A/N: Hello again everyone! I'd like to start off by saying thanks to those of you have reviewed, I love hearing your thoughts on this fic. It helps a lot with coming up with new ideas for our favorite space boys xD and as for the responses to your questions and comments, I figured I'd just post that at the beginning of the chapters :D
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*Guest Reader: Hello and thanks for reading, I hope you'll stay with us through to the end of this fic :D and as for your question, (is Bones the bad guy?) No. sorry but another friend of mine mentioned Bones seems to be pretty evil in my fics and I figured I'd give him a break. As for the other characters, Pavel Chekov, our little Russian wiz-kid lives with Jim and is also a prostitute. And I think Sulu will have his first appearance in this chapter.
*Tess: Thank you for your kind words, I'm glad you've like it so far. I'm not quite sure what crazy idea will come out as I continue to write this fic, but if you've read my other fic Growing Pains, get ready for a lot of drama. I hope you stick with us through the end :D
*Aimila: Yes Bones is flirtatious sexy bastard, but Jim has no Spock to run to yet XD however that being said, I think anyone in the presence of our favorite CMO will grow weak in the knees and turn to jell-o. As for Spock? I'm not exactly sure what it'll happen when Jim meets him, Bones already practically speaks sex to Jim I cant imagine how Spock will be with Jim XD
*Oh I forgot to mention Spock will be human in this fic! Sorry but no sexy Vulcan pointy ears here! xD now on with the story…
Chapter 3:
[Last Time…]
[Continued…]
Jim put down his fork the boy following after as he put a protective arm around the younger boy. Blue orbs turning icy cold as they followed the southern man moving past Nyota to sit at their table. She nervously scurried away behind the counter to make a fresh cup of coffee for the new costumer. Bones cleared his throat as he eyes the pair across him with a smirk.
"So you really do have a younger brother…? What's his name?" The boy was quickly shushed by a hand, grey eyes glancing nervously between Jim and the mysterious man before him.
"We're not really related… This is Pasha, I'm sure you figured that's not his real name, but then again… This is strictly business, no…?" Both men stared at each other across the table, the tension so visibly thick between them a knife could cut through. Uhura chose that moment to run over with a coffee tray giving Chekov a scared smile before running off again into the kitchen. Bones sipped his coffee smacking his lips with a satisfied sigh.
"Anyways… Have you come to a decision?" Jim nodded.
"Ya, but under one condition… You put him in too." A curious brow rose as the southern man looked over the younger boy with an un-readable expression. Chekov shrunk into Jim's embrace afraid of the man's fierce gaze.
"I'll consider it; he's rather young though… But I need an answer now; I have to have your word for it. Are you in…?"
"Pasha… You don't have to do this if you don't want to… I'm-" Jim's eye wondered down to the quivering boy, grey eyes glossy by stinging tears and the blonde felt so ashamed putting the boy to the decision. He wanted to take them both home and out of the café, far away from Bones. But the boy swallowed putting on a brave smile for his hyung. His grey orbs childish and wide with innocence, taking in Jim's worry trying to hide his fear. Finally the boy turned to Bones snuggling into Jim's side for comfort.
"Y- Yes, I can do zat…" Jim smiled; Chekov's accent only came out when he was scared. But the boy nodded and Jim sent Bones a slight smirk.
"Alright we're in… So when do we start…?" A soft chuckle escaped the southern man's lips making Jim want to punch the man.
"Don't worry about it; we'll get there after you've been registered in the catalog. For now all you have to know is that they contact me and we discuss a price, then the client comes to pick you up. Oh ya, I never give your address out so you'll have to choose a spot near your flat so they can pick you kay?"
Jim smiled at the last part; he liked the idea of never having to deal with obsessive clients walking to their door step. He looked up to see Bones baring a sour expression deep in the thought putting down his cup of coffee to look at the blonde.
"Just out of curiosity, where do you guys live? It's not near that place I found you is it?" The blonde blinked frowning at the question, it was a rather personal question to be asking.
"Yes we do, why? Is that a problem or something?"
Jim starred at Bones drinking his coffee calmly until he heard the words leave the blondes mouth. Coffee spewed from the southern mans lips like a broken fire hydrant, eye bulging wide leaving Jim worried and he hears a shriek come from the behind the desk of the cash register. Chekov ran out of his seat just in time to miss the splash of the luke warm liquid.
"That is so unattractive…" Jim tried not to laugh as Nyota spread a disgusted look about her face and Bones rolled his eyes dramatically mumbling something about annoying girls looking back at Jim with wide eyes.
"That's beside the point, you seriously live in those crummy apartments near that dump?!" Jim frowned folding his arms over his chest; Chekov didn't miss the childish display of pouting lips on the blondes face and smiled at the rising blush.
"You ass! It may not be all great and fancy like you're place but it's the best I got and it at least it's a roof over our heads!" Bones laughed the blondes defensive glare raising his hands in surrender.
"Alright I'm sorry, but that's no good…" He turned to look at Chekov who was busy munching away at a chocolate cookie happily. "Hey kid, you wanna go apartment hunting? Let's get you something nice ya?" The boy choked on his cookie looking wide eyed at the southern man, Jim only blinked unsure of what the other man said.
"You can't be serious? We are not, going apartment hunting. We don't even have the money for it!"
Bones smirked leaning across the table to face the blonde, their noses almost touching and Jim gasped feeling the man warm breath against his lips. Blue orbs traced the outline of the mans lips hungrily, almost tasting the sweet traces of coffee on the mans tongue. Bones couldn't help but noticed the effect he had on the blonde, his tongue unconsciously coming out to lick at his lips almost touching Jim's; hazel orbs gazing down at the rosy pink plump lips and pulled away with a smirk.
"I never said you were paying…" Jim blushed looking away, eyes going wide when he heard what Bones said.
"What?! Are you crazy?! Chekov, tell him he's crazy!" The boy smiled nervously rocking on the heels of his black converse.
"Y-You're crazy s-sir?" Jim nodded approvingly sitting back in his seat missing as the man backed his seat out and stood up.
"Look, I know you may not want me to do this but think of this way, where you live isn't very safe… What were to happen one day if you weren't there and something awful happened to the boy?" Jim's expression turned serious as he looked up the boy and then at Bones. "Could honestly just let the boy live out his days afraid in his own home, working out there where some stranger will pick him up and do God knows what to him? And then where will you be? While he's out there and you're off somewhere else, what then?" Jim sighed looking down at his cup of now cold coffee, hated to admit it but Bones was right, he had no choice but to except the mans offer.
"You're right, I know, but how will I be able to afford a better place? I can hardly pay for the place we're at now." Bones took the blondes hand in his, a bright smile spread across his face and Jim couldn't resist his lips from the slight twitch they gave.
"I'll pay for it till you get on your feet… Didn't I already tell you not to worry about thing? I got you covered."
"I-I don't know… You're doing so much, I don't even know if I can take anymore of this… The wad of cash from last night, the job, now you wanna get us a place and pay it off… I- I don't know…?" Bones smiled pulling the blonde out of his seat calling to Chekov with a look to say they were leaving.
"It's a gift, you're gonna accept it and that's that." Jim groaned as they were lead out to the same fancy black car he had seen the night before. He was beginning to feel a little irritated with how much the man was being a flirt, wasn't this supposed to be strictly business? They got in the seats and Bones looked over at the blonde curiously seeing the frown on his face.
"What's wrong?" Jim shrugged.
"Just wondering… is this how you treat all you 'employees', or am I a special case?" the car started and Bones glanced over at Jim with a sly smirk.
"You'd think I would do this for just about anyone? No way, baby… You're special."
Chekov giggled in the back seat as Jim looked in the rearview mirror and glared. Bones was proving to be way more than just a little flirtatious and Jim wasn't sire if he could play hard to get any longer if Bones decided to pull another smooth move like he did at the café. A comfortable silence fell over the boys in the car, Chekov dozed off a few miles back and Jim smiled feeling relaxed letting the soft hum of the car's engine lull him to sleep.
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A/N: I know its short but I think I'm gonna end it there. Anyways hope you all liked it and plan on sticking with us through the end. :D
