Kiss Me If You Can [NOVEL] - Chapter 3

Josh sat on the bed and grabbed his head. He’s been like this since he put Pete to sleep hours ago. But regardless of the elapsed time, his thoughts returned to the same place.

“… Are you not willing?”

Mark’s voice flowed over the empty consciousness. Mark spoke to Josh, who was just sighing.

“Actually, it’s been about a week since I signed the contract, but I was afraid you wouldn’t accept, so I was about to reject it. Ah, but the terms of the contract are really good. Well, it’s not that easy for them to pay that amount … Miller spends too much money.”

All he needed was money, so of course he had to accept it. Everyone would have praised him if he had such a good chance. After God created Chase Miller’s body with all his might, he forgot to add humility to him. Remembering that, Josh was sarcastic.

Mark scratched his head and was silent.

“But as you know, he’s a bit … Immature? Miller commonly has that childish nature. Well, considering that, there is nothing more to add … why would I have sent a request from the west to here? No matter how good the money is, it’s Miller isn’t it? … The ride was so big that I hesitate to ask why, but since you say money is urgent now … There is no other job that can give you so much money. Like this proposal, of course, if you say yes … It’s your decision.”

Josh opened his mouth after taking a deep breath:

“Did you talk to the other members?”

“Before I came, I told everyone on the phone …”

Did everyone have an emergency like me?

Mark added Josh, who was stumped and silent again.

“It is said that it will last between 3 to 6 months. If the period gets prolonged, I’ll figure it out … Well, if you’re in a hurry, think of this as an opportunity, ”he said a few more words and walked away.

Since then, Josh has been frustrated.

Why just that man?

The answer was clear. Celebrities are willing to pay excessive amounts for their safety.

Josh needed his rotten money to deal with the situation. Unfortunately it was a reality that he needed to accept. No matter how many times you thought about it, the results were almost the same. By the time the sky was bright, the answer had already been decided.

It was only 6 months as a maximum term. He said he would not make any extensions at the end of the contract period. Mark will take care of that.

Josh waited for his courage and called Mark and asked the first question:

“What have you heard from the other boys? How many people have decided to accept? I’m sure not all of them refused.”

Josh felt his skin crawl on the back of his neck, Mark replied:

“Me, Seth, Henry and Isaac.”

It was everyone except Josh. Mark added:

“Henry, he seems to have played again, he said he had run out of money.”

Seth heard the amount of money and accepted immediately and Isaac was forced to join them for the amount of money he “loaned” to Henry.

“Henry stole and bet all of Isaac’s money. Anyway, the problem is between them.”

It wasn’t the first time Henry had stolen Isaac’s wallet. Josh opened his mouth, then let out a bitter sigh.

“I’ll go too.”

“Well, five with Joshua.”

Josh knew that Mark intended to write his name even before he called. Mark wasn’t surprised or happy to see Josh’s response. Unfortunately, it was an obvious choice for Josh. He hung up the phone after saying he needed to review the detailed contract via email. In fact, if they delivered the promised money on time, the details of the contract didn’t matter to him. After making the decision, the next action was swift. He immediately called his sister and informed her about his new job. He told her not to worry about the money, that he would take care of it. Fortunately, the place where he worked was a three or four hour drive from the house where his mother and sister lived. Thanks to this, it seemed like he could leave his son and go see him every day.

“Don’t worry about Pete, Josh. Mom is very happy for you to come,” Emma said softly.

After he hung up, he sighed alone. This solved the bigger problem. The next problem was Pete, there was no way Josh could reveal his boy’s existence to Chase.

Josh was pondering the possibility, but couldn’t even imagine what would happen if he revealed it. If he had wanted to reveal it, the best moment would have been when he got pregnant. It was silly to go and confess now, it would be too surprising to appear one day in front of his door with a child in his arms.

It’s not hard to hide it, everyone thinks Josh is a Beta and he won’t even pay attention to an average bodyguard. Josh didn’t even remember how he had left his mark on him.

“You’re all mine.”

The words he forgot suddenly came to his mind. A corner of his chest jerked.

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He had to leave the boy at his family’s house so he decided to go first, and then meet the group there. It has been a long time since he was reunited with his family, the thought of spending time together makes him happy. He went to say goodbye to Mrs. Robert, he was grateful for her help and promised to contact her, she hugged Pete tightly revealing her sadness. After a few more days, Josh was ready to go and headed to the airport.

When he got on the plane, the flight attendant’s face became ambiguous because he had a child on his arm and a carrier on the other. His gaze drifted to Josh’s face and he quickly gave him a professional smile. Josh was equipped with a baby seat.

After sitting the boy on the seat, he wrapped his body with a blanket and gave him some sweets, Pete was satisfied and sat quietly.

As he secured the carrier, the boy’s face suddenly caught his eye. His swollen face and cheeks dyed a natural red reminded him of that man.

Is it because he knows he is his son or because he really is like him?

He’ll ask someone to verify it . Josh had to calm his curiosity this time.

Will the man recognize me? Will he remember him?

When he first met him, he remembered that the man kept his gaze on him, his forehead distorted. The image that comes to mind when he thinks of him has always been the same. A narcissist.

Most dominant Alphas were close to being psychopaths when they manifested before puberty. They were very likely to become psychopaths by experiencing the so-called “burst time”, a rapid emotional change.

In the case of Chase C. Miller, it was said to have occurred after going through puberty. The problem was, his pheromones were too focused on anger. The psychopaths also said they felt anger.

Suddenly, he remembered the chocolate commercial that Chase made when he was five years old. When his debut ad was released, the entire country had been excited for the little actor. Even now, the chocolate commercials do not cause much emotion in the public. Boys Josh’s age dreamed of romance, with girls, they were featured at the time on a national scale, but Josh’s first love was a boy, and his first love will not come true.

“Oh.”

Josh let out a short sigh when he looked at the little boy next to him.

The passenger sitting next to the boy looked at the monitor from the front. At first glance, on the screen, Josh saw the man who had just floated in his head. For the moment he was fascinated. The sun illuminated his blonde hair with long fingers sweeping through his wet hair, dark purple eyes staring directly at the screen.

The god of the sea has become a human being.

At the same time, he felt his heart pound. Sadly, unless his brain is completely crushed, Josh will probably never forget that man until he dies. Suddenly, the ad ended. But Josh couldn’t move.

The time to see him face to face was getting closer. However, he had endeavored to postpone the moment as long as possible.

He closed his eyes.

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“Josh!”

Emma, ​​who had come to pick him up at the airport, called out his name as soon as she saw her brother.

Josh was holding Pete with one arm and dragging the transporter with the other.

Josh received a warm hug from his sister. While enduring the mixed emotions. Emma raised her head, stood with her arms around him, and took a deep breath. Josh smiled first. Emma laughed. It had been a long time since they met.

“You’re still ugly.”

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“No one knows how difficult our personality is.”

Emma has already said the same thing over and over again.

Josh sits in the passenger seat and says, looking forward:

“Listens.”

“Shut up, I’m driving.”

“Be careful driving, Pete is here.”

“Shut up! Will you drive?”

At the same time, Emma violently slams the wheel.

Emma who, interrupted, looks ahead and starts to sweat. One more word and she hit Josh’s head. When Josh looked back, Pete was rolling his eyes scared. Josh smiles and makes a bird with his hands and flutters. Pete smiles and hugs Jason who is Pete’s doll. Meanwhile, Emma is cursing loudly. With his eyes closed and the sun shining on his face, Josh realizes he’s back.