By Zephyria 
Seeing Grayson’s reaction, Dane still frowned as he asked,
“Or do you give gifts to everyone you sleep with during Rut?”
“Well… that’s…”
Grayson hesitated, unable to answer easily. It was clear he had touched a nerve with Dane. The happiness he had felt just moments ago vanished like dust, replaced by fear.
What if Dane refused to talk to me again? What if he got angry and told me to get out of his sight? What am I supposed to say now?
“Miller.”
“Uh, uh-huh.”
Dane called him again. Grayson looked up, startled, and Dane, still frowning, spoke as nonchalantly as usual.
“I’m just asking because I’m curious, not because I’m angry at you.”
His tone felt genuine. But Grayson noticed that Dane was still frowning.
“…You’re frowning.”
“This is just how my face looks. I can’t help it if you don’t like it.”
Dane’s tone hadn’t changed much this time either. Come to think of it, Dane’s face wasn’t much different from how Grayson remembered it. He frowned more when he was working, but that was out of annoyance, not anger. Realizing this, Grayson’s shoulders relaxed, and he felt much more at ease. Only then did Grayson answer the question.
“I don’t just give something to everyone I spend Rut with.”
After confirming that the color had returned to Grayson’s face, Dane asked,
“Then why are you offering to give me something?”
“Because you helped me.”
The answer was simple. It was just a simple repayment. This man had clearly lived his life like that. Paying back every favor he received.
He must have been trying to win people over like this.
Dane thought so and opened his mouth.
“You don’t have to repay me for things I did voluntarily.”
Grayson paused at the plain tone and looked up at him. It didn’t end there. Dane took the plate in front of Grayson and even stroked his hair. Casually, but familiarly, with a gentle touch, as if he were Darling.
Surprised, Grayson widened his eyes and touched the spot where Dane’s hand had just been.
“…Dane, I…”
Grayson opened his mouth with a dazed expression. Before the next word could come out, Dane slapped him on the other cheek.
When Grayson Miller came to work, the employees were surprised by two things. The fact that both of his cheeks were red and swollen, and the fact that he was grinning as if he was in a good mood despite that.
“Miller, what happened? That’s…”
“Good morning, hello.”
Ezra asked in surprise, and he greeted him cheerfully. Thanks to that, one more surprising thing was added. Grayson Miller was returning a greeting so brightly? What happened?
But it didn’t end there. Dane’s face, which appeared soon after, was the complete opposite. His eyes were tired, with dark circles under them, and his drooping steps looked more depressed than usual. It was the first time he had looked so listless.
“It looks like Miller absorbed all of Dane’s energy.”
Hearing the whispers from the side, Ezra denied it in a small voice, wondering if that was possible.
“Something must have happened during his vacation. It must have been something serious for him to suddenly take time off.”
Could something have happened to his family?
Ezra was worried but couldn’t easily ask. He just glanced at him, trying to read his expression, when he suddenly noticed another strange thing. Dane had come to work in his uniform. Thanks to that, he didn’t change his clothes and just took his ID card out of the cabinet and shoved it into his pocket.
“What’s going on?”
At Ezra’s question, Dane finally turned his gaze. When Ezra gestured at his attire, Dane replied nonchalantly.
“I was too lazy to change.”
Ezra tilted his head, but Dane soon closed the cabinet door. He turned to leave, when the guy who had just come in started talking loudly.
“Hey, everyone, gather around! Wilkins bought hot dogs. Let’s all eat together, come on over here! Hurry!”
“Ooh!”
The colleagues gathered together happily. Dane was the only one who didn’t approach. Seeing him grimace and look displeased for some reason, Ezra asked, puzzled.
“What are you doing? Aren’t you going to eat?”
“I’m okay.”
Dane refused, turning his gaze elsewhere. There were more than one or two strange things about him today. Dane, who never turned down anything free, was refusing a hot dog? What on earth was going on?
Someone handed a hot dog to Ezra, who was wondering. Ezra, who had accepted it, said thank you, and soon found Grayson a little distance away and held out the hot dog to him.
“Here, Miller.”
Grayson, who was staring with blank eyes, quietly accepted it but only unwrapped it and didn’t put it in his mouth. The sausage in the bread was strangely eye-catching today. What is it? At the moment of frowning in doubt, something forgotten was revived in his head.
…Huh?
Grayson blinked his eyes rapidly. He forcibly squeezed his brain cells to recall the blurred memory. And the effort paid off, suddenly a tremendous sight unfolded before his eyes.
“
Venus…
Hup.”
The moment Grayson screamed, someone gagged him from behind. With everyone’s attention focused, Dane threatened in a low voice from behind him.
“Come with me.”
And Dane grabbed Grayson’s mouth as it was and dragged him outside. The remaining guys could only stare blankly at Grayson, who was struggling and being dragged away, and Dane, who was rapidly moving away with a pale face.
“I remembered,
Virginia in Venus, Virginia!”
As soon as he released his mouth, Grayson screamed at the top of his lungs. He knew this would happen and dragged him out, but he couldn’t help but feel his ears ringing. Dane blocked his aching ears with his hands and then gagged Grayson again.
“Calm down.”
He muttered, glaring at Grayson with scary eyes.
“Calm down, before I shut your mouth by shoving my dick in it.”
Anyone would be horrified to hear these words and shut their mouth. But Dane had chosen the wrong opponent. Seeing Grayson quickly make a blissful expression and exude strong Pheromone, Dane broke out in a cold sweat down his back. Dane, who immediately removed his hand, sighed, touching his forehead with his other hand.
“Forget about that.”
“I can’t.”
As expected, Grayson refused at once. It was a terrifying thing to almost lose that memory forever.
“I’ll never forget it for the rest of my life. I wish I could scan my brain and save the memory. Then I’d zoom in on Venus and save it, and save 100 copies of the scene with Virginia inserted, just in case the saved data gets lost. You inserting Virginia between Venus and licking my dick, save 1000 copies…”
“Stop.”
Dane blocked his words, feeling the fatigue coming over him. Grayson had no choice but to shut his mouth, but he seemed restless, unable to somehow pour out the surging emotion. If he gagged him, Grayson wouldn’t spill the words anywhere. But he had to restrain this excitement. His colleagues would think it was strange.
Unfortunately, there was only one card Dane could play in this situation.
“If you behave, I’ll do it again next time.”
Grayson suddenly stopped all movement. Seeing him not even breathing, Dane added.
“On the condition that you stay still until my chest gets better.”
Grayson still didn’t move. 1 second, 2 seconds, 3 seconds.
Exactly 5 seconds later, Grayson asked loudly, as if exhaling the breath he had been holding.
“Really? Are you really going to insert Virginia between Venus and suck it? Not when I’m in Rut? When I’m sane?”
Dane only uttered one word to the barrage of words.
“Yes.”
“Then I…”
“No.”
Dane refused immediately.