**After Work**


    As the office emptied out, Cam stepped into Connor''s office.


    "I''m heading downstairs to grab a few things."


    "What are you getting?" Connor asked, curious.


    Cam frowned and shot him a look, clearly annoyed. "Concealer."


    Connor paused for a moment before chuckling softly. "Doesn''t Auntie know we''re together? A hickey''s pretty normal, right?"


    Cam yfully raised her hand as if to thump him on the head but stopped herself. Her cheeks flushed slightly. "I''m just shy, okay?"


    Connor felt a wave of affection wash over him at her bashfulness. He stood up, grabbed his coat from the rack, and said tenderly, "I''lle with you."


    They left the office together and headed to the mall.


    In the cosmetics section, Cam was busy picking out a concealer. Connor stood nearby, his eyes wandering over the myriad of makeup products, clearly uninterested.


    "I''ll wander around over there," he said casually.


    Cam nced up at him, guessing he might be bored. She smiled gently. "Alright, I''ll call you when I''m done."


    Connor nodded and strolled off towards another counter.


    With the sales associate''s enthusiastic help, Cam tried a bit of concealer on her neck. Standing in front of the mirror, she carefully examined her neck to make sure the marks were perfectly hidden. Satisfied, she nodded and decided to buy it.


    After paying, she pulled out her phone and called Connor.


    "Did you get it? How''s the concealer?" Connor''s concerned voice came through the line.


    Cam smiled softly. "It works great,pletely covered. Where are you?"


    "I''m heading over to you now. Just wait there," Connor replied as he finished up his own purchase.


    When they met up, Cam had


    already taken off her scarf, revealing her slender, fair neck. Connor inspected it closely and, seeing the marks were indeedpletely hidden, he admired, "Wow, you really can''t tell at all."


    Cam grinned proudly. "Of course."


    Hand in hand, they wandered through the mall, looking for a ce to eat. Eventually, they found a shabu-shabu restaurant with no line. Cam picked up the menu and after a moment, frowned. She looked up at Connor andughed, "Now I see why there''s no line." "Why?" Connor asked, intrigued.


    She pointed at the high prices on the menu. "Because of this."This content ? N?v/elDr(a)m/a.Org.


    Connor chuckled and ruffled her hair.


    After their meal, Connor checked the time. "Traffic should be light now. I''ll drive you home."


    Cam nodded, and they walked hand in hand back to thepany parking lot. Connor naturally opened the passenger door for her. Once


    Conf off his coat and pulled


    out


    box. "This is for you," he


    said, smiling as he handed it to her.


    Cam took the lipstick, surprised. "Is this... what you bought earlier?"


    Connor nodded. "The sales associate said this shade is really trendy right now. Try it and see if you like it."


    Cam''s face lit up with joy. She looked at Connor, her eyes sparkling. "Thank you. You''re so thoughtful."


    Connor smiled tenderly and gently


    pinched her nose. She beamed, opened the car''s vanity mirror, turned on the light. Twisting


    lips. The vibrant tangerine red shade made herplexion glow.


    lipstick she applied it to ho the


    She examined her lips in the mirror and nodded in satisfaction.