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of heat. Behind the bar, an immense mirror reflected the lined-up bottles and colorful glasses that were artistically arranged on glass shelves. There was a door at the far end of the bar. A simple desk with a computer in the middle of the room, two chairs and hanging folder shelves covering a wall were the only furniture, clearly indicating that it was an office.
    David silently went into ecstasy as he looked around his new place of work. In his craziest dreams he couldn’t have imagined a better place to start his new life.
    It smelled of detergent and brand new furniture but it was friendly and welcoming. He wanted to sit with a beer in his hand, listening to live music as he hung out with friends. He couldn’t wait for the opening next Saturday. It would be the 12 th of April, an important day for him: the very first day of his new career, of his new life, and, hopefully, the beginning of the realization of his dream.
    But first, his bed was calling his name. He yawned loudly and Bo laughed heartily. He shut off the lights and they walked back to the utility room where James retrieved their coats before Bo locked the door behind them. They climbed the staircase to the first floor where Bo gave David a ring with several keys. He showed him the right one for the door to his new flat and David opened it.
    He pushed the armored door open and entered the flat. The pristine open kitchen on the left gave out to a nice living room. A huge bay window at the end of the room looked out on to the cathedral, providing an extraordinary view. Three doors on the left wall led to a bedroom, the bathroom and a smaller room, used as an office.
    He vaguely heard the guys telling him they’d let him acclimatize to his new flat and asked him to get some rest. They agreed on meeting for dinner downstairs, later on in the evening. David vacantly nodded, dropped his luggage on the bedroom floor and threw himself under the hot stream of the shower. Still damp and naked but for the towel he had wrapped around his hips, he padded to his bedroom and fell on the bed, forgetting all about the coffee he had fancied earlier on. He wouldn’t remember the exact moment he fell asleep, but the wake-up was remarkable.

 
    C hapter 6 – J ames:
Nice surprise
     
     
    J ames spent the next two hours tidying away his things as he talked with Bo. He caught up with his best mate’s love life and he told him about his surprising encounter with David, without neglecting any details. Bo knew everything about James and they didn’t have any secrets from each other so he told him about the aborted kiss, the undiplomatic flight attendant, and David’s unexpected tears. Bo had swiftly picked up on James' attraction to David and he warned him there was a tiny possibility his ego would be hurt soon. Or, worse than his ego.
    When Bo left him to take care of his business before they met for dinner, James walked into his bathroom. The silence in the building was remarkable and the contractors had done a good job with the renovation. He couldn’t even hear the cars passing below in the street, thanks to the double-glazed windows. He enjoyed the calm of the shower as he tried not to think about anything in particular. Once showered and dressed, he couldn’t stay still. The couch in the living room was comfy but he was restless and couldn’t sit still. His new kitchen was so immaculate, he had nothing to tidy up. Bo had filled the fridge with his favorite food and drink but he didn’t have to cook since they were meeting for dinner anyway. At long last, he understood what was going on with his nerves.
    He couldn’t stop thinking about David. His soft, pale skin. His discreet smile. The way he blushed delicately. His haunted eyes, the shadows under them and the tears he had shed on the plane… he couldn’t get this man out of his head. He wanted to hold him in his arms, to comfort him and it was so much unlike him to want that, it frightened him. He wanted to give