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Even knowing he was his sister's boyfriend, he still fell in love with him relentlessly
After his sister's death, Taylor and his nephew were left to fend for themselves, only to unexpectedly encounter the boy's father. To his surprise, he found himself irresistibly falling in love with this handsome single dad! What will their future hold when his "brother-in-law" Xander finds out about his homosexuality?
"I'm Xander." He introduced and Taylor frowned while his back was facing the costumer and smiled when he faced him and stood in front of the costumer and checked the camera.
It seemed like Taylor's facial muscles were going numb since he kept on putting a fake smile.
He pretended that he didn't heard the costumer's introduction, raised the camera on his eye and raised his index finger motioning it was the first shot. He couldn't deny that the man was handsome. He looked like Chester but Chester was cuter and the man in front of him was handsome.
Taylor clicked the capture button and moved the cam away from his eye and checked the image in the screen.
"Once more." He said and took a shot once more. Taylor thumbs up after scanning all three shots and made his probably last fake smile of the day smile. He let Xander looked at the pictures and he just nodded.
"How many years since this studio was built?" Xander asked. Taylor looked at him.
"Four." He said briefly and motioned his hand to the door to the lobby."You can wait at the lobby, sir."
Xander smiled and thanked him. Taylor waited him to walked out of the studio and ran to the dark room. Max was teaching Chester how to print a picture and they both raised their heads at him when he entered. He locked the door and beckoned Max.
"I'll do the printing." Taylor said.
"Okay." Max stood from the shrivel chair and ruffled Chester's hair before he left.
The photo of the new born child with his parents were still ongoing so he let Chester do anything with the PC and positioned himself at the second computer and plugged the camera. He processed Xander's photo immediately since he couldn't wait for Xander to get out of his place.
Taylor went to the counter and gave Macy the six pieces of passport size photo of Xander. He saw him looking at the sample photos displayed on the wall of the lobby. Taylor went back inside the dark room and sighed as he sat on the shrivel chair while Chester was playing Plants vs. Zombies.
Taylor jumped when the door to the counter opened and Macy's head popped in smiling.
"Mr. Dobson wanted to talk to you." She said and he frowned. Who the hell is Mr. Dobson? "The man in black." She said when she saw that he was struggling to remember who was Mr. Dobson.
"Oh! The MIB." I glanced to the PC and printer and her. "I, um." Taylor said hesitantly. "I'm kinda busy here." She nodded in agreement and Max went inside from the other door that connects to the studio and plugged the cam on my PC and stole the other vacant camera and exited the dark room, which was not really dark. Macy nodded in understanding again and closed the door.
Taylor thanked Max sincerely for giving him another job to do.
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Ella dropped in the studio to fetch Chester and they went ahead to their unit. Taylor and Max needed to finish editing the wedding video of Mrs. Connor's daughter after Kenneth, the third photographer, handed the job to the both of them since he took a day off.
Taylor went back to the unit tired and saw Chester already sleeping soundly on their bed in his pj's. He sat at the edge of the bed and messed Chester's hair. He felt like he really was his father for six years but right that time, he felt like he was already running out of time. But he would do anything to let that Xander stay away from him as long as he could. He sighed and went to the kitchen after changing into him pj's and ate the food Ella left for him.
Sleep never came to him when his thoughts were running to that Xander. He was afraid he might took Chester away from him. He lived and worked his ass for six years and gave up his scholarship in order to have something to feed Chester and gave him everything he needed. Chester was his purpose why he was still living after Cheska died. And he was afraid to be left alone.
He spent his night caressing his nephew's hair in a fatherly way while staring at his calm and relaxed face. Time sure flies fast. He felt like it was yesterday that he cradled him on his arms crying while reaching his small hands to his face.
He fell asleep with that thought.
"Why are you avoiding me?" Xander asked and yanked the door wider.、"Do I even know you?" Taylor raised a brow.
"No, but looks familiar, maybe." He said.
"Hmm." Taylor frowned and tried to act the best way he could. He was staring at Xander as if analyzing him. He suits the black one he wore yesterday but he still looked good in gray though. C'mon, what am I thinking, Taylor thought, focus!
"Nope, maybe not. Sorry." Taylor attempted to close the door again and this time Xander blocked it with his shoulder.
Taylor could hear Ella whispering. "LQ?" He just rolled his eyes and stared at Xander.
"I will sue you for trespassing!" Taylor said while pushing the door close and Xander was pushing the door open. His hands were trembling already, Xander was strong and he didn't think he could still go on. His hands were aching already.
"Do that. I'm not scared." He said calmly.
Taylor was gritting his teeth and narrowed his eyes making his small Asian eyes disappeared in a line. He was always teased at school because of his small eyes. Though his mother and father didn't look like Asian, but his great grandmother at his mother's side was and he was the only one who inherited her genes.
"Who's that, papa?" He heard Chester said. Judging his voice, he just woke up.
"Who's that?" Xander asked and leaned his head to the left to look inside and Taylor also leaned his head to his right to block Xander's view.
"My son." Taylor said leaning his head to his left when Xander leaned his head to the right. They kept on shifting their heads, Xander trying to look inside and Taylor blocking. "Go inside the room, Chester." He heard the closing of the door.
"Why won't you let me look?" Xander said annoyed. "Are you hiding something or someone?" Xander emphasized the last word.
"Ha! Hiding? What will I hide? And why do you want to look inside?"
"I can see it on your eyes. You're afraid, Mr. Harrison." Xander's blue gray eyes staring straight on his eyes.
Xander was true and Taylor couldn't deny that fact. He pursed his lips together guiltily and sighed. Maybe it was best to tell him the truth? But he was afraid of loosing Chester. And was he even the father?
His grip on the door loosened and he let Xander pushed it open wider.
The kid pointed his index finger to him stunned.
"You're that stalker!" Chester said and he found himself smiling. What an energitic boy, he thought. "What is he doing here, papa?"
"He. . . he wanted to see you." Taylor said.
"Why?" The young boy stared at him.
Taylor sighed. "Because he's your—"
"Father?"
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