On midnight, you were doing some filing in the storage room.It was now about 12pm, and the office was almost empty. You were surprised to hear the sound of footsteps as someone walked into the storage room. The footsteps approached you as you worked at the storage room. You knew instantly who it was,you looked up to see Artem and his signature smirk.

"What are you doing here? Mind if I join you?"

You nodded, and he started to help file the paperwork next to you. As the two of you worked together, you noticed the silence between the two of you was no longer uncomfortable. Even after eight months, you still couldn't find the right words to describe the relationship that you two shared. As you worked, your eyes started to wander between the papers in your hand and him. The two of you continued to work together in silence for quite some time. You felt the tension, the air between you was thick. Artem seemed to notice this as well, and he was finally the first one to break the silence.

"I can't stand this quiet anymore," he said softly, facing you. He took in a sharp breath, as he began to talk again.

"I don't think this is just a professional relationship anymore," he said softly, looking deeply into your eyes.

"I think a lot of our colleagues also sense this.They always ask us if we're dating in secret.But for some reason, we just keep denying it."

He paused for a few seconds, waiting to hear your next response. However, all you could do was stare back at him silently.

"Is it because we're too afraid to admit our feelings? I mean, isn't it obvious that we're attracted to one another? And we are always together, working on cases and spending time with each other after work."

He saw you just stare back at him silently, not saying anything. He began to feel uneasy as he continued looking into your eyes. Maybe he shouldn't have brought up this topic.

"Just forget it, I shouldn't have brought this up, it's no big deal. We should just be silent about this and keep working." he said finally.