The Assistant | Scavi

The Assistant

They kissed tenderly, not wanting the moment to end until Scott's ringing phone cut them off.

"I'll answer later" the blonde mumbled, eager to go back to kissing, but Avi shook his head.

"Could be Esther... please..." the bearded man said softly, pulling Scott back to reality.

"Oh right..." Scott fished his phone out of his pocket and smiled. "It was Esther. I'll call her back."

He hit the call button and didn't have to wait long for her to accept the call.

"Hey, Scotty, sorry, I completely forgot that I wanted to text you. I hope I didn't wake you up?"

"No, it's fine. Do you have news?" Scott asked. He looked over to Avi, who was fidgeting with his hands once again and reached out his free hand, smiling when Avi took it in between his own.

"I do. It wasn't easy to convince them, but with me and Kevin out of the picture and his sales being really good, they agreed to make you a personal assistant. Of course, you won't have much work to do, but it wouldn't be too bad if you could help a little with organisational stuff every now and then..." Esther replied. "But we'll deal with it later. I am just waiting for the contract to be finished and could drop by your apartment on my way to Avi?"

"Hmm, or you could come to Avi, I'm still here..." Scott replied.

"Of course. Might be an hour or two, if you're going home before just let me know..."

Scott smiled. "I will" he replied, even though he knew that he probably wouldn't leave that quickly.

"Good. Is Avi okay?"

Scott chuckled. "He is, don't worry. We just had some late breakfast and he said that he was feeling a lot better. Don't worry, Esther."

"I'm not worried, Scott, I know that you're taking good care of him" Esther replied. "Anyway, I gotta go and take care of a few things. I'll see you later, Scott, bye."

"Bye Esther." Scott hung up and turned to Avi. "Well guess what, I am going to be a personal assistant."

Avi let out a breath he didn't know he was holding. "My personal assistant..." he said softly and smiled. "I hope you're getting paid well, I can be quite a handful..."

"In the end, I don't care about the pay so much, it just has to cover the costs I have and I need to be able to put something aside to help with tuition fees for the additional semester I'll need" Scott explained.

"Additional semester? Is it because you're coming with me? Explain, Scott?"

"Yeah... I only need to sit two exams and my thesis, but I cannot do it on the road, so I'll push it back a few months. It's not too bad, after all, I am gaining work experience..." Scott said.

"But it's expensive! I... I'll pay for it. You're pushing things back for of me and I'll pay your fees, Scott. That's the least thing I can do for you" Avi said.

Scott sighed, he didn't want to argue with Avi, so he just smiled at him. "We'll see about it once it's time. Okay?" He pressed a soft kiss onto his temple. "For now I just want to think about touring the states with you."

Avi chuckled. "Sure, but don't think that it is going to be all exciting and glamorous. There will be long days at the venues with endless soundchecks, waiting and everything, long nights on the tour bus in tiny bunk beds..." he explained.

But Scott just shrugged his shoulders. "I don't mind, Avi. It is going to be a new experience for you. I can gain unique work experience, I will be travelling with you and spending time with you and believe me, right now this is all I want to do..."

"Me too... even though I... it's not going to be easy, Scott and you know this, right? Because I can't... I can't come out just now, I need time..." Avi said softly.

"Mmhm, I know, Avi. This will be our little secret. Sure, I will miss cuddling and everything when we're not alone, but still, I love talking to you, having tea with you..." Scott said softly. "But if we can sneak away together every now and then, I would be glad..."

Avi chuckled. "You know, there are also days off and nights in hotel rooms..." he explained. "And who knows, maybe I need my personal assistant with me at all times? Especially during the nights in foreign hotel rooms?"

Scott grinned. "Yeah?"

"Errm..." Avi blushed. "I really didn't mean it like this. It's just that I am really looking forward to not being alone."

"Avi, you are a man, just as I am. People have needs and at some point, we'll get to these things. Maybe not today or tomorrow, but it will come up and just know that I am open-minded and I will be prepared for the nights in foreign hotel rooms... just in case" Scott replied patiently. He didn't know where this came from so suddenly, Avi hadn't been very sexual before, except for the one time when he was drunk. "I am curious, Avi, am I your first male partner? You don't need to answer if you're not ready."

"Scott, you know some of my darkest secrets, sure, talking about sex is not as easy for me..." Avi replied. "I... have met men before. But only for one night stands. There were never feelings involved. I was just trying myself out. The last one was the night we met..."

"Trying yourself out is important. I had such a phase, too" Scott returned. "Looking back it was rather messy, but it is a part of my life as a gay man."

"Yeah... it was an... interesting phase, but honestly, Scott, I want to get to know you first, want to take it slow" Avi replied. "I don't know where this came from, honestly. I..." he shrugged his shoulders and Scott realised that he was uncomfortable.

"Hey, Avi," he said softly. "Please don't work yourself up into this. You're still in a fragile state of mind, still working through the aftereffects of your anxiety yesterday."

"I know, it's just... I cannot seem to say the right things, I'm not good at this..." Avi said. He sighed. "I only wanted to say that I am looking forward to being alone with you like we are right now..."

Scott smiled at the bearded man and pressed his lips to his temple. "It's fine, Avi. You can say whatever you want to, I don't want you to feel bad for anything you say or do. I tend to be clumsy and there will come moments where I feel stupid..."

Avi chuckled. "Like when you slammed the door in my face on your second day?"

"For example" Scott replied and pulled him into his arms. "Now, no more talking about it. Let us enjoy this day together. Unless you have other plans?"

Avi got comfortable against Scott's chest and shook his head. "No. And after all, Esther is dropping by with your contract, isn't she?"

"Mmmhm" Scott hummed. "Unless I leave beforehand."

Avi chuckled. "You won't, I'll make sure of it" he replied and shifted a little bit so he could put his arms around Scott's waist.

"Hmmm, and I am not mad about it at all..."

They cuddled for a while, right until Esther arrived. While Avi went to greet her, Scott quickly brought the remnants of their late breakfast to the kitchen and prepared fresh tea.

"I see you had a lazy morning" she joked as they had sat down on the porch.

"Mmhm..." Scott hummed and looked over to Avi questioningly.

Avi just smiled and nodded. "That we had, Esther. I really needed some cuddles with my... boyfriend." He reached over and took Scott's hand, squeezed it.

Esther looked over to her brother, but she didn't seem to be surprised. "That's good," she said and smiled at the two men happily. "Really good." She took a sip of her tea and then pulled a manila envelope out of her bag. "Now... let's do business real quick? I have your contract here, you should read it carefully, but I have already reviewed it and there's not much about it..."

"You know that I will be signing it either way..." Scott said, but he still took a moment to skim it before he signed it. "That's it, Avi, no getting rid of me now" he joked.

Avi just chuckled. "I am so thankful, Scott. Really... thank you." He leaned in and kissed Scott, not minding at all that his sister was sitting right next to them.

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