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on a daily basis or anything. He washed his hair then rinsed before switching places with
Adrien.
True. If he gives you any trouble, just let me know and I ll talk to him. He s usually
pretty good about staying out of my business, but he is my best friend, so sometimes he just
can t help himself. Adrien shot him a glance. Kind of like Patrick and you.
Ion chuckled. Something tells me when you and Mr Richardson go out, you hit some
higher end clubs than Patrick and I.
Oh hey, you want to go out dancing this weekend? Patrick can go with us and I ll see
if Sidney is doing anything.
Your straight friend will go to a gay club with us? Ion stepped out of the tub to grab a
towel.
Adrien burst out laughing. Sidney isn t straight. He s bi, though he tends to go out in
public with women. He saves his male lovers for private weekend getaways. I don t think
he s completely ready to admit publicly that he likes guys.
Oh.
Well& if Ion chose to tell Patrick about Sidney, his friend might decide to give it a
chance, but Ion didn t think a man who hid his male partners was the man for Patrick.
Do you think he ll ever come out totally?
Maybe for the right guy. I have the feeling he s not going to find the right woman.
Adrien shrugged. Considering how many he s dated and how many he s actually slept
with, I think he s more gay than bi.
Grunting, Ion got dressed then grabbed some of his clothes to drop off at the cleaners.
Adrien called Daniel to pick them up and they left Ion s apartment with time to spare.
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Chapter Five
When they arrived at the office, Adrien kissed Ion before they climbed out of the car.
He managed to keep his hands off Ion s ass while they rode the elevator. He didn t say a
word when Ion got off on the twentieth floor where the troubleshooters department was.
Walking into his office, he spotted Patrick at his desk. Glad to see you looking bright
and cheerful this morning, he commented as he strolled past.
Patrick snorted. It s a sunny day in the city and I happen to enjoy my job, sir.
Adrien snorted before asking, Is Mr Richardson in yet?
He set his briefcase on his desk before taking off his suit coat. He hung it up then
accepted the cup of coffee Patrick held out for him.
Yes, sir. I ll let him know that you re in.
Thanks.
After sitting, he booted up his computer then pulled out the files he d worked on
yesterday at home while waiting for Alain to show up. Besides telling Sidney about dating
Ion, he needed to talk to him about the financial issues the head of their London office had
found.
His phone buzzed and when he hit the intercom, Patrick said, Mr Richardson is here,
sir.
Send him in.
Sidney strolled in, carrying his own mug. Good morning.
It certainly is. He grinned, thinking about how he d woken Ion that morning.
I stopped by your place last night and you weren t there, but Alain was. He said you
went to spend the night with your boyfriend. After sitting, Sidney eyed him. I didn t know
you were seeing anyone seriously.
That s one of the things I wanted to talk to you about. Adrien frowned. How did
Alain look?
Sidney shrugged. Tired. Like he d stayed up late too many nights in a row. Has he
been hitting the gaming tables a little too hard lately?
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Adrien nodded. Yeah. I told him I was cutting his allowance in half, and while he
wasn t happy about it, he didn t complain either. I guess he figured there were worse things I
could do, like take it all away from him.
Sipping his coffee, Sidney studied him. So who is this mysterious boyfriend? Alain
said you took him to meet your parents this weekend. He must be different you ve never
taken one of your lovers home before.
He is. I told him I d talk to you about that this morning. I m seeing Ion Vasile, the new
guy in Bart s department. He relaxed back in his chair seeing the surprise appear on
Sidney s face.
Wait a minute. How long have you been seeing him? Sidney looked suspicious.
Our first date was after I offered him the promotion. Let him know that the position
wasn t contingent on saying yes to me. Adrien rubbed his chin. I took him to meet my
parents because I love him, Sidney, and I want him in my life for a very long time.
Sidney blinked. Wow. Isn t it rather quick to know you love Ion? You haven t been
dating him that long. How many dates have you been on?
Adrien took a sip before he said, One.
One? Just one? Shouldn t you go on a few more before you decide you love him?
Now you re the expert on dating? You date a bunch of women, but never sleep with
any of them. You tell me you re bi, but you only have sex with men. I m sorry to tell you,
Sidney, but that makes you gay not bi.
Sidney stayed silent for a few minutes, and Adrien had a twinge of guilt. Yet he knew
what he d said was the truth. It was time for his friend to admit it and not try bullshit himself
or anyone else.
Sighing, Sidney set his mug down then folded his hands over his stomach. You re
right about me, but I still think you need to date the man a few months before you tell him
you love him.
Too late. We ve both said the L word, and I want Ion to move in with me, but even
I ll admit it s too soon for that. He pushed to his feet before pacing the length of his office.
The other thing is, my family loved him. Mother couldn t stop talking to him and Father
thinks he has a lot of potential. Amelia and Jonathon both were impressed with Ion as well.
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You re joking, right? Sidney grunted when Adrien shook his head. I never thought
your parents would accept any man you brought home. Not even if he was as rich as you, or
one of the blue bloods here in the city.
I thought the same thing, and I was worried that they would say something because
Ion s from a blue collar family no money and barely scraping by. That s one of the reasons
why he came up with the proposal to save the Huntsman Toy Company. They all work
there.
Makes sense that he d do whatever he could to help them out. Who else knows about
you?
Adrien gestured towards his outer office. Patrick does because he s Ion s best friend,
but other than that, only you here at work.
Sidney nodded. Probably a good thing for a little while longer. Let him get settled in
his new job and do some work for Bart before you let everyone else know.
Thanks for the support. Now let s get down to business. Did you get the files from
Winston? They needed to discuss work, not Adrien s love life. It didn t matter what anyone
else thought or said. He loved Ion and he was going to do everything he had to do to keep
the man in his life.
Sitting up straight, Sidney lifted the tablet he d carried with him before pulling up the
files on his screen. Adrien went back behind his desk to sit, so they could do what they got
paid for.
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