Adam's POV
He had long brown hair that brushed his shoulders and grey, intense eyes that seemed to pull me in. At least 193cm tall he towered over my 175cm.
He was broad-shouldered, with sharp jaws, thin lips, and nothing but a thin white singlet clinging to his chest. He stared at me without a trace of emotion while descending the stairs in slow, measured steps.
He was full-on glaring at my mom, and that only made him hotter.
Oh fuck what I'm a thinking.
I lowered my head to hide my blushing cheeks from view. I couldn't help but wish to vanish as I curled my toes wishing it could dig enough holes in the ground to swallow me.
"Lorenzo meet our new addition to the Family. Clarence, your new stepmom and your stepbrother Adam. Be nice to them" Matteo said to Lorenzo in a calm but kind voice.
I started feeling jealous because I wish this was how my Mom will talk to me everyday. Gentle and sweet but then, I have no choice.
I raised up my hand and waved at Lorenzo "Hi! Nice to meet you".
It was pathetic how I just got a crush on someone whom I've never met before. I couldn't even look into his eyes without blushing hard. I know he will also hate me given the way he just gave me a curt nod with a purse of his lips. As if I somehow disgusted him or something. Just then, tears welled up in my eyes but I did myself a favor and sucked it up.
I don't want my mom to get new reasons to be disappointed in me again.
I watched as my Mom made her towards Lorenzo and gave him a hug saying. "Nice to meet you Lorenzo. I hope you can find a way in your heart to accept me as your step mother".
Her voice was kind and gentle as she took a step back and gave him a loving peck on the cheek.
Lorenzo grunted with a neutral expression on his face while whispering something under his breath.
"I'm glad all of you are getting along well. Lorenzo, go ahead and show your new roommate his room." Matteo gestured to me and I nodded my head and turned to look at my shoes not knowing what to do.
"Come on, let's go. I have shit to do" Lorenzo growled and I followed, still keeping my eyes on the shoes.
So, you accept the fact that you are gay right?
"Oh shut up not you again."
Well, how can I shut up when you have been drooling at your new stepbrother.
"I'm not. I didn't even drool"
Oh my! I beg to differ. You were seconds away from dropping on your knees.
"Shuutttttt up!" I screamed in me, my cheeks burning hot.
Caught up in talking with my subconsciousness, I didn't watch where I was going and slammed hard into Lorenzo's back which was as hard as a rock.
My nose felt broken as my eyes watered in pain as I took a step back still not aware I was standing at the edge of the steps till I slipped. All I knew was that I was about to fall hard and I won't survive the fall without some broken bones and concussion. I was already ready for the impact as I braced myself for the inevitable only for a hand to grasp my jacket.
The force tore the jacket open which sent the buttons flying in all directions. I was now even more mortified. Not because of the fall but what I had underneath the jacket. If I knew this would happen, I wouldn't have worn the lacy red crop top.
Lorenzo's hand wrapped around my waist and pulled me to his body where my face slammed into his rock hard chest. He smelled of sandalwood and spice. I wanted to drown in him, preferably in his scent. It made me comfortable.
He pulled me back from his chest, studying me to stand well with his arms still wrapped around my bare waist. I was standing feeling hot all of a sudden. He had really huge palms which were slightly calloused and rough.
"Hey! Are you alright" he asked, rubbing his palms on my waist.
"Mmm. I'm okay, thank you!" I whispered my face felt so hot that I knew an omelette would cook fine on my face.
Lorenzo nodded and walked ahead with me right on his tail but this time, I made sure to look ahead in order to not repeat the same mistakes.
He paused in front of a door and opened it ushering me to get in after which he slammed the door and backed me into the corner of the wall.
"So now, let's get things clear. You are going to be a good boy and stay out of my way. Me saving you up the stairs is a mistake. And trust me, if it wasn't for your bitch of a mother and my father standing down the stairs looking at us, I'd have pushed you so hard that your neck would have cracked immediately it landed on the stairs. And make sure to keep away from me. I don't care if you are gay or something. Just stay the hell away from me. Then we won't have any issues, mmm" Lorenzo looked so scary right now. He looked as if he wanted to kill me.
I couldn't help but berate myself for thinking he would be my new friend. His harshness made tears well up in my eyes as I did my best to keep my sob in.
He was staring at me with a dark glint in his eyes which was murderous.
"Do you understand everything I said?" He growled at me and I nodded.
"I'm using my mouth to talk, boy. Fucking answer me with your mouth"
"I understand Sir." I all but whimpered, staring at his chest but his hands caught my chin, raising my eyes to meet his. A sharp glint ah one in his eyes and he suddenly had this predator look. He stared at my lips which were caught in between my teeth. I had the habit of chewing my lips till they were red and raw.
He rubbed the tab of his thumb on my cheek and pulled my lips from in between my teeth then he whispered " Do not chew on your lips again. Otherwise I'd have no other option than to punish you. I'm I clear?".
"Yes Sir" I said and sniffled.
"So, this is your bedroom as you already know. That is the walk in closet. They are empty now, so I would be taking you to a mall when I am free in other to get it filled. We would be sharing a bathroom because it's the only one here but you won't have to worry because it is spacious. Our rooms are adjacent to each other and I hope I also don't need to give you a rule about not coming there" Lorenzo said looking at me.
"Yes. I get it"
"Good. Now, come and let me show you around" He said, already moving towards the door.
I followed him as he showed me the pool, which was very huge. A basketball court, garden, bowling and golf area, the back door, cinema room, gym room, laundry etc.
The mansion was really huge and I was happy there were a lot of things I could do in my free time, especially reading. The library was also huge and Lorenzo told me it had a lot of genres. It took a lot from me to not jump in excitement.
We made our way towards the dining room after he showed me the entire mansion.
"Oh you guys are here. Come and let's eat." Matteo said with a smile and I made my way to sit down but Lorenzo grasped the neck of my shirt and pulled me towards the kitchen.
"You are supposed to wash your hands before you sit at the table ," Lorenzo chided me with a calm yet somehow cold voice.
I blushed in embarrassment and made my way towards the sink to wash my hands. I was so focused on washing my hands that I didn't feel the presence looming at my back till the body was pressed behind me.
I froze in place not knowing what to do. I felt weird all over. As if my body was being electrocuted. I held my breath because I didn't even know what to do.
"Why are you tense? Go ahead and wash your hands. We don't have forever. The food is getting cold" Lorenzo whispered in my ear and I couldn't help the shudder that ran through me.
"I….I….ummmm…You….are" I paused not knowing what to say. I mean it was his own house and he was allowed to be wherever he wanted right.
"Stop thinking and wash your hands or, do you need help with that too?" He said with amusement in his voice as I shook my head and continued washing my hands with him still standing behind me. For whatever reason, I wasn't feeling intimidated but I rather felt self and that made me even more confused.
I wiped my hand with a clean towel after washing my hands and looked at him saying "I'm done. It's all clean".
"Good boy. Now, let me wash mine so that we can go to eat." He said and also started washing his hands.
All I could hear in my head was 'good boy' all over again. It made me happy that he praised me. And for some reason, I was looking forward to hearing him say more.
"All done. Now, let's go." He held my hand and pulled me towards the direction we came from and that was the dining room.
"I was even coming to call you guys. What made you guys so long? The food is going cold" My mom said with a kind smile but was glaring at my hands which were nestled in Lorenzo's palm.
I freaked out and tried to pull away but he grasped me tighter.
"Well, we were trying to get to know each other more. Right, sweetie" Lorenzo said with a sweet smile while staring at me and a blush crept up my cheeks as I nodded.
"Well, that is good. Now, sit down and let's eat" Matteo said with a laugh and gestured to us to sit down.
I made my way towards my Mom's side of the table internally freaking out but before I could sit down on the pulled out chair, Lorenzo held my palm and pulled me towards the other side.
"Lorenzo, what are you doing?" My mother said with a smile but I could see her grinding her teeth in anger. She hated it when she didn't have me on a tight leash.
"I want him to sit by me. Do you have a problem with that?" Lorenzo all but growled with a cold but calm voice looking at my mother square in the eyes.