A Russian Bear by CB Conwy

Author:CB Conwy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Gay Romance
Publisher: Torquere Press
Published: 2010-06-22T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

“I’m infested!” Tom sounded outraged. For a short moment Mischa couldn’t help wondering if he had anything to do with it. But he was clean, he knew that, and besides, they had been careful. He forced himself to pay attention to Tom’s rant on the other end of the line.

“My fucking kitchen is full of nasty little bugs, and it’s about the grossest thing I’ve ever experienced.” Mischa could actually hear Tom shudder. “And the landlord wants to do the extermination thing right away, which I really, really appreciate. But it means that I haven’t got anywhere to stay for ten days, because all of my friends are either out of town or having their girlfriend and her puppy moving in. And that means that I have to go home to my sister, who hates me almost as much as I hate her, and I have a big assignment due in two weeks and I’m so fucked.” The wind was going out of Tom now, and he sighed resignedly.

“Well, it’s not as if I don’t have anywhere to go. Even if I seriously considered crashing on the floor in a corner of the faculty library. Nobody ever goes into the Marxism/Formalism section anyway; I think I could set up camp there for weeks without getting noticed.”

“You can move in with me.” Mischa waited for the “oh, fuck, did I just say that” feeling, but it never came. Huh.

“Oh.” Tom sounded astounded. “Fuck, Mischa, I swear I wasn’t trying to set you up for that. You don’t have to do that. I’ll be just fine.”

“I know you didn’t, and I mean it. Hell, it’s only for ten days. You can work here, and it’ll be far better than staying with somebody you don’t like.”

“I can’t do that. I don’t want to fuck up what we have.” Tom sounded very firm.

Mischa couldn’t help being just a little pleased with Tom’s reason for being stubborn. However, Mischa was the king of stubborn.

“Why would it fuck it up? I’ll have work to do, just the same as you, and we can have a scene now and then if you want. If not, that’s fine, too.”

“But I can’t let you do that for me!” Mischa found Tom’s outrage highly entertaining. He got up and started walking around in his office, trying to keep his voice neutral.

“And exactly why is that?” Mischa worked hard to keep the amusement from his voice.

Tom sputtered. “Because... because that would be taking advantage of you.”

Mischa was stunned. Then, with a great effort, he pulled himself together. “Tom. I’m an investment manager. I’m a very good investment manager, in fact. I handle extremely large sums of money for very rich people who listen to my advice. And I’m a Dom. Nobody takes advantage of me.”

Tom still wasn’t convinced. “But... but...”

“Nobody.”

Mischa could hear Tom think. Really, he could. “Well, I guess not.” The words came out grudgingly.

“Good. Now that we’ve established that, are you going to stay with me?”

“I guess so.

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