Chap 37: Out of Control

It was the weekend, so Dylan met his old friends at a club.

" We didn't expect you to come," one of Dylan's friends said. " Aren't you too busy with the company?"

" I was in a mood for change," Dylan replied casually. His actual reason for coming was to avoid thinking about a certain someone.

That night, Dylan returned home fully drunk, and things turned even worse. His imagination got wilder now. The kiss he had shared with Aiden turned into a full-blown makeout session. He was on top of Aiden, licking and sucking him all over, having the time of his life.

The following morning, Dylan woke up from a wet dream. He was embarrassed as he felt like a teenager who had just reached puberty. Why was this happening to him? Never before had he imagined doing it with a guy; rather, he had hated the mere thought of it. Then why did he not feel disgusted doing it with Aiden? The dream he had was so erotic; he had never been so aroused, not even with his girlfriend.

On Monday, when he came back to his office, he thought he could get rid of his wild thoughts, but he could not concentrate on his work at all. After much thought, he came to a decision that he would keep away from Aiden at all costs. Maybe it was just a fleeting fascination that could be avoided by avoiding the person altogether.

Meanwhile, even Aiden had similar thoughts. He had always wanted to avoid Dylan, and after what happened on Friday night, he wished he could just disappear from his life. He approached his team leader and gave him his resignation.

The team leader was shocked at Aiden's decision to quit so soon. " You have just joined and even work so well; why do you want to quit?"

" It's a personal reason," Aiden replied.

" Can you reconsider? You are a great asset to our team."

" I am sorry, Sir."

" Fine!! I can't force you, but the CEO hired you, so I will have to discuss it with him before accepting your decision."

Aiden nodded, but internally his heart was filled with dread anticipating Dylan's reaction.

The team leader didn't get a chance to meet the CEO until the following evening. When Dylan saw the resignation letter, his thoughts of avoiding Aiden went down the drain. He waited for Aiden in his car outside the Company premises.

While waiting, he stared at the gift box he was supposed to give Aiden on Friday. For the six years that Aiden had stayed in the Hunt Mansion, Dylan never had given a birthday gift to Aiden, nor had he even bothered to wish him. On Friday, by chance, he came across Aiden's file and realized that it was his birthday on Thursday.

Suddenly, he had an urge to gift him something, so he drove down to the mall and bought a limited edition watch for Aiden. He had gone to his house to surprise him with the gift personally, but instead, he was the one to be surprised.

His thoughts were interrupted when he saw Aiden coming out of the building. He blocked Aiden's path with his car and said, " Get in."

" The driver is about to arrive," Aiden whispered, not wanting to be alone with Dylan.

" Call him and tell him not to come."

" You don't have to..."

" I don't like to repeat myself," Dylan yelled, and the fellow workers looked at them in concern. " Do you want to create a scene in front of my office?"

Aiden looked around and felt embarrassed, so he opened the car's passenger door and entered. There was complete silence in the car until Dylan had reached Aiden's home.

Aiden hurriedly got out of the car and said, " Thank you."

Instead of leaving, Dylan got down and followed Aiden to his home.

" Why are you...?" Aiden started.

" I want to talk to you," Dylan said and entered Aiden's home without invitation.

Aiden's fear was back. He was still standing at the door, wondering whether he should go in or not.

" What are you still doing there?" Dylan sneered, and Aiden rushed inside.

"What's this?" Dylan asked Aiden showing the resignation letter.

" I-I want to r-resign."

" Why?"

" After what happened, it's better we stay away from..."

" What happened?" Dylan asked.

" Huh?" Aiden asked in confusion. Why was Dylan behaving as if nothing had happened between them?

" Why do you make a big deal out of it. It was just a stupid kiss," Dylan spat. " Don't build your hopes up."

" What?" Aiden was baffled. Never in his wildest dreams did he have any hopes from Dylan. He just wanted to live a peaceful life with Noah.

" So, this is my response to your resignation," Dylan said and tore the resignation letter into pieces.

" But I thought you hate..." Aiden choked up when he saw the furious expression on Dylan's face.

" I do hate gays," Dylan spat the word gay with disgust. " So I suggest you don't stay here. I will arrange a place for you to stay."

" No," Aiden said. " I-I won't leave this house."

" I wasn't asking you," Dylan warned.

" I-I am sorry, but I don't want to leave Noah."

" Don't take that name in front of me." Dylan felt a sudden rage within him as Aiden was going against him for his boyfriend.

" Why do you always oppose me now? You were not like this before," Dylan asked Aiden holding his arms in a tight grip.

" Times have changed. W-We are not kids anymore," Aiden said courageously.

" How can you change? Is it because of that brat?" Dylan squeezed Aiden's arm tighter, and he flinched in pain.

" Y-You are hurting me, Dylan," Aiden said and backed away from him. " I-I think you must leave now."

" You are asking me to leave?" Dylan was shocked.

" P-Please, Dylan. Y-You can't control everything now."

Aiden's words were like a slap to Dylan. 'You can't control everything.' Those words repeated in his mind like a broken record. He was so shaken that he just turned around and left.

Aiden was shocked and relieved that Dylan had given up so easily. Exactly on cue, Noah called Aiden, and he got busy talking to him.

Dylan was at his home, showering and thinking about the day's events.

CONTROL. Dylan always craved for it. Whenever things were in his control, everything was happy and peaceful.

His parents had always given him the leeway to do as he pleases. He had his first pet on his own and got rid of it by himself. His friends always followed him without questions and did as he said. Even the decision to adopt Aiden into his family was his.

Dylan was always proud of Aiden. He was his greatest achievement. He had molded him according to his requirement, and Aiden never disappointed. He always listened to him and did as he said. Everything was going well until that fateful day when things were out of his control. He was forced to go to England because of his parents, and Aiden was out of his Life. That's the exact reason why he hated giving up the right to make his own decisions.

Dylan had struggled to get everything he had achieved over the past few years. All his plans just revolved around one goal. To get his life under control so that nobody could ever stop him from doing what he wished.

He had assumed he would just have to tell Aiden, and he would follow him like a puppy, but God, was he wrong. Previously, Aiden would never dare to oppose him, but now that wasn't the case. Was Aiden so in love with his roommate that he was ready to go against Dylan for his sake?

Aiden had slipped through his hands and now belonged to someone else.

" No...That's not true," Dylan said, looking at his reflection in the mirror. Why was Dylan bothered if Aiden had a boyfriend? Even Dylan was in a relationship. What Aiden does in his personal life should not be Dylan's concern, right?

" Wrong," Dylan screamed and banged his fist on the mirror, breaking it into pieces. He couldn't handle it. The mere thought of Aiden with that bastard filled his insides with rage. At this rate, he would go insane. He was losing control of his carefully regulated and planned life, and if things weren't going how he wanted, he would do just about anything to get them back on track.