Mathias managed a soft laugh at the man's comment, resting his elbow on the table and cupping his chin in his hand as he absently noticed Victor looking around his room and felt himself become shy about the paintings he had done on the walls. He usually didn't mind, why did it matter with this guy? He wasn't even in Mathias' bedroom for the same reasons so many other guys had been before. He looked down at the table, glancing back up when the man took a drink. At the comment of it being good alcohol, Mathias smirked and sat back in his chair. "Well, I have a friend who knows a guy who deals in only the finest alcohol."<br/><br/>He noticed the look he got when he was texting his friend and absently held up the phone with a look of mild disinterest. "Some friends of mine make it a habit of sending me stupid funny pictures to cheer me up. Since I'm stuck in here," He gestured around the room with a look of disgust. "all the time."<br/><br/>He smiled and said, "Business trips aren't bad. The fucktards that I have to go meet with are. They give a whole new meaning to the phrase, "That sperm won? Are you fucking kidding me? The hotels are nice, though. Even though I'm a minor, they keep the wine cooler stocked, thank God. And...usually the hotels are near malls so I can go there when I'm not verbally telling these men to partner with us or shit will go down, in not so many words."<br/><br/>He sighed and held his face in his hands, the stress getting to him.<br/>"When we're on our trip, you and I will have separate rooms. If my door is locked or I don't answer, don't come in. If you 'have a bad feeling' screw it, your feelings are a scam in this line of work. If something seems off about me or I'm withdrawing, don't ask about it. I can deal with it myself."<br/><br/>He folded his arms across his chest and looked at Victor, the nice friendly sort of air they had had before, now dissipated into a business-like tension. His eyes bore into Victor's as he waited for the man to either continue talking, or excuse himself.<br/><br/>Mathias hoped Victor would choose the latter. The young man just needed time alone right now.