Alex's eyes flicked down to the straw that flitted back to his side of the table. He lifted his gaze once more. "When are you off?" He asked, "Wouldn't want you to get into trouble. would we?" He asked, tilting his head to the side slightly. All the while playing with straw with the tips of his fingers, his nails only slightly longer than most men and they were painted black and shone delicately in the restaurant lights.
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James sensed the mood change in Jae, his body going tense underneath his touches and his breath becoming a bit deeper. Was he upset? He was about to ask him when Jae rolled over and buried his face into his chest. I love you, James... "I love you too Jae..." James said softly, and pulling the other closer to him and holding him there comfortingly.
He was quiet, going over the words that Jae had just said in his head. 'I love you' That was the first time he'd said them and he wasn't even sure that Jae had realized it yet. And he'd responded immediately. Though he'd meant it. He'd fallen hard for Jae, unlike anyone else before him. He was sure that this is what love felt like and all those other accounts were falsely stated.
"I love you." He repeated once again, just to hear them out loud in the quiet of the rest of the house hold around them.