NOT YET

Damian got up from the couch and looked out the window. After a few moments, he turned toward Kai, placed his hands on his shoulders, and spoke softly.

"Baby" he said softly.

The word "baby" that Kai always loved to hear, But this time it felt different.

" Is something bothering you?" he asked softly

Damian cupped his cheek and looked into his eyes.

"I told you, now isn't the right time. But you know I love you, right?"

"Yeah, I know," Kai said with a small smile.

A wave of relief washed over Damian's face.

Kai wasn't sure why, but he chose to trust Damian. After all, Damian had given him a kind of love he never received before.

For a moment, neither of them spoke.

Damian looked at him as if he wanted to say something more, but before he could, his phone vibrated in his pocket.

His expression changed the moment he glanced at the screen.

Kai noticed it immediately.

"Is everything okay?" he asked.

Damian quickly locked his phone and forced a small smile.

"Yeah. Just some work."

A wave of relief washed over Damian's face when Kai didn't press further.

He stepped closer and gently brushed a strand of hair away from Kai's face.

"I have to go now, baby. I'll be back soon, okay? Take care of yourself."

Kai looked into his eyes and nodded with a small smile.

"Okay. Be careful."

Damian leaned forward and kissed his forehead before heading for the door.

Kai watched him leave, unaware that the doubts in his heart would only grow stronger later that day.

Something about that phone call didn't feel right.

Kai's POV

"He loves me."

Those words echoed in Kai's mind as he made his way to the office.

Damian had never given him a reason to doubt his feelings. He had always been caring, patient, and loving. So why did his heart feel so uneasy today?

"I trust him."

Kai repeated the words to himself, hoping they would silence the growing doubts in his mind.

But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't ignore the strange feeling in his chest.

The way Damian had avoided his gaze for a moment.

The hesitation in his voice.

The look on his face before he left.

Something felt wrong.

Kai shook his head and forced himself to focus on work.

Maybe he was overthinking.

Maybe everything was fine.

Or maybe...

The truth was far worse than he could imagine.

When he arrived at the office, he settled into his chair and started working.

For a while, everything seemed normal.

Then his boss called him.

"Kai, come to my office."

Kai frowned slightly before getting up from his desk.

Damian's POV

The moment the apartment door closed behind him, Damian's smile faded.

He shoved his hands into his pockets and kept walking.

Kai's face lingered in his mind.

For a second, he wondered if he should have said something.

Anything.

But the words never came.

A quiet sigh escaped his lips.

"Not yet..."

The thought settled heavily in his chest.

He hated seeing doubt in Kai's eyes.

Yet no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't bring himself to say what needed to be said.

Maybe someday.

Just not today.

Damian looked ahead and continued walking, trying to ignore the feeling that had been following him for far too long.

Damian glanced at the message again.

One name was enough to make his stomach twist.

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