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All Ryan wanted to know was whose brilliant idea it had been to put mistletoe randomly throughout the office. He pursed his lips, very stubbornly not moving. In front of him was Michael and Jeremy, phones out as if they were ready to record at any moment. “If you two just get it over with, you could go back to your desk,” Michael smirked.
Gavin clenched his jaw. “Come on Michael, just let us go,” he whined. This time, Jeremy shook his head.
“Neither of you can leave till you can leave till you kiss, that’s the rules!” He teased. Ryan let out a long sigh. Of all the people to get stuck with under the mistletoe, it had to be Gavin. They had been there ten minutes, both too stubborn to give in and get it over with. “It’s just one kiss,” Jeremy egged on, looking way too amused.
Neither moved an inch.
“Will you idiots just kiss so we can actually do our work,” Geoff complained from the other side of the room. If it had been anyone else, Ryan would have just done it, but this was Gavin, and he refused to kiss Gavin Free. Beside him, he heard Gavin scoff and he felt lips being pressed against his cheek.
“There! It’s done. Now let me get back to work,” Gavin growled. Jeremy and Michael both shook their heads, each wearing matching smirks.
“That doesn’t count, you both have to kiss,” Michael pointed out, earning himself a long annoyed groan from three out of the six men in the room. Gavin just glared at his fellow lads.
“I’m going to burn every single damn piece of Mistletoe in this office once I’m allowed to leave,” Ryan growled, spinning towards Gavin. He cupped Gavin’s face and leaned in. He could feel Gavin tensing up as he leaned closer and closer.
Gavin forgot how to breathe for a moment, eyes wide as Ryan inched closer and closer. Suddenly, he felt lips against his, kissing him. He had been expecting Ryan to be rough, but the kiss was gentle. His lips were soft, and for a moment, Gavin forgot that they hated each other. He kissed back, maybe a little too eagerly, and then suddenly Ryan deepened the kiss. Gavin wasn’t entirely sure how much time was passing, nor could he hear the teasing around them.
When they eventually broke apart, both felt slightly dazed. “There uh, can we go now?” Ryan mumbled. Michael let out a chuckle and nodded, stepping aside to allow the two pass. Ryan silently walked to his desk, but he was far too distracted to really do any work.
Gavin felt confused. That wasn’t a kiss that people who hated each other gave each other, right? He peered over at Ryan, just staring at him until their eyes met. Gavin immediately tore his gaze away, a blush splashing across his face. This was bad, this was very bad.
The rest of the day, the two avoided walking near each other. Gavin was an absolute mess, blushing even at the mention of Ryan. When the end of the day came, both couldn’t help but feel relieved, and both were eager to just get out of the office.
As they got ready to leave, both made a grave mistake and found themselves next to each other. “Oh Gavin, Ryan!” Michael sang out, a smirk plastered on his lip as he pointed up.
The two looked up and let out a groan. Hanging over them, again, was that damn mistletoe.