Burr has him. And he needs only to reel him in. To make sure he himself doesn't get pulled away as well, a catch too big for him. Old Man and the Sea. He always hated that story.
And it scares him. Makes him less--makes him feel less in control. He doesn't like that he likes Thomas. He doesn't like that he doesn't know what he would do, if Thomas changed his mind about him.
But--they're not too far gone, are they? Thomas hasn't said anything about the bruises on his face. Or the address Burr have him. The bad neighborhood. It's still a business transaction. And it's about setting expectations.
But Burr always was one to get carried away.
"I moved another client for you," he says. Which is a lie, but Burr had moved his schedule around. He's got his fingers in Jefferson's collar, and he trails fingertips there at the edge, where skin is showing. He can't flush on command. Not really. But he knows what to say to make himself blush, which is functionally the same. "I thought about you earlier, when I was in the shower--" when he prepped himself. "I know it's just a job," he says, quickly. And it's all part of the dance. So what if he's not lying? "But I--you see me," Burr says. "Not just our bodies. But our thoughts."
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And it scares him. Makes him less--makes him feel less in control. He doesn't like that he likes Thomas. He doesn't like that he doesn't know what he would do, if Thomas changed his mind about him.
But--they're not too far gone, are they? Thomas hasn't said anything about the bruises on his face. Or the address Burr have him. The bad neighborhood. It's still a business transaction. And it's about setting expectations.
But Burr always was one to get carried away.
"I moved another client for you," he says. Which is a lie, but Burr had moved his schedule around. He's got his fingers in Jefferson's collar, and he trails fingertips there at the edge, where skin is showing. He can't flush on command. Not really. But he knows what to say to make himself blush, which is functionally the same. "I thought about you earlier, when I was in the shower--" when he prepped himself. "I know it's just a job," he says, quickly. And it's all part of the dance. So what if he's not lying? "But I--you see me," Burr says. "Not just our bodies. But our thoughts."