Job Applicant
One of the things Ben loved about their home was the space
they had. It wasn’t a huge house, but the way it was laid out made it work for him
and Tom. Ben was home doing some
business in their office. He looked over
at Tom’s empty desk and wondered when his husband was coming home. He’d stopped worrying about Tom’s dangerous
job a while back. It was driving him crazy, so he decided he wouldn’t think
about what could happen to his gorgeous firefighter.
Ben was part owner in the real estate office he worked at. His
business partner was one Aaron Hector.
He was a great guy. They’d known each other since their college
days. They’d both decided to go into
real estate and get some experience before starting their own businesses.
Right now, Ben and Aaron had decided to hire someone new,
and Ben was going over job applications and resumes. One name drew his eye. There was something familiar about it, so Ben
did a Google search.
“Hey, honey, how was
your day?” Tom came up behind him, bent
over and gave him a big kiss on the lips.
“Hey, Tom. I didn’t hear you come in. Sometimes you’re more quiet than our cat.”
“Lol, yeah, I guess so.
What are you up to?” Tom looked
at the image Ben had on the screen. It was of a very buff guy wearing board shorts and nothing else but a Celtic tattoo on his upper left arm; he was striking
a very sexy pose. “Um, should I be worried?” Tom said, jokingly.
“What? No, Tom. I was looking at new job applicants and this
guy’s name just rang some bells. I did a
search on him and this image popped up.
Apparently he was a model and decided to turn to real estate. According to
the blurb underneath, this photo was taken five years ago.”
“And he can’t model anymore?” Tom wondered how much the guy could have
changed in five years.
“It’s a tough industry.
Not everyone gets to be a top model, and it can be over very
quickly. Maybe that’s why this guy wants
to be in a more secure job.”
“Are you going to hire him?” Tom asked as he sat at his own desk and fired
up his computer.
“I’m not sure. I’d like to schedule him for an interview.”
“Here or at the office?”
Tom knew that Ben conducted some of his business here at home, on the
phone, or at the small office he and Aaron shared in town.
“I conduct my interviews at the office. You know I don’t like to bring strangers in
the house. Why, are you jealous?”
“Jealous? No, I was just
curious who the guy was. He’s a pretty
good looking guy, you know.” Tom avoided
looking at Ben when he said it.
Ben got up out of his chair, came around behind Tom and
wrapped his arms around his man’s chest and hugged him tight. “You know you’re much better looking then
him.”
“Really?” Tom asked
him.
“Oh yeah. I mean who was Mr. May in the ‘Hot Firefighters’
calendar two years ago. Remember when
they had that fund raiser for the fire department that year, they were selling that calendar at the event? It sold like hotcakes, and I noticed a lot of
women drooling all over May. How many
signatures did you have to sign when they spotted you in the crowd?”
“I think I got writer’s cramp by the end of the day.”
“See! You’re still a hunk.”
Ben kissed his cheek. “Just
remember you’re my hunk.”
“Well, just don’t let Mr. Cheesecake get any ideas. You belong to me.” Tom raised Ben’s left hand. The light in the
office shone off the gold band on his ring finger.
Ben chuckled. He looked
at the matching band on Tom’s finger too.
The rings were only symbols of their love. They already belonged to each other a long
time before they got married.
“You don’t have anything to worry about, Tom. You know that,
right?”
“Hmmm, I don’t know.
I think you better show me.” Tom
got up and took Ben’s hand and led him to their bedroom.
They spent a few minutes undressing each other and fell into
bed together. They made love, knowing
all the right buttons to push to bring each other to the top of the mountain
and paradise.
TBC
