Settle Down.

Teioh gave Utakata and Ichiru each a hug as they dropped him off at home, very happy to see Mariko's van in the parking lot. He went inside and walked into the twins' room kissing both of them on the forehead before walking into the daughter's room and doing the same thing. Then he went into the bed stripping down to his underwear and sliding under the covers next to his wife who had her spot near the edge of the bed, not that Teioh minded. He let himself drift off with a content sigh, quite pleased with his life, not even thinking about the fact that he had just cheated on the woman who was lying right next to him, and that he had been much happier around the person he had cheated with...why would something like that pass his mind.

Utakata slipped out of bed in the morning to find that Ichiru was already gone but walking into the kitchen he saw his breakfast had already been made as had coffee, with enough left for one cup. A sticky note was stuck to the coffee machine simply saying 'I love you. Have a nice day' with a little heart drawn beside the words. Utakata giggled and kissed the sticky note before pouring himself a cup. He took his sweet time with breakfast and getting ready though he was in quite a good mood knowing he would be seeing Zach today. He wanted to know what they had done, he wanted to see the young man blush. Utakata couldn't help but think the other was completely and utterly adorable. He giggled slightly before has out the door heading down to the studio.

Utakata stood in his studio, there was only one other artist there today, a very young lady who, Utakata had to admit, was pretty damn good at what she did. He waited for the models to start coming in. It was upsetting when Zach wasn't the first one to show up but he didn't complain. The lady took the first person and Utakata waited for the princess to show up, the thought of the name making him chuckle slightly.

Zach woke up feeling rather refreshed, other than the fact that he hadn't showered last night, and his hips and ass were a bit sore. Getting ready for work took very little time, showering and eating, opting to wear a scarf again, figuring he could get Utakata to just cover everything up at work. On his drive to work, and walking through the building, even talking to his manager, he found it difficult to get Teioh out of his head. Heading to the studio to get fixed up, he walked in, glancing around, figuring he was about the second person there. He smiled when he saw Utakata in the room, along with a woman, and one of the other models. "Goodmorning" he greeted the short man, walking over and giving a smile.

Utakata wrapped himself around Zach's arm almost as soon as he walked in. "Good morning, Princess." he said with a smile guiding Zach to his seat and quickly sitting him down. He was quick to pull the scarf off, "More love marks for me to cover up?" he asked with a laugh, already inspecting every one of Teioh's favourite spots. The ones from a few days ago were all but gone but there were a few new ones on the back of his neck a little bit better hidden. He went to work on them quickly covering them up, making it all blend as perfectly as he could. "You two really do look amazing together, I'm so glad you found one another. I haven't seen Teioh that happy in such a long time. When are you two going to see each other again?" he asked quickly, words just spilling from his mouth. He was done with the hickeys fast enough, moving on to make sure Zach looked like a beautiful doll.

Zach laughed slightly when 'Princess' was brought up again, not as embarassed by it now that he expected it. He was assuming now that it was going to stick. "Yeah. I'm not sure how many though, I can't really tell" he said after he was seated and the scarf was pulled off. He smiled, glad that he had managed to make Teioh so happy. That alone made him feel even better about all of this. "Well he told me to text him today when I get off work" he said, remembering from the night before easily. He remembered most of the night in detail. Thinking about the night caused him to blush slightly, and he quickly pushed the thoughts away as Utakata moved on from the marks on the back of his neck.

Utakata laughed, "Again already...It's Monday...maybe you'll get to go over to his house for the first time today... Mariko generally stays at home but recently she'd gotten a job to keep away the boredom, you know...now that the three kids are all at school." He said with a laugh. "This shoot should be over at what...noon? That would give you a couple hours with him there." He said, just thinking out loud. He hummed slightly as he worked too, quite happy with everything right now. He finished with Zach's make up very quickly but waited for Zach to respond before he was going to let the other man leave. He started to rearrange his stuff on the counter making sure everything was in order as it had been not that long ago.

Zach was still as the shorter man worked on his makeup, having gone through this process too many times to count. He listened as Utakata spoke, humming thoughtfully. He didn't know how he'd feel about going over to Teioh's house. Sure, he assumed there was nothing he had to worry about, but there was nothing to stop him from being paranoid while he was there. "Yeah, about that" he agreed, nodding. He shifted slightly, giving a light sigh. "Jeez, if I keep this up, I'm not going to be able to walk properly" he said, shaking his head and getting to his feet. He didn't think he'd ever actually had sex this many times in that short a period. He ran a hand through his hair, knowing he should get started on the shoot.

Utakata couldn't help but laugh at the comment of not being able to walk properly. He hadn't noticed a limp or anything when Zach had walked in, but he hadn't really been paying all that much attention to the way Zach was walking. "Maybe for a while, but you'll get used to it. All of us bottoms get used to it." He said with a laugh, "And a tip...if you want to top just attack his collar he turns into a ragdoll." he said with a wink. "Now go on and get your shoot done, don't want to leave your prince waiting for too long." he said, patting Zach on the shoulder and leaning back against the counter where his stuff was set up. The young girl he was working with was already on her second model and another one was waiting, presumably, for Zach to leave.

Zach laughed slightly, hoping that would be the case. He didn't want to be the one limping around everywhere if he continued to sleep with Teioh. He blushed at the tip he got, as well as the comment about 'his prince', shaking his head and laughing slightly. "Alright, thanks. Bye" he gave a half wave, turning to head to the room they would be doing the shoot in. Through the entire shoot, Zach found himself checking the time, continuing to anticipate it being over, but feeling slightly foolish for wanting to see Teioh this badly.

When the shoot was finally over, the blonde put his own clothes back on, stone-washed skinny jeans and a close fitting white tshirt, followed by his scarf. Pulling his phone out, he opened a new text window. 'Im off work now.' He typed out, sending the message quickly before heading down to the bottom of the building, waiting for a reply from Teioh before he went anywhere, knowing it would be foolish to go anywhere before he knew where he was supposed to be going anyways.

Teioh had been practicing the new piece they would be playing trying to get it down before he even went to rehearsal for the first time. He had put his phone on top of the piano and couldn't help but glance at it every once and a while, he had no idea why he was so excited about seeing Zach again, he didn't remember ever getting like this for anyone before...except for maybe Revelation...but that was a completely different story. His phone buzzed and he jumped, having been in the middle of a phrase. He grabbed the device and looked at it. Smiling slightly as he read it. 'Why don't you come over. I'll be waiting ;]' he typed with a laugh to himself sending the message and putting it down on top of the piano again. He felt like he had sped up the tempo on his song though, quite a bit past what he was supposed to be playing but he didn't really care.

Zach looked at his phone when it vibrated, not long after he had sent his own message. Looking down at the message he smiled, blushing slightly at the last part, shoving the phone in his pocket and heading out to his car. Despite being weary of going to Teioh's house, he couldn't help but be eager to see him again. He pulled the directions he had gotten when he brought the ring over towards him once seated in his car, easily figuring out how to get there from where he was. The drive wasn't long, and he soon found himself parked at the curb outside the brunette's house. Getting out of his car and locking it, he stuck his keys in his pocket and walked up to the house, running a hand through his hair. He knew that tousling his hair was a nervous habit he had, but he didn't really mind. Ringing the doorbell, he stuck one hand in his pocket, waiting for Teioh to answer the door.

Teioh had switched songs after a while wanting to play something he had learned when he was younger. He had gone through all the books he had and ended up pulling out a book full of songs from a video game he had loved when he was younger and was playing songs from it. Pretty much just scales up and down the piano before it launched into the melody, but Teioh found himself repeating the first 6 bars a couple extra times just to keep from fidgeting in his chair to much. He did eventually launch into the melody, mere moments before the doorbell rang. He took his time, finishing the phrase again before he stood up and headed to the door. He opened it and smiled at Zach leaning towards him and kissing him once before walking back into the house, "It's nice to see you. I said I'd put on a little concert for you so come on. I was just in the middle of playing to." he said walking down the hall and into the living room. He sat back down at the piano and waited for Zach to join him, his hands not even going to the keys yet. He just looked at the five pages he had spread out across the piano.

Zach was sure he could hear piano music from inside the house, which really didn't surprise him. He waited patiently, hearing the music stop, and soon enough the door was opened, revealing Teioh standing there smiling. He smiled back up at him, getting one kiss before the brunette walked back into the house. He followed, closing the front door behind him. "Nice to see you too" he nodded, smiling. "Yeah, I could hear a bit from outside" he nodded, looking around the house as he walked, feeling a tad guilty being there, but he pushed it away, joining Teioh on the piano bench. He looked at the music set out, scanning it quickly. It had been a long time since he had seen sheet music, and even longer since he had seen piano sheet music. He was looking forward to this little private concert.

He smiled as Zach joined him putting his hands up on the keyboard as though the conductor made a motion. "I hope you like it, I haven't played any of these songs in years..." he said with a laugh. He looked at the music in front of him, positioned his hands, and started to play, he may have played it a little bit quieter then was written but he didn't care. He sighed lightly, a relieved sigh, he felt young again playing this nostalgic music that, and, being around Zach just made him feel so happy. He had clued into these feelings he had last night after a dream where he had confessed to the young man. It was a scary thought but he was pretty sure he loved Zach. His heart fluttered at the thought, he was just happy it didn't make him screw up his music. He wondered if he would say it...he decided against it. He would hint at it.

Zach just smiled, sure he would like it. He made himself comfortable, resting his hands on the edge of the bench behind him, leaning back on them slightly. He watched Teioh's hands as he started to play, unable to help but smile as he watched those fingers dance across the keys. He had seen people play the piano many times before, but for some reason, Teioh's just seemed much more beautiful. He let out a content sigh as he listened, eyes trained on the older man's hands, rather happy with where he was now. It was a big leap from being so upset about this a few days ago, but he was completely fine with being happy around Teioh. The brunette seemed pretty happy playing beside him, and he was glad for that, happy he was making Teioh happy.

When Teioh finished this first song he was quick to pick a different song out of the very thick book he had, pulling out another bunch of sheets for a song, and marking off a few others he could play. Very careful with which ones he picked. He made sure to pick only songs that had 'love' or hinted at relationships in the title. He did wonder if Zach would notice. He had to admit he was kind of nervous, but he wasn't going to say a word about it. It would probably be very weird to Zach anyways, they had only known each other for a few days so far and Teioh was going to start spurting stuff like he loved him? That was just a little bit out there. He continued to play, switching songs when they finished. Relaxing completely as he played, he quickly became less bothered.

Zach was easily absorbed into the music, mesmerized by those long-fingered hands. He found himself very relaxed, and very content. He applauded slightly when Teioh finished the song, watching as he pulled out another song, flipping through a rather large looking book of music. He looked at the titles of the songs, a bit confused by them, with the general topic of it all. He couldn't help but wonder if Teioh was playing them intentionally, but he shook it off. He had only known the man for a few days, he was definitely just trying to read into it. The older man was probably just picking songs that sounded good. He shook these thoughts out of his head, concentrating on listening to the music again, quite embarassed by his thoughts. He wasn't sure where they were coming from. He put his hands in his lap, leaning against Teioh lightly, resting his head on the taller man's shoulder, but careful not to interfere with his playing, bright green eyes still concentrated on Teioh's hands.

Teioh looked over at Zach, he was examining the titles but he didn't say anything about them, he didn't know whether that was a good thing or not but he didn't say anything about it. Zach leaned on his shoulder and he looked down not making a single mistake at the motion. He closed his eyes resting his face in Zach's hair, kissing the top of his head before turning back to the music. He did wonder what Zach was thinking but at the moment he didn't say a single thing. He finished another song and switched the pages again, getting himself ready to play another song when he finally decided to ask, "What are you thinking about?" he asked glancing down at Zach and smiling. He started the next song as he waited for Zach's response, a little but nervous about the response despite himself.

Zach smiled slightly when he felt Teioh's lips on the top of his head, feeling incredibly happy at the sweet action. He let out a happy sigh, continuing to watch the brunette's hands as he played, wondering how long it took him to learn how to get his hands to dance over the keys like that. He looked at the title of the next song once the second one was done, once again thinking about the meaning behind them, but mentally rolling his eyes at himself. He looked up at Teioh when the older man spoke. He bit his lip for a moment, unsure of how exactly to answer that. He was rather embarassed about his thoughts. "Well, first that your music is beautiful. . . and secondly, that I'm really happy right now" he spoke over the music, smiling from his spot on Teioh's shoulder. He figured that it was an innocent enough answer.

Teioh paused for a moment but quickly picked himself up continuing with the music, "Yeah? I'm really happy too... Happier then I've been in years..." he said quietly letting out a sigh. He stopped and turned himself slightly taking Zach's chin in his long fingers and pulling his face upwards kissing him deeply. His free hand snaked around his waist and pulled him closer. "Something about you just makes me so happy, makes me feel like everything is right in the world." he said with a sigh as he broke the kiss for a moment. He quickly pressed his lips back to Zach's wrapping his other arm around the younger man wrapping it right around his thin body, pressing their bodies together and loving the feeling of it.

Zach looked back down at the piano when he heard the pause, which he was sure wasn't supposed to be there. He was slightly curious at that, but didn't say anything, simply smiling when Teioh spoke. He could feel his happiness grow even just hearing that, any guilt he had left practically being washed away. He was thrilled he had managed to make Teioh even a little happy. He was a bit surprised when the music stopped and the taller man turned towards him, grabbing his chin and tilting it upwards, their lips meeting in a deep kiss. He didn't complain though, adding to the kiss almost instantly, his hands moving from his lap, one moving over Teioh's shoulder and the other grabbing the front of his shirt loosely as he was drawn closer by the arm around his waist. He looked into the older man's blue eyes as he spoke, slightly shocked by what he said, but he felt a slight flutter in his chest. He tilted his head to the side to get a better angle when he was pulled right against Teioh, loving the way their bodies felt pressed together like that. He let out a slight moan against the older man's lips, deepening the kiss even more. He hoped that he could convey that he felt the same way through his kiss, not knowing how he would say it to the other man, because Teioh had said pretty much how he himself felt as well.

Teioh hard Zach moan and felt the man deepen the kiss and he could just sigh in an almost dreamy fashion wishing they could stay like this forever. He didn't want to break away even though he knew they need for breath would do so eventually, although Teioh himself knew he could go a very very long time without taking a single breath he knew a normal person like Zach would need too. He pulled their lips apart, his forehead resting on Zach's, his lips hovering so close to Zach's, his lips slightly parted as he took in deep breaths. "I must be crazy..." he started with a laugh, still holding Zach tight to his body his eyes still closed, "Zach...I love you..." he said in a breathless tone. He was quite shocked with what he said, but also proud that he had managed to get that off of his chest so quickly, all he needed was a little push it would seem.

Zach's breathing was ragged when the older man pulled away, allowing for some much-needed air. His eyes opened only slightly when Teioh started to speak, unsure of why he thought he was crazy, until he finished speaking. Zach's heart jumped, and his eyes widened, but he didn't pull away. In shocked but thrilled silence for a moment, the blonde moved both of his hands to the brunette's hair, gripping it in both hands. Pressing their lips together hard for a moment, he pulled away just enough to speak. "Then we can be crazy together. . . because I frikkin' love you too" he breathed, smashing their lips together again. He was shocked that Teioh had said it, but he was incredibly happy that he had, pretty sure that he would have kept his feelings smothered for a long time if Teioh hadn't said anything.

Teioh's eyes widened as he was pulled into another kiss. It was momentary and soon Zach was talking and Teioh had to speed up his mind to catch up with the words that were being said. He had to admit he was shocked, he had not been expecting that. Zach kissed him again but he was frozen, his mind lagging as he tried to completely comprehend what Zach had just said. When it finally clicked though he contributed to his wide of the kiss, his eyes closing and his body rocking slightly back and forth. He pulled away again for a moment, "My whole body's shaking...I was actually terrified." he said with a laugh placing a couple more little kisses to Zach's lips. "This is just a dream isn't it..." he said with another laugh, his eyes were still closed and he was scared to open them thinking everything would be gone if he did.

Zach was worried for a moment when the brunette seemed frozen, thinking wildly for a moment that he had just imagined Teioh speaking, and he had just made a fool of himself. He was relieved however when the older man did respond to his kiss, letting out a slight sigh against the other man's lips. He kept his eyes closed when Teioh broke the kiss, giving a slight laugh at his words. "God I hope not. . . But if that's what you dream about, that's really sweet" he said, giving another short laugh. He opened his eyes slightly reluctantly, hoping desperately that it wasn't a dream as Teioh had said. He would feel extremely pathetic if this was what he was dreaming.

Teioh laughed slightly at Zach's words, "Maybe I do...You can think whatever you want to.." he said his eyes finally opening and resting on Zach's greens. He was silent for a while just smiling, smiling at staring into Zach's eyes. He was still shaking but it had settled with just his hands which were still wrapped around Zach's body. He sighed deeply resting his head in the crook of Zach's neck. "Well...now what?" he asked, knowing one of them was going to have to ask that sooner or later. Sure, they loved each other, but Teioh was married and had three kids, it wasn't something he could just leave. He was fine with continuing this affair and trying to bring up a possible divorce with his wife and his kids but it almost broke his heart to think about it.