The Secret Billionaire: A BWWM Love Story For Adults (4 page)

“
Damn
it Phillip!” Archer cried in frustration.

“
Hey,
don’t yell at me my friend, it's Catch 22.” Phillip
replied.

“
No,
it's not. This is not what Catch 22 is.” Archer said, “Or
maybe it is. I don’t know.”

Phillip did not say
anything. He knew his friend was getting frustrated. And so he came
up with an idea, “You know what? Fuck that girl.”

“
No,
I won’t!” Archer replied assertively.

“
No,
I mean fuck her like.. you know..
fuck
her
.. like let
her go.” Phillip explained the real sentiment behind his
phrasing, “We don’t need her. You come back here and we
will watch some movies and chill. How does that sound?”

“
Pretty
gay!” Archer replied.

“
Well,
if you don’t like my plan, I suggest you stay with her.”
Phillip said.

“
Fuck
it! I am coming back. Send me a ride.” Archer was feeling
relieved now.

“
Fuck
yeah! I am sending your ride. Should be there in fifteen minutes.”

“
Alright,
see you at the house.” Archer said.

“
Cool!”
Phillip hung up.

Archer quickly put on
his shoes and jacket. He pressed the intercom again, “Alex, I
am going home.”

“
Alright
Mr Finch. Shall I wake up your friend?”

“
No
need. You take her to any beach or island.. she wants to go and bring
her back. I promised her a holiday.” Archer did not want to
ruin Reggie’s plans.

“
Anything
else Mr Finch?”

“
Just
make me a tuna sandwich. I am feeling a little hungry.”

“
Definitely
Mr Finch.” Alex’s voice had a warmth this time.

Archer quickly checked
his phone while releasing the intercom button.

*****

Reggie was passed out in
the chair when she heard a loud sound coming right at her from the
sky. “What the fuck!” she almost fell on the deck.
Collecting herself, she looked in the direction of a sound and saw a
small airplane coming towards the yacht.

As she looked, the plane
landed a few meters away from the yacht. She could see that the plane
had pontoons at the bottom and now it was moving like a boat floating
on the water. She walked towards the edge of the deck and could see a
small boat being lowered at the back of the yacht.

“
Archer?”
she cried as she noticed Archer in that boat. Archer heard his name
and waved at her. “Where are you going?” she yelled.

“
Some
urgent business needed his physical presence, I am afraid Miss.”

Reggie turned around and
saw Alex standing there with another bottle of wine. “Mr Finch
has asked me to make sure you have a great holiday. He said you
wanted to go to a beach. Where would you like to go then?”

Reggie had no idea where
she wanted to go. She looked at Archer who was boarding the plane.
“Is he eating a sandwich?” she asked looking at him while
Archer closed the door of the plane. He waved goodbye to her and the
plane started its approach.

“
Yes,
tuna. Would you like to have one, Miss?” Alex asked.

Reggie saw the plane
taking off and disappearing in the night sky. After remaining still
in one spot, she took the wine bottle from Alex and sat in the chair,
“Yeah, bring me three of those.”

“
Very
well, Miss.” Alex walked away.

Reggie poured more wine
in her glass.

*****

Archer’s
car entered the big gate of his gigantic house. It stopped at the
porch and Archer entered the main door. The house had tall ceilings
and wide walls. Though it had Spanish architecture on the outside, it
looked completely modern from the inside. Big screens were everywhere
and instead of curvy walls with heavy plaster work there were smooth
walls with neutral colors.

Archer
entered the main hall, passed through the study and arrived at a big
open lawn. Walking to the other edge of the lawn he then entered the
rec room where Phillip was sitting with his laptop.

“
You
are working?” Archer was surprised to see Phillip on his
laptop. “You said we will watch movies and have fun.”

“
I
remember what I said, I was just doing something for you.”
Phillip said working on the laptop.

“
What?
Finding me another bad date?” Archer laughed.

Phillip did
not respond but kept working on the laptop. Archer crashed onto the
big couch and looked around. He then checked his watch, “How
long is this thing of yours going to take?”

“
Just
a few more minutes.” Phillip replied.

“
It's
strange!” Archer tried to catch Phillip’s attention. “You
work for me, and yet I am here, waiting for you. Shouldn’t it
be the other way around?”

“
You
are going to thank me for this. Trust me!” Phillip looked at
Archer. He knew his friend had just recovered from a bad mood swing
and he did not want him to get frustrated again.

Archer kept
looking at Phillip for some time. “Just a few more minutes.”
Phillip almost pleaded this time.

“
Alright!”
Archer got up. “I will go and change. But when I come back, I
want you away from the laptop. I did not free my weekend to just sit
here like an idiot.”

“
I
hear you, buddy.” Phillip said with a big smile.

“
You
know how I get when my plans fall apart.” Archer tried to
explain himself.

“
I
know. You come back and I will give you my complete attention!”
Phillip promised.

Archer walked
out of the room and Phillip heaved a sigh of relief. He then went
back to working on his laptop. On his screen, he was creating
Archer’s profile on a dating site. Soon, the profile was 100%
complete and Phillip smiled proudly at his accomplishment.

Minutes
later, Archer came back into the rec room and he saw Phillip still
standing before his laptop, “Still there! What did I tell you?”

“
As
I said, you now have my undivided attention.” Phillip looked at
Archer with a smile, “Now, I have to show you something.”

Archer looked
at Phillip’s laptop and saw his profile on a dating site, “You
cannot be serious! A dating site? I though we were going to forget
about this whole thing. I am more than capable of finding a woman for
myself.”

“
Just
take a look at this first!” Phillip convinced Archer, “This
is a new thing!”

“
Alright,
what is it?” Archer decided to listen to his friend for one
more time.

“
This,
is a new dating site, called High Seas! Mostly made for rich people,
like you.” Phillip explained as he scrolled through the dating
site.

“
And
why do you think it is better than the other dating sites?”
Archer asked.

“
Because,
the girls you will meet here won’t like you just for your
money. This site is filled with rich people.”

Archer
clicked on the profiles of some girls, “Hey! This does not give
any detail about these girls. How am I supposed to know them?”

Phillip
replied with a smile, “This is the beauty of this website, you
only get to know the person as you interact with them. So when you
like a person, you like them for what they really are. Of course you
can tell them who you really are, but where is the fun in that?”

“
How
stupid is that? Who came up with his terrible idea?” Archer was
astonished to hear the concept. “Just go through it, alright?”
Phillip pleaded and so Archer decided to give it a shot.

Archer
browsed through the website, “So you are telling me that I can
meet girls here who won’t know that I am rich..?” He then
looked at Phillip who nodded in a ‘Yes’.

“
Alright,
lets give this a shot. But right now, I really want to watch a
movie.” Archer closed the lid of the laptop.

“
Fair
enough.” Phillip stood straight.

“
I
will choose.” Archer said, turning the TV on.

“
Not
another documentary, please! I want to see a real good drama.”
Phillip requested.

“
What
are you, a girl?”

*****

Archer
started logging on High Seas and met a girl Claudia from Sweden. He
really felt a connection with her and in a week he was able to see
her details. Archer was relieved to know that Claudia was also
immensely wealthy like him. Hitting it off online, and on phone, both
of them decide to meet. “I need to be in Frankfurt for a few
days. Would you like to join me there?” he asked Claudia over
the phone.

“
I
am afraid I won’t be able to. I have to spend this entire month
in Tokyo.” Claudia said regretfully.

“
Then
I can come there if you want. I like Tokyo.”

“
Really?”
Claudia asked, “That would be wonderful.”

Three days
later, after taking care of business in Frankfurt, Archer was flying
to Tokyo.

After resting
for a few hours, Archer got ready and reached Claudia’s hotel.

“
Hey
you!” she welcomed him with open arms as they met. Archer could
see Claudia looked good like her photographs online. “So how
was work?” she asked.

After talking
to her for a bit, Archer could see that this was a no nonsense woman
who wore her heart on her sleeves. She was not pretending to be
something else, and Archer had always liked independent women with a
free spirit.

“
How
long have you been here?” Archer was surprised to see how much
Claudia loved this city and its culture.

“
Tokyo
is my second home. I just love this city.” Claudia had a big
smile while talking about Tokyo. Archer could see that she was really
in love with this city. “How much do you know about this city
and its culture?” she asked Archer.

“
Not
much. I have been here only a few times.” Archer said trying to
impress Claudia. “Is Godzilla real?” He made a silly face
after this silly question.

Claudia
appreciated the joke and her laughter proved it to Archer, “Oh
yes, he lives under the city. People here worship him and offer rich
blonde American businessmen to him.”

Archer liked
this girl, but it was too good to be true. He could not believe that
this girl was for real. She was rich and so did not care about
Archer’s money. She had a great sense of humor, and could joke
about things she considered very dear. And she was not pretending to
be something that she was not.

“
What
is her deal?” Archer thought to himself.

“
What?”
Claudia asked.

“
Sorry?”
Archer came out of his trance.

“
I
thought you said something.” Claudia clarified.

“
No,
I am just really tired.”

“
I
think I have the perfect solution for that.” Claudia said with
a mysterious smile.

“
Is
that some ancient Japanese herb that will make me feel rejuvenated?”
Archer asked smiling. Claudia got up and fixed her hair.

“
Better
than that. Lets go, I will show you something.”

Archer had no
other plans and so both of them left the hotel.

They entered
the cab and Claudia talked to the driver in Japanese.

“
WOW!”
Archer thought, “She is so awesome! There must be something
very wrong with her.”

Archer
noticed Claudia was getting quite cosy with him in the cab. Not that
he had a problem with it, but he was just surprised, that she was
passing on subtle hints. She kept casually touching Archer on his
hands and grabbed his shoulders while laughing.

Archer knew
these signs and he could see that this woman was in a wild mood.

“
Listen..”
Claudia then revealed her intentions, “I hope you won’t
find it forthcoming, but I really really like you.”

Archer did
not know what to say other than, “Well, I like you too.”

A big
seductive smile appeared on Claudia’s lips, “Then I am
going to give you a big surprise. Do you know where we are going?”

“
I
have no clue!” he replied.

“
I
am taking you to a very exotic place. Have you heard about the Love
Hotels?” Claudia said staring into Archer’s eyes.