[ why ruin a sweet moment by pushing his luck? yuuji knew better than to leave with the other resenting the experience instead of feeling— well, what he is feeling right now. a rare bliss and ecstasy. if he's allowed to, he'll keep smiling for the rest of the night, relishing on the rush of blood through his system, with his head high in the clouds. ]

Hmm? [ he stares the other down, still chilling on his side of the bed. perhaps using the word 'late' is an understatement— truth is, yuuji won't be coming until early morning. still, he didn't want to spark any further questions. after all, picking up those extra shifts is a buildup to a surprise that involved megumi. he'll have to persuade him otherwise and make up a lie or something!

he squints, thinking really hard before he randomly gasped. ]

Oh!! I promised to meet Junpei for dinner after work. So, really! Don't wait for me. We can have dinner together tomorrow night. I promise!

[ he pats megumi on the shoulder before he moved out of bed; trying to pump himself up for a night of playing a cop. ]

Enjoy your super boring book!