Undeniable Attraction

Chapter 2: The Reaction

Net arrived at the idol's house and did not waste a second to go up the door and rang the doorbell, which immediately opened after a minute or so.

"P'Net, hello~" James' sister Yok opened the main door and greeted Net.

"N'Yok hi, so you're staying here too?" The actor greeted back and asked, seeing James' younger sister still at their parents house this late at night.

"Yes, mom asked me and P'James to stay here instead of staying at the condo." Because James rarely comes home, instead of staying at the condo he shared with his sister, their mom often asked them to stay at their parents house instead until the idol leaves and goes back to Korea so they could spend more time with him.

"You're here to visit my brother, right? He's in his room and hasn't really come out since he came home from work."

Net nodded to Yok, then thanked her for the information after entering the Wongwisut household. He went straight to where James' room is located with familiarity while greeting the idols' parents, who are sitting on the couch in the living room watching TV. The older actor knocked upon reaching the door to the idol's room.

"Hey, it's me; I'm coming in." Net comes face-to-face with James, who is sitting on his bed wearing a loose hoodie too big for his size and a short and his hair with an apple tie on, seeming to be working on something on his laptop.

"Well, that didn't take long," the idol commented without taking his eyes off of his gadget and patted part of the bed next to where he's currently sitting. "Come sit here. Let's watch a movie."

Net, standing there in disbelief, couldn't help but run his fingers through his hair in relief and frustration. He should've known better; after all, this isn't the first time he came to James' place to clear out a "misunderstanding" when the younger idol pretended to be sulking at him only to end up eating the food he ordered that he couldn't finish by himself. The actor sighs in resignation as he watches James get on his knees to put the laptop on top of the bedside table where stuff used for movie night has been set up, then shoots him a glance, urging the older man to sit next to him.

"So you're not mad at me?" Net asked, making sure that James really didn't misunderstand what he said when they were talking through text a little while ago.

"Why would I be mad at you?" The idol asked in confusion while stuffing his face with popcorn he got from who knows where.

"Can you please stop making me nervous thinking you're mad at me every time you want me to come here to do something with you?" Net complained, to which the younger person lightly laughed.

"I'm sorry, it's because I wanted to watch this movie with you," the idol apologized.

"Shit," the actor defeatedly muttered to himself in a low voice, but James was still able to hear it, which made him frown as he wasn't really standing that far from him.

"Did you just curse at me?" The idol asked with an irritated voice while lightly scrunching his nose in disapproval.

"What? No, of course not; that's just an expression, a force of habit," Net explained faster than a blink of an eye.

"Well, you better change that force of habit of yours; it's annoying." James reprimanded, then reminded him again to sit on the bed, to which he can only comply without a word.