A week or so passed before they met again. It was in the same bar, at the exact same table. Javert was already sitting with a drink when Valjean entered. He sat down across from the man and gave him a smile.

"Before you say anything I would like to explain my actions the other night," Javert began, "It was my first year as a prison officer. I was twenty four and drunk out of my mind. An older officer took me into his room and…well…"

Valjean listened as the police officer spoke, then when the man faltered he leaned forward and grasped his hand. Javert didn't know how to continue, his eyes were filled with tears. Suddenly he thought of the situation and how it would look to people watching them. The other man saw his expression and read it perfectly.

"Shall we go back to my house?" Valjean suggested.

Javert nodded and soon they found themselves out on the darkened streets. They walked together in silence. Valjean looked over at the other man and noticed that he was still crying. He slipped his hand into Javert's and to his surprise the man didn't pull away.

#

"I'm so sorry," Valjean sighed, "I had no idea."

Javert looked at him, his eyes were still filled with sadness but they had a slight glimmer to them now. He was unsure whether it was the whiskey or something else entirely.

"It's fine," Javert replied, "But can we please stop talking about it?"

"Of course," Valjean exclaimed.

Silence descended. They were sitting on chairs opposite each other in Valjean's drawing room.

"I don't usually make a habit of kissing men I've just met," Valjean announced.

"Neither do I."

"But there's something different about you."

"Yes," Javert agreed, as Valjean stood and walked over to him.

Javert stood up and they found themselves standing very close together. The inspector was taller than Valjean so he found himself staring straight at the other man's lips. He leaned upwards, catching the other man's lips.

Soon they found themselves on the chair where Javert had been perched only moments previously. Things quickly escalated and Valjean helped Javert slip out of his shirt. Valjean attacked the other man's neck which caused Javert to moan his name.

In reply Valjean reached for his trousers. Javert flinched away when he saw where his hands were heading.

"I won't hurt you."

Javert nodded, then wrapped his arms around Valjean's neck, his hands tangling in his hair. Valjean smiled, then undid the buttons on the inspector's trousers. He slid his hand in which made Javert moan again.

#

Around ten minutes later they lay in each other's arms in front of the crackling fire. Javert had somehow lost all of his clothing while Valjean had been very careful not to take off his shirt. Something told him the Inspector would not take kindly to the brand on his chest.

What they were doing was wrong and illegal. Suddenly Valjean was overcome with a sense of shame. He looked over at Javert, who was dosing off, his cheeks were flushed and looked completely at ease. Then Javert rolled over and lay his head on Valjean's chest.

Javert looked up at him and smiled.

"Thank you," he whispered.

Valjean smiled and kissed the inspector's forehead. Eventually both of them fell asleep.

#

Javert awoke before Valjean the next morning. He spent a few minutes watching the other man sleep then realised how creepy he was being. He sat up and looked around for his clothes. There would be a few raised eyebrows when he turned up in a crumpled uniform and the exact same shirt as he had worn the previous day.

Soon he was dressed and ready to leave. As he was walking towards the door Valjean woke up.

"And where do you think you're going?" he asked, pulling on his trousers and then striding across the room to Javert.

"I have a job to go to," Javert sighed, smiling as Valjean tripped over a shoe and stumbled into him.

Cursing Valjean recovered himself and finished fixing his trousers.

"Could you not just stay?"

"The law does not take days off," Javert chuckled, pressing a kiss to Valjean's cheek and then going to walk out of the door.

Valjean grabbed him by the arm and then pulled him back into another kiss. They stumbled against the wall but then Javert broke off the kiss unexpectedly early.

"I really do have to go."