(13) I Loved You Then...

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(Part 1)

Sunoo woke up to an empty room, the moonlight peeking through the window blinds.

Gazing around, he noticed the TV in the room was on the news channel, talking about a story on cats.

"Hoon must have been watching this. Where is he?"

The door to the room opened, and Sunghoon entered with a bag.

"Oh! Sunoo, you're awake. I went to get some food. Everyone was asking about you."

Sunoo smiled, sitting up against the headboard.

"I'm sure they were."

"Are you hungry?"

"I am."

Sunghoon came to sit in the bed and opened the bag.

Sunoo stared at him, a fond feeling in his heart.

"Remind me, how long are we going to stay here?"

"Three days. Why?"

"I'm going to text my mom. I'll have her meet me at my dorm when we get back."

Sunghoon paused mid fry bite.

"Do you want me to talk to her with you? I can be there."

"No need. I'll do this on my own. My mom is the homophobic one."

"But didn't you say we...or our uncles...needed to talk to our parents?"

"Yeah. But that can be after I brief my mom on the situation. I don't want her to potentially be rude to your parents."

Sunghoon held Sunoo's hand.

"I'm just worried about you, not them. I see how you act around your mom."

"I'll be okay."

The pair continued to eat, the silence between them filled with questions yet to be answered.

Or...did they already know the answer?

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The next morning Jake was scouring the shallows for seashells when Heeseung came running to him, pulling Ni-Ki along.

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