Day 19 and 17 days til Christmas.

Thank you for all of the reviews. I loved the thought of Merlin being trained by the druids as well.

Another Merthur one for all you that like that paring.

I know, you don't expect Merthur from me but hey, it is what you are getting.

Title: Business is Business

Characters: Arthur, Merlin

Paring: Merthur

Word Count: 369

Summary: Arthur wouldn't be the person he was without his PA … who also happened to be his boyfriend.

Arthur looked over the papers in his hands to look at his PA. Merlin was standing, bent over the desk. His mind raced with the things that he could do with him in that position. The man had his brow creased in confusion and frustration but to him, it was rather a sexy look. But Arthur knew what that looked like. It was a look that he gave daily. If anything, he didn't think it would be that hard to takeover his father's company when he died but there was a lot of things that he had hidden from him that he now had to put right. The company owed so much money that Arthur was close to saying that they were bankrupt. He called out to him and Merlin turned to him and smiled. Merlin suggested that they should call it a night. Arthur looked at his phone to see that it was just gone 10pm. They couldn't do anything more tonight, it would still be there in the morning to sort out.

It was Merlin that kept him grounded throughout it all. It was Merlin that kept him hopeful that they would find a way around it all. It was Merlin that he held at night, listening to his soft snores as Arthur contemplated what they should do. They had been going out ever since Merlin became his PA but they had kept it a secret because he didn't know how his father would take it. He kept telling Arthur of all these girls that would be a great wife for him. Arthur used to just zone out and stare at his boyfriend. With him dead, they could come out but Arthur liked the secrecy in it. Obviously some people knew. All of their friends that worked for the company knew and his half sister knew. They had all watched as their friendly banter had turned into flirting. Morgana had told him on many occasions that he should get it over and done with and just kiss him. But then it gave his life a split. Work and pleasure may have mixed but they could be professional. They would get through it, together.