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want to take you out on a date. We’ve only been on one and I thought it would be fun for us.”
    Ion sighed, still looking a little disappointed and Adrien chuckled.
    “Trust me. I’ll be fucking you when we get back here,” he promised.
    “You’d better.” Ion glared as he snatched up his keys, wallet and phone before they left.
    Daniel held the car door open and Ion climbed in before Adrien. His driver knew where they were going, so Adrien simply embraced Ion as they settled back in the seat. He nuzzled Ion’s temple.
    “Did you have a good rest of the day?”
    Ion shrugged. “It was interesting. I’m enjoying the job.”
    “Great. I spent the afternoon talking to Winston Tennant about those finances he’d sent me.” Adrien grimaced when he thought about the mess those were in. “I’m not sure how it slipped through our vetting process when we looked at purchasing the company.”
    “Is that Mr Tennant’s fault?” Ion had his eyes closed while he rested against Adrien.
    “To be honest, it’s all of our faults. Winston might be the head of the London office, but ultimately any decision to buy is up to me. I don’t remember seeing anything like that in any of the files I read.” He pursed his lips as he thought then said, “Of course, all of the problems could have happened during the switch over. Winston’s coming over in a week or two and we’re going over everything together. Sidney will be joining us as well.”
    Ion hummed softly so Adrien knew he was listening.
    “You know, we should introduce Patrick to Winston. I think they’d be a good match.”
    He smirked as Ion pushed far enough away to look him in the eye. “What are you talking about? Are you going to try your hand at matchmaking?”
    “Possibly. I’ve been friends with Winston for several years now, ever since he first started working for my father. We kind of rose through the ranks together and his father is an old friend of my father’s from Oxford.”
    Adrien took a moment to remember those summers he’d spent in England with Winston and Sidney, rowing on the Thames or boating along the coast. It had been perfect but then it had become time for all of them to take their places in the family businesses and Winston had lost his sense of fun.
    “He got married because it was what his father expected of him, but in the only act of rebellion I’ve ever seen him do, he divorced her and came out. His father wasn’t pleased and that’s why Winston’s working for me now instead.”
    “And you think he’d be a good match for Patrick? You do realise that Patrick isn’t the type to hide his light under a basket right? There’s no way anyone meeting him and talking to him for the first time won’t know that he’s gay.” Ion took Adrien’s hand in his.
    Adrien brought Ion’s knuckles up to his mouth so he could place a kiss on them. “I know that and it’ll be great to watch Winston deal with that. He’s not in the closest, but he’s very restrained about everything, not just his sex life. I don’t think the man’s been laid in a few years, in fact. His father disowning him kind of took the life out of him. Do you know what I mean?”
    “Yeah. I totally understand what you mean.” Ion played with Adrien’s fingers while he thought. “Maybe you’re right. It can’t hurt, anyway. We can have Patrick show Winston around the city while he’s here and we’ll go out dancing again.”
    “Once you meet Winston, you’ll see why I think Patrick is perfect for him. Now if I can just get Sidney’s head out of his ass and find him someone, I’ll be happy.”
    “You’ve turned into one of those people.” Ion stared at him in horror.
    He frowned. “One of those people? What do you mean?”
    “You’re now in a serious relationship and you’re happy, so you want all of your friends to be happy as well. I think you’re going to find it harder than you imagine to hook them up with good men.” Ion exhaled loudly. “Has