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“Maybe, but unlocking the door would defeat the purpose of ordering pizza to not have to get out of bed.” Michael chuckles, absentmindedly playing with the younger man’s hair. Leaving Chicago had been a big step. It was the place that he had grown up, the place that he had met the love of his life and ultimately, lost him. To start over here, it felt like a breath of fresh air. Nobody knew the reason that he had taken a bullet nor did they look at him with the pity that his co-workers back home had done. “Maybe Pepper can do it for us.” He grins down at the dog who was asleep on the rug.

“ damn.. there goes that plan. “ kai scrunched up his nose, the feeling of fingers in his hair was so relaxing, honestly he could fall sleep in mike’s arms right there but he didn’t want to miss anything. “ you’re so smart. “ the younger man chuckled, his gaze looking up at the older man. for some reason he always felt so safe with older men, not that he specifically had a type or anything but being in mikes arms made him feel so secure, calm. “ yes ! all she has to do is open the door and bam! pizza in bed. “ kai professed before leaning up to press a quick peck on mike’s jawline. 

“That is very generous of you,” Symon said with a soft nod. He brought up a hand to rest on the male’s chest, the other coming to his hip. “Now, how would you prefer me to earn that 25 percent?” he asked. Without waiting he pressed their lips together, kissing the male softly. He had to get a feel for what the younger male liked and would want out of him first. If Kai was more dominant or submissive, if he hated something. Sure he was basically recreating a porno but hey, it was going to lower his bill and they dude was cute. Everyone wins. He slowly pulled back from the kiss and looked him over once more, waiting for Kai to tell him how he wanted this to go.

“ i’m glad you think that. “ kai chuckled as he kept his gaze on the other man as his hands touched his body. right as he was about to answer their question, their lips were pressed together which was a little bit surprising. his mouth shocked for a second before softly reciprocating the kiss. his hands found the other mans body, resting on the small of their back so he could pull him a little closer as their mouths stayed interlocked. “ hmm? “ kai hummed confusedly as the other man pulled away, his brain foggy from the kiss so it took a second for him to remember he was supposed to be answering a question. he took a moment, glancing around the garage to get ideas before smirking. “ i want you to bend me over your car and fuck me. “ kai decided before meeting symon’s gaze once again. 

Symon knew it was a long shot, and more than likely the younger guy couldn’t offer him much in the way of a discount but hey, he had to try. He stepped closer to the male, putting the cup of coffee down as he did. “I think we can too,” he offered a small grin, another step closing the distance. “How about we negotiate what you want from me and I will counter with what I’m willing to give?” he asked, cocking his head to the side, getting a better look at Kai’s face

never had he been in a position like this but he wasn’t against it, it was just new territory for kai. hooking up and experimenting had been a normal occurrence in his life since he was sixteen so trying new things was something he was eager to do, a little too eager sometimes. kai watched as the other stepped closer, it was obvious to him that this wasn’t something new for the other man. “ how does a 25% off discount sound? “ it was a bit much but he could just tell his dad they were just let go of a job or something sad enough to warrant him just giving him a discount for ‘no reason.’ 

Shaking his head, he winces. “No, I think if I started doing drugs now that I might never stop.” The man is mostly teasing but his ex-husband simply got under his skin whenever he felt like being the slightest bit difficult that day and if something were to help ease the pain, he would most likely come to depend on it. “You’d think that if you agree to marry somebody that they love you enough not to do everything in their power to make things harder for you in the aftermath of a clean divorce. I don’t get it. I didn’t get mad at him for having an affair and he seems to like making me mad. I will never understand cis-gender men, ever. No offense.” His smile is apologetic. “Sorry… you’re not my therapist, you don’t get paid enough to listen to some man rant about his problems.— how long do you think it’ll take?”

“ i get that. “ kai chuckled before placing the blunt back behind his ear, he wasn’t going to just smoke in front of a customer who wasn’t going to partake. the young man crossed his arms over his chest as the man started to talk about what had been bothering him and damn, it was heavy. kai had never been through something like that but then again he also had never been in love before so he considered himself lucky in that moment. “ oh you have no clue how much i understand. “ he laughed out, feeling a bit euphoric that he was passing enough for another trans man to think he was cis. “ i’m trans too and don’t worry - it sounds like that dude is a real douche-bag. “ kai replied, not feeling weird about outing himself especially since the man had just confided in him. “ i can have it fixed by tomorrow morning. “ 

Symon was used to being looked up and down. It was part of the job when it came to being an escort, they needed to know what they were paying for. He spent hours at the gym for a reason. Had to keep his body in great shape. He followed the male towards the back and watched him pour the coffee. He chuckled at being a hot guy. “What does a hot guy have to do to get a discount?” he asked as he took the mug and lifted it to his lips. He made sure to not take his eyes off of Kai as he sipped the drink. “Cause you’re cute. If there was anything I could do to make this easier on my wallet I would greatly appreciate it.”

kai felt the other man follow him to the back of the garage, it wasn’t an unusual occurance especially after he’d just complimented him. whenever his father left him in charge he had a bad habit of sleeping with customers in the garage but he always said what he doesn’t know doesn’t hurt him. he raised an eyebrow at the taller man as he crossed his arms over his chest. “ a discount? “ his father would murder him if he let this dude off with a discount but damn he was hot. kai’s tongue wet his lower lip before he bit down on it softly as he took a moment to think. “ i think we could work something out. “ 

Symon had just saved up enough money to get his car worked on. He really couldn’t do a car with payments unless he was going to be escorting more often so he kept to repairing his old car. When the young man behind the hood told him it would be easy but had to stay overnight he sighed heavily with relief. Then the male offered him the blunt that was behind his ear. “Nah, they drug test at my work,” he said holding up his hands. “I mean, I could go for a coffee though,” he said running a hand through his hair. It was odd that even though he worked at coffee shop he never got tired of coffee. “I appreciate the hard work you guys put into my car,” he explained, fishing his keys out to hand them over so the man could keep it overnight.

kai couldn’t help but look the customer up and down, i mean his father wasn’t there and he had a bad habit of flirting when he was left alone. his father wasn’t exactly super keen on seeing him hit on men or vice versa but that was a parent thing and not really a homophobic thing. “ ah damn - that sucks. “ he shook his head, trying to imagine if he had to give up smoking for work - he probably wouldn’t. “ i gotchu. “ kai nodded before walking back to his fathers desk in the corner of the garage where there was a pot of coffee that he poured into a mug. “ oh it’s no problem, i like fixing up cars and i get to meet hot guys so it’s a win-win. “ the young man shamelessly flirted as he held out the mug for the man to take.

Bobby wasn’t one to yell over the phone but here he was. “No, Jonathan, I’m asking you to pick our girls up from school. This isn’t about you and me, this is about Charlotte needing to be at the station at exactly 3:30 and Eloise having band at four— fine.” He had been pacing a short distance away from the mechanic who was working on his car, phone to ear, and an expression of clear annoyance and hurt on his features. He stills when the phone clicks on the other end, taking a moment to regain whatever composure that he had left to not snap at the poor person who had been elbow deep in his car for the passed twenty minutes. A breath. “What’s…wrong with it?” The professor asks, shaking his head at the other’s offers, trying his best to give the other a slanted smile. He was grateful that he was in public, otherwise, in this moment, he might’ve broken down.

working in a auto garage, he had met some interesting people. some nice, kind and others not so much but he was always kind to everyone. it wasn’t the first time someone had taken a phone call in the garage and as hard as he tried not to overhear what was being said, it was hard not to hear the struggle between the customer and whoever was on the other end. “ it’s just your spark plugs - not a hard fix for me. “ kai reassured the man before pulling the blunt from behind his ear. “ you sure you don’t want some of this? you really look like you need to relax.. i kind of overheard a little bit of that. “