Temptation | iDKHOW

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Dallon's POV

There's something about Ryan that I can't get enough of. I don't know what it is. I just like him. No, not just like, I love him. I don't know why I fell for him so fast.

What's wrong with me? Why do I like him after barely knowing who he is? I barely talk to him. I don't even know his real last name yet. Ryan Eric, what? It can't be as bad as Weekes, can it?

I sigh and look at the doorway of my office, and- there he is. I smile at him, "Hey, Ryan."

"hey, Dallon," he responds, "I have some paperwork for you," he says, handing me a stack of papers. I look up at him from my chair, "great, thanks." I say, then look at the documents.

I hear Ryan's voice say, "the boss does a great job at overworking us, huh?" and I just respond with a nod and a fake smile. "you seem lonely here," he says, and I look up at him.

"No, I'm fine," I lie and look back down at the papers, not seeing Ryan sitting in the chair next to my desk. "why can't we just do this online? I'm a faster typer than a printer," I mumble

"at least you have good handwriting," Ryan says, making me jump, "sorry! did you think I left?" he asks me, and I nod slowly, getting another sorry from him.

I smirk and put my pencil down, "you say sorry a lot, huh?" I say, and he chuckles, "yeah.."

I smile more and nudge him a bit, "well, stop it," I say, and he blushes a bit. Does he feel the same way?

"s-sorry," he says and looks into my eyes, smiling, "you have pretty blue eyes," he tells me, and I shake my head.

"you don't mean that"

"I do!"

I smile a bit, "they're not, but thanks for the compliment."

"Thanks for the faaact," Ryan says, nudging me a bit, making me chuckle.

The chuckling somehow triggered a cough attack. My vision got blurry, and I just wanted to go home, but the comforting feeling of Ryan's hand on my back gave me a reason to stay.

He hands me my water bottle, and I sip it, getting the coughing to calm down a bit. It doesn't help the fact that I feel too weak even to get up.

"I could do the paperwork for you," Ryan says, and I shake my head, taking another sip of water.

"You don't have to do that."

"I want to..." Ryan tells me, a sympathetic look on his face. "I lo-... I think you should go home and rest since you're sick."

I honestly thought he would tell me he loved me. But he didn't. But he was right; I needed rest.

RYANS POV!

I watched Dallon slowly stand up. I offer to help him, but he declines. I nod and decide to let him go on his own. It was sad seeing him like this. the man I have a crush on, the man who helped me get settled.

He had been sick for a while now, taking sick days left and right, but I had never seen him this bad. I stuck with him the days he could make it in, but still, I never saw him that bad.

I hope he's okay. I want a chance to ask him out.