Ren stays in the chair, breath shaky, cheeks warm. Kai's thumb brushes lightly over the back of his hand, slow and teasing.
The room feels quieter than before, the city noise outside fading until it's nothing more than a distant hum. Sunlight spills across Kai's shoulders, making him look somehow even more unreal.
Ren touches his lips, letting out a dramatic breath."Seriously? You kiss me like that and then act like it was nothing?"
Kai gives him a slow smile."You looked like you were about to fall apart before I even touched you."
"I was not!" Ren protests, though his voice wobbles. "You're just… unfair."
"Unfair?" Kai steps around the desk and stops right in front of Ren, leaning one hand on the arm of the chair. "Because I kissed you?"
Ren swallows. "Because you look at me like that."
"Like what?"
"Like I'm something you actually want."
Kai's expression softens, the teasing fading into something deeper."That's because you are."
Ren's breath catches. His fingers instinctively grip the arms of the chair, holding on like the world suddenly tilted.
Kai tilts Ren's chin up gently."That kiss earlier? You think that was me giving everything?"
Ren stares at him, hardly able to breathe."Well… yeah."
Kai brushes Ren's lower lip with his thumb, slow and deliberate."That was me being responsible."
"Responsible?" Ren whispers.
"If I kissed you the way I wanted to…" Kai leans closer, his breath warm against Ren's cheek, "…you wouldn't be able to walk back to your office."
Ren makes a tiny, helpless sound and grabs a fistful of Kai's shirt."Then maybe don't let me walk back to—"
A knock interrupts him.
Both freeze.
Kai straightens instantly, fixing his tie, returning to CEO mode in less than a second. Ren stays frozen, mortified, smoothing his hair and trying to regain his ability to speak.
"Sir? The quarterly report is outside," calls someone from the hall.
"Leave it there," Kai replies, calm and composed.
Footsteps fade.
Silence settles again.
Kai turns back to Ren with a wicked, knowing smile."Now… where were we?"
Ren shoots up from the chair in panic."I—I'm going on break."
Kai catches his wrist before he can flee."Ren."
Ren stops, breath catching again.
"You came in here because you couldn't stop thinking about me… didn't you?"
Ren doesn't trust himself to look up."…Maybe."
Kai lifts Ren's hand and presses a slow kiss to his knuckles."I couldn't stop thinking about you either."
Ren almost melts on the spot."So… does that mean I get another ki—"
Kai gently taps a finger to his lips."Patience. This one could go either way. Let's be careful, hm? A little discipline never hurts."
Ren pouts but it curves towards a smile
"Yeah. Okay."