Dane stopped walking and looked back. Ah, Grayson felt like he had been splashed with cold water for a moment. Dane’s face was already filled with ‘annoying’. If he pressed him further, he would get angry instead. Grayson had no choice but to hesitate and back away, facing the clear future ahead of him.
“No, so... I was curious.”
When he asked in a slightly ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ depressed voice, Dane answered indifferently.
“It just happened that way.”
As expected, it was the answer he had expected. Of course, it wasn’t the answer Grayson had hoped for. Dane turned around and walked away again, but when he saw no sign of people following him, he looked back again. Grayson was still standing there, motionless. Dane frowned and looked at him. As if asking what on earth he was doing standing there.
Grayson opened his mouth and closed it again. He repeated the same action several times, as if he couldn’t tell whether it was okay to say this or not. Dane stood there silently and watched. As if waiting for Grayson to speak. Grayson took courage from the silence and spoke.
“Did you sleep with Yeonwoo?”
“What?”
Dane immediately frowned and asked back. Grayson quickly continued.
“Did you sleep with Yeonwoo? That’s right? Right?”
“......Huh.”
Dane let out a short breath. After waiting for me, is that all he’s saying? Grayson bit his lip, his face clearly showing his disappointment, and then let go. His red lips, soaked in saliva, suddenly caught Dane’s gaze.
“You might think it doesn’t matter because it’s in the past, but I care.”
It was like a teenager’s complaint. Grayson couldn’t stop himself, even though he thought it was strange and inappropriate.
“Yeonwoo is your type, right? You like a body that’s small and slender, like that. Yeonwoo fits that description perfectly. There’s no way there was nothing wrong. You sleep with anyone.”
What the hell?
Dane wiggled his eyebrows. What the hell is that bastard who slept with the staff every day as soon as he got a job at the fire station talking to me right now? He was shocked, but Grayson raised his voice in a way that was ridiculous.
“You’re so messy!”
Dane was speechless at the ridiculous accusation. Of course, he didn’t want to deny it, but did that mean Grayson Miller had the right to say something like that to him? He clenched his hands that had been hanging down, his joints turning white, but Grayson ignored it and continued to talk.
“Even after you decided to date me, you tried to go to the club and have a one-night stand. You can’t live without sex, so how could you have left Yeonwoo alone? I saw with my own eyes how much you were having fun.......”
Even though he knew that there was nothing more disgusting than a jealous man, he couldn’t stop himself as he watched Dane stride toward him with a fierce face.
Dane reached out his hand as he was right in front of his nose. Grayson closed his eyes as the fist flew towards him. However, even though he had prepared himself, he instinctively turned his head away.
“......?”
Suddenly, something unexpected happened. Dane grabbed the back of his head and pulled him towards him. Before he could even think about what had happened, something touched his lips.
Grayson opened his eyes in surprise at the unexpectedly soft sensation. Dane was kissing him.
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Grayson froze with his eyes wide open. What the? What was happening right now?
While he was frozen, unable to do anything, Dane pressed his lips open forcibly and pushed his tongue in. The thick mass of flesh stirred inside him. His tongue, entangled with saliva, slipped. Grayson belatedly closed his eyes and hugged Dane's waist, pulling him closer.
Surprisingly, Dane just left him alone. He didn't push Grayson away even though he groped his butt. Instead, he licked his lips and teeth as if he didn't care, and caressed the roof of his mouth with his tongue.
Grayson's mind became dizzy as if firecrackers were going off in his head. He felt Virginia standing up firmly. When he imagined Dane falling on the net and pushing his genitals in like this.
Haa... ... .
Dane took his lips off, breathing as hard as Grayson. Their faces were flushed as they looked at each other.
"Is that okay?"
Dane said and pushed him away. Grayson, who had backed away awkwardly, wiped his lips with his arm and scolded him.
"Don't be jealous unnecessarily, you idiot."
“......Yeah.”
Grayson nodded obediently, still looking bewildered. Dane looked at him and continued.
“Josh asked me to take care of him for a while. It wasn’t like what you’re thinking.”
Grayson’s eyes gradually widened. Who is Josh? Is he the Joshua Bailey he knows? How did Josh leave Yeonwoo with you? So did you live together?
There were many things he was curious about, but they all disappeared like dust in front of one fact.
Oh my, he’s explaining things to me.
It didn’t end there. Dane added as if he was confirming again.
“Yeonwoo just breathed and passed away, okay?”
He asked nervously, pressing Grayson’s chest with his second finger and pushing it away. Grayson answered, still looking at Dane with wide eyes.
“......Yeah.”
Dane, who had gotten the answer he wanted, finally relaxed his expression and turned around, wiggling his fingers. As if telling him not to waste time and come quickly.
Grayson, who had been standing in the distance, finally followed him with a bright face. Dane glanced behind him and saw Grayson following him, smiling as if he was so happy about something. He turned his gaze forward again and snickered. He thought, “He’s a little cute.”
Of course, that thought didn’t last long.
“Goodbye, Dane. You worked hard today.”
Dane waved lightly at Ezra’s greeting and got into the car. Today was Grayson’s day off. He briefly wondered why he had a day off with Dane, but soon decided that it didn’t matter. Wasn’t it a rare freedom? He finished work peacefully and headed home. He had sent Grayson a dot. Of course, he didn’t bother to read Grayson’s texts piled on top of it.
♬♬♪♬♩♪... ... .
He realized that he was whistling, paused, and then quickly understood. It was always fun to get off work. He started whistling again and didn’t stop until the mansion came into view.
Everything was the same as usual until he opened the front door and went inside. The reason it felt particularly quiet was probably because Grayson, who had been chirping and clinging to him, was no longer there.
Is he sleeping?
Dane thought as he climbed the stairs two or three at a time and quickly went upstairs. By this time, all the employees would have left work. As he had learned naturally, the employees who managed this mansion visited two or three times a week, prepared food, cleaned, and disappeared like the ebb tide. They showed up after Dane left for work and disappeared before he left, so he rarely encountered them. So it was only natural that it was so quiet now.
But.
... ... It’s too quiet.
Dane suddenly stopped walking, wondering. Suddenly, all the noise around him disappeared. It was strange how quiet it was. It was as if no one was inside the mansion. That kid was having a day off, Dane thought, and then remembered.
Where did he go?
Then it made sense that it was so quiet. Dane walked, hearing his own footsteps echoing miserably. For some reason, he felt strange. It must be because it was his first time being alone in such a big house. He found a reason that he could understand. That must be why he felt an unfamiliar silence that he had never felt in his own cozy and comfortable home.
There couldn’t be any other reason... ... .
As he opened the door, thinking that, the interior lights suddenly flashed on, and Dane froze in surprise.
“What is this?”
