Chris had a horrible week. First was that damn stupid conversation with Forest, who was just a sore loser and that's why he couldn't admit when he was wrong. Chris was pretty used to that already: Forest never wanted to admit that Chris was a better sharpshooter than him, and that Chris was in Alpha team just because of his skills, not because Barry was his old friend. Even though Forest was sometimes annoying, he was Chris's best friend and Chris always enjoyed spending his leisure time with him.

But now... he was pretty mad at Forest. When Chris had left him in the locker room, he had thought that Forest would forget his stupid suspicions about Alpha team captain's sexuality before Monday. But when Monday came and went, he was sure that something was wrong in the office.

At first, he tried to ignore every glance he got around the office.When Joseph came to talk with him and said that he was also okay with Chris's little secret and wouldn't tell Charlotte about it, Chris was damn sure that Forest had said his suspicions aloud. Chris instantly tried to find his friend and make him pay, but Forest wasn't even in the city anymore. Bravo team had been sent to help a neighboring city early Monday morning, and Forest never answered his phone while he was working. Chris decided to wait, but he wasn't happy at all; the rumor just seemed to grow bigger and bigger and he couldn't do anything about it. If he tried to say something against the rumor, he got understanding looks and caring words: "We do understand, don't worry."

Damn, he was mad, but he was also pretty sure that the whole thing would be completely forgotten in a couple of days. But when Barry smiled to him in the break room and spoke about his wife and children's lovely weekend - like that would help Chris somehow - Chris almost prayed that everyone would just shut their mouths and disappear immediately.

It took just a couple of days more and then his girlfriend left. Charlotte was angry; she heard the rumor about Chris and his captain from her friend who worked in the RPD office as a secretary. The secretary had said to her that it was sure knowledge: everyone knew it in the RPD and there were a lot people who had "witnessed" their romantic meetings in Wesker's private office. And when Chris tried to convince his girlfriend that is was just a stupid rumor and he was in Wesker's office just because he didn't follow his captain's orders like he should, she just got angrier.

"I know what has happened, Chris! I don't need your excuses; any of them!" Those were the last words Chris heard her say and then the door was slammed shut.

Things really didn't work out like Chris had wished. He felt like everyone stared at him and waited for him to show some kind of signal that he liked Alpha team's cold captain even when he was just sitting before his desk. Within time, Chris couldn't even concentrate on his reports, which should have been returned to Wesker's desk before Thursday night. He admitted that it was nice that his working buddies seemed to accept him - even though he was supposed to be a guy who liked dudes - but at the same time he hated it. None asked his opinion about the matter and he just didn't get it. Even Barry didn't seem to be surprised... everyone acted so strange...

When he started to wonder if Wesker already knew about this shit, he noticed Wesker standing next to his table, arms folded on his chest. Chris had no idea how long his captain had stood there, but one glance to the ceiling clock was enough for him to understand that he had been daydreaming all too long. Wesker must have noticed his absent-mindedness too, because he didn't look impressed.

"I want you in my office, Redfield. Now." Wesker said simply, and he didn't seem to notice any of the eyes that rose when he had said those words. Chris sighed; it must be that Wesker either didn't care or didn't know about the rumor. In any rate it wasn't a good thing: he was in trouble anyway.

"Okay…" he said and rose from his chair. Chris followed his captain to the captain's office and tried to read Wesker's expressions, but his attempts were futile. Wesker's face was always blank with no sign of any emotion.

Wesker sat first on his chair behind his mahogany desk. Chris followed the example and tried to hide his discomfort when the silence between them just got longer as they just sat there looking at each other. Wesker had his elbows against the desk and hands together, and his gaze made Chris feel even more uncomfortable.

"Tell me, Redfield." Wesker began, his voice low. "Do you have any idea why you are here?"

"Umm... I wasn't working?" Chris said and swallowed slightly. He didn't look straight at his captain's eyes. Of course he couldn't because those black shades were in the way, but he couldn't even watch them properly. Somehow he just couldn't…

"Yes, that is one reason. But... That's not the main reason why I wanted to have a private discussion with you." Wesker sat up and crossed the room with slow motions. He seemed to look out of the window, but Chris was pretty sure that Wesker was thinking how he could punish him even though the man hadn't done anything.

"Well, yeah, you mean that stupid rumor about us, right, sir? It's not me who started it, if you wanted to know that..." Chris began, but Wesker shut him up by facing him again. Chris had no idea what his captain was thinking but it made him damn nervous. Especially when Wesker walked near his chair, his arms again folded on his chest.

"I've heard that you're very keen on me, Christopher. Is it true or just a stupid rumor?" Wesker's face was still unreadable, but Chris knew there was something else going on in Wesker's head than just punishing him about his daydreaming. Chris had no idea what that might be, but he wasn't so concerned about that when he really should have been.

"Well uh, I like you as my captain. I respect your orders and your skill to keep us all alive in the missions. And you're very..." Chris shut his mouth instantly when he was going to say it.

Attractive.

Charming.

Fascinating.

Intelligent.

Skilled.

Chris's head was spinning slightly for the alternatives. He had no idea why he would say those to his captain, but he was very determined to not say any of them. He felt damn stupid and tried to get his thoughts back in control. He tried to raise his gaze from the floor back to his captain, but he just ended up turning his head the other way. He didn't want to think about it, but his mind shouted.

Fuck! The man who stood before him was his captain.

His captain is male.

Males don't think other males are attractive.

Wesker is not attractive; he's cold and calculating.

He liked his cold and calculating captain who seemed to care about him.

Wesker tilted his head slightly and smiled when Chris's expressions changed with his thoughts. Chris didn't turn his face back to Wesker. He couldn't understand that he actually LIKED his captain. His fucking annoying captain whose orders he slightly disobeyed when he felt like it. When he started to think about it, he noticed that Wesker had never fired him even though he had made some dangerous decisions.

Chris sat up quickly and almost ran out of Wesker's office. He mumbled something which sounded like "Sorry, sir" and "I gotta go now". Chris knew his actions were rude, but he just had to get out of the room. And fast.

Wesker had watched Chris's expressions the entire time the man had been in his office. Wesker sat back in his office chair after Chris left with a smirk planted on his delicate lips. He didn't care about the rumor, but he knew that Chris did and that was more than amusing.

He didn't like the man, but he admitted that teasing the younger man's little head was more than entertaining...

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A/N

Hello, here's the second chapter... now also read by my beta reader ^^ I hope you enjoyed this chapter and keep on reading ^^