5. Eavesdropping

⚜ Mark

I didn't really know why, but i felt rather inferior and a bit uncomfortable sitting awkwardly on a chair facing Yugyeom.

After assisting me with getting Jr tucked in, he had chosen to sit down on the white couch near the windows. He had then nodded towards me as an invitation to join him, thus the current situation.

We were still in Jr's room, as he was sleeping a few metres away from us in his bed. Yugyeom's back was straight and his eyes seemed sharp, studying me and his environment carefully. That, and the way the dressed made his whole existance seem elegant, classy. Not to mention that he was pretty handsome.

Still behind Jr on that scale though.

Yugyeom smiled warmly at me which created small wrinkles next to his eyes. He linked his hand together on his lap and leaned forwards slightly.

"So what kind of relationship do you have with Jinyoung?", he asked.

I wanted to ask him the same thing.

"Ah, we're just friends...", i answered.

I guess it was normal that he would ask me that. After all, he had seen us in that situation earlier... I blushed and directed my gaze down at my knees. Thank god i had managed to calm down a bit due to the shock before he had seen something even more outrageous.

"Aren't you gonna ask who i am?", Yugyeom asked.

Oh right.

"Who are you?", i asked being sincerely curious since he apparently was someone close enough to just walk into the house like that.

Yugyeom opened his mouth to say something but then closed it and seemed to think for a few moment before he opened it to speak again.

"I'm a close friend to his family.", he said and raised his chin a bit, seemingly proud of what he had just said.

My eyes got stuck on him for a second. I then chuckled a bit, was it possible that he was actually quite childish? Yugyeom looked rather offended by my laugh. He became quiet and leaned forwards a bit more. Closer. His eyes searching for my attention. When he had locked eyecontact with me, he gave me an odd smirk.

"You're actually quite cute...", he said.

"Eh?"

He leaned back on the couch and i saw his pupils studying me from top to bottom.

"I get it now.", he said and seperated his linked hands.

"G-Get what?", i asked.

He bit his lips, tilted his head and gave me an rather seductive look. His right hand fingers tapped slowly on his knee.

"Hey... How about you come to me instead? Jr is mean, right? I'll treat you so much better...", he said.

I got taken aback by the sudden request and didn't really know what to answer. I blushed. What did he think i was again?

With the smirk remaining on his lips, Yugyeom stood up and walked past me towards the door. Before leaving, he turned his upper body around and said: "Think about it."

I remained sitting for a few seconds  after he had left, speechless. My eyes watching the gray visit card he had left after him on the table.

I glanced at Jr.

Still sleeping.

Thank god.

?

⚜ Jr

Low familiar voices could be heard. I slowly opened by eyes, met by the yellow light in my room. I closed them again, my head still hurt a bit.

I tried to identify the voices.

"Who are you?"

That was Mark's voice. Who was he speaking with? Jackson? Bambam?

"You're actually quite cute..."

... This voice. This way of speaking...

... Yugyeom? What was he doing here? Did we have a meeting today? Or more importantly, what the hell was he saying to Mark?

I suddenly felt rather restless and wanted to fly up from the bed to disturb the conversation. I hated it. I admitted it, i was jealous. I sighed quietly.

And didn't move a muscle.

Because what right did i have? Just because i might have been the slightest bit attracted to Mark didn't mean that i wanted to commit to him in a relationship way. I didn't have time for that.

So who would i be, interrupting them simply because of my own selfishness and not even being able to take care of the consequenses afterwards?

I stayed still.

"Hey... How about you come to me instead? Jr is mean right? I'll treat you so much better..."

This shameless bastard. It made me speechless, all i could do was smile due to how ridiculous it all was.

Finally, i started to hear the sounds of Yugyeom leaving. I felt a bit odd. Mark had never answered Yugyeom's question. Was that positive or not?

When i was sure that Mark was the only one left in the room, i pretended to wake up. Turning over in my bed and opening my eyes. Mark walked up to me.

"How do you feel?", he asked with a concerned look.

I studied him. He did look worried for real... I turned away.

Stop being so damn cute, makes it hard to hold back.

"I'm fine."

I could almost picture him smile, relieved, behind my back.

...ugh.

Not fair.__________________________

Around 06:00 pm it knocked on my door and Jackson stepped in with a tray of food. I closed my laptop and glared at him. He sighed and sat down on the the edge of my bed, resting the tray on his lap.

"I know what you're gonna say.", he said.

I raised my eyebrows and gave him a sarcastic look. No, really?

"Dude, face it. It would've been impossible for you to work today.", Jackson said and moved the plate to my lap, almost spilling out the soup in the process.

"..."

Jackson drew one hand through his hair.

"I heard Yugyeom was here.", he said.

I took one spoonful of the soup and slurped it.

"Seemingly, he texted me last night telling me that he wanted to have a private meeting but i didn't check my phone so i couldn't answer him, hence he decided to come here.", i explained.

"Ah, so what did you talk about?"

"We didn't."

"Eh?"

I put the spoon down and looked at him.

"Stop being so worried about me when it comes to Yugyeom, that thing that happened... Was like ages ago!", i said.

Jackson scratched his neck.

"As long as it doesn't end like it did last time...", he said.

"Ey ~ No chance man.", i said.

He didn't look too convinced.

Geez, he should just mind his own business. Alhough... I did feel grateful to have a friend like him.

Jackson eventually left the room and i put the tray of food aside. I didn't feel that hungry and besides, i had work to do.

Yugyeom had sent me the time and place by text tomorrow along with the message that i was hired. There wasn't much to prepare, but i still wanted to do my best. As always.

I glanced across the room at the golden frame with the faded family photo in it.

I had always been serious about it...

With anxious feelings of my past haunting my mind... i fell asleep.

Yugyeom it isn't like that...Listen to me...Don't do it...Dad, i'm sorry...

I'll work harder...

Mark...__________________________

What happened between Jr and Yugyeom in the past? Why can't Jr commit to Mark no matter what?

... v(￣▽￣)v who knows?~