Looking for an AU Sci-Fi Fic

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I'm trying to find an AU sci-fi story which I think is set on Earth, where Doyle is alien and Bodie is human.  I believe the story premise has Doyle has arrived to Earth with a number of other aliens to Earth for some sort of negotiation, and Bodie is one of the human party meeting the aliens for the negotiation.

Doyle takes a fancy to Bodie and asks him to stay, and Bodie has to make a decision.

I’ve tried looking at the story lists for the sci-fi stories on the Hatstand, but don’t think the sci-fi list contain the story I’m looking for.

I don’t know the title or author, or whether it’s available on the Archive or proslib--can anyone help?  

Thanks!