AN: Alternate Slash Ending if you don't like it then don't read it!

ONE MONTH LATER

Duke was sorting through the cash register at the end of a long night when Nathan appeared beside him.

"Hey." Duke jumped at the minor greeting.

"You really shouldn't sneak up on me like that," Duke said smirking.

"I didn't," Nathan answered quietly. "There's no one here. You could hear me coming the second I walked into the door. You're still flinching every time you see me." Duke let the grin slip and turned his gaze to the register again.

"Nathan, the things he did to me…"

"I know." Nathan pushed the drawer closed and gently turned Duke so they were facing each other.

"What are you doing?" Duke asked, trying to keep the edginess out of his voice.

"I'm not going to hurt you," Nathan whispered. He put his hands on the counter on either side of Duke and gently pressed their foreheads together. Nathan's eyes were closed, but Duke found he still wasn't quite sure of himself. They stood there for a minute in silence. After a little hesitation, Duke lifted his chin slightly. Nathan took the hint and pressed their lips together in a soft kiss. When he tried to deepen it, however, Duke turned away abruptly.

"I'm sorry. I can't…" he looked up into Nathan's eyes looking for understanding.

"It's okay," Nathan said, giving him a small smile. "I understand." He started to walk away, but Duke grabbed his wrist.

"Maybe I need to be in charge," he said thoughtfully. Nathan waited. "It might get rough. There's two nights of torture that I have to work through," Duke warned.

"You can't hurt me remember," Nathan said grinning. As if willing to test that statement, Duke yanked him forward into a rough kiss.

…

The next morning found Duke sifting through a large box of supplies. Nathan and Audrey walked in.

"Well, well, well. Come to make sure I'm not holding anything illegal Nathan?" Duke commented.

"Hey you didn't flinch," Audrey said, smiling.

"What can I say?" I just finally took charge." Duke gave Nathan a conspirator wink and grinned as the officer's face turned bright red.

Yeah, I'm no good at slash detail so this was the best I could do. Thanks for reading!
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