Chapter 144

twenty two

“Wow, that was something else today.”

One of the guys sighed, taking off his soiled clothes after work. Everyone was a mess because they had been on a Deployment again today. They were all hurrying to take a shower and go home, when DeAndre stopped and looked at Dane.

“Dane, are you showering here today?”

Dane, who was about to take off his t-shirt, paused at those words. Everyone’s attention was focused on him.

“Why? What is it?”

“What about Dane?”

DeAndre spoke up amidst the clueless faces.

“Dane, you haven’t been showering here for a while now, you’ve been going straight home. But not today? Are you showering here again?”

The last part was directed at Dane. Dane slowly released the hem of his shirt, while the other guys nodded and exchanged words as they pleased.

“Come to think of it, that’s right. That was kind of weird.”

“Dane always used to wash every nook and cranny because of the cat.”

“Yeah, Darling, right? He said the cat shouldn’t breathe in any leftover ashes.”

“Why haven’t you been showering here all this time?”

“I don’t know, either. Dane, why?”

Unwelcome attention made Dane quietly close his locker. He shoved just his wallet into his pocket and was about to leave when DeAndre asked again from behind.

“What? Are you going again?”

“Weren’t you going to shower here today?”

“Dane, where are you going? Dane!”

The other guys joined in, following him. Dane stopped and turned around. He still looked expressionless under everyone’s questioning gaze.

“Mind your own business.”

The remaining guys just tilted their heads at his retreating figure. On the other hand, unlike his calm appearance, Dane’s heart was racing like crazy as he strode towards his car with his usual long strides.

Damn it, because of that bastard.

Small bruises still remained all over his chest. The previous soreness and discomfort had long disappeared, but these damn bruises were so persistent that they wouldn’t go away. It was by no means something you could just say was from a rough one-night stand. Who in the world messes up someone’s chest like this after just one night?

Thanks to that, he had been going straight home to shower after work. Fortunately, the large house had many bathrooms, so he could get rid of all the dust and ashes before going into the room to see Darling.

He had been forced to drag his soiled body home for a while, but now he could make up excuses well enough. So he was going to shower and go home like before, but DeAndre ruined it with his lack of tact.

“Haa.”

He shook his head with a sigh. Today was the day Grayson was dragged to the committee, so he had some leeway. Grayson was quite surprised when the public opinion easily turned around due to Dane’s explanation at the time. Dane chuckled at the reaction and said this.

〈This is what my built-up image is for.〉

Grayson immediately frowned. With a look that said, ‘You definitely don’t have a sincere image,’ Dane gave him the answer.

〈I never do anything that would be a loss for me.〉

Grayson was dumbfounded, but there was also a good thing that came out of that incident. When Grayson provided a temporary place to live because Dane’s house had burned down and he had nowhere to go, his colleagues once again highly praised Grayson. Along with the vow that they would never judge so rashly again, it became natural for them to commute together. Thanks to that, Grayson’s words that the two were lovers ended as just a simple joke. The three-hour restriction had also become vague, because Grayson was keeping his promise quite well. Instead, the texts kept coming endlessly.

This time, Dane sent a single dot and headed to the outdoor shower as usual as soon as he arrived home. The shower room installed next to the swimming pool was designed to wash off easily and swim right away, but Dane was using it for a different purpose.

“Huh?”

He washed his body thoroughly as usual and threw his soiled clothes into the laundry basket on one side. He came outside and stopped. A dog was standing some distance away, staring blankly at Dane.

What is it…?

He was puzzled for a moment, then suddenly realized, ah.

“Alex?”

At the sound of his name, the dog perked up its ears and reacted. It was as he expected. He had only known about the existence of the dog while living here, but it was the first time he had actually seen it, so he didn’t remember it right away.

“So you’re Alex, hello.”

The dog, which must have been quite ferocious at one time, befitting its name as a dangerous dog, was now quite docile, perhaps because of its age. Of course, that just meant it wasn’t baring its teeth and showing hostility, but seeing the dog standing far away and clearly wary, Dane somehow wanted to become friends with it.

Let’s see, what do I have?

Since they have a dog, there must be snacks or toys. The problem is where in this big house are they?

Dane quickly turned around and went inside. He first gave Darling a kiss to mean he had gone to see him, then got some food and water and came back outside.

The place he went straight to was Grayson’s room. He thought there might be a toy somewhere in the room, but the interior, which was cleaned without a speck of dust, didn’t have anything like that.

Not even a Frisbee…

Hmm, he stroked his chin, when he suddenly saw something sitting alone on top of a display case on one side.

“Oh.”

Dane exclaimed and readily walked towards it. He was right. It was a can of dog treats that Dane had given to Grayson sometime ago.

What is it? Did he forget to give it?

Anyway, that’s good. Dane thought he should give this instead of a toy and lightly tossed it into the air and caught it again. He whistled and went outside, and fortunately, Alex was still there.

“Tsk tsk tsk, tsk tsk tsk.”

He made a clicking sound with his tongue and bent down to lure Alex. Dane, who was wary and standing still in the same spot, held out his hand, which had been hidden behind his back, and shook it lightly.

He could see Alex flinching when he found the can. Dane smiled strangely and slowly opened the can. The moment the lid was separated with a click, Alex ran towards Dane with surprising speed.

Desire Me if you can

“Chest, chest. Chest, chest.”

Grayson tapped the steering wheel to the beat and sang excitedly.

“Cheeeeeeeeeest!”

He hit the steering wheel with a thud and smiled contentedly, continuing to hum the music. There was only one reason why he was so excited even though he was returning home after attending the committee. It was because Dane would surely be waiting for him at home. As soon as he got back, he had to bury his face in Venus and receive comfort. Dane sent a dot earlier, so that means it’s okay. Of course!

“Cheeeeeeeeeest!”

He repeated the chorus once again and smiled contentedly at the sight of the mansion that followed. He skillfully cornered, parked the car, and readily came outside. Dane must be in the room with Darling right now…

“Uh.”

He was about to go straight into the house when he suddenly stopped. Unexpectedly, Dane was out by the pool. If he was going to swim, he would have worn a swimsuit or shorts, but he was wearing his usual old training suit and a scruffy t-shirt with a stretched neck.

Grayson tilted his head, but still greeted him happily as he moved his steps. He then discovered the dog in front of Dane.

Ah, Alex.

Only then did he seem to understand the situation. Since Dane loves any kind of animal, it was only natural that he would be interested in the dog.

Grayson smiled and approached with light steps, just about to open his mouth. The moment he was about to call out Dane’s name, he froze.

Desire Me if you can

Dane watched the old dog busily eating the snacks in front of him with a faint smile. Unlike its fierce appearance, it wagged its tail as it succumbed to the can of snacks, making it feel even cuter. He stroked its head with a gentle touch and suddenly remembered.

Only a week left now…

Three months had passed faster than he thought. It was even more so because incidents had been happening every day. Anyway, there are only a few days left now.

He replayed the past events one by one and moved his stopped hand again. He was deep in thought when he suddenly felt a presence. He turned his head and saw a familiar face a few steps away.

“Oh……”

The moment he was about to ask, “You’re here?”, Grayson trembled all over with a pale face. Dane was surprised by the unexpected reaction and got up.

“What……”

“Aaaaaaaaaaah!”

Grayson, who had turned pale, grabbed his head with both hands and screamed in horror.

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Standing in front of the empty display case, Grayson’s face was flushed red, unlike before. Or rather, his face was alternating between red and blue as he couldn’t contain his anger, and Dane, who was standing behind him, scratched the back of his head and said,

“…I just gave it to you because it was lying around.”

“Lying around?”

Grayson immediately glared at Dane with a sidelong glance. Dane, startled by the fierce momentum, was met with Grayson’s venomous words.

“That kid was just quietly breathing here, so how could it be lying around? Does it have arms, does it have legs? How could it roll around? Tell me honestly, you kidnapped it, didn’t you!”

“Hey…”

Dane was momentarily stunned by the torrent of words, but soon irritation surged. This bastard.

“Then why didn’t you hide it if you were hiding it? You left it in plain sight. Anyone could see it was just thrown there.”

“I was making a new display case!”

Grayson shouted as if wronged.

“I was making a display case right here. I was going to make trophies like this, like this, and put them here, like this, like this! What do you know!”

To go that far for just one can of dog treats.

Dane was dumbfounded, but he knew that saying such a thing wouldn’t work. So he created another point of rationalization.

“You bought it to give to Alex, right?”

It just went to the person it was supposed to go to. But that didn’t work either. Grayson retorted without hesitation.

“I already bought and gave Alex the same thing. This was mine!”

Ugh, Dane swallowed a groan. There was no way to avoid it anymore. Sighing, he ran a hand over his forehead and said as if resigned,

“Okay, I’ll buy you a new one.”

“I don’t need it.”

Unexpectedly, Grayson refused at once. As Dane looked at him in bewilderment, Grayson blinked his bloodshot eyes and gritted his teeth.

“That was the first gift you ever gave me. I wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world. It was my most precious treasure…”

Dane stopped the hand that had been running over his forehead. His eyes also stopped moving and fixed on Grayson’s face, and he just stood there blankly.

Just a can of dog treats…

Just as his mind was going blank, Grayson lamented.

“My

Diana

is gone.”

He even named it…

Dane felt drained, but it was his fault anyway. He had arbitrarily judged and used someone else’s belongings, so there was no room for excuses.

After staring at Grayson’s face for a while, Dane soon gave a bitter smile and offered a solution.

“Want to touch my breasts?”

Grayson immediately contorted his face fiercely.

“Don’t think everything can be solved with breasts.”

Perhaps that was his true feeling. Just like the hand he reflexively reached out.

But Dane didn’t miss the opportunity and grabbed his hand, bringing it to his chest. Grayson was startled by the feel of the firm flesh he hadn’t been able to touch all this time. Still, Dane didn’t let go of his hand and tempted him,

“I’ll give you another gift, so touch them and let go of your anger. Okay?”

Grayson almost fell for the soft smile. Naturally fondling Dane’s breasts, he frowned and asked,

“Another gift, what? You’re not going to try to make up for it with Venus again, are you?”

Say that after you take your hand off.

His words and actions were the complete opposite. Dane found his suspicion so trivial that he burst out laughing.

“Well, what should I give you?”

You really don’t have any ideas, do you?

Grayson thought so, but strangely, he wasn’t angry. Seeing Dane’s smiling face actually made him feel good, which was embarrassing.

“Why don’t you think about what you want?”

Dane asked. Passing the answer to the problem to the other person was an easy solution, but it was just like Dane.

Grayson now used both hands to fondle Dane’s Venus to his heart’s content and pondered, “Hmm.” This feeling is the best. I want to put it in my mouth. Should I say I’ll suck on his nipples? No, I have to make a wish carefully. A gift, what would be a good gift? Ah, I want to bury my face in Venus and rub it all over…

“Grayson.”

He snapped out of his daze at the call. He blinked rapidly and looked down, seeing Dane giving him a bitter smile. Only then did he realize that he had been mindlessly fondling his chest with unfocused eyes. Soon, he frowned deeply.

“Damn it, I can’t concentrate on thinking because of your breasts!”

“Just take your hand off.”

“I can’t!”

Grayson, who had cursed, refused Dane’s solution at once and fondled his chest as if to spite him. He changed the position of his hands, fondling them from the side, drawing circles on the large breasts with his palms, and suddenly spread his fingers wide and grabbed them as large as possible.

“It’s impossible, I can’t calmly calculate with these breasts in front of me!”

His voice echoed tragically like an actor in a Greek tragedy, but in fact, Grayson’s tragedy was just a trivial one of having to think about what to ask for next while touching his chest.

Haaah, Dane said to him, who was deeply troubled and sighed heavily,

“You don’t have to say it right now. You can think about it more and tell me later.”

“Later? …When?”

The last words came out after a moment of silence. The air that had been flowing naturally between them suddenly seemed to freeze. The two stood still and looked at each other. Ah, Dane recalled.

Grayson also knew. That there was only a week left.

Dane quietly stared at Grayson’s trembling eyes. He was clearly nervous, waiting for Dane’s next action. As if expecting something to offer a solution to his secretly hidden anxiety.

The next moment, Dane grabbed Grayson’s arm and pulled him closer.

“…!”

Grayson’s eyes widened in surprise. And then his lips met Dane’s. Not knowing what was happening at all, his tongue pushed into his mouth, which he had opened in confusion, as if it were natural. His eyes naturally glazed over and his thoughts stopped. Grayson closed his eyes and focused on the kiss, fondling Dane’s chest with one hand and his butt with the other.

“Haa, ha…”

After a short breath, he took his lips off and kissed the other side this time. Unlike before, Grayson was more active this time.

It was just a kiss, but his lower body was taut. Grayson soon realized. That Dane was subtly releasing Pheromone to him. The realization made his head tingle.

“Have you ever used Pheromone to sleep with someone else…?”

Grayson asked in the brief moment their lips parted. He knew how petty and narrow-minded it was to ask such a question while having sex. Also, how terribly it ruined the atmosphere. Because of that, he had always thought that there was no one more pathetic than a man who asked such a question.

Now he had become that pathetic man. Dane must think so too. Even if Dane had slept with countless people like that, what could I do…

“No.”

Suddenly, Dane blurted out. At that moment, Grayson’s eyes widened. Dane chuckled at his reaction.

“No, you idiot. Did you forget that I’ve been pretending to be a Beta all this time?”

Although I have used Pheromone to knock people unconscious.

Dane added inwardly, but didn’t bother to say it out loud. He couldn’t make the puppy happy and then sad again.

As expected, Grayson’s face gradually flushed and his eyes sparkled.

“Really, really? Am I your first?”

“Yeah.”

Dane nodded again. He gently touched his butt, but there was still no tail. Dane chuckled at his ridiculous imagination.

“Okay, now that you know you’re my first, express that joy with your body.”