Kai watches Macau who looks like a kid in a candy store as he watches Kla's team get on with race preparation. It's hectic and Macau tries hard not to get in the way. He is sure if he is not a Theerapanyakul and his scary brother is here, he will be scolded by someone.

"Ah, the boyfriend is finally here." Kai smiles as Kla moves closer to him. "You spoiled him too much."

"You like me spoiling him."

Kla shrugs. "Yeah, you're right. Since I don't have any real younger brother or sister, he will do. Macau is not like any other rich kid, after all. He may look like a brat, but he actually knows his place and is polite and kind, and generous. Vegas taught him well."

Kai nods. "That is why I'm always scared that if I take my eyes off him even just for a second, I might lose him." Kai sighs a heavy breath. "I can't live without him, Kla. I won't live without him."

Kla chuckles. "That bad, huh? You know, you change so much after you are with him. Just like how Vegas changed after Pete. You used to laugh at him for that, saying he got robbed of fun things because little mister at home," he teases Kai. Kai laughs a little. "Yeah, that bites me in the ass. With his little brother no less."

"Are you worried about Nao?" Kla asks after observing Kai's face. Kai nods. "It's not looking good, Kla. Statistically, I will lose if I fight him head-on. Mac said that Vegas said it's only Nao's game. Apparently, he likes playing mind games like this a lot. But when I saw him, I didn't think it was a game. I think it's so much more."

"Do you think he's falling for Cau? He's straight!"

"Yeah, Kim's report states that also. But I don't know. There is something with the way he looks at Mac ..."

"Don't overthink it! You said it yourself, he likes to play mind games. Now, he is playing with your mind."

Kai nods. "Yeah, it's too early to worry about anything. All I know is I'm not going to let go of Mac. He will have to kill me if he wants to rob Mac for me!"

Kla claps his back. "That's the spirit!"

Kai then sits on a chair and chats with Vegas and Pete as Kla gets ready and has his warm-up laps. When Macau sits on his lap, his arms automatically circle Macau's waist. The chat doesn't even pause. Vegas doesn't even bat his eyes anymore, neither does Pete.

Kai rubs his hand on Macau's stomach as his little boyfriend excitedly watches Kla from the monitor in the room. He kisses Macau's shoulder and neck absentmindedly as he diligently responds to what Vegas and Pete ask him. When Vegas and Pete are engrossed with the monitor also, Kai's mind is focused on how Macau feels under his scrutiny.

His kisses travel from the shoulder blade to the neck and all the way up to his ear. Macau is ticklish there. So he giggles and distances his head when Kai relentlessly kissing and sucking his ear.

He is still when Kai whispers, "God, I love you so much Macau Theerapanyakul! So much that it hurts sometimes."

Macau's lips slowly perform a smile. He tilts his head and meets Kai's lips with his in a gentle kiss. "I love you too, Eakasit Chaimongkon. I love you too."

***
Nao is agitated. More than usual. He is usually at the edge on races, so his team isn't batting their eyes if he suddenly snaps or throws things in anger. But this agitation ... It's different.

He can't even focus on his car like usual. He just nods a long while his mind is directing himself to one point: Macau.

Now that Kai is here, what are they doing? Nao can't even catch a glimpse of him and he is standing on the outer side of his pit just for that purpose.

He is annoyed. He is angry. He doesn't like that Kai is keeping Macau from him.

He keeps telling himself that he shouldn't be this annoyed. He is only playing with Mac. Just how Vegas played his brother. He doesn't even like guys. It's disgusting. He can't imagine kissing a guy, let alone sleeping with him.

But he will try with Macau. He will make Kai leave him or Macau leave Kai, whichever comes first. And after that, he will ditch him mercilessly. He will leave him brokenhearted. He will make sure that Macau will need psychiatric help. Just like how Vegas did with his brother.

No. He is so not jealous seeing the way Macau surrendered to Kai's embrace. He is so not jealous of the way the guy can kiss Macau's cheek freely and wrap his filthy arm around Macau's waist.

He is not jealous. He is annoyed. That display of affection only means they will be harder to break apart. It means extra effort from Nao's side.

Yes. That is it.

Macau isn't even soft and girly, because he likes girls and women. Although he is beautiful, he is too manly. With a hard body and broad shoulders. Macau doesn't even have to take off his clothes for Nao to know he has a six-pack.

How will that six-pack taste on his tongue?

Fuck! Don't even think about that, Naozumi!

He doesn't even know how he managed to utter those filthy words he whispered to Macau. He didn't prepare it beforehand. It's just ... there.

Nao grabs his hair fiercely. He can't lose his focus now. Not when the race is only ten minutes away.

Then he catches Macau's figure from the tail of his eyes. It looks like the guy is heading for somewhere. Alone. Without even much thought, Nao follows.

Macau seems to be in a good mood as he clearly heads to the food and drink section. It pisses Nao more.

So without a word, he grabs Macau's wrist and drags him to a secluded section of the cleaning crew section. He closes the door and locks it.

"You seem to be in a good mood now that your little boyfriend is here."

Macau's answer is almost automatic. "He's not little. You've seen him yourself."

Nao scoff before closing in on Macau a lightning speed. His hand wraps around Macau's cheeks, making his lips pout. "Smart mouth you've got here, huh?"

It hurts a lot and Macau is sure it will bruise. So he is already putting a scenario on how to tell this to Kai, Vegas, Pete, and Kla. They are not going to be happy, that's for sure.

He stays still as he doesn't want to provoke Nao more. "Race is about to start," he reminds Nao. But Nao only stares at him, not at all reacting to his words except a little tug on his lips.

Then he suddenly crashes his lips on Macau!

Macau instinctively pushes him off, but Nao is relentlessly cashing him. His mouth sometimes misses and lands on his cheeks or ears, but he still pursues. Nao is bigger and stronger than Mac, so his struggle is failing. Macau is finally able to push Nao far away from him with his leg. He kicks Nao in the stomach.

"You're fucking crazy!" he says with rage. Macau opens the door and closes it with a bang, leaving Nao who is still panting heavily.
***
Macau walks in long steps and stops in front of the drink section of the race stadium. He tries to focus on the name of the drinks on the monitor in front of him. But he just can't.

This is the first time in his life he ever experienced someone force himself on him. His body still slightly trembles as he walks to the nearest table and sits. He buries his head under his hands and just breathes in a raged breath.

He stays like that until his breath is normal again. He closes his eyes and plays tricks with his mind to will himself to be somewhat normal to the people around him. He often did that when his father was on his rampage tour and Vegas wasn't there to shield him.

No Theerapanyakul cries.

No Theerapanyakul trembles in fear.

No Theerapanyakul is a pussy.

He keeps saying those inside his head until he can get up and tells the woman behind the counter what he wants with a smile and walks back.

Kai is already walking to him, meeting him halfway with a smile on his face. Macau forces a smile and hopes it looks normal. Kim's words playing in his head, that he COULDN'T and SHOULDN'T cause a war between the Theerapanyakul and the Hayama.

"You've been gone too long. So I come and see what's holding you."

Macau rolls his eyes in a funny way that gets Kai to laugh. He intertwines their hands together. "It's been only, what, five-ten minutes? The line was quite long, Phi."

Kai stuns for a minute, making Macau stop in his tracks with him.

"What?" Macau asks in concern.

He shakes his head with a little laugh. "Nothing. It's just that ... You rarely called me Phi. It's either Kai or Chaimongkon."

Macau smiles as he nods once. "You don't like it?"

"No," Macau raises his brows, "I love it." Then he laughs. Kai is certain no one laughs as beautiful as his Mac.
***
The race is exciting. At least it can take Macau's mind off of that thing.

He watches the race from the VVIP stand with Kai's chest plasters to his back. His boyfriend is crowding him and grounds him once more. Sometimes they exchange little kisses on the cheeks, but nothing more.

This is a public space and Japan has its own rules and customs. But Macau isn't complaining. This will have to do for now. Maybe later in the hotel room, Kai can stamp over the feeling of Nao's lips on his, and exchange it with something much better because it's Kai.

In the end, Kla doesn't get the podium stand but he beats his own record. But Nao does. Just like he promises, his eyes find Macau's there as Macau stands with Kla's team near the podium. Macau refuses to meet his eyes after that split second. But Nao's gaze stays.

Then a call comes to Vegas's phone and Macau feels his world tilts to a worse place.

"We have to go home! Something happens to Chay."

He hurriedly follows his brother who paves the way. A voice urgently calls his name and he automatically turns his head. His eyes find Nao's again. This time he sees how the guy's face morphs into concern.

But he ignores it. He feels Kai's hand tugs him closer as his boyfriend drags him further from where Nao is.
***