30 Chapter 30- Newbie Village Task 1

Another bottle of scotch and a mild panic attack later, Hao Mei relaxed in a warm bath. Fragrant bubbles tickled his nose and spread over the surface of the bath like fluffy clouds pulled down from the sky. He giggled at the thought and then covered his mouth. Did I just giggle? Hope no one heard me. His head felt as fluffy as the bubbles and the warm water was helping the alcohol spread a delicious lassitude through his bones. Under the cloak of bubbles, his hand stroked gently over his chest, slowly drifting lower and lower in languid sweeps. Just as he gripped himself firmly, eyes rolling back, a chirp sounded from the phone he'd left on a towel next to the bath. Had it been anyone else, he'd have ignored the call, but that particular ring tone was assigned to only one contact.

"Hmm?"

"Mei?"

"Hmm?" Mei stroked up and down, biting his lower lip to muffle a groan.

"Do you feel okay? You're not saying much." The concern in KO's voice was evident, not just to Mei but he could hear Xiao Nai in the back ground asking "Is Mei sick?"

"Feel... good..." The purr in Mei's voice travelled through the phone and the hacker froze, clearing his throat before continuing.

"Did I call at a bad time?"

"No." A distant part of Mei's mind took note of the fact that the less he said, the more KO spoke, but he was feeling too hot to pay much attention to anything beyond the feel of his hand around his c*ck and the low rumble of KO' voice. "Why...?"

"Why did I ring? To check on you. Xiao Nai and I stopped at your place to drop off some dinner before we headed back to the office. You weren't home and my key didn't work." The echo in the background told Mei that his partner had stepped out of the office, onto the walkway, for some degree of privacy. "What happened, Mei?"

"Ah... thought I'd just tell you at work..." He swallowed, trying desperately not to groan as his hand stroked harder and faster, making the water slosh against the side of the bath. "Problem with keys... new lock..."

"Mei..." KO's voice turned husky. "Are you playing with yourself right now?"

Mei groaned in response to the change in KO's voice.

"You are... Mei..."

"Ah... Shut up." His balls tightened as he gripped the base of his c*ck and his hips pumped reflexively. Silence on the other end of the phone told him KO was listening intently. "K...O..."

"Yes, Mei?" The voice on the phone was smooth as honey and sent a shiver down Mei's spine.

"Talk..."

"I thought you wanted me to shut up?"

"Stupid..."

KO chuckled. "Put the phone on speaker, Mei, and put it somewhere safe so you don't drop it in your bath."

In a haze, Mei obeyed, putting the phone on the bathroom basin and sinking back into the water.

"Lean back and close your eyes."

"Hmmm..."

KO's low voice rolled around the bathroom as he directed Mei's actions; using both hands to flick and pinch his nipples until, on the exquisite border of pain and pleasure, Mei couldn't stifle a moan. Once that first uninhibited sound echoed against the tiles, it was nearly impossible for him to stay silent and the bathroom filled with moans, pants, groans and sighs. Under KO's instruction, Mei gradually worked himself closer and closer to the edge. His ragged breathing filled the air as KO, his own voice unsteady now, continued talking.

"Hold yourself tight now, Mei. Eyes closed... that's my hand on your c*ck..."

Mei whimpered.

"Put your leg up on the side of the tub... open yourself up... don't stop moving your hand, Mei..." Head filled with KO's voice and mindless desire, Mei followed his instructions; trailing fingers from his knee and down his leg, tracing the crease between thigh and groin, blindly going further to press against soft skin at the base of his balls, and- when Mei's pants brought an answering groan from KO- reaching even further to press against his entrance.

"Fuck."

"Mei?"

"Ah... feels strange... but..." He almost swallowed his tongue when his probing finger pressed further inside, the sensation making his balls draw tight to his body. "... good strange."

"Mei? Did you...?"

"Hmm... ha..." A second finger joined the first and he had barely enough presence of mind to remember a certain object he'd prepared before getting in the bath. The note attached to it had said to use it when he was comfortable with two fingers and thinking of a third... Mei wasn't sure if his current feeling counted as comfortable- he was too hot, his blood itching beneath his skin, to be comfortable- but, his breath hitched, he wanted more... needed more.

Somehow he managed to squirt lube on it with just one hand, nothing was making him stop stroking his cock until he'd come, and he was close enough that even thinking about it wasn't enough to cause him to worry and tense up. The plug slipped in easily and the pressure in his arse, the grip of his hand, the swirl of the water, and the heavy breathing that was all KO was managing on the phone, all combined and sent him tumbling head first over the edge.

His shout echoed around the bathroom and he almost sat upright, the movement putting his weight on the plug in his rear and making him whimper as he stroked himself to completion.

"Fuck, Mei..." KO groaned on the other end of the phone. A thunk through the line told Hao Mei he'd let his head drop against the glass of the walkway. "That was hot."

"Hmm..." A panted murmur was all Mei could manage. He wanted to invite him over to pick up where they'd left off last time but the smallest surviving part of his rational mind stopped him from speaking up. It seemed as though KO understood what he wanted to say however, as when the hacker next spoke his voice was laden with a bittersweet combination of regret and anticipation.

"Next time, Mei... do that when I don't have to work at the office all night." KO groaned and rubbed his eyes. "How am I supposed to sit at a desk and concentrate?"

"Bathroom break?" Slowly catching his breath, Mei took a moment to feel sympathy for his frustrated partner.

"Sure. Good idea. I only have to walk past Laoda with a hard on and hope he doesn't notice..."

"If you didn't wear tight pants it wouldn't be so noticeable."

"You happen to like me wearing tight pants."

"I like it better when you take them off."

"Mei! Not helping."

Satisfaction, and the warm water, was turning Mei's bones limp but he'd finally caught his breath enough to laugh softly at the other man. "You like it though... ah..."

As he spoke, Mei tried to get out of the bath and the movement shifted the plug inside him. Unbelievably, he'd forgotten about it while teasing KO but trying to stand with it still inside made his knees weak.

"What did you just do?"

Mei's eyes rolled backwards as he managed to get out of the bath and reach for a towel. "Not telling. Call it practise for the real thing... ha..."

"Practice?"

"Hmm... now I can look forward to you being here in person next time... and on that note, my play isn't over but yours is. You need to go back into the office before laosan comes looking for you."

Hanging up on KO, Mei slowly made his way into the bedroom where he'd left the rest of the toys Will had sent him. Before his bath, even with the help of several drinks, he'd looked at them and worried... it's funny what difference an orgasm can make. Now, when he looked at each one and read the instructions on the notes Will had left him, he could feel himself hardening once more.

Back at the office, KO stared at the phone in his hand. Did that really just happen? The erection in his jeans told him that it hadn't been a dream. He hadn't ever considered phone sex with Hao Mei but thought it would be very easy to become addicted to hearing his moans and whimpers through the line... he adjusted his pants but it didn't help him feel more comfortable. Mei's suggestion of a bathroom break was looking like a good option. He turned to head in and jumped when he saw Xiao Nai leaning against the door to the walkway.

"Shit."

"Go take a shower."

"Ah..."

"I don't care how long it takes. Come back when you can concentrate on coding." Xiao Nai's face was expressionless but he couldn't completely erase the laughter in his voice.

"You... heard?"

Xiao Nai inclined his head. "Acoustics. If you want a completely private conversation, the far corner of the office near the exposed wall is a dead zone."

Ice rolled down KO's back. "Sorry."

"Don't be. It was... educational." There was a glint in his eye that would have made Bei Wei Wei run a mile had she seen it. When KO tried to slink past him, Xiao Nai slapped a hand on his shoulder. "It was also the most words I've ever heard you string together."

KO couldn't help the feeling of deja vu that raised goose bumps along his arms. It was one thing for Mei to say something like that... but Laoda? He was never telling Mei they'd been overheard. Ever. In fact, he was going to work really hard to forget that fact himself... once he'd taken care of his pants problem, that is. His shower was very cold.