Act Seven
knock...knock...knock...knock
"S..someone's at the door," Ryo said in relief. "Come in!" he shouted almost frantically.
The door flew open and there stood Dee, a scowl marring his handsome features. "Am I interrupting something?" he asked, glaring at Touin.
"Yes," Touin acknowledged calmly. "I thought you had to work late?"
"Ryo told you?" Dee asked, feeling a sense of betrayal.
"Bikky," Ryo said, crawling under one of Touin's arms and getting to his feet.
"There was a change of plans," Dee told Touin, regaining his composure. "I'm here now. You can go."
"But what if Ryo wants me to stay?" Touin asked, knowing Ryo was too polite to evict him.
"Then Ryo gets disappointed," Dee snapped. "And so do you. Get out!"
"That's for Ryo to decide," Touin insisted, getting to his feet.
"It would probably be for the best," Ryo put in, watching Dee's face.
"Fine. I'll go," Touin said. "But, I'll see you tomorrow," he added, giving Ryo a sweet smile before turning and smirking at Dee.
Ryo rushed to Dee's side and moved him away from the door so Touin could leave. He had no doubts Dee would do serious damage to Touin if given the chance.
"What the hell was he doing here?" demanded Dee, turning to glare at Ryo after the door closed behind Touin.
"He stopped by to discuss our next assignment," Ryo explained. "Bikky was here when he arrived but left when Touin mentioned work."
"I'll kill Bikky!" roared Dee. "He never leaves when I'm here with you."
"Dee, calm down," Ryo said.
"Calm down? Touin was all over you. And you! You were just sitting there letting him have his way with you!" Dee snarled.
Ryo released Dee's arm and straightened up. "I was not letting him do anything," he stated coldly. "The situation had only just progressed that far when you knocked. I wasn't going to let him do anything."
"I know," Dee said, roughly pulling Ryo into his arms and burying his face in Ryo's neck. "I'm just so jealous."
"You don't have to be," Ryo told him, softening at the confession and wrapping both arms around Dee. "You're the only man in my life. I love you."
"And I love you," Dee returned immediately. "It isn't you that I don't trust; it's Touin."
Ryo squeezed Dee then pulled him down to the floor. "So what happened?" he asked. "You were supposed to work late but you aren't late."
"A second victim," Dee said. "This one about a block and a half from headquarters. We definitely have a serial killer on our hands," he continued. "The victims were in their mid-twenties with chestnut colored hair." Dee pulled Ryo close. "When I saw the guy lying there all I could think about was you. I was useless. JJ noticed. JJ! Can you believe it? He told me to come and see you."
Ryo held Dee close. He could feel the strong emotion emanating from Dee. "I'm okay," Ryo said, his voice gentle. He kissed the top of Dee's head. "I'm a cop, remember? I'm better at taking care of myself than most people."
"Right," Dee's voice came out sarcastic as he pulled away and looked into Ryo's eyes. "That's why I always got so far with you before you made up your mind about us."
Ryo giggled. "Did you ever stop to think that you got as far as you did when you were pouncing on me because I secretly wanted you too? Don't forget, I let the commissioner have it when he tried those tactics with me."
"Yeah, you did," Dee admitted, grinning. "So you wanted me even that first week, huh?"
"Dee, I wanted you the day I met you. I was just confused about who I was at the time," Ryo confessed. "I'm not confused anymore. And no matter how much Touin, Rose, or anyone else might try, they will never even get close to first base with me. I'm all yours."
Dee kissed Ryo hard on the mouth, parting his lips with his tongue and taking his own sweet time exploring its softness. They were both breathing heavily by the time Dee released Ryo. "Wanna move this to that big bed of yours?" Dee rasped, his lips still close to Ryo's.
"Please," Ryo whispered, still having trouble focusing on anything but Dee's lips. Dee stood up and pulled Ryo to his feet. As they entered Ryo's room, Dee was already pulling Ryo's shirt from his shoulders.
