Stolen Love | Seongjoong

~Chapter Six~

Hongjoong woke up bright and early the next morning. He rolled around on the bed, nuzzling into the warm blankets. His eyes fluttered open as reality hit him. He was in a cozy, warm bed in a room. Yesterday really wasn't a dream, Hongjoong smiled. He was finally been given a chance of the life he's always wanted.

He rolled out of bed and got dressed for the day. He walked over to his new closet and pulled out one of his reformed blazers. A simple black material with flower patches stitched onto the front. He finished the look with an over extensive amount of silver jewellery. Everything from hoops and studs in his ears and decorative Wilber bands on his slim fingers. He parted his hair down the middle and used an iron to straighten it smoothly.

He closed his door behind him as he made his way down to the kitchen. "Good morning. Did you sleep well?" Rowoon asked with a smile as he was busy on the stove in the kitchen. Hongjoong let out a tired yawn and took a seat on a stool at the island bench.

"Good morning. I slept fine thanks." He answered tiredly, receiving a low chuckle from Rowoon. "Are you making breakfast?" Hongjoong asked, slowly approaching the older by the stove. A delicious two eggs on the frying pan.

"Aha, yes I am. Mr Park has an important meeting today so I'm helping out with breakfast." Rowoon explained as he placed an egg each on a plate, accompanied by a slice of bacon and toast. He handed a plate to Hongjoong as he said, "And for you. You're the CEO's special guest after all. CEO Park has a little job for you to do while you're here if that's okay?"

Hongjoong sat up right as he smiled eagerly at the man across the counter. "Of course! I feel really bad just staying here without contributing to anything."

"Oh please, it's nothing serious." Rowoon smiled back as he explained, "He just wants you to... help Mr Park I guess. You see, he has this really nasty attitude towards the business and the CEO is trying to marry him off but he just won't listen. That's what he wants you to help with."

Hongjoong's smile faltered but he quickly masked his annoyance with another smile. "Sure, I can help with that. By the way, I heard Mr Park was meeting with a friend today." He said as he slowly began eating his breakfast.

"Ah yes. Mr Kang. A surely wealthy man. The son of the CEO of Kang Studios. And, Mr Park's friend since childhood. He was also the one chosen for Mr Park to marry. The CEO wanted to respect Mr Park's sexuality and right in front of him was the perfect solution."

"I see." Hongjoong looked down as he played with the eggs on his plate. At that moment, loud footsteps entered the room. Seonghwa strode up to the kitchen, nothing but a pair of sweatpants hanging low on his hips and a wet towel around his neck, his hair still slightly damp and his entire upper body exposed.

Seonghwa strode up to the counter, saying a quick good morning to Rowoon before grabbing a mug and filling it up with freshly brewed coffee, very oblivious about the boy seated at the counter staring at him. He brought the mug to his lips and took a sip. As he turned around he slowly made eye contact with the little red haired boy seated at the counter. He choked on his coffee as he noticed the boy staring at him. And that's when he noticed his entire upper body was on show. He quickly ran back up stairs, running to his room before slamming the door behind him.

Hongjoong was left a flustered mess. He stared into the direction of where Seonghwa once stood, his eyes wide full of shock. Holy fuck I did not just see that.., Hongjoong's mind trailed off.

A chuckle erupted from the older male still by the stove. "Please excuse Mr Park's morning attire. He does this quite often when he doesn't have a schedule in the early mornings."

Hongjoong let out an awkward chuckle as he went back to playing with the food on his plate. Seonghwa never came back down that morning so Hongjoong wanted to bring him the food Rowoon had made him. He carried the plate on a silver tray up the stairs and stood in front of a set of double wooden doors at the end of the hallway.

He had still yet to see his bedroom. And it intrigued him. How did such a man this wealthy live? Hongjoong let out a deep breath as he brought a closed fist up to the door, knocking ever so gently. A soft "Come in." could be heard from the other side of the door.

Hongjoong opened the door slightly and peaked his head into the room before stepping inside. He saw Seonghwa's standing in front of a large mirror, clad in his grey checkered suit, trying to tie his black tie over his neck but seemed to be struggling. "You never showed up for breakfast so I brought you a plate. It would be a waste not to eat Rowoon's amazing cooking." Hongjoong said with a soft chuckle at the end. Seonghwa let out a frustrated grunt as he threw his tie onto his bed. He walked over to Hongjoong, taking the tray of food and setting it on his bedside table, letting out a quiet "Thank you."

Hongjoong took the chance to look around the older's room. A massive, king sized bed with a navy, velvet bedhead stood in the centre of the room against the gold painted back wall and a massive walk-in closet stretched out from the right side of the room. Hongjoong noticed Seonghwa's tie tossed onto the bed and his shirt collar messed up.

"Did you.. um- need some help with that?" Hongjoong asked, nudging his head towards the tossed tie on the bed. Seonghwa scratched the back of neck awkwardly as he looked away.

"Um.. actually yeah."

Hongjoong grabbed the dishevelled tie and stepped closer to Seonghwa. Now that he's standing so close to the older, Hongjoong could see just how much taller Seonghwa was. And just how beautiful his features were. Of course he had heard and seen a lot about Park Seonghwa. He doesn't live under a rock. And he would be lying if he said he didn't find him super attractive.

He shook himself out of the trance the older had put on him and reached the tie around Seonghwa's neck. He felt his hands shake as he looped the tie into a knot. As he pulled on the end to tighten the knot, Hongjoong briefly looked up at Seonghwa and saw him looking down at him, frozen. Their eyes locked immediately and neither of them made the effort to move or look away. Hongjoong quickly finished, lightly patting the tie in place under Seonghwa's blazer and stepped back as he looked away awkwardly. Seonghwa looked to the side as he cleared his throat awkwardly and patted down his suit.

Hongjoong began walking towards the door slowly. As he was about to leave he turned around to look at Seonghwa, one hand resting on the door knob as he slowly shut the door behind him. He sighed and dropped his head down before walking back downstairs. What has his life come to? And what was it exactly he felt in that intimate moment? He was just helping Seonghwa like he was supposed to, it was his job to do that. Yet he felt strange as he looked up and met Seonghwa's eyes.

Hongjoong let out another sigh as he sat on the stool by the island bench and dropped his head into his hands. "What's the matter?" Rowoon asked as he put down the plates he was drying and slowly approached Hongjoong.

"I.. honestly don't even know. My head is filled with so many thoughts and I'm feeling so many emotions."

"You're overwhelmed with this new life, I get it. When I first started working for Mr Park, I felt so different from others. I felt overwhelmed but I knew this was the life I wanted to live. One that would make my family happy and I could take care of them."

Hongjoong remembered his family for a second. His alcoholic parents who never gave him a break. That never showed him love. He remembered how much happier he's been since he's left them, even though it was hard, mentally and financially, he still managed to get through. He looked up and smiled warmly at Rowoon who returned it happily. Hongjoong knew that even though he's struggling he'll find his way eventually. And he's got one year to figure that out. He has to leave all of these odd feelings behind him and focus on himself.