Bound to You | Seungbin

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Changbin was nervous for tonight. It had been several days since Seungmin agreed to pretend to be dating to meet his mom. He wasn't suprised by Seungmin's requested but it also made him nervous, the prospect of what could happen. Changbin's phone rang, pulling him out of his thoughts.

"Hey mom."

"Hello Changbin, I am on the way. I should be there on time. I can't wait to meet Seungmin."

"Sounds good mom. He's excited to meet you too. I am actually meeting with him now. We will see you soon."

Changbin hung up with his mom, glancing at the door in front of him. He rang the doorbell waiting for Seungmin to answer. He was getting nervous the longer he stood there. Was this a good idea? What if...

Seungmin opened the door, interrupting the older's thoughts. He looks good...wait what am I thinking? Changbin thought after glancing at the younger. Seungmin was wearing a nice button up shirt that hugged his body and jeans that hugged him in the right places.

"Are you ready to go or are you just going to stand there?" Seungmin asked, closing the door to his apartment.

Changbin blushed, he was embarrassed to get caught staring at the younger, "yeah, let's go."

They waited for the elevator in silence both staring at everything but each other.

"Just don't overshare, she just needs to believe that we are together and she has nothing to worry about."

"Yeah, I got it."

"I'm sorry...I didn't mean to be pushy. I do appreciate you doing this for me."

Seungmin didn't say anything. They both got into the elevator and it fell silent again between them. The cafe that they were meeting Changbin's mom at was close to his apartment so they were able to walk over.

"I was wrong to try and push you into a relationship. We don't even know each other that well. I should've waited longer for us to get to know each other."

"You don't have to apologize."

"I am not apologizing. About my request..."

"Changbin!" Changbin's mom exclaimed see her son.

Changbin glanced over at Seungmin wondering what he was going to say. He pushed the thought out of his mind for now and smiled at his mom. He opened his arms and hugged his mom.

"How was your drive mom? Hopefully traffic wasn't bad."

"Not bad at all," his mom said. She turned to Seungmin, "You must be Seungmin. I've heard great things about you. It's wonderful to meet you."

"It's great to meet you. I am so happy we can finally meet."

"Are you both ready to head inside?" Changbin's mom asked, leading the way.

They both followed behind. Seungmin leaned in and whispered to Changbin, "you look nothing like her. I am surprised. Also she seems a lot nicer than you."

Changbin fought back the urge to come up with a snarky comment, "Yea we get that a lot. I look more like my dad."

They made it inside and found some seats near the window. They placed their orders with the waitress and waited for Changbin's mom to start talking.

"So how do you two meet?"

"We actually work together mom."

"Oh yes, from what I have heard from Changbin, work can be tough, and the boss can be tougher."

Seungmin glanced over at Changbin, unsure what has been said about their job so far. "It's definitely an interesting job. We have great staff and the boss can be a bit annoying at times, but he keeps us in line."

"That's good to hear. I know Changbin can be sensitive and have a hard time sometimes, so I'm glad he has you to look out for him."

Their drinks had arrived and Seungmin almost choked on his water when he heard Changbin's mom say that. He glanced over at Changbin who was grimacing. Does his mom think he's weak? Is it because he developed so late in life?

"I am happy to look out for him." Seungmin said, moving to put his free hand on top of Changbin's.

The older slightly flinched, not expecting the contact, but he didn't move, trying to keep up appearances."Yes, he is great, mom. He really takes care of me," Changbin said, turning to give Seungmin a small smile.

"I am really glad to hear that. I just want to make sure you're happy."

"Of course mom," Changbin said, squeezing the younger's hands and smiling at his mom.

Changbin's mom and Seungmin talked some more and he zoned out a bit. I feel Iike this is going way better than I expected, he thought. He glanced down at his hands which were still intertwined with Seungmin, and his heart skipped a beat. What is this feeling? He glanced back up at his Seungmin's face. Seeing his smile and his interaction with his mom warmed his heart. Do I like him? he thought. His mind swirling.

"You're being really quiet over there."

Changbin looked over at Seungmin, who was staring back at me, making him blush. "No you two were just having a good time talking. I didn't want to interrupt."

His mom glanced between the two of them and smiled, "Well boys. I must be going. It's getting late and I have a long drive home."

"Oh let me go get the car for you mom."

Changbin grabbed the keys from the table and walked out to the garage to pull the car around. Seungmin and his mom walked outside to wait on him.

"You know I don't know what your relationship with Changbin is, but thank you for helping him during all of this."

"No we are..."

"You don't have to lie. I know Changbin was lying to me about your relationship, but I still wanted to meet you, because he does like you."

Seungmin scratched his neck, embarrassed. "Yeah everyone keeps saying that, but I am not so sure it's true."

"Trust me. I know my son. He likes you, just give him some time and be patient with him. This is all very new to him and he is just scared and overwhelmed. Be there for him. I am glad he has someone so good by his side."

Changbin pulled the car in front of them and held the door open for his mom. She pulled him close before he closed the door.

"I really like him, Changbin. Like really like him." 

She closed the door and waved goodbye leaving a dumbfounded Changbin. Two walked in silence for a little while.

"Thank you again for doing this. You were really great. I think she really believed us."

Seungmin didn't say anything, he just kept walking.

"Really thank you, I know you had no reason to help me but I appreciate it."

Seungmin stopped and turned around looking at the older. He sighed, thinking about Changbin's mom's last words to him.

"If you want to thank me then say yes to my request. I want to sleep with you outside of your heat. You said you aren't really you when you are in heat. So sleep with me when you aren't."

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Is anyone surprised with this request? did anyone guess right?
Do we think Changbin will accommodate him??

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