting. But I still need an ample sum to start my own photography team." "I could lend you some. How much do you need?" "As much as it would help me but I don't wanna burden you." "Oh, come on. We're friends. What's there to worry about?" Xavier didn't say a thing. Nico's offer sounded tempting but as much as possible, he wanted to earn money on his own." "I'll tell you when I'm in dire need, okay? Just, not now." "Okay, if that's what you want. I'm just a call away. By the way, how's Annie? You're still pursuing her?" "Nah. She already got herself a boyfriend. And as much as I wanted to make her mine, I respect her private life." "But you've been pursuing her for two years. You didn't even make any progress?" "Tss. How can I when all she ever talks about is Alfred whenever she's with me. Anyway, I gotta go. I still have to figure out a way how to convince my dad to give me back my accounts." "Okay. Just call me when you need help." Honey, how are you holding up? You should really talk to your father and appease him or he'd never give you your accounts back. Call me whenever you have time. Xavier heaved a deep sigh after reading the message from his mother, his only confidant. Being an only child, his mother pampered him so much while his father was more on the strict side. Well, he couldn't even blame his father given the number of times he has been into troubles as a student. He decided not to call his mom as he didn't wanna worry her. But as he was about to start the car, he noticed something on the car floor. It was a silver ring he hadn't seen before. "Don't tell me it's his?" °°°