Malcolm is a work-a-holic who doesn’t have time for relationships. He’s very intrigued by Malcolm’s suggestive innuendo and he’s looking forward to exploring this. He’s not really into the Dom/sub scene, but he immediately sees something in Malcolm under the intense Dom façade and slick suit that Malcolm is wearing.

He’s the type that is able to stay friends with his X’s even when one X has hooked up with another X of his. Owen is young, only 23 and he’s a really good guy. He’s on vacation, after all.Ĭountry Mouse is an adorable story of two men out for the evening just looking for a hook-up who end up finding so much more. Owen pushes back a bit, but there is clearly an attraction and he agrees to go home with Malcolm. Malcolm comes on strong, making his dominant tendencies clear, testing Owen to see if he might be game. His date is late and possibly a no-show, so he strikes up a conversation with Owen. Malcolm is waiting for a date to show when he notices the young man sitting at the bar. Then he realizes that the man is staring right at him.

While he’s sitting there observing the crowd and trying to decide if he should drink the beer that was served to him in a dirty mug, he can’t help but notice a man dressed in a smart suit, leaning against the bar, because he seems so out of place. He ends up in a bar somewhere in the West End, its patrons varying from teenage girls giggling over cokes to blue collar workers. When she hooks up with an old friend for the evening, Owen takes himself out to a pub for a beer. Owen is on vacation in London with his ex-girlfriend Jenny. Country Mouse by Amy Lane & Aleksandr Voinov

Clear Water by Amy Lane