#17
That certainly wasn't what he expected to walk in on when he went to see Tseng. Rufus pressed a hand and his forehead against the glass of his window as he watched over the city. It wasn't what he wanted to see every time he closed his eyes, either.
Not that the image of Reno half naked wasn't one that he enjoyed. The image of him so willingly letting Tseng do that to him on the other hand...
"Hey, Rufus, get some sleep already. We've gotta be up early."
Reno's voice brought him out of his thoughts, and he looked up to see the eternal mess that was his bodyguard.
"I can't sleep."
"Nervous, brat?" Reno laughed as he stepped over to the window. His hair was still damp. He must have just gotten out of the shower, which meant...
"No." Rufus caught Reno's waist, pulling the other man close and burying his nose against the bare skin at Reno's neck.
"Rufus?"
"I'm fine. Just love how you smell after a shower."
Reno was quiet for a moment, then laughed, one arm slipping around Rufus' waist as the other reached up to rest against his hair. "So what's bothering you that you can't sleep, kid?"
Rufus shrugged. "Just lonely." Reno's hand slid through his hair as he talked, and he took the move to say it was okay to be close. "But it's okay, because you're here now." He could have fallen asleep right there in Reno's arms, even though they were both standing up.
Rufus lifted his head to lean against Reno's. "Reno, stay with me." He could feel the other tense, start to pull away. That wasn't the reaction he wanted. "Reno..."
"Rufus, I can't. You know that." Reno's hand tucked stray golden locks behind his ear. "And you know why."
"Dammit, Reno, I don't care what my father thinks! He doesn't care about me, and you know that as well as I do." He could feel his eyes burning, and he reached up to rub at them. "Besides, I just want to know you're close. Not like I'd even know what to do to seduce you if I wanted to."
Reno smiled, the look surprisingly gentle on his face. "Let me say something to Tseng so he knows to stall anyone who might come looking for you."
Rufus nodded before tilting his head a bit and leaning to brush his lips against Reno's. Whether it was the danger of kissing a Turk that he loved or the Turk himself, Rufus knew that he wanted the man holding him. He had for years, but Reno always kept him at a healthy distance.
Which was why he was surprised when the red-head not only didn't pull away from the kiss but returned it eagerly.
"Reno?" he breathed out as Reno pulled away.
"Yeah, kid?"
"Why?"
Reno stared at him for a moment, then laughed. "'Cause I felt like it. Now, let me go talk to Tseng for a minute."