Not bothering to knock on the door, Heero just walked into the office and stopped in front of the desk, waiting to be noticed. It wasn't long before Duo lifted his eyes from the report in his hand, blinked, let his mouth hang open and then tried to cover up his shock with a grin. "Well aren't we looking posh tonight, Heero. Got a hot date?"

Heero couldn't resist the urge to smirk a little. Trowa had been right when he suggested these clothes. He put his hands in his black jacket pockets and tried to look casual. "Yes."

Duo's grin quivered before returning even brighter than before, too bright, too forced to be real. "You've been keeping stuff from me man. So, who's the lucky girl?"

"Boy."

"Boy?" Duo frowned slightly and then his eyes widened. "Boy! Now you've been keeping a lot from me. Not that we usually discuss your love life but I guess I thought that if you ever decided to date another guy you'd tell me."

"I am," Heero pointed out.

Duo didn't reply. He looked at Heero for a long time and Heero looked at him. No one said anything.

"Umm." Duo fidgeted with the end of his braid. "Aren't you gonna be late?"

"No." Heero paused and crossed his fingers inside his jacket pocket. "But you are. The reservations are at eight."

The braid fell on Duo's desk. "Uh?"

Heero swallowed and looked down a moment before looking up at Duo again. "You are the lucky boy... if you want to."

Duo's fake grin turned into a full smile. "Really? Er, I mean, yeah, hell yeah!"

Eyes turned and mouths gaped when Heero Yuy and Duo Maxwell walked out of Preventers' HQ that evening, smiling awkwardly like a couple of school boys. Three former Gundam pilots snickered but Heero and Duo didn't notice them. They were in the middle of their first date and that was all that mattered.