Night had settled over the empty stretch of road, the only light coming from the distant glow of a lone industrial building half a mile away. From where the car was parked, it looked almost abandoned—no traffic, no streetlights, just scrubland and the distant silhouette of an isolated warehouse.

Inside the Porsche, the engine was off, leaving the interior dark and still.

You and Leon had been sitting there long enough for the car to cool off and the cold of the night to seep inside. Hours earlier, the two of you had picked up the trail of a pharmaceutical executive suspected of quietly selling off experimental samples of a new parasite strain—something the DSO was very interested in shutting down before it reached the wrong hands.

Following him had taken you further and further out of the city until the lights disappeared entirely. Eventually the man had pulled off in the middle of nowhere, clearly waiting for someone. That had been nearly forty minutes ago.

Leon hadn’t complained once. He sat in the driver’s seat with one arm resting loosely near the wheel, posture relaxed but attention razor sharp. A pair of compact binoculars rested in his hands, occasionally lifting to his eyes as he watched the man pacing near the warehouse entrance.

You, on the other hand, had started to drift. It was hard not to when nothing was happening.

“Still no sign of our mystery buyer.” Leon murmured at one point, voice low.

The man outside lit a cigarette, checked his watch. Another ten minutes passed.

Then Leon’s posture changed. It was subtle—just a small tightening in his shoulders. The binoculars lowered slowly.

“...That’s not good.”

You followed his line of sight just in time to see the executive pause mid-pace. Even from this distance, the way his head turned towards the car felt deliberate.

Leon frowned, swearing under his breath. “Damn it.”

Before you could ask what he meant, Leon slipped out of the driver's seat, trying to squeeze himself into the back without hitting his head on the roof. He climbed into the backseat with a quiet scoff—the maneuver awkward thanks to his height and the cramped space. The car rocked slightly under the movement, and you twisted around in confusion.

“Back here. Hurry.” He commanded in a hushed voice. Then his arm hooked around you, hauling you backwards like you weighed nothing until you were in the backseat with him.

He wasted no time.

He pressed you down gently but firmly against the leather seat, hips settling between your legs as he leaned over you, his forearms planting themselves on either side of your head to keep from crushing you with his weight. Up close, his expression was still frustratingly serious—focused in the way it always got during field work—despite how much this looked like some HR violation at first glance.

“He’s coming to check the car.” Leon murmured, voice dropping to something barely more than a whisper.

Oh.

Your brain caught up quickly.

You glanced towards the window across from where you laid.

“Don’t. Move.”

Leon shifted just enough to give you a clearer angle of the window while keeping his position convincingly close. Outside, the exec was definitely approaching now—his steps growing louder against the gravel. “Just watch the glass and tell me when he leaves.”

It didn’t take long to understand what he was doing. From the outside, the two of you probably looked like a couple that had driven out here for privacy—something awkward enough that most people would rather pretend they hadn’t noticed.

The leather creaked faintly as Leon adjusted his weight.

“...And watch where you put those shoes.” His breath fanned against your ear.

“These seats are expensive.”