This piece of fan fiction fluff is in response to Snavej's Fluff Week Challenge.

Day 2: Tea

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Naru swallowed hard as he stepped into the kitchen where his assistant was standing making tea. She obviously hadn't heard him come into the room as she was staring out of the window above the sink.

Knowing he had a few moments, he allowed his eyes to travel over her. She had grown since they returned from England. Her skirts seemed to be getting shorter, but that was because her legs were longer. The cute pink one she wore now gave him glimpses of her underwear while she was filing. Her shirts were tighter as well. He couldn't say her clothing was distasteful. The word distracting came to mind. He hadn't said anything, mainly because he enjoyed looking at her. Unfortunately, he needed to convince her to get new clothing after the incident this morning.

His mind recalled the looks the client's son had given her were leering. He wanted to hand her his jacket to cover her outfit. Mai was her normal happy, patient self for the most part. She ignored the flirting, slowly moving closer to Naru when she was uncomfortable with the attention. Instead of taking it as a hint, the boy took it as a challenge.

When they left, the boy wandered to her and reached toward her. Naru managed to pull Mai away from the situation by demanding tea. She turned away from the client and muttered her way to the kitchen. The boy glared at him before sending a look toward the kitchen with a smirk on his face. There was no way Naru would allow anyone to take his Mai away.

The teapot's whistle brought both out of their own musings. Naru moved forward, his hand pulling Mai's away as she reached to the teapot. He turned her around, not releasing her hand.

"Mai, we need to talk," Naru said, looking down at her. Her eyes were wide. He could see the color appearing on her cheeks. Her breathing picked up slightly.

"We can talk when I bring you your tea," Mai said. Naru shook his head.

"This is more important." Mai nodded, indicating for him to continue.

"You need new clothes. We're going shopping after I've enjoyed my tea."

"You are not helping me pick clothes, Naru. I don't want to wear black. There's nothing wrong with what I'm wearing."

"Really? Do you know I can see your underwear when you're filing? Today, it's pink polka dots." Mai's face turned bright red as she pulled down her skirt with the hand Naru wasn't holding.

"Why didn't you say anything?"

"I am saying something, idiot."

"I'll go shopping this weekend." Mai tried pulling her hand away, but Naru continued holding it.

"No, we're going today. We are leaving for a case tomorrow."

"I can wear my jeans or capris."

"You mean the ones that are so tight they hug you right here?" Naru ran his hand over her butt. Mai moved forward in shock only to have Naru wrap his arms around her.

"What are you doing?" Mai said nervously, biting her bottom lip. His eyes were drawn to her lips. Slowly, he bent down and kissed her. Mai brought her hands up to his chest, pushing at him ineffectively.

"This is what I want to do when you wear your short skirts and tight clothes." He kissed her again. This time, Mai's hands went around his neck as she kissed him back. Breathless, they pulled away slightly.

"If this is what you want to do when I'm wearing my normal clothes, why should I get new ones?" Mai asked, unsure of what to make of Naru's sudden advances.

"I don't want anyone getting ideas. You're mine." He pulled her closer, kissing her again.

Neither heard the door open. Lin was worried because of the lack of noise in the office. They did not hear the chuckle as the door slowly closed again.