Ember felt it too, that little jolt of power, that unexpected heat that ran up his arm and down his spine when they touched.<br/><br/>He nodded, then took a deep breath, offering Alex a brilliant smile, just managing to cover up his innate shyness.  "Yeah, sorry," he muttered, taking a quick step back, figuring he'd made the other man uncomfortable by getting so close, and convinced he was the only one who'd felt that energy between them.<br/><br/>"You're always so busy," he said, lifting one hand up to rest on Alex's shoulder and squeezing gently. "You do a great job, Alex.  I'm glad you're here."<br/><br/>He pulled his hand away only reluctantly, then pretended to look around the storeroom for whatever it was he'd been pretending to look for earlier.  He didn't really want Alex to go, so he said the first thing that came to his mind.<br/><br/>"Thought I'd interrupted something when I came in,"he started.  "I thought you two were about to..well..." He blushed again, then shrugged. "I'm....I'm really sorry about that if I did."<br/><br/>