The Bridge of Silver Wings by John Wiltshire

Author:John Wiltshire [Wiltshire, John]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: gay romance
Publisher: MLR Press LLC
Published: 2014-08-25T16:00:00+00:00

PART TWO

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Their return from Russia brought changes to their lives, not least of all changes to the company. A week after they got back, Nikolas recruited Jackson Keane as the foundation’s lawyer. If this was more to do with the fact he wanted Jackson effectively gagged about events that had seen them walking out of a Siberian winter completely unscathed, expect for being a little hungry, than it did with feeling the company needed a legal team, who was going to call him on it?

As well as this personnel change, Nikolas wanted to give ANGEL a new focus. It had occurred to him, whilst on the flight back to Heathrow, they’d only survived because of the knowledge he and Ben had. Knowledge was precious, but it could be passed on without diminishing. He wanted to set up training courses for people to learn to survive, and to do this he needed a new headquarters. As much as he’d like to reduce the population of London a little, it was fairly obvious teaching people to hunt, gut and butcher prey might be a little awkward from the glass tower complex.

It was convenient, therefore, he knew someone who was about to inherit a large, empty manor house on the fringes of Dartmoor, one of the few remote wildernesses left in England. He knew this person rather well, in fact; so well he actually put the plan to him one night when they were entangled together in bed.

It was a particularly good time to ask, because Ben was obviously falling comfortably asleep, well used and running on empty. If Nikolas wanted Ben’s unwitting compliance on important issues it was best to approach post-shagged Ben or pre-fed Ben. Predictably, Ben only mumbled, “Sure, whatever you want.”

Which was just what Nikolas had hoped he’d say, for he hadn’t actually told Ben yet the probate was settled, and Ben was free, therefore, to move into or sell the house anytime he wanted. He’d planned to tell him before he left for Russia, but that plan, obviously, had had to change. This was even better. So now he just kissed Ben’s hair and began to imagine how he’d renovate his very convenient new headquarters.

§ § §

Over breakfast the next morning, he pushed a sketch over to Ben. “What do you think?”

“I don’t know. What is it?”

Nikolas took it back and studied it. It was obvious what it was. Ben was being obtuse. “It’s a plan for a new accommodation block.”

Ben frowned and actually glanced out at the small courtyard garden. Nikolas sighed. “At Horse Tor.”

“At my house?”

“Having a conversation with you is like trying to have one with that stupid dog of ours. Yes, your house. You agreed last night. We’d make the house our new headquarters. I’ll need a stable block first, of course, but then I’ll build this…”

“No. What? When last night? Wait. You mean the will thing has been settled?”

“Yes. Do you ever listen to anything I say? You’re very annoying sometimes, Benjamin.”

Ben gave him one of his most withering looks.

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