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Oliver opened his mouth to respond but was cut off by the sound of Matt’s phone Bailey took his card and left as Matt considered ignoring Parker’s call He couldn’t, though He needed to talk to his agent

“I have to get this,” Matt told him before he answered with a “Hello?”

“Hey, I take it everything is good?” Parker asked

There was no real emotion in Parker’s question Matt didn’t fault Parker for it He knew his ex-boyfriend and current agent cared about him; that just wasn’t how they’d ever really worked “Yep Good to go I feel more relaxed already” It was actually true

“Good I have a proposition for you I’ll email you the information, but I kno you are with that shit It’ll take you aup in LA They want you for it It’s a siazine, but it’s in teeks I’ht that ht work out for you You’ll be rested and recuperated You won’t have to hurry home”

“Are you trying to get rid of h the truth was they had a lot to work out At least, he did He lived in Parker’s aparto on ork Or that was another thing Matt had to make a decision about, at least

“No You know that There’s always rooure out what you’re doing Is this a per down on the job?”

This didn’t surprise him Parker was fierce when it came to his work, as he should be But still, “It’s only been a couple of days since I left”

“Say no if you’re not ready I just thought I’d offer They want you but if you can’t do it, you can’t do it I just thought ityou’re already there”

Matt glanced at Oliver as though he would have the answers for him As soon as he did, Matt forced his eyes to dart away He didn’t need Oliver or anyone else toI need to know I’ll check it out and get back to you tonight but yeah…unless there’s a big reason for me not to do it, I will”

“That’s my boy,” Parker told hi up the phone Yeah, they definitely should have broken up long ago They were better off as friends That much was obvious

“Everything okay?” Oliver asked His voice was filled with concern that was typical of Oliver