“You’ll still get answers, Matt, just not all of the ones you want.” From his tone, the clone thought this was a great concession on his part. “And I’m telling you that’s not what we agreed on,” Matt said, more for the sake of argument than anything else. He couldn’t let Min think he’d just go along with whatever he wanted. Oh boys - still so stubborn! Both of them. :)
But so far compromising was certainly achieving better results than giving Min orders. Wow, I’m glad to see Matt‘s learned his lesson and he is willing to think this way. :)
Grabbing one of the chairs, he pulled it closer to the desk and straddled it, facing Matt with his arms flat across the square back. Oh my! I read this and I was thinking: „AWWW, this is so sexy! THIS is really how I love to see men – sitting this way, looking in my eyes.“ Then I read Matt's reaction and I had to smile. :)
Matt had never seen him sit like that, but he had to admit it was so… Alex. I agree! :)
“Like shooting and abducting someone in broad daylight? Very cautious.” At least Min had the grace to blush. “An aberration, not the usual. I plead insanity brought on by contact with a certain Kartan businessman.” O-ow, here we go. Again. :D Poor Alex - Matt is probably never going to forget about it. *Sigh* I know, Alex was a little harsh on him on Festun. But Matt was much harsher on Min when he had owned him first time, IMO. :)
“He’s clean cut and attractive,” Min continued, gesturing with his hand, “about this tall, with brown hair, and currently sending me a death glare.” That was priceless! :D
It took a second for the words to register, and another for Matt to note that his suspicions had been correct. Then came the wave of anger and concern. “From who?” he demanded. I can understand Matt’s feeling here. And I like him being concerned about Alex this way.
And then something else he hadn’t considered made him go cold, the heat of his anger drowned by a wave of numbness. “So if not for this Hayeston, you wouldn’t have returned?” Well, I see Matt in quite another light now. And I think he is not the same man as before Alex’s return. Anyway, truth be told, I wouldn’t blame Alex at all for not coming back then. (But so far I’m glad he did it :))
The one time I would’ve preferred a tactful lie, of course I don’t get one, Matt noted distantly. OMG! :D Poor Matt. You balanced drama, suspense and humor in this chapter so well! Great job!
Shock twisted Min’s features, as well as anger. “For being too honest?!” “Well, not just that,” Matt amended. “I refused to spend my life in a sham marriage, lying to both myself and my wife.” Oh, even some Matt's issue was mentioned. And this time it was Alex that was upset for it. They two just care about each other, I can see it. :)
“I-” There were so many things he could say, remarks about how Min was still a slave, or how lies were something Min must be used to, but he found himself tongue tied. It wasn’t just about Min’s social position, it was about the personality he was forced to conceal in public. Matt knew what it was like to conceal your true self, and he’d vowed never to endure it again. I really appreciate these Matt’s thoughts. And it seems I like him more with every chapter. :)
The clone rubbed at the bridge of his nose. “You don’t have a good track record for thinking rationally when I’m involved.” Well, that’s true, IMO. :)
The confirmation that he’d actually committed the act, not just trained for it, did disturb Matt. But it didn’t make him want Min any less—instead he found himself creating excuses for it. Min had had no choice; he’d been following orders, and he was so brainwashed from the training that he didn’t know right from wrong. Creating excuses for it - another Matt’s thoughts about Min I was pleased to see. :)
Thank you very much for this excellently written update! You totally made my day! The talk between Matt and Alex was very well done. Finally Matt found out the reason of Alex’s return. Still, there are so many issues – I can’t wait to read more about it in the next chapters. LS.
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Date: 2009-12-15 10:04 pm (UTC)“And I’m telling you that’s not what we agreed on,” Matt said, more for the sake of argument than anything else. He couldn’t let Min think he’d just go along with whatever he wanted.
Oh boys - still so stubborn! Both of them. :)
But so far compromising was certainly achieving better results than giving Min orders.
Wow, I’m glad to see Matt‘s learned his lesson and he is willing to think this way. :)
Grabbing one of the chairs, he pulled it closer to the desk and straddled it, facing Matt with his arms flat across the square back.
Oh my! I read this and I was thinking: „AWWW, this is so sexy! THIS is really how I love to see men – sitting this way, looking in my eyes.“ Then I read Matt's reaction and I had to smile. :)
Matt had never seen him sit like that, but he had to admit it was so… Alex.
I agree! :)
“Like shooting and abducting someone in broad daylight? Very cautious.”
At least Min had the grace to blush. “An aberration, not the usual. I plead insanity brought on by contact with a certain Kartan businessman.”
O-ow, here we go. Again. :D Poor Alex - Matt is probably never going to forget about it. *Sigh* I know, Alex was a little harsh on him on Festun. But Matt was much harsher on Min when he had owned him first time, IMO. :)
“He’s clean cut and attractive,” Min continued, gesturing with his hand, “about this tall, with brown hair, and currently sending me a death glare.”
That was priceless! :D
It took a second for the words to register, and another for Matt to note that his suspicions had been correct. Then came the wave of anger and concern. “From who?” he demanded.
I can understand Matt’s feeling here. And I like him being concerned about Alex this way.
And then something else he hadn’t considered made him go cold, the heat of his anger drowned by a wave of numbness. “So if not for this Hayeston, you wouldn’t have returned?”
Well, I see Matt in quite another light now. And I think he is not the same man as before Alex’s return. Anyway, truth be told, I wouldn’t blame Alex at all for not coming back then. (But so far I’m glad he did it :))
The one time I would’ve preferred a tactful lie, of course I don’t get one, Matt noted distantly.
OMG! :D Poor Matt.
You balanced drama, suspense and humor in this chapter so well! Great job!
Shock twisted Min’s features, as well as anger. “For being too honest?!”
“Well, not just that,” Matt amended. “I refused to spend my life in a sham marriage, lying to both myself and my wife.”
Oh, even some Matt's issue was mentioned. And this time it was Alex that was upset for it. They two just care about each other, I can see it. :)
“I-” There were so many things he could say, remarks about how Min was still a slave, or how lies were something Min must be used to, but he found himself tongue tied. It wasn’t just about Min’s social position, it was about the personality he was forced to conceal in public. Matt knew what it was like to conceal your true self, and he’d vowed never to endure it again.
I really appreciate these Matt’s thoughts. And it seems I like him more with every chapter. :)
The clone rubbed at the bridge of his nose. “You don’t have a good track record for thinking rationally when I’m involved.”
Well, that’s true, IMO. :)
The confirmation that he’d actually committed the act, not just trained for it, did disturb Matt. But it didn’t make him want Min any less—instead he found himself creating excuses for it. Min had had no choice; he’d been following orders, and he was so brainwashed from the training that he didn’t know right from wrong.
Creating excuses for it - another Matt’s thoughts about Min I was pleased to see. :)
Thank you very much for this excellently written update! You totally made my day!
The talk between Matt and Alex was very well done. Finally Matt found out the reason of Alex’s return. Still, there are so many issues – I can’t wait to read more about it in the next chapters.
LS.