Ansel underestimated Lucio's ability to be petty, but he had to admit to himself that he was enjoying it immensely. Lucio's words cut into Kendrick like a hot knife through butter, and the drunken man was visibly pained by Lucio's words. Ansel, rather tipsy himself from his numerous glasses of bourbon and champagne, was certainly able to hold his alcohol better than the young man before him could. Kendrick was bordering on the edge of being an embarrassing mess. Ansel figured that Lucio's verbal beating was enough for now and stepped forward as he felt Kendrick bristle against him, looking as if he wanted to maim Lucio's perfect complexion.<br/><br/>"Kendrick, come here," he whispered, leaning down and pressing his lips into Kendrick's ear. "You came here to have a good night, and so did I. You wouldn't want to ruin that by getting into some childish little scuffle, would you?" It seemed the feeling of Ansel's weight against his was enough to calm Kendrick, if only for a moment. "You have a whole party full of friends waiting for you. This isn't worth it. I'm not worth it."<br/><br/>"But Ansel," Kendrick began, but he was interrupted by the forceful kiss Ansel pressed against his lips. All fight in Kendrick seemed to melt away at Ansel's touch. They remained locked like that for five seconds that seemed to stretch on, but when Ansel pulled away Kendrick was nothing more than a limp collection of flesh and bones with tears at the edge of his eyes. "Okay, I'll go. I'm sorry."<br/><br/>Kendrick reached behind himself and clumsily pawed at the hotel room door, his hand slipping on the handle a few times before finally pulling it open. "Goodbye, professor. Lucio." Lucio's name was dripping with tension as it left Kendrick's lips, but Kendrick was true to his word and left with nothing more than a heavy sigh.<br/><br/>The door clicked and Ansel breathed a sigh of relief. "I . . . I apologize for that, Lucio," he said stiffly, turning toward the nude male and wrapping his muscular arms around Lucio's narrow waist. "I couldn't have anticipated that one of my old students would be here. Even less so that he would be outside of our suite. Rather inconvenient, really. I hope you're still hungry?"