Macau is hoping not to see Nao again, but it turns out that Nao is one of the racers who will be competing and his pit is beside Kla's. He regrets not seeing the official website of the competition. Should've known. The party was extra exclusive. Nao must have something to do with the race.

The guy is already eyeing him up and down from where he stands with slow and undressing you in his head kind of stare, much to Macau's annoyance. He wears something decent and simple today, just a jeans shirt on jeans pants. Not something that can be considered a jack-off material. He doesn't know whether it is a good thing or not that Vegas and Pete are late.

He already knows Nao has a nice body even if it is hidden by the suit. But to see him in that tight racer outfit is a sin, he gotta admit. Since he doesn't want any trouble, thanks to everyone's warning, he diverts his gaze to anywhere but Nao.

Kai has a nice body too. Better even.

When he gets closer to the pit, Nao intercepts him. "You like what you see, Baby?"

'In what year does that pick-up line work?', he thinks. He looks up and prays for his sanity to be intact today. All this guy does is provoke him to spit profanity. Is it that amusing to him?

"Nothing I haven't seen before."

"You haven't seen me naked."

"A dick is a dick. Balls are balls. Nothing new."

"So what does yours look like?"

The upper part of Macau's lips twitch. He doesn't even want to degrade himself in answering and continues his walk. But Nao still won't give him away. He even gets closer, chest almost meeting chest. His lips are on Macau's ear. "I bet you look pretty in my palm, pumping it up and down 'till it becomes hard and you can't take it anymore," he whispers. "Will your breath hitched? Will you moan? Will you be shouting my name?"

Macau is angry and he slams his hand to Nao's chest as hard as he can to vent it. Nao takes a stumbles back. In no time, some people hold him and Nao, crowding them. "You're disgusting!" he spats.

But Nao, with a hand massaging his chest, is smiling like crazy. He enjoys Macau's anger. It shows at least the guy reacts to him. Even if it's negative, he'll take it. "I'm only speaking facts, Baby."

"You're a fucking asshole, you know that?" Macau continues to shout. It's been a long time since he lost his cool in public and boy that does feel great!

Nao smiles. "Nothing new there, Baby. Only the usual insults. Nothing I haven't heard before."

"You ..." Macau wants to continue but Kla is already grabbing him and shielding him from Nao's view.

"What did he say to you?" Kla asks him in a hurry. Macau shakes his head. He is trying hard to control his emotions. Kla clicks his tongue and grabs his arm. "Come, let's just get you away from here."

Kla makes him sit at the back of the pit where fewer people are. Macau just doesn't know why that guy is so adamant about making his life miserable. He did nothing to him! Well, except turned him down on his offer for sex. But Macau doubted Nao really wanted to have sex with him.

He learns from Kim the whole background story of the fall-out between the Hayama and the Theerapanyakul. Kim gathered in one file with a chronological order that made it easier for him to read.

He also learns that Nao wasn't telling lies when he said his family could crush the Theerapanyakul easily. Even Kim was worried. It was evident from the way he sounded when he asked him, "Is everything ok, Coz? You don't cause trouble with him, do you? Stay away from that guy, Cau. He's not your level of trouble. He's not even your brother's level of trouble. You can't handle him. Even your boyfriend can't handle him. At least not quietly."

"Can you?"

"One-on-one? Sure. With his bodyguards only, certainly. But if it's a family war, I have many people to think about, not just you, Cau. I don't think you can even sleep knowing you caused a war. Right?"

After the treaty, Kim said, they can step into one another's motherland as long as they don't create disturbance or trouble. Macau does neither of that. Pete and Vegas had visited Japan before this with no trouble. Why him?

"Disgusting, dirty, asshole psychopath!" he grumbles under his breath.

He doesn't know how long he keeps his head down to control the raging emotion that Nao managed to coax out.

Then dress shoes that are so out of place on a race track appear. He knows these shoes as he bought them for someone.

Macau holds his breath as his eyes travel north. When he finally sees Kai, he nearly flies to the man and hugs him so tightly that it knocks the air out of Kai's lungs. Macau isn't exactly tiny or delicate.

Macau doesn't want to analyze anything about his relationship with Kai right now. He just feels relieved, glad, and happy, that he gets to touch and feel his boyfriend. That Kai can be his anchor to all his troubles. Four days without seeing Kai is actually torturous for Mac. He's just too stubborn to admit it.

He buries his nose in Kai's neck, savoring the familiar smell and feeling that only his lover can give. He feels a deep kiss on his cheek. "Are you ok, Baby?"

Macau shakes his head. "There is an asshole who verbally harassing me!" he tells Kai with a fiery voice. Only with Kai and his nuclear family (including Chay) that get to be like this, child-like and obviously very pampered.

The guy is now playing with his hair. "Want me to take care of him?"

That gets Macau to distance himself enough that he can finally take a good look at Kai's face. His hand grabs Kai's cheek at a startling speed. "No!" he says hurriedly. "Don't do anything to him. Nothing! You hear me?"

Kai knows quite enough about Naozumi that he understands where Macau's concern coming from. Still, he frowns.

"Phi Kim said we can't handle him and I believe him. If one crazy mother fucker like Phi Kim said so, I believe him. I don't want you to die."

Kai cracks a smile sweetly. It softens the hard edges of his face. "Now you're concerned about me? After putting me through hell for more than a week?"

Macau scoffs. "What hell? Don't be dramatic! I was only not speaking to you. And it's all your damn fault too, Chaimongkon!"

"That's hell for me, Baby!" Kai smooches Mac's lips. "I'm so sorry, ok? I won't do it again. I will consult with you first on anything and everything from now on. Ok, my lovely brat?" he says as he taps Macau's ass which meant playfully but turns out it's quite hard. The sound gets people turning their heads. Macau looks at him with murder in his mind. "Sorry, sorry," Kai quickly apologizes. "I just miss you too much."

"You're lucky that I consider your trouble for this trip!"

"Yes, yes, thank you. You're the most generous boyfriend in the whole universe!" Macau feels like Kai is mocking him now, so he gives him the eye. But Kai merely smiles and kisses him sweetly. "Now, can you tell me what the hell happened?"

Macau fills in Kai with the events minute by minute and the background of it. "So Hia thinks this is just one of his games and he probably does this to take revenge on Hia. You know, you screwed my brother, I screw yours."

Kai frowns. "Are you sure he's not into you?"

Macau nods vigorously. "He is straight straight. Phi Kim had it checked. Only date women and be associated with women. One night stands? All women."

"Kim, had it checked that detail?"

"Down to the detail of what he likes, dislikes, preference, and small matters. Like on what side of the bed he likes to sleep," Kai raises his brows in disbelief. "Well, that guy's family has had a problem with our family for two decades already and Phi Kim is paranoid. Besides, he likes to gather information. Nao's file is already in his secret stash from a long time ago."

"Do mine exist?"

"Probably. There were times when Hia was prohibited from stepping foot in Phi Khun's section in the mansion. So he must have your and all of your friends' files too."

"He's an interesting guy, isn't he? I always thought he's a pretentious prick with his cold attitude."

"He is that and many more. I don't think anyone knows who he really is besides Porchay. I don't know what that kid sees in a psychopath like him!"

Kai laughs. "You're only older than him a few months." That makes Kai realize just how young Mac is and the probability that marriage will not come soon. He sighs and then chuckles to himself.

For someone who once vowed never to get married, he surely is too eager to get married.

"What?" Macau asks, suspicious of his boyfriend's behavior.

Kai shakes his head. "Nothing," he says with a smile. "Let's go outside, and get some fresh air." He pulls Macau up and links their hands. The truth is, that Kai wants to look at Nao from up close. To see what the competition is like. To understand the why.

And Nao doesn't disappoint.

He walks to where Kai and Mac are when the couple is getting drinks. Kai can hear and see the visible frustration in Macau. So he brushes Macau's hair and pecks his cheek to soothe him.

Nao doesn't even spare him a glance. His eyes are all on Macau only. But his eyes travel to follow when Kai wraps his arm around Macau's waist. Kai can see how the face is hardening in a split second before coming back to the sweet smile just in time he stops in front of them.

"Hi," he greets, eyes reluctantly diverts. He smiles sweetly but the smile doesn't reach his eyes. Kai greets back with the same smile. "New? I haven't seen you around here before?"

"Oh, I just got here. I'm here to see him," he gestures to Macau by tilting his head.

"You're that Kai guy then," Nao offers up his hand, "Naozumi Hayama."

Kai accepts and they shake hands. "Eakasit Chaimongkon."

Nao is zeroing in on Macau, who doesn't even want to look at him. He busies himself with his phone. "The race is about to start in thirty minutes. I have to get ready. Do you want to see me for the last minute?" he asks in a soft voice, completely disregarding Kai and acting like he doesn't exist. Like Kai isn't wrapping Macau around him.

Kai grits his teeth. Macau will be upset and concerned if he does something about this. So he opts to stay still. Besides, it is he that Macau chooses. Kai stands prouder at the fact. His snob attitude shines.

Macau sighs. He knows he can't just ignore this. Nao won't go away. So he answers it as simple as he can. "No, thanks. I'm here for Phi Kla."

"You can be here for me also."

Because of that sentence, Macau doesn't think when he stares at Nao. Bad decision. Because now Nao's smile goes full blast. "There you are," he says, "I'll find where you are when I'm on the podium, ok?"

This time Macau doesn't answer. He only looks at Nao like he is crazy while pressing his body more closely to Kai.

Seeing it, Nao finally looks at the guy beside Macau with a harder and colder gaze and lingers there for a minute. Kai stares back in the same manner.

It is only when Macau drags Kai out from there that their staring war break.

"Baby, I don't think he's straight nor do I think he is only playing with you," Kai says to Mac.

"No, that's an act. You see, he did that to his victims. Charming them first then cut their throat the next minute."

"Is it?" Kai ponders. Macau nods to assure him, but he doesn't believe that. It's too real to be just an act.

Or Nao is just that good of an actor?