Damien and Marcus weren't talking as much as they used to. From what he heard, Marcus had gotten a new pet. Figured the man would just go out and get a new boy toy and it only made him more angry at the man. Why would he be angry with Marcus anyway over something like that? They weren't together or anything, it wasn't like they were dating or anything. Okay....so maybe he was alittle jealous.....why he was jealous was a mystery to him.

He sigh softly as he started to button up his collar shirt and pulled on a suit jacket. He also tied on a red tie and made sure his hair was somewhat neat. He sigh softly as he looked at himself, his icy blue eyes were as piercing as ever. He grabbed his suitcase along with the blue print plans on some business issues that Marcus had given him.

He drove to the huge building that belonged to Marcus, parking in the parking deck and headed into his office. He barely got settled in when Marcus assistant called him up to Marcus office. He just grumbled out a reply that he would be up there and decided to hand his findings and conclusion on the problems that were happening in the business.

He knocked on Marcus office before walking in and just toss the small notebook onto Marcus desk. You wanted to talk to me? He said.

Marcus really had his hands full at home, what with Juliette, Alec and Amelita all needing to be taught properly and the girls becoming quite close knit. Arya wasn't too pleased with him for picking up the strays either, but at least she had more hands to help with her parts of their business and she kept them all quite busy for the most part. It turned out, Juliette was quite good at artsy things, which his oldest fledgeling seemed to find endless use of. What he really wanted though, was to get away from all that for a little while and just be with Damien. He found himself missing the boy and wanting nothing more than to talk to him about it all.

So, in the office he made sure his assistant called Damien to his office the moment he arrived. Until then, he was sorting out the final details for a property he wanted to purchase. He also decided to have an old friend brought into town to deal with some aspects of the business that was less than pretty, so he made the necessary arrangements to have her flown back to town as fast as possible.

Damien arrived at his office in perfect time for him to hang up the phone, which he did before he looked up at his favorite fledgeling. "I've missed you," he replied softly and offered a slight smile. "You figured out the problem yet?" He was trying to work after all, he couldn't let his sentimental feelings for the younger male get in the way of business just yet. Not until he knew how mad Damien was about the whole thing still.

Damien didn't sit and didn't say anything back at what the man said on missing him. He ran a hand through his dark hair before saying."Apparently the guy who already owns the business is trying to make sure that we don't buy it......he even has some secret account in Norway." He added."Theres more details in that folder....if that's all you needed then Im going back to my office." He said.

He turned around and started walking to the door, but not before remembering about the stray that he heard Marcus take in. Although it was unprofessional to allow feelings in the office, he honestly couldn't control himself now and quickly turned around and glared at Marcus."I heard you took in another pet....." He said.

Marcus kept a close eye on Damien. Apparently he was still distrustful of his maker and didn't care very much for him at the moment. Hopefully he'd be able to find a way to make things right again, so he listened intently when Damien explained the problem. "Well, it's a good thing I'm bringing in an expert on the subject," he said, picking up the folder and placing it on his desk. He didn't want to send Damien back to his office, but he couldn't for the life of him think of a way to get him to stay. Until Damien mentioned his newest pet.

"I took in a few strays, yes, giving your pet some new friends." While the door was still closed, he stepped forward and stepped in front of the door, efficiently blocking Damien's path. "I'm not replacing you if that's what you're afraid of," he said quietly and caressed Damien's cheek. Professionalism be damned, he missed the man.

"Talk to me," he murmured, intent on keeping Damien in his office to clear the air properly.

He was about to just turn around and leave the subject alone. Why should it matter to him what Marcus does? But once Marcus rose to his feet, he froze and the man sufficiently blocked his path joe. Damien was about to protest to this, but his mouth clammed up once his cheek was gently touched. He frowned at Marcus choice of words but looked down like he was ashamed of being jealous and having Marcus see it.

"It's not about replacing me......because I know that you can't........but......are you sleeping with him?" He asked and looked up how and tried to put on a mad face but it was getting hard.

It was adorable how Damien was all jealous of his new pet. Quite frankly, he didn't think he'd care that much, he seemed so angry the last time they were together and almost couldn't get away fast enough. "I could never replace you, even I know that," he said quietly and smiled fondly at Damien.

"No, I'm not sleeping with him. I'm not sleeping with anyone at the moment," he admitted and stepped out of the way so Damien was free to leave if he still wanted to. He'd said what he needed the other to know, that was all that mattered. Damien could do what he wanted with said information, but at least he had all the information.

"If that was all you wanted, you're free to go. I'm done trying to make you do things you don't want to do." He didn't mean to sound harsh, but it was the truth. The last thing he wanted was to try to force Damien to accept anything he didn't want to accept.

It was a relief to hear that Marcus wasnt sleeping with the new pet, but he wondered why he would keep the boy around if not for some kind of pleasure. He just looked at Marcus with a somewhat sad and still angry expression. He was surprised when Marcus stepped out of the way to let him by and looked down, not helping but to just stand there now."Um........I......" He couldn't finished for some reason.

"What kind of relationship do we have...." He asked now and stared at Marcus with a clearly confused expression.

Alec had become more like a son to him than a lover really, and quite frankly he didn't want a new lover. He wanted Damien back. Since Damien wasn't leaving, maybe he'd consider staying for a while, catch up and maybe make up for the past? Marcus would really like that. He'd like nothing more than to lose anything that resembled control over Damien other than in the work place and just be equals really.

"I don't know what you want, Damien, but all I want is you. Just as you are, mind reading and all. No more secrets, or keeping things from you." And he meant it. He wanted to be perfectly honest with Damien and involve him more in the decisions he made. Seeing Damien again in that dashing suit made him want to lock the door, forward all his calls to his assistant and be unreachable for a while.

Walking over to his desk, he called up his assistant, deciding to just be unreachable anyway. "Take my calls and don't disturb me," he ordered and hung up. Turning back to Damien, he smiled slightly at him. Next move was up to him really.

He was quite and watched as Marcus called up his assistant and demanded that he become unreachable before hanging up. He wondered if he should, he hadnt really been with anyone since that trip with Marcus with Britain. He looked at his maker for a moment before walking over to him and leaned forward, kissing him deeply but broke it before glaring at the man."If you keep shit from me like you did I will never speak to you again...." He warned.

He wasn't mad anymore and smiled up at his maker before leaning forward again and kissed him deeply. His fingers started to unbutton his makers shirt and he nibbled in his lower lip.

Marcus didn't have to be asked twice, he kissed Damien back before chuckling at his statement of keeping stuff from him. "I won't be able to do that anyway, you'll be able to read my mind whenever," he murmured and leaned into the kiss, never wanting to let go of Damien ever again. He'd pushed him away too many times already.

Moving while still kissing Damien, Marcus pressed the boy against his desk and started to unbutton his shirt. Work ethics be damned, it was a good thing there were no windows in his door. Kissing down Damien's throat, Marcus pushed the shirt off his shoulders. "You're mine, lover, and I'll make sure you never forget it," he murmured between kissed, wanting to please the boy for once rather than Damien trying to please him.

Kissing down Damien's bare stomach, he used his mouth to help unbutton his pants and looked up at him with a smile.

He sigh into the kiss, feeling his shirt coming undone now and was quick to get Marcus shirt completely undone. He felt the desk press against the desk and leaned back some. He tilt his head back and shivered at what Marcus said and smirked."Same goes for you." He whispered.

He whimpered softly when his pants started to come undone just by Marcus teeth. He couldn't help but to look down at the other with a now lustful expression and pulled in his pants some.

Marcus was nibbling gently along the hemline of Damien's now loosened pants before he pulled them off completely. Smirking some, he took his time to remove the others garments completely before he stood back up and kissed him hungrily. "I really did miss you," he murmured once he broke the kiss before he kissed him yet again.

Nothing could keep him from showing Damien just how much he meant to him at this moment. His assistant knew better than to disturb him when he'd clearly told her he was busy, and he trusted her completely in that matter. He hadn't hired anyone that wasn't excellent at what they were doing and what he needed them for and he had been careful not to hire too many supernaturals, so as long as they kept quiet for the most part, they would be fine.

Moaning softly into the kisses, Marcus ran his hands hungrily down Damien's sides, wanting to make this moment of anticipation last as long as possible just so he could enjoy it for all it was worth. Losing Damien again had changed him, and he was glad if it meant he'd be able to never lose him again because of his own stubbornness.

He moaned into the kiss as well, wrapping his arms around the others neck. He probbed himself up so he was sitting on the edge of the desk now and had his legs spread, pulling Marcus in between them and deepeed the kiss. He was now completely naked, unforturatly Marcus wasn't completely naked. He started to pull off the others shirt, tossing it to the side as his fingers ran down the mans well fit body, touching along the hem line of his pants before quickly unbuttoning the mans pants and pulled them down along with his underwear, but ony pulled them down to about his thights.

He broke the kiss, smirking up at Marcus before reaching down once more and started the stroke the man to get him realy into the mood.

Damien knew exactly what he needed to do to get Marcus in the mood. It seemed he'd taught the boy almost too well for his own good at times when his own shirt was tossed away and his pants pulled down. He could never resist the man in front of him, no matter how infuriating the younger vampire could be at times, Marcus had never been able to stay mad at him for too long.

A soft, almost purr-like sound left his throat against his will when Damien started to stroke him like that. He decided to return the favor and leaned in to kiss Damien again. "You're bad for business," he chuckled as he couldn't wait any longer.

~*~

Marcus held Damien closely, feeling so much younger now that they'd made up again. "We really need to be in a fight more often, if it means more sex like this," he murmured and nuzzled Damien's neck lovingly. Hesitating slightly, he wasn't sure if he should tell Damien the truth or not as he was afraid he'd scare him off. Then he remembered his promise of no more secrets or keeping thing from him and propped himself up on his elbows so he could look at the other man. "I love you," he murmured and placed a gentle kiss on his cheek.

He chuckled at what Marcus said and laid his head in the crook of Marcus neck. Guess its the frustration that had been building up and we let it released. He said and closed his eyes. He was very content where he was at and what Marcus said next would have made his dead heart beat three times its normal rhyme. He looked up Marcus with wide and shocked eyes. Did you just say that you loved me? He asked.

He dared to read Marcus mind and knew that the man wasn't lying. He honestly didn't know how to think now. For centuries they had this odd relationship....and now Marcus was finally admitting that he loved him. He just smiled though. I love you to......it took you long enough to realized this. He said softly and kissed him.