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"I don't mean to give you a swelled head," said Art as he leaned up against Venti, "but you've been getting some good luck lately, huh?"
Venti considered Art's words. He'd had a nice streak. The interview at the library went so well the jackal almost believed Kedar would have given him a salaried position, and then there was the magazine offer. Granted, neither of these jobs might make him rich, but... "You're right, Art. Question is, do I take either one or both?"
"Considering how many hours you're not getting at Frappuchinos? I think you should."
Venti looked at Art, eyebrows arched in surprise. "Really? Weren't you once advocating me trying for management?"
"I think that was Damon, because I never suggested that."
Venti felt a pang of emotion for the bear. It didn't last long. "I guess so. It couldn't hurt to try the librarian position, and if the photoshoots don't conflict with either job..." His voice trailed off, squeezing Art closer to his shirtless chest.
"I didn't mean to bring up Damon," Art murmured, nuzzling up against the jackal.
"It still hurts to think about him sometimes," Venti admitted, kissing Art on the crown of his head.
"Yeah, it just means he did mean something to you."
"I could've handled the situation a lot better," Venti sighed heavily, leaning back against the sofa. "I got to work on my temper if I'm going to seriously try for that photoshoot job. I don't want to be any trouble for anyone."
Art slipped away from Venti's grip, moving to straddle the jackal's lap. "Now see," Art smiled, placing his hands on Venti's pecs. "This is the guy I fell in love with."
Venti didn't reply. He just looked at Art as if the lion had suddenly grown a new head or something.
"What?" Art said, tilting his head slightly.
"You just said you fell in love with me."
Art's eyes widened. He didn't realize he'd even said that. "You must've misheard. I didn't say that."
"Oh yes you did." Venti's grin was triumphant. It made Art want to hit him with a pillow . "You love me."
"So what if I do?"
"The feeling's mutual."
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"I don't mean to give you a swelled head," said Art as he leaned up against Venti, "but you've been getting some good luck lately, huh?"
Venti considered Art's words. He'd had a nice streak. The interview at the library went so well the jackal almost believed Kedar would have given him a salaried position, and then there was the magazine offer. Granted, neither of these jobs might make him rich, but... "You're right, Art. Question is, do I take either one or both?"
"Considering how many hours you're not getting at Frappuchinos? I think you should."
Venti looked at Art, eyebrows arched in surprise. "Really? Weren't you once advocating me trying for management?"
"I think that was Damon, because I never suggested that."
Venti felt a pang of emotion for the bear. It didn't last long. "I guess so. It couldn't hurt to try the librarian position, and if the photoshoots don't conflict with either job..." His voice trailed off, squeezing Art closer to his shirtless chest.
"I didn't mean to bring up Damon," Art murmured, nuzzling up against the jackal.
"It still hurts to think about him sometimes," Venti admitted, kissing Art on the crown of his head.
"Yeah, it just means he did mean something to you."
"I could've handled the situation a lot better," Venti sighed heavily, leaning back against the sofa. "I got to work on my temper if I'm going to seriously try for that photoshoot job. I don't want to be any trouble for anyone."
Art slipped away from Venti's grip, moving to straddle the jackal's lap. "Now see," Art smiled, placing his hands on Venti's pecs. "This is the guy I fell in love with."
Venti didn't reply. He just looked at Art as if the lion had suddenly grown a new head or something.
"What?" Art said, tilting his head slightly.
"You just said you fell in love with me."
Art's eyes widened. He didn't realize he'd even said that. "You must've misheard. I didn't say that."
"Oh yes you did." Venti's grin was triumphant. It made Art want to hit him with a pillow . "You love me."
"So what if I do?"
"The feeling's mutual."
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Ahhh the big reveal! One of my favorite chapters, you covered so many different emotions in such a short space. You are constantly improving upon yourself. Of course my only question is now that the L bomb has been dropped where will the two of them take the relationship next. Great job as always Greg!
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