".........." Rene was silent, before sighing deeply.

"So it's DARK flame burn." he muttered.

"Greaaaaat." he said, before he got up and started to dig through some cabinets.

"I'll have all I need, but it's gonna sting." he warned her.

".....I'll tell you this much, though." he then said. "Gonna take a lot more than a burn to make a dent in YOUR beauty." he complimented her.

"....." he was then silent, confused about something for a moment, before sighing, shaking his head slightly, and continuing to gather what he needed.

"....yeah. Yeah, I'm fine." Rene responded.

"Just a little tired, I guess." he said with a small laugh, before he finished gathering what he needed, and took it to a nearby table.

He mixed up the various ingredients, before watering it down slightly, and bottling it up for her. He then brought it back towards her, and handed it over.

"Here." he said.

"Apply 3 times a day. Once in the morning, once in the afternoon, and once more in the evening, at least an hour before you go to bed." he told her, before pausing.

"Or... well... the approximate timestamps for those, anyway." he muttered. "I know you tend to keep a... different schedule than most others." he added with a chuckle.

All the while, he couldn't help but look over Casey's body. Something about it was causing him to sweat a little... like he was witnesses a forbidden fruit that sat before him.

The hug started off pretty standard, but Casey did, indeed, feel Rene's hands moving. First, they moved to her waist, holding it slightly, but not tightly.

However, before she could completely register it, his hands moved again, this time lower.

The travelled down to her rear end, where they didn't quite grab it, but they DID stop there, and she could feel that he was doing more than just letting them rest there.

Rene, meanwhile, had a satisfied, but longing and hungry expression in his eyes.

Rene just smiled at her.

"What does it matter?" he asked.

"We have an open relationship. She knows I like you." he told her.

"And it's been SO long since we've done anything." he continued.

"Come on, just a quick one." he said.

"Just a quick little one."

"........" Rene was silent for a moment.

"Hm." he mumbled.

He then suddenly stepped forward, and grabbed her arms.

"No." he replied.

"No, it's YOU. I must have YOU." he insisted.

"YOU are here! YOU are gorgeous! I WILL have you!" he finished, before quickly leaning in and forcibly kissing her on her lips.

Rene was a bit stunned by her when she bit his lip, but he held fast.

"See, that's what I like." he said.

"You're feisty. You're aggressive. It's... intoxicating." he went on.

"You're a cat, I'm a fish. I'm water, you're electric." he continued.

"We're a dangerous pair." he said.

"A dangerously perfect pair!" he added, as she managed to wrench one of her arms free.

".........." Rene was silent for a moment, seemingly stunned.

"Wait..." he said.

"Wait a second..." he muttered.

He then shook his head, before grabbing his cell phone.

Casey, what just happened? he sent her.

I'm serious. You came into my office, and now I'm in pain. he sent further.

I want to know what happened. he sent in response.

I know you're not into me, and letting me do such things, we're both married. he sent further.

I want to know why I can't remember anything from the past few minutes. he then told her.

That's all.

"I.... I wasn't taking anything of Anna's." Rene replied.

"I... Casey, the last thing I remember is starting to gather ingredients for the burn medication." he told her.

"Did I give it to you?" he asked.

"And it's clear that I made some... unbecoming advances towards you." he continued.

"But I don't remember any of that." he admitted further.

"Maybe.... maybe you're right about that suggestion of getting my brain checked..." he went on, sounding legitimately confused.

"........" Rene was silent as the call was ended.

"What... what the hell is going on?" he asked himself.

"I... this was neither the time, nor the place." he went on.

"So... why did I do that...?" he wondered aloud.

Meanwhile, back at Casey's home, she heard footsteps rapidly approaching her location, before there was a knock on the door.

"Casey!?" she heard Lindsay call in.

"Are you all right!?"