it was a fair arrangement between two colleagues: occasional encounters that often led to more, without feelings. It had been a while since you two met each other so this comeback in bed was special, at least to him. Not that he’d admit it

you had some meeting to attend with your handler Shiu so obviously you couldn’t stay any longer

‘Just go hang out with Shiu then, you’ve gotten freakin’ got at that’ he’d grunt out a cigarette between his lips as he turned his back to you