Kaito let out a quiet short laugh that began like a sigh and rested his head onto their hands. “How could I forget?”
Hakuba closed his eyes again, able to breathe a little easier as that laugh had broken the tension. Thank god! His smile fell into place, no longer forced, and he managed a chuckle of his own. “The whiskey, perhaps.”
After squeezing his hand, he shifted positions again, pulling his legs out to settle directly on the floor. Hakuba never could kneel like that for long, not when he could help it. At least he was wearing jeans instead of dress slacks.
“But try not to fret; you didn’t give too much away…"