Let's Get Carried Away

9

The next Friday he gets a call from Jongin while he's leaving work. Kyungsoo isn't waiting for him in at the exit, but Baekhyun doesn't let it get to him.

"Hyung," he says when Baekhyun's picks up. "Are you okay?"

Baekhyun stops. Frowns. "Yes. Why wouldn't I be?"

"I don't know," Jongin sounds insure, like maybe he thinks he made Baekhyun angry. "Jongdae hyung said Kyungsoo hyung has been feeling down, so I figured maybe... never mind, it doesn't matter. I'm glad you're fine, though."

"Hold on," Baekhyun says. "What did Jongdae say about Kyungsoo, exactly?"

Jongin makes a noise, the kind he makes when he's thinking really hard about something. "He just said... he said he hasn't been acting like himself. He's been quieter. You know how he gets when something's up."

"Oh." Baekhyun hasn't seen Kyungsoo since the day they ran into Soojung. It's not like he's been avoiding Kyungsoo, but he hasn't called him since then, and Kyungsoo hasn't contacted him, either. They're not really together, so it's not like they have to see each other or talk every day, so it's fine. Or that's what Baekhyun had thought. "I... I didn't know. I'll call him."

"Hyung... can I ask you something?" Jongin's voice is tentative. He's testing the waters, but Baekhyun already knows what he's thinking.

"We're not dating, Jongin."

"Okay," Jongin says, but Baekhyun's not sure if he believes him. "I was just making sure. But hyung, I was actually calling to ask you if you were free tonight. Chanyeol hyung has a show tonight, and we're going."

"I am free," he says as he reaches into his pocket for the keys of his car. "Who's going?"

"Jongdae hyung, Kyungsoo hyung... maybe Sehun, but he's not sure," Jongin says. "Are you coming, then?"

Baekhyun considers his options. He hasn't seen his friends since his birthday, and he can't remember the last time he was at one of Chanyeol's shows. And then there's Kyungsoo. "Yeah, I'll go."

"Cool," Jongin says excitedly, like he's eighteen and not twenty six. "Don't bring your car, though. You won't even be able to start the engine by the time we go home."

Baekhyun raises his eyebrows at that. He puts his phone on speaker and he begins to drive. "Is that a promise?"

"Yup," Jongin says. "I miss you, hyung, so let's have fun, okay?"

"Okay," Baekhyun says.

Later that night he meets up with Jongin in front of the Itaewon club Chanyeol's playing at. Jongin hugs him tight, and when he pulls back Baekhyun gives him an once-over.

"You're going to make all the boys go crazy tonight," he teases. Jongin's clad in a tight black shirt and ripped jeans, his hair styled messy on purpose, and he'll look absolutely irresistible on the dance floor.