"It all feels so wrong…" Aki broke the short silence between you, moving closer. His fingers grazed over the bare skin of your shoulder before he let out a deep sigh. He pressed a kiss to your collarbone, his lips lingering as if lost in thought.

Both of you yearned for more than these fleeting encounters from time to time, but the reality of your roles as Public Safety agents loomed over any possibility of commitment. Aki understood the complications all too well. A romance? With another man? It seemed fraught with challenges in his line of work. It seemed messed up in his head.

"Maybe we should leave it all behind," he murmured, leaning back against the headboard. He reached for a pack of cigarettes, slipping one between his lips.