Finally, after way too long Rayan was free. He took off his apron and stashed it under the counter before jogging over to where Scott was waiting patiently by the exit doors. Not knowing what was wrong, and not wanting to make a scene, he took Scott's hand and led him outside and around the corner of the building, out if the way of foot traffic. There, he wrapped his arms around his fiance's torso, squeezing tight as they leaned against the wall. "I'm sorry you had to wait," Rayan said quietly as he felt Scott's arms wrap around him in a similar fashion. Scott buried his face in Rayan's hair, inhaling his smell with a shuddering breath. "It's okay." "Do you want to tell me what happened?" "Let me hold you a little longer first?" Rayan complied, rubbing Scott's back soot

