Coffee, Brownies and the Ruthless CEO (MxM)| FILLING THE VOID series, BOOK 1

11. Chapter - Mr. Owens

OLIVER's POV

I could feel the stares Charlie was throwing at me, and it was starting to get on my nerves. It started the moment I came to work and now, two hours later, it was still the same. It almost looked like he was expecting something from me but refused to start the conversation.

He and Dylan changed shifts so it was him who was helping me around the kitchen today. And I was starting to regret I agreed to it.

"That's enough! I can't work like this; with you staring at me as if I was some kind of freak. What is it?" I threw almonds I had in my hand, ready to decorate one of the cakes, on the table, returning Charlie's glare with same intensity.

He chuckled, his dimples showing, and leaned against the wall behind him. He looked really cute like this, eyes sparkling and his curly hair ruffled, sticking out in every direction. I couldn't help but wonder, for the billionth time, why he wasn't in a relationship. During the whole five years we knew each other, there wasn't a single person who would interest him enough to make him fall in love. From what he told us, there were men he met, from time to time, to take care of his sexual needs, but he didn't have a serious relationship since Victor. Which was kind of sad considering the bastard was two timing. I always thought it was because he was traumatized by it, but every time I brought it up he just laughed, telling me I was talking nonsense.

"Well, I don't know. Maybe I'm just waiting for my best friend to wake up and finally tell me what that extra shiny thing on his ring finger is," he said, turning his head and playfully pouting.

Looking down at my hand, surprised by his sharp eyes, my whole being filled with warm feelings. An involuntary smile tugged at my lips. Just remembering the events of yesterday's afternoon made my emotions go crazy.

Yesterday afternoon

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"Ollie, we talked about children and decided to try for our own. The fact we agreed in this matter and the fact we can't wait to have another child convinced me even more that it's a good time to do this. We just clicked, and if this would be a book or a movie, as sappy as it sounds, I would say we were soul mates and were destined to be together. I just hope you feel the same way because I have no idea what I would do if you felt differently." His eyes filled with tears and he smiled one more time, his face brightening even more. He was so handsome I would've cried if I already wasn't full on sobbing.

"What do you say? Will you seal the deal with me and marry me?"

I was speechless. Tears started to fall down my cheeks sometimes in the middle of his lovely speech, and my head was spinning a little bit from all the emotions I was feeling at the moment. I couldn't believe this was happening. None of his actions in previous days indicated he was about to do something like this. Something so crazy and life changing like proposing to me!

I looked up into his beautiful, now wet and red eyes, and a silent sob escaped my lips. I could see the sincerity and insecurity written all over his face. Shaking my head at the ridiculous fact, I touched his cheeks and smiled. His face was starting to look extremely blurry with all the tears that were gathering in my eyes, but I couldn't care less at the moment. There were butterflies in my stomach, my body tingling all over. Never in my entire life did I felt so loved like in this exact moment. The fact Josh wanted to form a family with me and complete it with a marriage, made me so happy I saw everything around us sparkling.

"Joshua," whispering, I saw his shoulders tense, and I couldn't help but chuckle. He looked so scared, just like a little child. This silly man would be the death of me some day in the future.