guavejuice | Temptation- AU Series Part 1/6

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Part 1

"I received a very exciting email today," Justin announces at the breakfast table. The man by his side doesn't answer; he just grunts an acknowledgment while he keeps his eyes on his laptop screen.

"I'm going to New York City in less than two weeks,” Justin reveals, undeterred, hoping to catch the man's attention.
"Are you now?" His companion finally lifts his eyes to peer over at him, surprised.

Charles Lambert is a wealthy, somewhat older real estate agent who's been Justin Taylor's partner for the past twelve months.

"Yeah, I got an email from a very important gallery. I'm going to hold my new art show there,” Justin informs Charles before he turns to walk away, not realizing his partner is silently watching his every move.

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"Are you sure you can't come with me to New York?" Justin asks when he slips into bed later that night.

"Not this time, sorry. I'm too busy, but I'm sure you'll knock them dead," Charles tells him with a smile, closing his laptop and leaning over to give Justin a brief peck on his cheek.

"I don't know about that," Justin murmurs, his previous exhilaration fading somewhat as he realizes his partner won’t be there. Charles is too busy walking into the bathroom to wash his teeth and prepare for bed to notice, however, as Justin sighs in disappointment.
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Two Weeks Later – New York City

Justin checks into his hotel that evening, settling into his suite before deciding to head downstairs to the bar.
As he reaches his hand to his cell phone to call Charles, he notices a familiar-looking, tall man dressed in a black leather jacket and a tight-fitting pair of black jeans, sitting with his back to him.

"Hey, you!” Justin greets the other man in shock as he seductively touches the man's shoulder, thinking Charles had gone out of his way to travel here to surprise him after all. “I thought you said you couldn’t make it.”

A pair of eyes sweep intently over him then as the man turns around, but to his surprise they aren’t his partner’s.

Justin gazes at the hazel-colored eyes that are framed by a pair of expensive, turtle shell eyeglasses and an impressive head of chestnut-colored hair and swallows hard.

"Um, sorry about that, I don't… I thought you were someone else," Justin mumbles awkwardly. He berates himself silently; he never, ever mumbles. Not even when he met Charles for the first time.

"That's the best pick up line I've heard in years,” the man drawls sarcastically with a smirk. “And believe me, I've heard quite a few…" The man's low, raspy voice sends shivers down Justin's spine.

Justin reflexively presses his thumb into his platinum commitment band that Charles gave him a few months ago.

The man clearly notices. "Who's the lucky guy back home?" he asks.

Damn, that didn't help. Justin feels his cock hardening.

"Sorry, how rude of me, I didn't introduce myself," the man says when Justin didn't answer him. "I'm Brian Kinney. And you are…?"

"Justin…Justin Taylor," Justin manages somehow to answer. He winces at his reaction to the other man as he mutters, "I… I think I need a drink."

TBC…