Steal His Heart - Hyunlix

Dance With Me

Jeongin walked away from the lovebirds behind him, seeing Chan in his sight. The chef had honestly surprised him. All through the night he had been confident and borderline cocky. Not that he minded, he liked someone forward and playful like he was. One too many times had he been in the position where he put people off because he doesn't have a filter.. pushed people away with his playful nature.

And then there was Chan. He only met him a couple of hours ago.. but already it felt more comfortable. It felt like he understood.. to a certain extent.. or at least was open to seeing for himself.

"He apologized.." he mused to himself with a small smile, letting their past interactions and the possibilities for the future lift his spirits.

Before he could reach his target, his phone buzzed in his jeans.

                       Marina Massi

MARINA:
Did you think it over?
I don't have forever to give an answer..
read 9:17 pm

Jeongin bit his lip in thought and looked at the cuddly couple he left behind. They both deserved better than for the gallery to get off with a steal.. or maybe he could pay them the difference..? It was doubtful they would accept it though..

ME:
Can you give them my number?
I want to negotiate personally.
read 9:20 pm

MARINA:
Oh..
Hold on.
read 9:21 pm

He waited just a second for a response. When he didn't get it, he started to make his way back over to Chan, who had since spotted him and gave him an inviting smile.

"I hope you are either here to help me clean up.. or invite me to do whatever you are doing after this." The chef mused as he gathered up the trash bags he had just sealed. He grabbed all of them like it was nothing and looked at the younger with an amused expression.

"Innie..?" He chuckled trying to catch the gallery owner's line of sight, who was frozen in place looking at the trash bags in his hands.

Jeongin shook his head to snap himself out of it and hummed in confusion, the past minute of his life being gone to his dazed state.

"I just need to get these over to the dumpster." Chan explained. "But when I come back can I ask you to dance?" He added as he walked closer to the younger, making sure to keep the bags behind him so they didn't hit Jeongin.

"Ah! Uh, yeah.. of course!" The younger smiled his dimpled foxy smile.

Chan returned it before walking off, leaving Jeongin patiently waiting behind him.

The wait didn't last long as his phone started to ring once again. With a huff, he picked it out of his pocket and checked it, seeing an unknown number as the caller ID.

He was about to put it back when he received a text message.

                         Marina Massi

MARINA:
He said he's fine negotiating
I gave him your number.
read 9:30 pm

Jeongin's eyes widened slightly and he rushed to press accept on the call.

"Hello?"

"Hi. Is this Mr. Yang? Marina gave me your phone number." The elusive buyer stated.

"Yes, this is Jeongin." He responded back with continued hesitancy. He thought that he would have some more time to figure out what to do.

"Hey, my name is Mingi. Mingi Song. My partner and I have been coming to the gallery for a while and we have a house by the beach that we love. Jong recognized that scene immediately and said it reminded him of home." The buyer continued. "I don't mean to get sappy or anything but I would love to get him the painting for his birthday."