Wedding Planner ; Jeongcheol

Chapter 6

Jeonghan felt like fainting. He stared at Seungcheol blankly, his mouth open and imitating a goldfish as he gaped at the other. Not a single word came to his mind as he tried to process everything that had just happened. Seungcheol stared at him, waiting for him to say something, but nothing still came to mind.

"What?" Jeonghan choked out finally. It wasn't the best reply that could've come to mind, but it was the only word that came to his head. He shook his head and stepped back, trying to push all the shock away. "I...I don't get it."

Seungcheol sighed, "It's a long story –"

"And I think I deserve an explanation now, don't I?" Jeonghan questioned, his tone curt and impatient. While at first he hadn't wanted to know anything, now his curiosity was nagging at him. After all, didn't he deserve an explanation? He'd been dragged into this drama, and he'd never liked drama. He liked giving people happy, memorable weddings. All the angst and drama could happen after the weddings, during the marriage itself, when he was no longer around and could live in peace.

Unfortunately for him now, it seemed like all the drama he was being forced to deal with now would make up for all the drama he'd escaped in the previous weddings. "I want to know why I've been roped into...into this...okay, forgive me for saying this, but this whole situation is such a mess. I guess I'm a part of this mess now, so because of that, I would really appreciate an explanation."

"It wasn't supposed to be this complicated," Seungcheol replied, an apologetic look on his face A look of tiredness washed over his handsome features, and a sigh escaped his lips. "She wasn't...she wasn't supposed to tell you anything, and I...I wasn't supposed to..." His eyes lingered upon Jeonghan's face, and the latter averted his eyes quickly, feeling fairly confident he knew what Seungcheol wanted to say.

It seemed as if the awkward tension in the air had intensified. Jeonghan cleared his throat and turned his eyes back to Seungcheol. "I still need an explanation."

Seungcheol nodded, "I agree." On habit, he ran his hand through his hair again. "Do you want to talk somewhere else? I –"

"No, let's do this here." The wedding planner said as he crossed his arms. He kept his look leveled on made sure to hold Seungcheol's gaze. "I think we've done enough side stepping, and there's been enough delays already. It's time to settle things right here, right now."

"We should sit at least then, don't you think?" Seungcheol gestured to a nearby bench, and he looked at Jeonghan for approval.

Jeonghan nodded, and they moved over to where the bench was. While he sat down, Seungcheol decided to just keep standing even though he'd been the one to suggest it in the first place. Despite that, Jeonghan said nothing, wrung his hands together and waited for Seungcheol to continue.

Seungcheol paced slightly in front of Jeonghan. He opened his mouth to say something then closed it again. Once again, he opened it, and shut it. Jeonghan shot him a look of annoyance, and before he could comment on Seungcheol's behavior, the other spoke first.

"The situation is just so..." Seungcheol sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "Do you have any questions? I think things would just be easier for me if you asked me about what you wanted to know."

Jeonghan thought for a few seconds and tried to outline what he wanted to know. But after another awkward moment had passed, he realized that the plan wasn't working, so he threw those thoughts out the window and decided to ask the biggest question that was on his mind.

"When did you find out Ara was pregnant?"

Seungcheol took a deep breath. "I was actually the first one she told." He noticed the shock on Jeonghan's face and decided to keep speaking. "We've always been best friends, and she trusted me enough to share the news with me as soon as she found out."