Merge by Chris Owen

Author:Chris Owen
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance MM, erotic MM
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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They napped for a short time, curled up in a tangle of arms, and then stayed there when they

woke up.

"So, I'm thinking that this whole filter thing is more complicated than you expected," Ari said

softly.

They were still mostly tangled together, facing each other. Ari's head was propped up on his

hand and Finn had claimed more than his fair share of the pillows. Under the covers, Finn had an

arm looped around Ari and Ari's hand was on Finn's naked hip, the thumb caressing him lightly.

"It would seem so." Finn sighed. "It was a lot more intense than I'd thought. Each person there just seemed to magnify it, or maybe it was because I wasn't expecting there to be anger like that

in a store, or maybe it was just that I wasn't concentrating. I feel pretty stupid, to be honest."

Ari frowned at him, tiny little lines digging into his brow. "Why?"

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"Because this is my thing. I've been filtering my entire life. Fine tuning, studying; I'm an expert.

And some unhappy customer at a big box store had me vomiting in a public bathroom. It's a bit

of a kick in the pants."

He watched as Ari tried valiantly not to smile.

"Well, it is." Finn was suddenly aware that he was pouting. "Anyway. I think we can safely cross social worker, therapist, guidance councilor, and clergy off my list of career prospects. I'd be

insane within a week. A day."

"Well, maybe." Ari did smile then, and Ari’s thumb brushed him again. "But, then, you don't

really want to be any of those things, do you?"

Finn couldn't deny that. "I tend to work best without other people around," he admitted. "I'm happy in a lab, with computers and clinical data and books and files. And I like to be able to

leave my work at work -- I'd never, ever be able to do that if I was trying to use my ability to feel

others’ emotions."

"Of course not." Ari leaned forward and kissed him. "You're a scientist. That doesn't in any way mean that you don't like people or that you're unfeeling. But it does mean that you want to know

the hows and whys of things. So. We'll look at assorted sciences and find you a field you can

adapt to from your former research."

Finn laughed softly and nuzzled Ari's chin. "You make it sound easy. And I suppose picking a

field is. The hard part will be all the complications around paperwork and things like ID.

Transcripts. Anything and everything that prove I'm alive."

"You're such a worrier." Ari kissed him and the hand on Finn's hip slipped a little lower, into a very un-hip-like zone. "One step at a time. And, see, we've already decided you're not going into

the ministry."

"Right." Finn's eyes drifted closed as Ari touched him. "We'll figure something out."

"Uh-huh." Ari kissed him and nibbled a path along Finn's jaw, his hand petting and stroking Finn

to full hardness again. "Today, we're going to stay in bed, all right? Watch TV, order in. Say

yes."

Finn nodded and rolled onto his back, his legs parting.

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