❝my youth is with you❞ yeonbin

chapter 12

"We are going camping, pack your things," a stern voice echoed in a teenager's bedroom.

Taehyun's dad entered the room without knocking and exclaimed the news. Beomgyu flinched at the sudden interruption while laying on his boyfriend's lap reading some borrowed manga.  His heart raced, thinking about all the possible things the old man would say about the view of his only son playing with his 'best friend's hair. 

Taehyun looked at his father over the phone, lazily taking his hand away from Beomgyu's head.  His brows were furrowed and his lips opened slightly. Lately, he wasn't simply in the mood for camping. Beomgyu tried to sit up as naturally as possible.

"Why now?" Taehyun asked, his tone expressing visible confusion. "We were supposed to go in late August."

"I just got an important project scheduled in August. My client can't make it any other time, so I don't want to risk our annual camping. I took a few days off, now go pack, we're leaving in a few hours. Help Beomgyu pack only the most necessary things. Remember about double underwear." 

"Me too..?" Beomgyu mumbled under his breath. He was aware of how important these annual father-son camping trips were for Taehyun, so he never would invite himself on them. "I don't want to interrupt your trip. Maybe I can stay with Yeonjun for a few days."

"Nonsense," Taehyun commented before his father intervened. "It is a bit unexpected, but it's gonna be more fun this way. I'll teach you how to fish," Taehyun giggled at the thought of Beomgyu struggling with a fish rod.

"Don't waste time and get ready." The old man's tone was strict, but he had a slight smile plastered on his face while leaving the room. The door closed slowly.

"Do you think I'd let you stay a few days sleeping in another man's house, while I'm away in some forest with no signal?" Taehyun chuckled and put his hand back on Beomgyu's head.

"The another man in question is Yeonjun," Beomgyu commented sighing. "The very same man who is currently in his love triangle, and has lots of good food in his fridge," he continued laughing.

Taehyun put his arm around Beomgyu's chest and laid him back on his thighs. 

"Are you saying you don't like my fridge?" 

"Too much veggies," Beomgyu stuck his tongue out. 

Taehyun smiled fondly and leaned closer to the other's face. Beomgyu closed his eyes and raised his head slightly, so it was easier for their lips to meet. A simple peck on the lips from Taehyun was not satisfying enough, so Beomgyu held his boyfriend's neck and pulled him closer. Kissing him slowly, he began to worry. Maintaining eye contact, he let go of the boy and adjusted his position on his lap.

"What if your father finds out?" he asked. 

Taehyun opened his eyes bewildered. Beomgyu pulling him in and away constantly could drive him mad one day.

"We don't have to tell anyone yet, Gyu" Taehyun touched the other's chin and raised it. He saw Beomgyu's eyes trembling. "We can pretend for a while before him." He closed the gap between their faces again. The first kiss landed on Beomgyu's forehead, the next on his lips.

"You're not allowed to kiss me throughout the whole trip," Beomgyu exclaimed. 

He was well aware that their self-control was almost inexistent when it came to being lovey-dovey with each other. That's why Beomgyu was freaking out about Taehyun's dad finding out they were dating during the trip. To prevent that from happening, they had to go back to being just friends. Just for a few days. 

"Then, I have to get a week's share of kisses today," Taehyun giggled. Beomgyu's face turned completely red while staring at his boyfriend. 

"No, we have to pack," he blurted and got up. "You're such nonsense," he whispered, getting off the bed. His face flushed with a slight smirk from embarrassment.