After the unexpected reward he got from the boy, Draco leisurely carried Riley on his back, taking one step at a time.
It was already late, and so most of the servants were already in bed, asleep. The only ones present and awake were the guards on night duty roving around the estate's perimeter.
At first, the guards were confused why the boss was taking a longer route into the house. They peered closely, intrigued. When they got a better look, they were all astounded to find that the boss was carrying someone on his back!
Oh my god?! Such an immortal exists?! They had to know who, so they could present flowers on her feet and kneel for eternal guidance!
It is a fact that they have never seen the big boss this intimately close to anyone. This person must be someone special.
Could Boss Draco have finally found their future madame? The guards were dying of curiosity, stretching their necks to get a better look at the divine persona.
However, instead of bare slim legs in high heels or sandals, they noticed that the ones hooked around the boss were covered in jeans and wearing- Huh? Sneakers?
Okay, maybe she prefers wearing comfortable clothes and shoes. A low-maintenance girl. Ah! So that's why the boss doesn't even care to glance at those women who often throw themselves at him; spoiled rich girls who only care about make-up and expensive clothes. It turned out the boss prefers a simple girl of substance!
The guards felt they were at last enlightened.
But boy, they could not have been more wrong. Because a moment later, they saw the "simple girl" and "future madame" raise their head and shout out a greeting at them. And it was nowhere near a girl's melodious voice.
"Hello, there! Good evening! Thank you for keeping us safe! Good work, you guys!"
The guards' eyes popped out, and their jaws hung open. Damn, is that Little Riley?!
The boy was enthusiastically waving at them from the big boss's back.
If eyes could fall off after popping in surprise, Draco's ground would have a few eyeballs rolling around. And he would probably end up hiring a few new guards to replace the ones whose eyes had fallen off their sockets.
Everyone was shocked to discover it was Little Riley.
Boss is giving piggyback rides now?! It was an epic scene for everyone employed under Draco Sy. Even for the days to come, the tale of what happened that night became a subject of gossip that employees would repeatedly discuss among themselves at many breakfast tables.
Meanwhile, the two protagonists of the coming tale were oblivious to the chaos they had created.
When Riley took an arm off around his neck, Draco immediately cautioned him. "Be careful! Hold tightly, or you might fall." He fears that if Riley continues to move a lot, he might tilt so far back and fall.
Intoxicated, Riley just laughed it off and held onto his shoulders. Then using that leverage twisted his upper body to end up facing Draco.
In a moment, Draco watched in slow motion as the boy's laughing face descended toward him. The space between their faces decreases. By 6 inches… 5 inches. Right until the boy stopped 3 inches away, gazing at him; his open lips slowly closing from a laugh continued to stretch into a grateful smile.
Softly, the boy spoke, "You're so good to me, Draco… No one had been this good to me in my entire life, only you."
They were so close that Draco could smell the alcohol from Riley's hot breath that hit his face. He can even see the tiny mole on Riley's left cheek that moves as he speaks. It was near his ear.
Under Draco's eyes, Riley's every feature was magnificent. Especially Riley's dewy red lips.
Draco could not take his eyes away from it. In his mind, he was recalling the feeling of getting that fleshy part in between his mouth. To sink his teeth for a bite and run his tongue after, gently sucking those plump lips.
Pulled by the temptation to taste Riley's sweet lips once more, Draco began to close the gap between them. His eyes were full of unconcealed desire.
However, his lips touched the air. The boy had actually retreated back to hug his neck after saying his piece, nestled comfortably.
Draco had to close his eyes and pray for restraint. Lord, he is turning into a beast! How many times had he lost control in front of Riley? He cannot go on like this. He might end up scaring the boy!
Draco fought for control over his urges. When the next time he opened his eyes, they were back to the indifferent grey ones.
Afterward, Draco carried Riley to his room. The boy stayed quiet and well-behaved all along the way. Draco was not clear if it was because he fell asleep or just gathered his strength for another bout of obstinate demands.
Turning the knob and entering Riley's room, Draco went directly to the bed. He sat down, leaned back, and gently disengaged Riley's arms around him.
It seems the boy really had fallen asleep. Quickly, Riley fell on the bed. His even breathing was an obvious indication that he was already deep in slumberland.
After taking off Riley's shoes and socks, Draco pulled the comforter over to cover Riley, tucking the boy inside. He was about to get up and leave when all of the sudden, Riley sat up. His eyes were still half closed.
"Argh! So hot! I need to wash before going to bed… need to wash… clean…" Riley kept on muttering as he stood up on his bed.
In the next second, Draco watched in amazement as the boy started taking off his clothes right in front of him! He was rooted on his feet, unable to turn and leave.
After some thought, Draco decided it was best to keep silent, planning to sneak out of the room once Riley entered the bathroom. That way, Riley would not know and would not get embarrassed.
In truth, Riley was no longer aware of his surroundings. He did not notice Draco standing frozen on the foot of the bed. The only thing that mattered in his befuddled head was to get out of his dirty sticky clothes. And to take a bath to wash all the sweat from his body.
That is a habit Riley cannot shake off. Even if he is tired or exhausted or even had fallen asleep without bathing, his consciousness will always wake him up in the middle of the night wanting a bath.
First to come off was Riley's shirt, exposing his milky white skin to Draco to feast his eyes. However, Draco did not want to take advantage of the situation, so he immediately glanced away from the half-naked boy.
Following his shirt, Riley discarded his pants at the side of the bed, landing on the ground.
Draco thought "the show" would end there and planned to leave unnoticed. But he was wrong.
A moment later, something landed on his head. It was light, and a portion of it covered his face.
Afterward, Draco pulled it off his face. Then using his thumb and index finger, he dangled the thing in his line of sight.
Would anyone want to guess what it is?
Yes, you got it right!
In Draco's hand was Riley's last piece of clothing - his underwear.