Disclaimer: If I owned Heroes, which I don't, the writer's strike would've ended a lot earlier.

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Mohinder leaned down to kiss Molly goodbye. "Have fun at school."

Molly rolled her eyes. "Sure, dad."

Mohinder grinned at her, and turned to pick up his bag, pointedly avoiding Matt's gaze. Don't look, don't look, don't look--

Suddenly, Matt's nose was inches from Mohinder's, beautiful brown eyes meeting his own dark ones in confusion. Matt stumbled backwards abruptly.

Oh God, did he hear that?

Matt lifted an eyebrow, staring him down.

Forcing himself to smile innocently, Mohinder opened his mouth to speak, but never got the chance.

"Molly, why don't you go out and wait by the car, okay? I'll be there in a minute," Matt said cheerfully.

Mohinder blanched. I'm in for it now…

After waving briefly, Molly shut the door on her way out, leaving the two men alone.

As Matt started to walk towards him, Mohinder instinctively moved away. Several feet later, he gasped in surprise as his back met the wall. "Uh…Matt…" he began nervously.

"Is there something you've been wanting to tell me, Mohinder?" Matt asked, leaning forward and placing one hand on the wall above Mohinder's shoulder.

"N-no…"

Tilting his head closer, Matt whispered in the other man's ear, "No? Are you sure?"

Trembling at the feel of Matt's warm breath against his cheek, Mohinder's own breath hitched as their eyes met again.

Getting no response, Matt said softly, "Well…I guess it'll have to be me, then."

Mohinder's confusion lasted all of one second as Matt's finger caressed his chin and then settled underneath, angling his head upward. Running his free hand through Mohinder's hair, Matt grinned and kissed him gently on the lips. After the initial shock, Mohinder responded eagerly. When Matt pulled away, he barely kept himself from moaning aloud at the loss of contact. Patting him on the head, Matt chuckled almost evilly.

"See you tonight."

Mohinder stared at him, shocked. "W-what? That's it?"

Matt simply winked at him as he walked out the door.

Sliding down against the wall, Mohinder took a deep breath, trying to steady his pounding heart. After replaying the moment over a few times in his head, Matt's parting words finally hit him, and he smiled. Dinner should be interesting.

TBC

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