Trapped in his Maestoso || 엑소 백현

chapter 21

Eyes casted down on your lap, you could not help but to scrape your nails against your palm. You were already seated on a very comfortable couch with expensive looking dishes in front of you, but you could not afford to stare at them for too long.

You felt Baekhyun shift closer to you as if feeling your uneasiness. His hand covered yours, his warmth melting off your coldness. You let out a sigh as you lifted your gaze towards the person who's causing you distress.

Why am I sitting in front of Baekhyun's mom this early?

"It's been a while, Baekhyun-ah. You haven't visited me this month at all." Her voice was gentle, but you could sense the strict tone behind it. "I figured you were very busy since football season is around the corner and you have your finals too."

You were almost successful in calming your nerves when her gaze suddenly fell on you, making you freeze in the process. You instantly knew who Baekhyun inherited his moon-like eyes from.

Baek's eyes aren't that intense though. She's too intimidating to look at.

"I see that you're indeed busy."

"I apologize if I haven't gone back for a while. Father's been pushing most of his work to me at the office, and I didn't want to see him even at home." Baekhyun let out a long sigh as if he was dying to say those words to his mother. "I'll visit tomorrow then."

With her son's reassuring words, she smiled brightly. It broke your strong impression on her when you saw how her eyes smiled, truly pleased and happy. You wondered if Baekhyun would look like her when he turned out to be a girl instead.

She just looks like him.

"Alright then, I'll be expecting you to be there." She said, her hand slipping around the wineglass on the table. "Mind introducing your companion, son? We've been quite rude for leaving her out."

Baekhyun squeezed your hand comfortingly as he looked at you. You hesitantly smiled as you met his gaze.

"Mom, this is Saejin." He spoke proudly as if presenting the most valuable treasure that he has discovered. You almost chuckled while he grinned at his mother. "I'm currently courting her, so please don't push her too much. I might get rejected later."

You didn't expect that his mother would actually widen her eyes in surprise and gasp. She didn't even hide how the introduction shocked her, hand hanging mid-air. She looked back at Baekhyun with her widened eyes and gestured to you, questioning his words without opening her mouth.

"Yes, mom, yes. I know it's hard to believe—"

"What hard to believe?! I didn't even hope and dream for this day to come, Baekhyun! This is just too far from reality!"

The image of the once prim and proper lady that you've established is now broken and altered.

"Oh my god. A-Are you serious? Is this..." She pointed between you and Baekhyun, biting her lip in excitement. Her tone was definitely lower before, but now it's high-pitched. "...serious? Tell me it is!"

I think Baekhyun got his voice thanks to his mom too.

You were too awestruck with how fast Baekhyun's mother changed her expression that you didn't notice the longing in his eyes when he glanced at you. His fingers caressed your hand softly as he let his mother's questions float into his mind. He doesn't need to speak to answer them, and his mother knew.

"I see." She sighed in relief, eyes softening as she watched how her son looked at someone with so much adoration and care. It was not the first time she saw Baekhyun with a woman, and those scenarios weren't the smoothest instances in Baekhyun's playtime. She often reminded her son to be more serious in his relationships, but despite her son's obedience and respect towards her, he enjoyed his freedom and privilege.