Chapter 14

Zavier sat down against the wall across from the changing room with his hands on his face and panic in his eyes.

“Was that- Kaine flirting?” He asked himself as he sunk further into the wall. Zavier leaned his head against the wall and stared, dumbfounded, at the ceiling. From what he knew of Kaine from Stella, he was supposedly a heartless murderer. But everything he had seen from Kaine disagreed with that description.

“What do I do?” He muttered, “If I stay around him anymore I’ll start falling for him..” Zavier frowned, “Wait, why can’t I fall for him? It’s not like there are rules against my feelings.” A blush crept up his neck at the thought;

Suddenly, a text from Kaine was sent to Zavier’s band:

“I need help with getting out of these clothes. I think you tied it too tight.” Zavier immediately got up with a worried look laced in his features, he knocked on the door and Kaine opened the door slowly. Zavier paused mid step as he started to enter the room; he stared at Kaine who was all tangled up in the strings of the top he had been wearing. Zavier covered his laugh with a cough and helped him undo the mess he had made.

“I should’ve checked if I tied it too tight, eh?” Zavier smiled for a moment before he noticed the large scars laden across Kaine’s body. He bit his tongue and gingerly placed his hand on his back, Kaine inhaled sharply, but he stayed still as Zavier pulled him into a hug. “If you want me to let go, I will… But if not, please let me hug you for longer.” Zavier murmured as he rested his forehead on Kaine’s shoulder, silent tears rolled down his cheeks as he did so. Kaine tightly closed his eyes and slowly leaned back into Zavier’s arms.

As they finally left the store with well weighed down arms and heavy laden hearts, Zavier received a notification from Stella; it read:

“Come in at 8 o’clock in two days for a progress update. If I find your progression to be too slow, I will have to pair Kaine up with someone who can actually get the job done. I didn’t hire you to find yourself a boy toy, I’m paying you to help him get his act together."