If someone had told him ahead of time that he would have this type of interest in Thrawn, Aden would probably have laughed at them and told them he didn't mix business and pleasure- usually it was more about stringing someone along when he got physical with them, after all. He did get the feeling that might partially be it from Thrawn's side, but well.

It was just a matter of who outsmarted who first if it became necessary. For now they were quite mutually useful to each other.

He set his still half-full glass of wine down on the bar and slipped down from the stool he'd been sitting on so he could step closer to the other man, looking equal parts flirtatious and mischievous, "No, it's certainly not."

He didn't exactly need any more encouragement than what Thrawn had given him already- reaching up to tug him down into a kiss.