A Second Chance

Chapter 9

"Sehun please, I want to talk."

Baekhyun stared at the text he had sent Sehun the other night after Sehun had left. It wasn't even marked as read yet. Sehun hadn't shown up that day at school, Baekhyun asked Jongin if he knew anything, but Jongin was acting pretty awkward about the whole situation.

Baekhyun sighed as he went back to his cooking. Jongdae and Minseok were coming over to have dinner with him. They had some news to share with him apparently.

Baekhyun answered the door to greet his friends, and Jongdae handed him a bottle of wine. Baekhyun laughed as he took it from him.

"I'm not old enough to drink yet."

"Ah come on, you can enjoy a glass with us, can't you?"

Baekhyun laughed again as he stepped aside to let them in, "Yeah, it doesn't really matter."

After they had finished their meal and were casually sipping on their wine together, Jongdae gave Baekhyun a very serious expression.

"Baekhyun, they've really missed you at work. Your articles were the best in the entire magazine, they've been scrambling to find someone who can even write half as well."

Baekhyun held his glass up to his face for a long moment before finishing his sip and putting the glass back on the table.

"What do you want me to say? It's not like I can go back there."

"That's why we're here. They've started an internship program, I put in a good word for you."

Baekhyun's eyes lit up, "Really?"

"Yes, really. I don't want your talent going to waste."

"...But, they'll recognize me...and my name."

"I've already explained your fake story to them, they didn't even question it. They were just excited to include someone in the program that was related to you. If that makes any sense."

Baekhyun nodded and gave Jongdae a deeply grateful smile, "Thanks Jongdae."

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Sehun took a deep breath as he stared at the item he wanted to purchase sitting on the shelf in front of him. He wasn't really sure if he was ready for this yet, but Baekhyun was an adult, if he was going to even try impressing him, this was unavoidable. Baekhyun would want this kind of intimacy from him. He wasn't going to be satisfied with a simple high school romance.

Sehun's hand trembled as he picked up the box of condoms. He still wasn't even sure if Baekhyun was gay or not, or if he was, that he was interested in him at all. Sehun wasn't even sure how he himself felt about all this. It wasn't just the matter of dating an older man, but the fact that he was his best friends's father's friend. A friend of their family for many years now. It wasn't going to be easy hiding that from everyone.

But Sehun couldn't resist the idea of being near Baekhyun again. He knew he wouldn't be able to stay away from him. He was going to go to his house tonight to get an answer. And if everything went well, Sehun needed to be prepared for the next step.

Sehun paused, he blushed as he looked over at the bottles of lube. He felt his whole body tighten up. Even just the thought of doing that kind of stuff with Baekhyun sent him into a whirlwind of emotions.

Sehun grabbed a giant bag of candy to throw on top of the embarrassing items. His cheeks had never turned more red as the lady behind the cash register picked up the candy to discover the real reason why Sehun was shopping there.