Coffee With B(l)enefits

Aftermath

Tay woke up with a pounding head, his pillow was warm but very solid so he rubbed his face in it,in an attempt to loosen it up a little and get comfortable. The pillow, strangely, laughed as he moved; leaving Tay confused as to when his pillow gained the ability to make noises. "Tay if you have to use me as a freaking pillow, could you at least keep still?!" A voice rumbled from the strange pillow, making Tay jump and promptly fall on the floor in a heap. New sat up from his position on the sofa and looked over at his boss, wanting to make sure he'd received no serious injuries.

Last night had been a roller coaster for New and he was too tired to be dealing with anyone broken or bleeding. "New?" Tay asked as his head spun. "What the hell happened?" He asked looking down at his naked chest before gazing back up at New who was similarly undressed. "It's too early for this..." New muttered under his breath before slowly sitting up to deal with his hungover boss. It was only as New moved that Tay realised he wasn't in his own place. "Where am I?" Tay asked, a hint of accusation in his voice as he covered his naked chest.

 New rolled his eyes, as he was mostly sober last night he knew exactly what had happened but Tay's attitude was pissing him off so he decided to mess with him a little. He leaned down so his face was close to Tay's and put on his best puppy dog face. "You don't remember our special night?" He asked feeling proud of his acting skills. Tay paled even further as he wrecked his brain trying to remember any details of the previous night. "I... I'm sorry?" Tay replied and he really was sorry. He never indulged in drunken one night stands, that just wasn't his style but he had to admit he felt something for New. New had always gotten under his skin, so maybe the alcohol had finally given him the courage he needed to explore what these feelings meant.

New watched for a while as Tay's face transformed from fear to confusion to embarrassment, it was adorable to see and New was pleased with the effect his teasing was having on his boss. He couldn't help the small smile that crept on his face as he gazed adoringly at Tay and had to quickly hide his face with a cushion to prevent Tay from seeing it.

"It's fine." New said from behind his cushion. "We can talk when or if you remember... Right now we have to get to the cafe to meet with Mild. You can shower first," he said pointing to a door across the room "and I'll try to find you some clothes to lend." He finished before standing up and heading to the bedroom.

Tay watched New walk away, feeling guilty that he had no recollection of events after Off and Gun had left. He really shouldn't get so drunk, but he'd gotten so stressed out after arguing with his Por that alcohol seemed like the perfect solution. He waited for a moment before climbing off the floor and dragging himself to the bathroom.

Once he figured out how to use the shower and get it to the temperature he liked, Tay stood under the stream of water and tried to wash away his hangover. While getting himself clean he continued thinking about last night and trying to remember any details.

Sadly, he could only recall flashes of it. Like him ask New why he couldn't just like him, which made him blush so bad he wanted to cry. The other and most vivid memory was a shirtless New peeling off his shirt while staring into his eyes, which the blood rush in a completely different direction than his cheeks.

He'd just stepped out of the shower and wrapped a towel around his waist when New knocked on the door to give him the spare clothes. New had every intention of telling Tay the truth and apologising for teasing him, but as soon as Tay saw him, he grabbed the clothes while mumbling his thanks and something about dressing in the living room so New could shower.

New made short work of showering and dressing in the bathroom, feeling only slightly tempted to peak out of the door at Tay. After last night New realised he'd misjudged Tay quite badly; while he could be stubborn and pig headed he wasn't the spoiled rich kid he'd first pegged him to be and New found himself wanting to get to know him better.

He replayed the scene in his mind from last night. After Tay had unceremoniously vomited all over the two of them, New had removed his own shirt before he helped Tay to remove his, he wasn't sure if it was the slight buzz of the alcohol in his system or because of how honest Tay had been with him all night but he could feel sparks flying between them.

At one point he even thought Tay might have been leaning in to kiss him, but it turned out he'd simply fallen asleep sitting up and was falling onto him. He ended up pinning New to the sofa beneath him while he snored. Once New got over his initial Indignation, being hugged and snored on by Tay actually made him feel warm and fuzzy... Not that he'd ever admit it of course.

He fastened the final button on his shirt and headed out to meet Tay. "Are you ready?" He asked grabbing his keys and bag. Tay looked at him for a moment, his face reminded New of a man who was about to go on a roller coaster for the first time, nervous but excited "Can I buy you breakfast?" He blurted out, cheeks tinting red in front of New's eyes.

Now it was New's turn to blush, he felt like a teenager being asked out on his first date. He was so unused to Tay being nice to him it felt strange but kind of nice. "Mmm sure." He said with a small smile before immediately turning to the door and leaving, feeling to shy to turn back to see Tay's reaction, he didn't know how to react. He knew one thing though today was going to be fun...