Chapter 88 - The King’s Game (4)

A voice sounded beside Aki. "Me."

Aki was stunned as he stiffly turned his head to the source of the sound, convinced that he heard it wrong. He was nervous to do the order on other staff like Dylan or Alex but the thumping in his chest doubled when reality dawned on him that he would do it with Liam.

'Stop overreacting. It's just eating pocky,' the more reasonable side of him said. The other side roared, 'Well, yes, it's just eating a stick but while sitting over Liam's lap!'

Mia rubbed her hands together, that evil smile still on her lips. "What are you waiting for?"

Aki slowly picked up a pocky stick and tentatively sat on Liam's lap, not lifting his gaze the whole time. He could no longer tell if the heat on his face came from the beer he chugged earlier or from doing this. He sat facing Liam, all too conscious of their closeness, of the eyes staring at them, and of the thundering in his chest that drowned the noise around them.

Liam leaned forward, placing the other end of the stick on his lips and they started nibbling on their ends. Aki's hands limped on the side, not knowing what to do or where to put them. It was not just his hands, but Aki found out that he also did not know where to look at. He could not look at Liam's eyes. Right then, his eyes found...the lips. They were puckered and quite moist, which added to its appeal. Aki's eyes were glued on Liam's lips as if he was being drawn to them. By the time he realized what he was doing, Aki was already leaning closer, frantic to reach it. He blushed harder, feeling warm all over as he tried to move back, putting more distance between them.

His sudden movement caused Aki to sway and almost fall off from Liam's lap. But the other guy held Aki's waist firmly, all the while guiding Aki's hand to his shoulders. Liam stared back at Aki as if saying that it would be okay, urging him to stick to the end. It was enough to put Aki at ease.

With this newfound confidence, Aki scooted, closing the distance between them, his eyes catching sight of those alluring lips once again. He was right, this pair of lips looked better than anyone else's and they looked more charming up close. If someone asked him what was his ideal lips, he would say 'this!' in a heartbeat.

They were almost finished with the stick. Aki wrapped his arms round Liam's neck, pulling the other guy to him. He felt Liam did the same around his waist. Aki vaguely heard Mia hooting in the background, the rest of the staff chiming in. All he could see was the reassurance in Liam's eyes that it was going to be okay.

Aki started leaning back when he felt someone pushed him on the back, so light that he thought he imagined it. And then he fell forward. The next thing he knew, his lips landed on something soft. His eyes widened as he stared at the equally surprised Liam. For reasons beyond him, the taste of the mixture of chocolate and alcohol made him crave for more. He shifted his head in search of that sweet and bitter taste that he could not seem to get enough of.

He pulled out a bit, enough to let his tongue swept over Liam's lower lip. His eyes opened a tiny crack only to find Liam with his half-lidded eyes staring back at him, engulfing Aki with those desire-filled eyes. His arms tightened around Liam as they exchanged with soft, feathery kisses.

When they parted, Aki's breathing came out ragged. He stared at the man before him, the very man who literally and figuratively took his breath away.

His thoughts disappeared at once as he leaned in for another kiss.