His mouth parted again to try to push Alyssa towards that boundary that both of them were wary to break and even now, were still dancing around it.
Things certainly were different when the two of them were not in an office environment.
Up until now Karl had blocked out the noise pretty well, since he was focused mainly on his partner. The sound slowly filled his ears once more. The corner of his lips lifted at the thought of Alyssa trying to distract him or turn them once more into the other direction than the thinning line between them.
"Even Matt wouldn't try that," he commented, moving off of the bed and stood up, stretched a bit. Then he took hold of the hem of his shirt and slowly brought it over his head, the cold air welcome against his skin, as familiar as the cold touch of a machine.