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Hide And Seek

Rafael sighed as he looked under Olivia's bed, only to be glared at by a child, realising that the space was already occupied. He asked himself why he'd agreed to this; originally, he'd just wanted to hand Noah's birthday present over, but now he was in the middle of a birthday party, trying to find a hiding place before Noah was done counting.

He opened the doors to Olivia's closet – desperate times called for desperate measures, she surely wouldn't maim him for this – and climbed in, though he could see feet that definitely belonged to Olivia.

"Get out! I was here first," Olivia hissed, but Rafael didn't listen, folding himself together before pulling the doors shut.

"There's nowhere else to hide," he answered, his eyes slowly getting used to the darkness; their faces were only inches apart and they were breathing onto each other. The space was so narrow that they were crammed there together, and he was sure that he wouldn't be able to move for the next couple of days. But to make Noah Benson smile happily, he would do everything.

In the distance, they could hear Noah exclaiming that he was done with counting, and Rafael tried to keep his breathing low, even though he felt the urge to take deep breaths – Olivia's scent was engulfing him, coming from the clothes and from her, and he was more than aware of her body pressed against his.

He could actually feel how his body slowly started to react to her; goosebumps covered his skin, he felt even warmer now, and he was glad that it was too dark for her to see him blushing. Desperate to make himself forget that he was basically pressed against the woman he secretly had feelings for, he let his gaze wander over the clothes hanging half in front of them. He could see a lot of sequins shimmering close to him, and as Olivia followed his gaze, she rolled her eyes and then glared, as if she wanted to tell him "Don't you dare to ask".

Olivia had to admit that it wasn't too bad to sit in her closet with Rafael, no matter how much she cursed the fact that her position had stopped the blood flow into her left leg. She tried to distract herself from the fact that she was losing her feeling there, taking in the outlines of the man sitting pressed against her, and noticing how he looked at her clothes. In this moment, she really wished she had thrown some of the stuff away – that sequin dress had been a really bad buy, and now Rafael had seen that she owned such things.

A few more minutes passed, and a pained expression flashed over Rafael's face – maybe she should have remembered how bad Noah was at playing hide and seek. He probably was playing with his presents right now...

On the other hand, this wasn't too bad... She could see how Rafael tried to keep his eyes away from her lips, and ultimately she whispered: "What happens in the closet stays in the closet!"

She didn't need to move her head forwards a lot to meet his lips, and as they kissed, she felt a little bit like a teenager again, who was just sneaking her first kiss with the boy she fancied.