Chapter 2

Ryo awoke suddenly. He remembered last night and let out a soft sigh. He felt Dee stir to his left, and knew then what he had done. He got up, as he remembered last night, the way they had touched, the feelings he had felt. He removed his pajamas and got into the shower, slowly turning the hot water on, letting it flow over his body, giving him a sense of unattached satisfaction. He picked up a small sponge, and tipped a bottle of Raspberry Sensations onto it. He lathered it up and finished washing.

By the time he had gotten out, Dee was up and in the living room with a cup of coffee in his hand.

" Last night was great, huh? " said Dee with a school boy grin on his face.

" Depends on what YOU call great, doesn't it? " said Ryo in a rather snippy tone.

" Are you saying you didn't enjoy it?! "

" No, that's not what i'm saying at all. But, I don't want this to get in the way of work. We need to stay focused and, with this on my mind, i'm not sure I can. Please don't mention this to anyone. Okay? "

" I promise I won't. I know how your " reputation " might be ruined if I did. "

Ryo picked up a dictionary off the bar and hurled it at Dee as hard as he could. The dictionary made contact with the side of his face and Ryo laughed as Dee fell to the floor coughing and sputtering as though he had just been thrown into a pool, and almost drowned.

" What did you do THAT for you bastard?!?! " yelled Dee as Ryo grabbed his coat and walked toward the door.

" Do what? Oh, the dictionary? You had it coming. " and with that, Ryo shut the door and walked to work.

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Ryo was typing up a report, while Dee sat in an office chair watching a baseball game.

" Aren't you going to help me write this report, Dee? " said Ryo in an aggrivated tone.

" Writing is your strong suit. " said Dee with a slight smirk on his face.

Ryo picked up his porcelain cup and threw it at Dee as hard as he could, but Dee ducked and the cup slammed into the face of the chief, who had just stepped into the room.

" SIR! " yelled Ryo, who got up immediately to check on his boss.

" RYO! WHAT IN THE FUCK WERE YOU THINKING THROWING OUR GOOD MUGS LIKE THAT! " and the chief began to lecture about distruction of federal property.

Ryo sighed and sat down to listen.