Intricate: Our Bittersweet Love | MARKNOMINHYUCK(bxbxbxb)

Chapter 12

C H A P T E R  12 : Happiness

-----Donghyck-----

After waking up with the initial shock of Jaemin screaming into a pillow in embarrassment, I remembered that Taeyong-Hyung was home. I leaped out of bed, dragging Jaemin and Mark along with me all the way downstairs until we arrived, and I basically jumped on him.

"Welcome home, Hyung!" I exclaimed with a laugh.

"Did he just call him Hyung?" I heard Mark whisper in a groggy voice to Jaemin or Jeno, a little perplexed and offended.

"Jaemin, Mark, this is my brother, Lee Taeyong," Jeno says as I let go of the mentioned male, standing between Taeyong and me and them. There was a little smile on his face, one that made him look genuinely happy and precious. Like the light inside was dimmer just yesterday and now it's fully on.

"Hey, sorry about earlier," Taeyong-Hyung said, looking at Jaemin, looking a little embarrassed.

Jaemin instantly blushed, moving slightly closer to Mark. "No, no, I'm sorry for overreacting or underreacting? For freezing up like that?" His blushed deepened (making him look absolutely adorable) and he turns to look at his fidgeting feet. "I'm just sorry." He lets out a nervous laugh.

There was a small awkward silence between all of us before the eldest spoke, "So. Who wants breakfast?"

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We all sat around the dining table, looking fuller than usual with one special addition between us. There were now smiles and chatter going around, no awkwardness as the others got to know each other. Taeyong-Hyung looked truly delighted and once in a while would smile at his brother a smile full of pride and joy. He would look at me too with that brotherly glint in his eyes he has carried around me since forever.

For once, I felt I had a complete family. It was nice and almost perfect. Maybe if Jaemin's mom and Jaehyun-Hyung were here, it would be more complete. But for now, I felt full with happiness and love. This was more than enough.

"I want you guys to come to Friday dinner this week." The statement was unexpected.

Everyone stopped what they were doing, Taeyong even stopping his chopsticks halfway on their way to his mouth and looked at his brother, frozen. A few seconds passed and he put his utensils down. Everyone looked around at everyone, all of us slightly concerned and nervous over the statement, knowing exactly what he meant by that. Taeyong must've just known that Jeno hadn't told their parents. Because that's Taeyong-Hyung. He just knows things. So, when Jeno said this all hell broke loose, or rather nobody knew what to say, what to expect. Even I couldn't get my mouth to open.

Jeno looks at each one of us, searching for a response but then he lets out an airy laugh. "Can you guys stop looking at me like that? I'm sane, I promise." This fucking asshole looked WAY too lay back. He even leaned back on his chair and took a drink of his coffee before continuing to eat and the conversation. "I wanted to tell Taeyong-Hyung first, and I've told him. It's about time I tell mother and father and what better time than the only day I see them?" The last part came out sarcastic and as a joke even though all of us knew he didn't find that very amusing.

"Are you sure you're ready to do it?" Mark was the first to speak up, reaching for the other's hand and giving it a squeeze. His voice as gentle and delicate than ever. It was one of those times were we could actually see Jeno was as vulnerable as us and we treated it as such.

Jeno rolls his eyes. "Yes. I'm sure. It's not that big of a deal. Really." He gazes into each of our eyes, trying to reassure us but there is no way to fool the people that love you the most. He turns to his older brother one last time before groaning and tilting his head down. "I just don't want them to start spewing a bunch of nonsense at you guys because if they don't like this they surely will and as much as I wish I could believe there is even a slight percentage of them even remotely accepting our relationship, I just know that they won't. They're conservative and closed-minded. I bet they'll tell me to get out of the house as soon as the words come out of my mouth... but that's okay, really." He laughs, looking at us with tears in his eyes which simply broke my heart. I could see that it did the same to the other three, as well. By now, everyone has forgotten about the food and Jaemin has positioned himself on Jeno's lap, leaning his head on his shoulder and playing with his head as a form of comfort. "If they can't accept that I want to be with you, then I don't want to do anything to do with them. As shitty as that sounds since after all, they are my parents and all and I've only been dating you guys for a couple of months, you have become more important and involved in my life than they have been in the past seventeen years. And that's the truth. I know that I want to do this. No matter the consequences." He looked so sure about this that I stood up and went up to kiss him.

"I love you," I whisper. He smiles at me and nods in acknowledgment.

Jaemin brings his head up and does the same to him the Mark comes closer and kisses his cheek, smiling gently at him right after.

"Aren't you guys just the cutest." The voice and laugh brought us back from our little world.

When we turned back to look at Taeyong, he was crying a river, a grin stretched onto his lips. "I'm happy. I'm really happy." He chuckles, making us follow.

What a little, lovely, disfunctional family that we have here. But we're happy. That's what matters.

A/N: sorry... 😄🙃