When Téa came back home to the mansion, she wasn't the same. Although she tended to her normal duties with Kaiba. But, she became quiet, jumpy, and depressed. Kaiba watched Mokuba try to cheer her up several times with movies, dessert, and random memes off the internet. But, Kaiba knew that only time would help Téa.

Kaiba had gained most of mobility in his arms. He was now able to return to work at Kaiba Corp. Téa was helping him get dressed that morning since Tristan had caught a bad cold. While she was getting his briefcase packed, she noticed Kaiba kept reaching towards his neck for something. She shut the briefcase and asked, "Is there something wrong Kaiba?"

Kaiba nodded and said, "I think there is a tag on my shirt, but I can't quite reach."

Téa walked around behind him checked. "There sure is," she commented. When she couldn't pull it off with her hands, she used her teeth to snip the tag off. When she did, she failed to notice that a little of her lipstick rubbed off onto his neck and shirt. She tossed the tag in the can and asked, "Better?"

Kaiba nodded and started to leave the room. Téa picked up the briefcase and followed him to the car.

…

For the most part, while Kaiba was working in the office she was free to do whatever she wanted. She was mainly there because Mokuba insisted upon having someone there 24/7 and Kaiba was too lazy to hire a personal assistant. Either way, Téa didn't care because she was getting paid the same. Kaiba rolled from behind his desk and she followed him down the hall to a meeting room. Téa sat next to him and the board members quickly started to file in the room.

Mokuba stepped in and sat next to Téa with a smile on his face. He leaned towards his older brother and whispered to where only the three of them could hear, "Do you guys want to go out to eat for lunch after this meeting?"

Kaiba nodded in approval and shortly afterwards the meeting began. He rolled in front with a projector showing the current stock market numbers. "This quarter, we have seen a drastic rise in the sales of the three-dimensional dual disk projectors. If these numbers continue to rise as steadily as they have been in the past quarter, I would like to restart trying to develop alternative reality programing." He turned his chair slightly to look at the screen and went to the next picture.

As he turned towards the screen, Téa gasped slightly in surprise when she saw a lipstick stain on the back of his collar. Mokuba heard her reaction and started to look around to see what was wrong. When he saw the stain, he started snickering in his seat. Kaiba heard the two and shot them a glare before continuing the meeting.

Slowly but surely throughout the meeting, more and more board members started snickering. Finally, Kaiba had enough and shut off the screen. The lights came back on and he asked, "Would any of you like to tell me what's so funny?"

With exception of Mokuba, who was dying laughing at this point, the entire room was silent. Kaiba turned to his younger brother and asked, "Mokuba would you care to enlighten me?"

Mokuba couldn't stop laughing long enough to give a full answer so he just said, "ahahahahahaha ask…..ahhahahahaha…Téa."

Téa glared at Mokuba and mumbled, "Traitor." Téa straightened up in her seat and said, "Kaiba, it would probably be better if we talked about this outside the meeting."

Kaiba was too pissed to be bothered with this meeting anymore, no one as listening to a word he was saying anyway. So, he said, "Meeting adjourned. We will meet again on Thursday."

After the board members fled the room, Mokuba asked, "So big brother, I am guessing physical therapy was great this morning!"

"Don't be obnoxious Mokuba, this isn't funny." Téa said with an embarrassed look on her face. She grabbed a tissue from a box and walked behind Kaiba to remove the stain.

"What are you doing Gardener?" Kaiba asked.

Instead of answering she just mumbled, "I need some water to get this out."

Kaiba said slightly louder, "Gardener! What are you doing?"

She flinched when he raised his voice and replied, "Well… There is a lipstick stain on you, and it's my shade of pink… It must have happened when I was removing that sales tag this morning."

Kaiba realized what happened and wasn't sure whether to be irritated or amused.

When Téa finished, she went to grab her purse and said, "Enjoy your lunch boys."

Before she could set her hand on the bag, Kaiba grabbed her wrist. She looked up at him and he asked, "Why don't you join us for lunch?"

She smiled shyly but didn't answer. Knowing that she felt embarrassed, Kaiba didn't wait for an answer. Instead he said, "Let's get going." Once Kaiba let go of her, she grabbed her wrist to preserve the warmth.

…

Kaiba took them to a restaurant in downtown Tokyo. The restaurant had tables outdoors, with a koi pond in the center. Kaiba picked a table in the corner, away from the koi pond. The waiter handed out three menus. Kaiba being a creature of habit, never opened his menu. He already knew his order, so he watched Téa out of the corner of his eye, he could tell that she was still suffering from the miscarriage.

The waiter passed the table and poured two glasses of wine. Téa took the first glass of wine back like a shot. Kaiba was mildly surprised by her action but didn't comment on it. Especially when her glass was refilled and was hardly touched.

When she sat her menu down Kaiba looked at her lips ,and thought about the trouble she unintentionally caused in the boardroom. He smirked and looked her straight into the eyes before saying, "Apparently, your mouth gets you in trouble in more ways than one."

Téa looked back down at the menu to hide her embarrassment. Kaiba reached out and grabbed her hand, she looked up at him and he was wearing a foreign but beautiful smile. Her breath caught in her throat and she realized what she has been spending months trying to repress, 'Oh my god, I am falling in love with Seto Kaiba.'

The waiter interrupted their moment and took their orders. The waiter also handed Mokuba a cup of food for the fish. Mokuba smiled broadly and asked, "Oh please big brother, can I go feed the fish."

Kaiba nodded and Mokuba ran towards the pond.

Téa straightened up in her seat when Mokuba left. She decided to tell Kaiba what was on her mind, "Kaiba, I found a place nearby, and I will be moving out next week."

Kaiba was surprised, but his face didn't show it, he asked, "Are you still going to work for me?"

Téa nodded, "Of course, I will. After all the work I put in to get you mobile again, I am not going to stop half way. I just need to start making a place where I can call home."

Kaiba nodded and was silent afterwards. Mokuba returned to the table and got nervous the moment he saw the two. "Hey, what is going on?"

Kaiba kept silent, but Téa answered him, "I am moving out next week."

The alarms went off in Mokuba's head, "What?! Why are you leaving? My brother still needs you around the house."

"Mokuba, that's enough," Kaiba said firmly.

"I found a house a few blocks down that looks nice. I placed a bid on it, and the buyers accepted it. As soon as the paperwork goes through, it will be mine."

With that, Mokuba excused himself from the table. He was going to call his real-estate agent and have her make an offer on the house before the paperwork went through. As if Kaiba could read his mind, he reached out for the phone in Mokuba's hand and said, "sit." Mokuba gave his brother a confused look but nodded and sat back down. The food then came to the table and they had a nice but silent lunch.

…

After Téa and Tristan helped Kaiba in the bed, Mokuba knocked on his brother's door. He stepped in and saw his brother already waiting, as if he already knew he was coming. Mokuba shut the door and asked him the question he has been dying to know, "Why are you just letting her go like this Seto?"

"Téa is grieving Mokuba. If she wants to start a new life for herself, who am I to stop her? Besides, it is not like she is leaving forever, she works here," Seto explained.

Téa was passing by when she heard Kaiba say her name, curiosity got the best of her and she stopped outside the door to listen.

"But Seto, she is good for you, she makes you happy," Mokuba argued.

Kaiba smiled sadly and replied, "I care deeply for her Mokuba, but she deserves better than me. By buying a new home, she is giving herself a second chance at happiness. Téa could never be happy with a man like me."

Téa's heart stopped when she heard this, 'He feels just as insecure as I do,' she thought to herself. Before she could stop herself, she walked into his room and asked, "Who says?"

Both of them stared at each other not knowing what to say. Mokuba took this as his cue to leave. Téa looked down at her feet and slowly approached Seto, who was sitting up in the bed. She sat next to him and asked, "Seto, do you have feelings for me?"

Kaiba noticed that she said his first name for once and could no longer resist his desire to be with her. Instead of answering her, he raised her head to get her to look him in the eyes. He then leaned forward to kiss her. She met him half way and gently pushed him back down on the bed. Téa momentarily felt all the pain and fear in her heart vanish. All she could focus on was the feeling of his lips against hers. She felt his hands on her waist, so she took a breath and asked, "Shall I lock the door?" Kaiba nodded.

LEMON….

She walked over to the door to shut it and lock it. She then walked over to the bed and climbed on top of him. Before she could kiss him again, and make him completely lose touch of reality, Kaiba asked, "Why would you want to be in a relationship with me? Do you understand all the things I want to do to you right now that I can't?"

Téa sat up, still sitting on top of him, and asked, "Kaiba, do you remember what the vows are in most wedding ceremonies say?"

"for richer, for poorer?" he asked.

Téa rolled her eyes and said, "Well, yes…but, that wasn't the part I was referring to." She then explained, "The promises made to each other are for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health… I don't date someone unless I am certain that I could keep that promise." She then asked, "Do you feel the same about me?"

Kaiba whispered, "I would follow you to hell and back if you asked me." Téa thought about his answer and said, "Fuck it. You never were good with words." She then pressed her lips against his and started to unbutton her shirt. Kaiba's eyes got wide as her shirt started to slip away from her shoulders showing a beautiful red lace bra that he recognized from when she fell in the tub with him several months ago. She then helped him shift to a seated position and allowed him to run his hands along his body.

She was hypnotized by his gentle touch. He slowly became braver and slipped thumbs beneath the underwire of her bra to touch the delicate skin underneath. Téa took this as a signal that he was ready to continue. She pulled his shirt over his head and admired his build, she ran her hands down his chest and landed at his belt buckle.

She would have removed the belt if he wouldn't have shoved his whole hand in her bra and started to gently rub her tip. She let go of the belt momentarily to unclasp her bra. Kaiba let go of her at that moment to take her in. He whispered to her, "My god you're beautiful." Téa gave him a quick kiss before returning to the problem at hand. She unbuckled his belt and threw it across the room. As she unzipped his pants, it was clear that he was already turned on. She pulled his pants off him and grasped his manhood with his boxers as his only protection. He leaned his head back in pure ecstasy. She was about to pull his boxers down as well, but he grabbed her wrist and said, "you first."

Téa's was shocked, no one that she had ever been with in the past bothered to put her needs before their own.

He then slipped his hands up her skirt and started to stroke her mound. She leaned into him and moaned as he teased her. "Get closer and lose the skirt," he commanded. She pulled the skirt over her head and gave him a view of lacy black panties.

Kaiba gulped hard, she was just too much for him to handle. He reached up and pulled down the final garment that was offending his view. He kissed her hairless sex and used his tongue to show his appreciation. Téa could barely take it. She was about to rip his boxers straight from his body when he slipped one of his fingers inside as he continued to work his tongue on her. She screamed his name into his shoulder.

Kaiba smiled and asked, "Are you enjoying yourself?"

Téa whispered, "yes," into his ear, before allowing herself to remove the final piece of clothes separating them. As she did, she smiled when she saw just how much he was holding back for her. She placed one of her knees between his and was shocked to see his leg move to give her more room. She stopped what she was doing and said, "Seto, you moved."

He blinked in shocked and tried to do it again but frowned when he couldn't move that leg again. When she saw his pained face, she grabbed his face in her hands, "It doesn't matter, we can still finish things." She grabbed his tip and lowered her body down on it. Shortly afterwards, they both had completed the act.

END LEMON….

Kaiba woke up the next morning with his arms wrapped around something warm. He opened his eyes to see Téa sleeping comfortably in his arms. He brushed a strand of hair away from her face, and tried to figure out how he got so lucky. There was a knock on the door that pulled him out of his daze. "Come back later!" he yelled at the door.

"You don't have to tell me twice," he heard his younger brother say before he ran downstairs.

Téa woke up from the commotion and got up to get dressed. "Did you sleep well?" she asked.

"Better than I have in years," he replied as he watched her get dressed. She helped him back into his night clothes as well before saying, "I'm going take a shower. Is there anything special you want for breakfast?"

Kaiba shook his head no and watched her leave. He laid back in the bed, feeling more relaxed than he ever had.

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