42 FIVETH STAR

He grabbed two bottles of water from the refrigerator, grateful for his assistant for restocking water, sparkling water, and beer, and throwing away any perishables. He tried to head back to his apartment after work to have someplace steady to call home, but most times he caught sleep anywhere he could.

Sitting on the bed, lazily opening one of the bottles of water, he waited for Xiao Zhan to finish in the bathroom. He came out a few minutes later, face washed, shy looking. He eyed Yibo's coat thrown on the sofa, and took off his and dropped it across it. He wasn't as bold as he had been their

first time. It was the charm of one-night stands, having sex with someone new, unknowing, never having to see and touch again.

Yibo reached out and pulled Xiao Zhan towards him, curving his arm around his thin waist, legs hitting into his knees. Xiao Zhan made a soft noise, and allowed himself to be shifted until he sat onto Yibo's thighs, legs trapped on top of him.