Strawberry || BICJAE/MINBIC

Chapter 7: Impatence

Seungmin silently kept his gaze locked on Minjae's eyes for a few moments. He slowly stood up, tightening his grip on Minjae's hand when the taller started shaking because of how unstable his legs were. The brunette used his other arm to hold Minjae upwards, making sure he wouldn't fall to the floor if his legs gave out.

"What are you doing here..?" Seungmin asked, earning a small sigh from the other.

"I...snuck out..." Minjae replied hesitantly. "They told me I wouldn't be able to see you until tomorrow. I didn't wanna wait that long."

Before Seungmin could reply, he averted his attention to a staff member quickly rushing over to the two. "Minjae! Why in the world are you out here?" She wrapped one of her arms around Minjae's shoulders and turned her head to Seungmin. "Are you a friend of his?"

Seungmin awkwardly glanced at Minjae, and nodded slowly. "Yeah."

"Will you help me get him back to his room then?"

Seungmin nodded again, and followed the doctor's steps as she started leading Minjae towards the rooms of the patients. The atmosphere around the three was silent, making every moment that passed by more awkward for the brunette. When he felt a small pat on his head, he glanced to the side, and gave Minjae a small, warm smile.

When the three reached Minjae's room, the doctor took full control over Minjae, sitting him down in the hospital bed, tossing the crutch to the side, and checking almost every inch of his body. "That was an immature move of you, young man." She said sternly, placing her hands on her hips when she was finished checking him over.

Minjae glanced at Seungmin, then looked back to the doctor. "Sorry, Eomma." He replied with barely a wisper.

Seungmin glanced to the doctor, then back to Minjae multiple times. She's his mother? He asked himself, though he was starting to see the similarities between the two. A sudden rush of adrenaline flowed through his body, his eyes widening slightly when he realized he was meeting his fiancé's actual mother.

"Anyways," she turned herself to Seungmin, "thank you for helping me. What's your name?"

Seungmin gulped the down the lump in his throat, "I'm Seungmin." He noticed her looked to the side at Minjae, "So this is Seungmin?"

Minjae nodded, a small, embarrassed blush forming on his cheeks as he watched his mother shake Seungmin's hand. "Can I talk to Seungmin alone for a bit?" He asked, a small glint of hope in his eyes as Mrs. Song turned his way. "Of course. I'll be right down the hallway." She gave the two a small smile before exiting the room, leaving them alone.

As soon as she left, Minjae leaned forwards, grabbed Seungmin's hand and pulled the brunette closer to him. Seungmin widened his eyes in surprise at the sudden action. Minjae slipped his hand around Seungmin's waist, and successfully attempted to stand up again.

Seungmin returned the action by wrapping his arms around Minjae's chest - avoiding the bandaged areas - and placed his hands on the taller's back. Relaxing his head, Seungmin let his forehead lean against the crook of Minjae's neck.

"You have no idea how much I missed this." The taller mummered. Seungmin simply hummed in reply, and closed his eyes, not noticing that there was somebody behind the door.

After a few more moments, Minjae slightly pulled his head away from Seungmin, but lowered it once again. He lifted his right hand to Seungmin's face, cupping the shorter's cheek in his palm. His thumb drifted to the side, tracing it just under Seungmin's bottom lip. The brunette looked up at Minjae, his tired gaze full of love, his drowsiness not bothering him one bit in that moment.

Minjae slowly lowered his head, stopping when their noses bumped. Seungmin's hands slid to Minjae's shoulders, up his neck, to his face. Once Seungmin felt the warm sensation of Minjae's cheeks on his fingertips, he closed the gap between their lips.

But right as their lips connected, the two instantly pulled away from eachother when they heard a light cough come from behind them. Seungmin pressed his lips together into a thin line in frustration when he recognized Huijun's face. The ravenette awkwardly smiled, glancing back and forth at two for a few seconds.

"Sorry to ruin your little moment, but I came in here knowing something like this would happen between you two," he paused to look outside into the hallway, "and to stall you two some time just in case you got caught. Minjae, your mom's coming."

Seungmin felt slightly confused when Minjae instantly pulled away from his arms, sitting back down on the bed. He glanced up at Seungmin, and noticed the older's expression. Lifting his right arm up, he intertwined their fingers together before slowly pulling his hand away.

"I'll explain later. I promise."

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