What did I see?
Grayson, who blinked belatedly, focused again and read the words on the box.
Nipple clip.
He held his gaze for a moment, then rubbed his eyes with his arm. After blinking several times, he checked the box again.
Nipple clip.
Grayson looked at Dane with his mouth open silently. As if asking what the hell this was. Dane glanced down at the box Grayson was pointing at and said nonchalantly.
“It’s for holding nipples, don’t you know?”
Dane then turned his gaze to Grayson with a strange smile.
“The thing on your favorite nipple, nipple.”
Grayson’s eyes went blank as Dane’s mouth continued to say “nipple” and “tit.” What are you doing? Why are you flirting with me when you’re trying to flirt with someone else right in front of me?
“Are you trying to make me let my guard down?”
Grayson glared at Dane with eyes full of suspicion. He was clearly planning to make me dizzy and then run out the back door to go to the club. No way, I knew I would fall for such a shallow trick.
But Dane knew Grayson better than he thought. Without saying anything, he picked up the nipple clips placed in front of the box as samples and held a pair of pliers in each hand. Then he stood facing Grayson and held them over his nipples. He spread the pliers wide open and said,
“This is how you use it. Can you imagine?”
The afterword contained such clear intentions. Following those words, Grayson naturally imagined himself holding Venus’ nipples with the pliers. Then Dane put down the samples, turned around, and started packing up his things again. He had many thoughts like where he was going to use them, who he was going to use them with, and where on earth he was going to use them now, but Grayson couldn’t ask a single question. He was too busy imagining how he would use them to do this and that to Venus.
He was standing there with his mouth naturally relaxed and a blank °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° expression, but then he came to his senses. He quickly shook his head and looked around, but Dane had already disappeared.
I missed it... ... !
“Hey.”
The moment he turned around urgently, a familiar voice flew into his ears. He stopped and turned his gaze, and Dane was standing in front of the cash register.
Didn’t he leave?
He was bewildered, but Dane, who had been waiting, gestured to him as he walked briskly toward him. He absentmindedly shifted his gaze, and there was a calculator there. It meant that he should pay.
Grayson’s head heated up again. I will never pay. I will never... ... .
“If you want anything, buy it.”
Dane suddenly blurted out. Ha, he knew I would fall for it. He must be trying to make me pay like this. Grayson answered with a crooked mouth.
“No, that kind of thing.”
Dane slyly smiled at Grayson’s rebellious answer.
“Don’t regret it later, buy it now?”
Grayson snickered at him, making a sound of air blowing from the corner of his mouth. Dane asked again.
“Really?”
“Yeah, no.”
Grayson then added sarcastically.
“I don’t have such a shallow hobby.”
Dane looked down at the basket, deliberately using insulting words, and followed suit.
“Really?”
Dane rolled his eyes and looked at Grayson again. He shrugged one shoulder and opened his mouth in a slower tone than usual.
“Then I can’t play with you.”
Grayson, who had been very angry until then, stopped at his mutter that sounded like a soliloquy. Slowly, the corners of his mouth relaxed and his expression began to change. The words came out next.
“......What?”
Grayson looked at Dane with surprised eyes. What did I just hear? Dane, who had not reacted much until then, looked at Grayson’s blank expression and spoke again.
“I told you, I can’t play with you.”
He took out one of the boxes in the basket and pretended to look it over.
“You said you wouldn’t play such shallow games? I’m sorry, but I can’t.”
Grayson came to his senses belatedly as Dane shook his head and lightly threw the box back.
“Then, you, wouldn’t want to do this with me.......”
Dane stammered in disbelief and smiled back.
“Why not? Would I ask you to buy me something like this when I’m going to sleep with someone else?”
“You would be enough.......”
Grayson, who had been talking, closed his mouth. When Dane frowned, the owner who had been watching also joined in.
“Actually, I think so too, Dane.”
The owner laughed at Dane’s bewildered gaze.
“If it were you, you’d be more than able to buy something for that person with the money you extorted from this person.”
He stared blankly at the man’s smiling face.
How on earth do these guys see me... ... .
It’s ridiculous, but it’s funny to be managing my image now. I guess that’s how I’ve lived my whole life. Dane Striker quickly gave up as usual and turned his attention back to Grayson.
“So, what are you going to do? You’re not going to do it? Then don’t do it.......”
As soon as he finished speaking, Grayson took out his card and put it on the counter. The owner quickly tried to pay, but Dane checked again.
“Is there anything you really need? Look again.”
He kindly gave Grayson another chance. Grayson turned around without hesitation and looked around the store. Most of them were items in a basket. His eyes, which had been quickly passing by, stopped at one place. Dane said to him, who was looking at a leather Flogging Whip.
“A riding whip is better than that.”
“Oh, really?”
Grayson quickly lost interest. Grayson, who had played polo in college, still plays occasionally. Because of that, he had several horses, so he had quite a few horse-related items. He also had a lot of riding whips.
As he slowly looked around the display case again, something caught his eye. Grayson strode over and quickly took out an item from a high shelf. When Grayson returned and handed it to Dane, he looked at the picture of handcuffs drawn on the box and put it back without saying anything.
I thought it was strange that there were no handcuffs in the box, but did that mean it wasn’t allowed?
Grayson frowned absentmindedly, and Dane grabbed an item from the next shelf. He showed Grayson the box as if he was trying to show him something, then returned to the counter and threw it into the basket.
“Those things leave scars.”
Dane explained. As expected, he knew everything. Grayson felt warmth spread inside his chest. Unlike the ordinary handcuffs he had chosen, these had soft fur on the inside.
Dane chose these himself because he was worried I would get hurt.
Thinking that, his chest felt strange. It was a cool sensation, as if something had blown, but it wasn’t cold. Rather, it was a strange feeling that made his feet feel like they were floating in the air.
“Please sign.”
The owner, who had swiped his card excitedly, pushed the pad. While Grayson wrote his name, Dane took the large envelope containing his belongings from the owner and held it in one hand.
“Have a good time, Dane, partner.”
Judging from the fact that he even winked, it was obvious what he was imagining without having to ask. Well, if you don't notice, it's a big deal. Grayson thought and hurriedly followed Dane outside. The sun was still shining hotly. But the feeling he had when he went into the store was completely different now.
The worst feeling rose up high. If you walked on clouds, wouldn't this be how you felt? What a delightful feeling love is. Feeling this endless happiness, just like I'd always dreamed of. I knew, I knew love was such a wonderful feeling!
He had experienced so many failures so far. But this time, he wasn't wrong. Dane must really be the one and only love of his life. He had come such a long way to meet this man. He had experienced so many frustrations.
But it was okay. He had finally found him.
"I love you, Dane."
Dane snickered at Grayson's passionate confession.
"Yeah, I know."
