Contract With My Boss [Touken Story]

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Embarrassment took over her and Touka felt her cheeks burn. "W-why together?!"

"Well since we've already seen each other's naked bodies, I thought it would be okay for us to spend some naked time together in the bath." He found himself chuckling when her blush went deeper and he carried her in his arms princess-style. With her struggling to get down, he quickly made his way to the bathroom and placed her down.

In an attempt to stop her from leaving, he cornered her against the wall, arms on both sides of her. "You're not going anywhere," he said, a sly grin hanging from his lips.

Touka's face turned pale as his face seemed to come closer and close to her and she squeezed her eyes shut in fear. She then heard a sigh and felt him pull back from her. She slowly opened her eyes to a frowning Ken. "I just wanted to spend some time with you but if you really don't want to, I understand. I won't force you."

Her lips trembled at his statement. She can already feel herself giving in to his request. "I-if you put it that way, I can't reject, can I?"

A smile returned to his face.

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They ended up sitting in the bathtub with him behind her. Her heart raced when his arms wrapped around her to pull her back against him. His lips found the crown of her head and rested there. "Listen... That morning when I scolded you about the document... I'm sorry."

"Darn right you're sorry. You were the one who didn't check the freaking document and blamed it on me."

He chuckled. "I'm sorry about that. I'm a perfectionist so I expect everything to be the best. Although you're my wife, you're still no exception to that. But I'm sorry."

"Mm. It's good that you're sorry." She then stopped smiling and her tone turned serious. "What happened with Rize? I want to know."

"..nothing. We had dinner."

"It had to be important for you to rush out on me like that. It can't be just dinner."

"..can I tell you at a later time?"

Touka paused, albeit a little upset. "Fine. I trust you."

He hugged her closer and pressed a kiss to the back of her neck. "Thank you. Say, what do you think of going out for dinner? It must be boring to always have a home date."

"I thought someone specified in the contract that we can't have dates outside?"

"Yes but I thought it would be good once in a while. When is your birthday? We can go out then."

"It's July 1st."

Kaneki held out his pinky finger. "That's in 1 month. I'll bring you out for dinner that night after work. It's a promise."

She snorted at his pinky and hooked hers on his. He then placed his hand atop hers and intertwined their fingers together. "By the way, I have one more thing to say and I want you to start calling me by my first name when we're at home. Y-You don't have to start now, just whenever you're ready--"

Touka turned around to face him and she cupped his cheeks. "Ken."

Tears brimmed in his eyes and he grinned.