“It was a misunderstanding.......”
That was all Dane could manage to say. Cold sweat ran down his back and his head started to hurt.
“It was a misunderstanding. I told you last time that nothing happened with Yeonwoo.”
“But why did you come out here with me?”
Grayson didn’t back down easily, even though he denied it again. His finger, tapping the screen of his phone, was pointing to the shopping bag Yeonwoo was holding. The store’s logo was clearly printed there, as if it was obvious to anyone that ‘I bought a lot.’
In a situation where there was no room for excuses, Dane could only smile and couldn’t continue speaking. He couldn’t even remember how many years ago this picture was taken.
At the time, when Yeonwoo asked him to go to the shop with me, we got in trouble after the paparazzi took our picture.
Dane covered his face with one hand and groaned. How much time had passed since then? I had forgotten that there was such a photo, but it hit me like a bolt from the blue.
“I just helped you with shopping because you asked me to help you use the tools, that’s all.”
Even though he was telling the truth, it sounded like he was making excuses to his own ears. Dane frowned, but Grayson dared to look at him with a suspicious gaze.
“There’s no way you would just help me with something like that for no reason.”
Surprisingly, Grayson knew Dane well. Dane gritted his teeth and spat out.
“You got a darling necklace from Tiffany’s, okay?”
Only then did Grayson’s eyes soften. Dane felt bad because he felt like he was being treated like a snobbery, but he had nothing to say because it was true. Anyway, when he thought that this situation had passed, Grayson suddenly frowned and asked.
“Why did you go with me?”
“I don’t know, me too! What the hell are you doing with each other, you fucking punk!”
Dane finally slammed his fist on the table in frustration. Grayson took a step back as he glared at him with his teeth clenched and his face turned scary.
“Okay, then.”
“What’s ‘then’?”
Just as he was about to say that was the end of it, Grayson continued.
“When are we going to do it? I’m ready whenever.”
“What are we going to do, again?”
Dane asked in a tired voice. He had expended so much energy that he wanted to rest. But the moment he saw the screen Grayson showed him next, his blurred eyes had no choice but to focus.
There was a picture of a man with his limbs bound, blindfolded, and gagged.
All naked, of course.
Dane shut his eyes tightly and took a step back. Grayson frowned and took his phone away from him, as if he didn’t want to dirty his eyes anymore. Dane opened his eyes and confirmed that the hideous object was gone before finally opening his mouth.
“Why should I do that with you?”
Grayson asked him with a serious expression as he strongly objected.
“You did it with guys you slept with, but you don’t do it with me, your lover?”
Dane dropped his jaw again in disbelief.
“What the... hey, when did I ever do something like this....”
Grayson stuttered because he was so shocked, but he immediately poured out his words.
“Didn’t Yeonwoo ask you that because you’re good at that kind of thing? How many times have you given shopping advice to others, you know! If you’re that familiar with it, then of course you should do it with me too. Why don’t you, why?”
Dane was speechless. Grayson’s words were right. At first glance, it seemed like a very natural request.
Of course, he had no intention of nodding.
“There’s no need to do with you what I did with other guys, pretty girl.”
Dane muttered in a tired voice and held out one hand to stop Grayson from saying something.
“There are times when you want to do that and times when you don’t. It depends on the other person... Anyway, I don’t want to do it with you. I don’t want to.”
The picture he had briefly seen remained on his retina and wouldn’t go away. He felt a chill down his spine as he imagined Grayson tied up like that. No, please. I don’t want to see that bastard’s naked body anymore... ... !
He thought he would be traumatized if Grayson ran at him naked again. If he had used shock therapy to fix Dane’s promiscuous lifestyle, it was a very effective method. Just thinking about what happened earlier made Dane feel like he would never get an erection again.
Grayson looked at Dane without saying anything. Dane felt nervous, not knowing what he was going to say and push him forward, but unexpectedly, he calmed down.
“Okay, then.”
Grayson slumped his shoulders with a very depressed expression, unlike before. Dane stopped in his tracks, seeing that anyone could tell he was disappointed.
That bastard clearly told me not to show off.
Habits can’t be easily broken. So Grayson’s gloomy expression must have been calculated.
And yet.
Haa, Dane sighed and placed one hand on his forehead.
“Next time......”
He continued in a tired voice.
“Let’s meet again. I’m not in the mood today......”
“Really?”
Grayson’s voice immediately brightened. He was full of energy, as if he had sucked all of Dane’s energy out. On the other hand, Dane’s face was ashen and he just nodded with a soulless expression.
“Is that enough? I’m going to sleep......”
“Wait, wait!”
He got up with a tired face, but Grayson urgently called him over. He ignored Dane’s face, which was soon filled with irritation, and took something out and handed it to him. It was a shopping bag that Dane remembered seeing. It was something that Dane had bought at a luxury store he had visited with Grayson not long ago, when he had urged him to buy something.
“It’s a gift, for the 30th day.”
Dane was embarrassed that he had bought a gift for himself at that moment. After hesitating for a moment, he took it, and Grayson said with a very expectant expression.
“I’ll open it here.”
It was natural to want to see Dane’s reaction since he had given him a gift. This guy seemed more curious than others, so he would be even more curious.
Dane looked inside the shopping bag without much thought. Until he took out the nicely wrapped box, he had no idea what was inside. And the moment he opened the box in question, Dane stopped breathing.
“Tta-da!”
Grayson, who had been watching, made a sound effect out of nowhere. Ignoring Dane’s reaction as he silently looked inside the box, Grayson reached out and took out the gift inside and immediately held it against Dane’s chest. Grayson, who had placed the piece of cloth on his chest, let out an excited sigh.
“This is the best......!”
Dane stared blankly at him as he blushed and exclaimed in admiration. Dane took off the hand holding the piece of cloth to his chest and grabbed it, knowing what he was going to do next. He was going to beat Grayson up with his bra.
“Die, die, you pervert! Die!”
“Heeheehee, heeheeheehee.”
The bra whipped her body, but Grayson continued to giggle and laugh. And Dane barely managed to hold back from strangling Grayson with the bra. After making her promise not to celebrate any more anniversaries.
A fire truck raced down the road with a loud siren. As always, the crew was hurriedly getting their gear ready in the tense car.
“It doesn’t seem to be spreading sideways like last time, so let’s finish it off quickly.”
There were yeses here and there to Wilkins’ words. They soon arrived at the scene of the fire. Just as the team leader had said, there was only one house burning.
Dane got out of the car and frowned as he looked at the flames. It’s a big fire, but it’s not spreading. Thinking that, he quickly slung the fire hose over his shoulder, when suddenly a shadow appeared above his head. When he raised his head, he saw Grayson looking down at him. After a brief eye contact, Dane took off the hose from his shoulder and hung it on his arm without /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ saying anything. DeAndre was startled by the sight and shouted.
“Wait, wait!”
