Mika was well aware of why he’d suddenly changed the subject. He had to before he said something he shouldn’t, like he wished they were more than friends. He had no idea how Buck would react if he admitted he was becoming attracted to him on a personal level. Toss it off by saying that wasn’t his thing? Decide he didn’t want to be around me anymore? Or tell me that he is gay, which is doubtful, but that he didn’t find me interesting as more than a friend?
Thinking about that brought back thoughts of the last man he’d been with, and what had happened as a result. Okay, not as a result, but if I’d been home, instead…Yeah, like it would have made a difference, but it might have. I’ll never know, though.
“Mika?”
“Hmm?” He looked up at Buck in question.
“You know it’s possible whoever dug t
