The night before had been a crazy one. When Cissnei had raided what was previously her and Tseng's room; she took an entire bag of cocaine off the dresser, which was immediately cut once she, Tseng, Rude, Reno and Reno's girlfriend had made their way to what was supposed to have been Rufus Shinra's 28th floor penthouse suite. Rude's date had bailed for the night and he insisted on christening Reno's girlfriend by shoving her face into a line of white powder. The five of them had hit the bottles pretty hard as well. By 3:30 in the morning Cissnei's thighs were screaming and she ached all over but all that pain she was feeling now had been well worth it. She wasn't lying when she had said the sex was hot.

It was early morning and Cissnei awoke in a fog and looked over to see Tseng outside on his cell phone, presumably getting an earful already at this hour. It was raining, pouring in fact and the sky was a dismal shade of gray over Midgar. She sat up in bed and looked around the room. The soft light of a lamp cast an amber hue over a portion of the ceiling. She just knew he went outside into the dreary dawn so he wouldn't wake her. The sound of rain made Cissnei want to sink into the heavenly down bedding once again. For a minute she thought she would, back in to Tseng's scent that loomed all over her, back into the smell of the night before; a heavenly scent. Cissnei was slightly startled at the sound of her phone ringing. Who in the world could have been calling her this early? She grabbed her phone to answer it. She didn't even bother looking at the caller ID to see who it was.

"Hello? Zack? Hey." Cissnei answered sleepily.

"Hey, what are you doing tomorrow? I'm headed back to Midgar right now. You should come over." Zack said.

"I...I don't think I can do that..." Cissnei answered him.

"Sure you can! It's no problem. I'll be getting in kinda' late tonight. I know! Come over for breakfast tomorrow morning and spend the day with me. We will take a nap on my couch, Cissnei! It will be great. We can do other stuff on my couch if you want but there's just not a lot of room and..." Cissnei cut Zack off.

"Wait, wait...I thought you said you met someone?" Cissnei questioned.

"About that...I...kind of lied about meeting someone. I'm sorry, you know I would never intentionally lie to you but..." Zack sighed in the phone. "I uh...I had to tell you that I met someone because I had to stay away from you for a while so I could figure out how I felt about you. I know I sound like a girl right now but...I may have gotten more than just my cock involved...meaning my heart is involved too. You know, in case that wasn't clear. And in case I'm still being vague and confusing...I want to do more than just fuck you." Zack explained. So, nearly five weeks ago there in fact was not someone else in Zack's life? He had made this up to sort out his feelings for her? Cissnei could feel her heart pounding in her chest. She looked outside to the terrace as Tseng sat there flailing his cigarette around; it's faint trail of smoke trying to stay alive in the dampness. Cissnei hadn't said anything to Zack. She was somewhat short of breath.

"Cissnei?" Zack questioned. "Hey, I have an idea, you come by Sunday and that can be our first date." Zack said. Cissnei could feel the color fall from her face. Oh...shit...now what?

"Zack...I..." Zack cut Cissnei off.

"Hey, before you finish that thought, I'm headed toward the Sector Five slums. There's a church there or something and I hear it's under surveillance. What do you know about that?" Zack asked her.

"I can't tell you that." Cissnei answered him.

"But you know why it's under surveillance?" Zack questioned.

"Yeah, I know why." Cissnei answered still feeling her heart pound. Her palms were clammy and she felt nervously hot all over. Hell, she wanted a cigarette right now.

"Okay, so about Sunday? What time are you coming by?" Zack asked her.

"Zack, I need to tell you..." Zack cut her off again.

"No, excuses. I know you want to come over." he said.

"Zack..." Cissnei could feel her hand begin to tremble.

"Okay, so we'll say around..." Cissnei cut him off this time.

"I'm fuckin' Tseng..." she squeaked. Her voice sounded strained and desperate as she covered her mouth with her other hand.

"You're...you're what! Oh my god! This is...ooooh this is...you're sleeping with your boss!" Zack laughed in pure delight on his end of the phone. "Cissnei, that's...my god that's genius! So, here's what we agree on...any information you get on anything while he's in you is privilege and you then immediately call me and tell me what you know, okay?" Zack said. Tears were starting to leave streaks on Cissnei's face. "Okay, I have a plan Cissnei, and I am totally okay with this. He can have you on Wednesdays and odd weekends and I get you on Thursdays and even weekends. See, that way you don't have to make any fast decisions on...wait...he's ten years older than you. My god, I bet Reno and Rude are bowing down to him. I'm sorry, I'm off topic. Anyway, come see me tomorrow and we can seriously talk about you sleeping with him and me wanting more with you and...are you crying? Cissnei?" Zack's tone had completely changed to a somber seriousness. "What's wrong? Tell me."

"I..." Was all Cissnei managed to choke out between her sobs.

"Hey, I can switch to odd weekends if he prefers to..."Zack was trying to lighten her up but stopped mid sentence at what Cissnei was saying in the phone right now.

"I think I'm in love with him..." she uttered, burying her face in her hand. There was complete silence on Zack's end.

"Why are you crying?" Zack finally asked her.

"I have...no idea! I don't know...I don't know." she answered him sniffing and wiping her eyes.

"Is he good to you?" Zack asked her sincerely. Cissnei laughed through her tears.

"Yeah...yeah he is." she answered him.

"I just got you to laugh. That means you're happy about it." Zack said seriously "Hey...go to him."

"But Zack..." Cissnei started as she wiped her eyes again.

"It's okay. If you think you're in love, there is no way I'm interfering with that. Just promise me something. Don't do anything in bed with him that you wouldn't do with me...and if you do call me immediately and tell me about it in graphic detail!" Zack said successfully getting Cissnei to laugh again.

"Okay, you got it." Cissnei promised him.

"Listen, I'm gonna go. I have to climb up here and check some stuff out. I just hope I don't fall through the roof of one of these buildings. Cissnei? Do you regret sleeping with me? Zack asked.

"Oooh, god no I don't. Shit...I will never regret that." She said sniffing repeatedly.

"I'm so happy to hear you say that." Zack said.

"Who the hell in their right mind would ever regret sleeping with you?" She asked continuing to dry her eyes. Zack laughed at her.

"You're right...I am pretty hot aren't I?" he asked her

"Zack!" She laughed at him again even though she was still fighting the tears. "Yeah, yeah you are. I guess I'll talk to you again soon, huh?" Cissnei questioned.

"Damn right you will. Hey...take care of him. If you don't he's bound to have a heart attack before he's forty. I'll talk to you again soon." Zack said.

"I will. Bye, Zack." She hung up her phone and wiped her eyes dry with the sheet that was wrapped around her. She looked outside again. She secretly wondered how much she had just broken Zack's heart. There is not a man on earth that wants to hear a woman is in love with someone else. But how the hell did she manage to fall in love with her boss? She didn't know...it just happened without her even being aware that it happened. Cissnei peeled back the blankets that surrounded her and got up. She opened the glass French doors, letting the cool, moist air rush in on her. Her silky black slip barely reached the middle of her thighs and one strap was creeping down her shoulder. She shivered a bit realizing that the gray morning was much colder than the sanctuary inside, despite it being May. She needed more clothes on to deter this weather, but she didn't care. Tseng was arguing with whoever it was on the phone, trying to prove that his logic was right. Cissnei slowly walked over to him, stopped in front of him and took the phone from his hand. She ended the call and put his phone on the table beside him. He didn't fight it, in fact he barely even looked surprised that she had done it.

Cissnei slowly sunk on to his lap and put her arms over his shoulders, letting her fingers become tangled in soft black hair. She stared at him seriously. Tseng threw his cigarette out into the rain and put warm hands around her waist. The dismal gray framed Cissnei's face. She looked like a glowing goddess compared to the fog behind her. "My god! You've been crying." Tseng said worriedly putting a hand on her cheek. Those brown eyes adored her and she knew it by the sincerity in them. She still hadn't said anything. Tseng's phone was ringing again but he didn't care. He didn't even reach for it, which was highly out of character for him. The expression on his face pleaded for an explanation without having to say a word. Light tears escaped the corners of her eyes as a certain degree of relief and dreaminess encompassed her. Thunder rolled across the city.

"I'm in love with you." she finally said, her voice hushed. Tseng's expression changed from worry and concern to what could only be described as overwhelming zeal. Cissnei shook her head and smiled. "Fallin' for you hard, boss." Her voice wasn't any louder.

"It's okay...I'll catch you." Tseng said to her softly, holding her against him tightly. "I'm not your boss, baby...I'm your boyfriend." Tseng's phone rang again as the thunder rolled once more. The rain began falling harder as the clouds grew darker overhead. The world from the 28th floor was void of the constant hustle of traffic and noise below. It was a strangely beautiful morning.