sweet cherry

thirteen

"so how has living with minho has been so far?"
jeongin asked.

jisung shrugged, putting a book in its new place.
"I mean, it's been good, casual. I have to admit that his cooking is so much better than my scrambled eggs. look at me, I must have gained like ten pounds in this single week I've been living with him."
he chuckled.

after the misunderstanding in the bookstore, jisung explained his situation to jeongin, so he would understand the situation, and since then jeongin was also ( voluntarily ) involved in the situation.
he was just too curious, and he loved the tea.
he didn't know the full story tho. he only knew that hyunjin is jisungs ex boyfriend who cheated on him, he had no idea about hyunjin abusing jisung.

but it had a good outcome:
jisung and jeongin grew even closer, and jisung viewed him like his little brother, and it was the other way around too.
jeongin even told him that if hyunjin came into the bookstore that he will protect him and beat hyunjin up. jisung laughed at that at that time, but then he found out that even tho jeongin didn't look like it, he was actually very strong. he was carrying those boxes filled with books like it was nothing.

Jeongin chuckled.
"don't worry, it's not showing."

"but I'm pretty sure that in a month I will be a walking ball. you don't know how good his fucking beef Wellington tastes."
jisung said with a smile, taking another book.

"and what about hyunjin?"

"he's sending me messages, more specifically good morning and good night texts, telling me to come back and that he misses me. I blocked his number, but he just won't stop. he's sending them on instagram now. he has so many accounts it's crazy."

"I hope you haven't even thought about it tho."
jeongin said, very serious.
"if he cheats once, he will cheat again."

"yeah."
jisung sighed.

"ow, that hurts."

"jisung, you can't leave."

"let go of me, you're hurting me!"

jisung shook his head, getting rid of these thoughts.
"it's kinda hot here, wanna order some milkshakes?"

"oh my god, yes, can we?"

"of course. what flavor you want?"
jisung asked, taking out his phone.

"strawberry."

jisung nodded.

"which one will you be getting?"
jeongin asked.

"vanilla. a plain person needs plain flavor."
jisung said with a chuckle, ordering their shakes.

"but you're not plain, you're a really interesting person hyung."
jeongin said with a small smile.

jisung returned the smile, before looking back at the phone, making the order.
"the shakes will be here in around ten to twenty minutes."

jeongin nodded, and jisung stared taking another set of books, putting them in their new place.
"but you know, I'm kind of...mad?"

"mad?"

jisung nodded.
"I wasted three years of my life with a person who ended up cheating on me. I don't even know who it was with, or how long was the affair going on. it could be just one time thing, or something more. did the partner know that hyunjin had a boyfriend already? I just...feel like I was wronged. he is still texting me and annoying me when he was the one who broke our relationship."

jeongin gasped.
"how about you took a revenge on him?"

"revenge?"
jisung asked, confused.

"yeah! you know these Reddit stores that are on tik tok with food or subway surfers as the background. the partner who was cheated on always takes a huge revenge, like exposing them to their parents and the cheating partner getting disowned, or seducing the cheating partners best friend and living happily ever after."
jeongin said.

jisung chuckled.
"jeongin, these things are made up, it didn't actually happen. and if i actually wanted to take a revenge how you say, hyunjin isn't in contact with his parents, because they were really controlling. and I don't know any of hyunjin's best friends other then seungmin, but I met him only once and we didn't even talk."

"minho is hyunjin's friend tho."
jeongin said.

jisungs eyes widened.
"what do you want to say by that?"

"I mean, think about it. minho is hyunjin's friend right? you met him through hyunjin, and you're living with him at the moment. and I'm pretty sure they still see each other because you told me that they are coworkers."

"so...?"

"so, that means that you can try and seduce minho! I'm pretty sure it won't be that hard. look at you hyung! you're beautiful! and if you make a move on him, I'm pretty sure you will have him wrapped around your finger in a moment."
jeongin said.

"you crazy? you're spending too much time on tik tok jeongin. there are so many reasons why this is wrong."

"tell me."
jeongin leaned against the chair.

"well, first of all, I would be playing with Minhos feelings, and that's just cruel. he has been helping me so much, and he offered me a place to stay without really knowing me. he's been the biggest supporter, and that would be just wrong."
jisung said, looking at jeongin.

"and...?"
jeongin said, wanting jisung to continue telling his reasons.

"and....and I don't know how to seduce a man, or even flirt. hyunjin was my first boyfriend, and he was the one who approached me. I never flirted with anyone, I would just embarrass myself if I tried to seduce minho."
jisung said, looking down in embarrassment.

"then...how about I taught you some tricks and gave you some tips?"

"what do you know about flirting jeongin?"

"a lot more then you think."
jeongin chuckled.
"I have an older brother, and he made sure that I got there lessons as young as possible."

"so...?"
jisung said quietly, uneasy.

"so I will teach you how to flirt so you can seduce minho and get your revenge."
jeongin said, a smirk on his face.

"jeongin-"

"hyung, you yourself said that you feel like you have been wrong. three years of your life wasted with a man that wasn't loyal. I'm telling you that when he finds out that you slept with minho, he will be begging you on his knees to come back! he's already being desperate as it is, just imagine what will happen when he finds out that you hooked up with his best friend! it will be worth the three years that you have wasted with him."

jisung sighed.
he wasn't sure about this.
it just felt...wrong to do?

but at the other hand, he was curious about what will happen.
maybe hyunjin already started dating his affair partner and he's just making fun of jisung with the texts he sends him.
but what if this actually...

"okay, teach me how to seduce a man like lee minho."