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Authors: Fae Sutherland, Chelsea James
Tags: Romance MM, erotic MM
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and what kind of childhood could that be?"
"Not a good one," Aleks agreed, sipping his coffee. "I guess I don't see how you could manage it. I mean, look at how you've been mobbed ever since you moved here."
"True, but it's bound to die down sooner or later," Remey pointed out. "No photographer or reporter is going to hang around here long when they realize I'm not doing anything newsworthy at all. There're plenty of more interesting people back in L.A. they could be stalking instead.
"I give it another week or so before they're gone... unless they think I'm doing something scandalous," Remey added, shooting Aleks a grin. As if he wouldn't mind doing scandalous things with Aleks, a thought that had Aleks's mind making up a list of all the possibilities.
"I personally think you should be as boring as you can be. Maybe don't even leave your house for a week. They'd be gone before you knew it," Aleks suggested, his eyes amused.
"Unfortunately, I'm not a complete hermit. Believe me, I did consider holing up when I got here. It wouldn't have lasted too long. I like people too much to barricade myself in my house or something. And if I did, all my neighbors would think I was crazy."
Aleks laughed. "Don't worry. We're a small New England town. Eccentric residents are kind of our specialty."
What Remey said made sense, though. Haven was a nowhere little town and, while he loved it, there was little to keep a horde of media present for any length of time. In Los Angeles or another major city, they had other prey to justify the time and expense. But how long could they realistically focus all their efforts on only Remey if he wasn't doing anything noteworthy? They'd have to move on soon.
"I like it, though. It's charming, everyone's a character and everyone has this story, you know? Makes me want to talk to everyone and find out what their story is." Remey smiled and took a sip of his hot chocolate.
Just then, Mona and Joe came in through the kitchen door, and Aleks smiled, waving. "Thanks for coming by again tonight, you guys."
Remey smiled. "Do they do the refreshments for every practice?"
Aleks nodded. "At the beginning of the school year, they bring lemonade for the kids, then once it gets colder, they switch to hot chocolate and hot cider. Their son Coby is one of the clarinet players, but I'm pretty sure they'd do it even if he wasn't. It's the same thing for the sports teams practices, and Coby's an only child."
Remey let out a soft sigh, shaking his head. "See, this is what I love, what I miss about living in a small town." He took another bite of his pie. "I knew this was going to be the right move, I really did."
Aleks glanced down at his pie, then up to meet Remey's gaze again. "So the spotlight might be dimming in a week or so. Think you can behave long enough to get rid of them?" Maybe his voice was a little suggestive. He had to admit there was a hell of a lot of appeal in the idea of the main protest he had against Remey being gone. If it was only temporary, maybe he wouldn't mind getting to know the resident hot celebrity a little better. Maybe a lot better.
"Why, Aleksander, are you suggesting there might be something in store for me if I do?" Remey bit his lip, blue eyes warming.
Aleks shot him a heated look. "There might be. If you're interested."
Remey's brows shot up. " If I'm interested? You have no idea." He glanced around, then leaned in, lowering his voice. "I'm definitely interested. If you hadn't been sending 'back off' signals since the first time I laid eyes on you... Well, we could've broken in the brand-new couch in my living room. We still could."
Aleks laughed. That was another thing he found surprising about Remey, how awkward he could be. It was adorable and, damn it, Aleks had always had a weakness for adorable boys. "Well, there goes all your mystique, Remey. Do you want to take a second to wrap a bow around yourself, too?" he teased.
Remey blushed and wrinkled his nose at Aleks.
"Not a good one," Aleks agreed, sipping his coffee. "I guess I don't see how you could manage it. I mean, look at how you've been mobbed ever since you moved here."
"True, but it's bound to die down sooner or later," Remey pointed out. "No photographer or reporter is going to hang around here long when they realize I'm not doing anything newsworthy at all. There're plenty of more interesting people back in L.A. they could be stalking instead.
"I give it another week or so before they're gone... unless they think I'm doing something scandalous," Remey added, shooting Aleks a grin. As if he wouldn't mind doing scandalous things with Aleks, a thought that had Aleks's mind making up a list of all the possibilities.
"I personally think you should be as boring as you can be. Maybe don't even leave your house for a week. They'd be gone before you knew it," Aleks suggested, his eyes amused.
"Unfortunately, I'm not a complete hermit. Believe me, I did consider holing up when I got here. It wouldn't have lasted too long. I like people too much to barricade myself in my house or something. And if I did, all my neighbors would think I was crazy."
Aleks laughed. "Don't worry. We're a small New England town. Eccentric residents are kind of our specialty."
What Remey said made sense, though. Haven was a nowhere little town and, while he loved it, there was little to keep a horde of media present for any length of time. In Los Angeles or another major city, they had other prey to justify the time and expense. But how long could they realistically focus all their efforts on only Remey if he wasn't doing anything noteworthy? They'd have to move on soon.
"I like it, though. It's charming, everyone's a character and everyone has this story, you know? Makes me want to talk to everyone and find out what their story is." Remey smiled and took a sip of his hot chocolate.
Just then, Mona and Joe came in through the kitchen door, and Aleks smiled, waving. "Thanks for coming by again tonight, you guys."
Remey smiled. "Do they do the refreshments for every practice?"
Aleks nodded. "At the beginning of the school year, they bring lemonade for the kids, then once it gets colder, they switch to hot chocolate and hot cider. Their son Coby is one of the clarinet players, but I'm pretty sure they'd do it even if he wasn't. It's the same thing for the sports teams practices, and Coby's an only child."
Remey let out a soft sigh, shaking his head. "See, this is what I love, what I miss about living in a small town." He took another bite of his pie. "I knew this was going to be the right move, I really did."
Aleks glanced down at his pie, then up to meet Remey's gaze again. "So the spotlight might be dimming in a week or so. Think you can behave long enough to get rid of them?" Maybe his voice was a little suggestive. He had to admit there was a hell of a lot of appeal in the idea of the main protest he had against Remey being gone. If it was only temporary, maybe he wouldn't mind getting to know the resident hot celebrity a little better. Maybe a lot better.
"Why, Aleksander, are you suggesting there might be something in store for me if I do?" Remey bit his lip, blue eyes warming.
Aleks shot him a heated look. "There might be. If you're interested."
Remey's brows shot up. " If I'm interested? You have no idea." He glanced around, then leaned in, lowering his voice. "I'm definitely interested. If you hadn't been sending 'back off' signals since the first time I laid eyes on you... Well, we could've broken in the brand-new couch in my living room. We still could."
Aleks laughed. That was another thing he found surprising about Remey, how awkward he could be. It was adorable and, damn it, Aleks had always had a weakness for adorable boys. "Well, there goes all your mystique, Remey. Do you want to take a second to wrap a bow around yourself, too?" he teased.
Remey blushed and wrinkled his nose at Aleks.
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