none the less smiled and nodded in greeting to Frey, who looked immensely relieved. "Though it is nice to finally meet you officially."
Frey blushed slightly. "It's nice to meet you too."
"Come on in. Sara and the kids are in the living room." She walked inside first, and Jørgen motioned for Frey to follow her.
He helped Frey take off his boots and snowsuit, then started in on his own. "Ready?" he asked when he was done.
Frey still seemed very nervous. "As ready as I can be."
Jørgen couldn't help it, he stepped forward and pressed a light kiss to Frey's lips. "It'll be fine. Trust me. Karina's the picky one, actually, and she likes you. The bad part's over."
Frey smiled slightly, but it did seem like some of his nervousness dissipated. That's good , Jørgen thought, because he meant it. They would like Frey. How could anyone not like Frey? He was too adorable for words.
*~*~*
"Jørgen!"
Jørgen turned around at the sound of his name and found Radimir and Aleksandr, a man he recognised only from a couple of photos Radimir had shown him, striding towards him.
"Hey."
Radimir gave him a strained smile. He looked uncertain. "Look, Jørgen. We had no idea what our mates were up to," he said. "If we'd known, we would've turned them in. Shooting a bear is just despicable. And what they did to you and your man..."
"Don't worry about it," Jørgen assured him, clapping him on the shoulder. "We're both fine. We'll be fine. Besides, it wasn't your fault. You couldn't possibly know if they wanted to keep it from you."
Radimir smiled slightly, seemingly relieved. "Thanks, mate. I was worried, I got to admit."
"Nothing to be worried about."
"Good." Radimir nodded, then reached out and clapped Jørgen's shoulder. "No hard feelings?"
"No hard feelings." It was completely sincere. Jørgen didn't blame Radimir for what had happened. Not when Radimir was innocent. The only thing he was guilty of was having his friends over for a visit. He couldn't know they'd commit a felony.
Aleksandr came forward when Radimir stepped back. "Thank you," he murmured, shaking Jørgen's hand, then went back to stand behind Radimir.
"See you around, Jørgen." Radimir threw an arm up in farewell as they started walking away.
"Yeah, see you!" Jørgen closed the trunk of his car then jumped into the driver's seat.
Frey looked at him curiously from where he was sitting in the passenger seat. "He seems really nice, that Russian mate of yours."
"He is." Jørgen smiled. "He's one of the nicest blokes I know." Which was why it kind of sucked that Radimir's love for Aleksandr would always be unrequited. At least Jørgen supposed it would be, considering how many years Radimir hadbeen in love with his friend. "So," Jørgen started as he drove towards Frey's flat. "Today didn't go so bad, did it?"
Frey shook his head slightly. "No, it didn't. They are very nice. Your kids are so cute."
Jørgen beamed. He couldn't help it. Frey had hit it off with the kids. Emilie and Elias had simply fallen head over heels for him. They'd been shy at first, as all kids were, but they'd warmed up quickly. Sara had been welcoming, and while Karina was always more difficult to read, Jørgen knew her well enough to know that she was happy for him and that she did like Frey.
Frey looked at Jørgen shyly once they parked outside his flat. "Do you want to come in?"
Jørgen looked at his lovely face, not about to say no to the invitation. "Yeah. Of course I want to."
*~*~*
"Jørgen."
Frey had stopped looking at Jørgen once he'd sat down on the couch.
"Yeah?" Jørgen sat down tentatively next to him. He hoped Frey hadn't changed his mind. He'd seemed fine all through dinner. Though they hadn't touched once, Jørgen had constantly felt Frey's gaze linger on him.
"About this morning. I want to—" Frey wrung his hands in his lap. "I want to reciprocate. I really do. But first I need to tell you something. Something about me."
"Okay. Whatever it is, I'm here for you. I'm
Frey blushed slightly. "It's nice to meet you too."
"Come on in. Sara and the kids are in the living room." She walked inside first, and Jørgen motioned for Frey to follow her.
He helped Frey take off his boots and snowsuit, then started in on his own. "Ready?" he asked when he was done.
Frey still seemed very nervous. "As ready as I can be."
Jørgen couldn't help it, he stepped forward and pressed a light kiss to Frey's lips. "It'll be fine. Trust me. Karina's the picky one, actually, and she likes you. The bad part's over."
Frey smiled slightly, but it did seem like some of his nervousness dissipated. That's good , Jørgen thought, because he meant it. They would like Frey. How could anyone not like Frey? He was too adorable for words.
*~*~*
"Jørgen!"
Jørgen turned around at the sound of his name and found Radimir and Aleksandr, a man he recognised only from a couple of photos Radimir had shown him, striding towards him.
"Hey."
Radimir gave him a strained smile. He looked uncertain. "Look, Jørgen. We had no idea what our mates were up to," he said. "If we'd known, we would've turned them in. Shooting a bear is just despicable. And what they did to you and your man..."
"Don't worry about it," Jørgen assured him, clapping him on the shoulder. "We're both fine. We'll be fine. Besides, it wasn't your fault. You couldn't possibly know if they wanted to keep it from you."
Radimir smiled slightly, seemingly relieved. "Thanks, mate. I was worried, I got to admit."
"Nothing to be worried about."
"Good." Radimir nodded, then reached out and clapped Jørgen's shoulder. "No hard feelings?"
"No hard feelings." It was completely sincere. Jørgen didn't blame Radimir for what had happened. Not when Radimir was innocent. The only thing he was guilty of was having his friends over for a visit. He couldn't know they'd commit a felony.
Aleksandr came forward when Radimir stepped back. "Thank you," he murmured, shaking Jørgen's hand, then went back to stand behind Radimir.
"See you around, Jørgen." Radimir threw an arm up in farewell as they started walking away.
"Yeah, see you!" Jørgen closed the trunk of his car then jumped into the driver's seat.
Frey looked at him curiously from where he was sitting in the passenger seat. "He seems really nice, that Russian mate of yours."
"He is." Jørgen smiled. "He's one of the nicest blokes I know." Which was why it kind of sucked that Radimir's love for Aleksandr would always be unrequited. At least Jørgen supposed it would be, considering how many years Radimir hadbeen in love with his friend. "So," Jørgen started as he drove towards Frey's flat. "Today didn't go so bad, did it?"
Frey shook his head slightly. "No, it didn't. They are very nice. Your kids are so cute."
Jørgen beamed. He couldn't help it. Frey had hit it off with the kids. Emilie and Elias had simply fallen head over heels for him. They'd been shy at first, as all kids were, but they'd warmed up quickly. Sara had been welcoming, and while Karina was always more difficult to read, Jørgen knew her well enough to know that she was happy for him and that she did like Frey.
Frey looked at Jørgen shyly once they parked outside his flat. "Do you want to come in?"
Jørgen looked at his lovely face, not about to say no to the invitation. "Yeah. Of course I want to."
*~*~*
"Jørgen."
Frey had stopped looking at Jørgen once he'd sat down on the couch.
"Yeah?" Jørgen sat down tentatively next to him. He hoped Frey hadn't changed his mind. He'd seemed fine all through dinner. Though they hadn't touched once, Jørgen had constantly felt Frey's gaze linger on him.
"About this morning. I want to—" Frey wrung his hands in his lap. "I want to reciprocate. I really do. But first I need to tell you something. Something about me."
"Okay. Whatever it is, I'm here for you. I'm
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