Author:
Beta: lornelover
Pairing: Doyle/Wesley
Set: S1 after "Parting Gifts."
Rating: PG.
For: The 12 Days of Ficlets Challenge. Day 01.
Denial. Doyle could sit all night in his yellow sofa and drink. Or he could stand up and take charge. Poor Cordelia was broken up enough over Angel's death; she didn't need a drive down self-destructive Doyle lane.
He'd failed to stop Angel from sacrificing himself. He'd hired that ex-Watcher to join their motley crew after they'd saved Cordelia. The man with the polite British accent and eager to please manner, dressed in out-of-place black leather.
Of course, in his grief, Doyle had mistaken that for more. He'd invited the man home. Sometimes a good shag could keep one's mind off the pain. He'd been a fool. Shagging the boss wasn't in Wesley's job description.
Wesley had turned down the offer -- all polite and the like. Left on his motorcycle. The man wasn't gay, only British.
Doyle was a fool. He needed to call Cordelia. To make sure she was safe. That she was okay. He reached for his address book. A piece of paper fell out.
This is not the way things should be. I'm afraid that I've given you the wrong impression. I am interested in you. But I want the possibility of more than one night.