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#57

Jisung couldn't help but stare at Minho in the car.

Minho saw this from the corner of his eye.

"What's up with all the staring?" Minho asked in a teasing tone, which Jisung ignored.

"You're so handsome," Jisung mumbled, feeling the breath leave his lungs.

Minho didn't expect Jisung to say that and turned bright red, making Jisung smile.

"I-I'm driving," Minho said, and mentally cursing himself for stuttering.

Jisung felt like he accomplished something and faced the road with a smile, not saying anything more but not keeping his eyes of the older.

As they arrived home, Minho parked the car, seeing another car.

"Your mom's here," Minho said as he saw more closely at the car.

"My mom's here," Jisung repeated confused this time, looking at the same car.

He found it odd that his mom wasn't working today.

They both got out of the car and entered the house.

"Mom?" Jisung called out, smelling the food that was coming from the kitchen.

"In the kitchen!" She called back out as Minho and Jisung entered and saw her wearing an apron.

"You're home early?" Jisung said but it came off more like a question.

"Yeah, I didn't have to work tonight. Why are you surprised?" She asked and Jisung shook his head. "Just cause, you usually always work late." He said.

"Well, not today." She said. Minho rolled up his sleeves.

"Ms. Han, do you need some help with dinner?" Minho asked in which Ms. Han smiled.

"Why, thank you, Minho!" She said as she handed Minho the spatula and eyed her son.

As she looked more closely at her son, she saw something else on him.

"Jisung, what is that on your neck?" She asked as Jisung became confused. "What?" He asked as he went to the closest mirror and saw a red circle forming on his neck.

"Come here." His mom signaled out to him as Jisung covered his neck. "Oh, I-it's just a mosquito bite! Yup!" He said as he was eyeing Minho, who was trying to hold in his laughter.

Ms. Han saw Jisung look at Minho and already put two and two together.

"Okay, if you say so." She said calmly as she left the room to go upstairs, smiling.

Jisung gave his mom an awkward smile as she headed upstairs.

Once she was gone, he headed straight to Minho and smacked him on the head who started to bust out laughing.

"You seriously left a fucking mark?!" Jisung said looking Minho in the eyes.

Minho only nodded his head, going back to the dinner.

"Why would you do that?!" Minho only looked at Jisung and smirked.

"Well, you weren't complaining.." He said as Jisung froze and turned red.

"I- you- f- bye!" Jisung said as he stormed upstairs to which Minho smiled, and continued with dinner.

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The next day Jeongin arrived at school with puffy eyes after crying his eyes out to his aunt, yesterday when she got home.

He explained Chan, the wedding, more details of the band, but left the threats out, obviously.